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EventConstructors make mass grave finding in Namibia
… at a former South African Defence Force base, Eenhana, in northern Namibia. Construction workers discovered the … People's Organisation fighters who may have…
EventShaun Pollock makes history in a test match
… African all-rounder, Shaun Pollock, became the only player in Test cricket history to have taken 300 wickets and score 3 … of South Africa’s match against…
BiographyDr. Walter Benson Rubusana
… Benson Rubusana was born on 21 February 1858 at Mnandi in the Somerset East district of the then Cape Colony. His … Rubusana was universally recognised as…
BiographyVuyisile Mini
… Vuyisile Mini was born in 1920 in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth. Mini's father … He was also active in campaigns against forced removals of Black people…
EventDr Phillip Blaiberg dies in Cape Town
… The dentist Dr Phillip Blaiberg died in Cape Town after living 19 months and 15 days following a … successful heart transplant operation by Dr. Chris Barnard…
EventFourteen are killed in Phola Park violence
… nearby Zulu hostel. She grieved for 10 minuites then fled in fear. Fourteen hostel dwellers and residents are killed in clashes between hostel dwellers and…
EventAbdullah Abdurahman, medical doctor and Cape community leader, dies in Cape Town
… (from 1905-1940). His death raised concern within the Black, Coloured and Indian communities, as he was a … rights campaigner. The Standard and Imvo…
PlaceAmatikulu, a Nature Reserve in Kwa-Zulu Natal
… of Durban, near Gingindlovu. Where the first sugar factory in Zululand was established in 1908 by Sir J.L. Hulett . Roughly an hour's drive from ……
EventKing Goodwill Zwelithini is born in Nongoma
… kaSolomon and his second wife, Queen Thomo was born in Nongoma, Zululand (now KwaZulu-Natal). He recieved formal instruction in traditional Zulu customs…
EventSouth Africa is banned from competing in the Davis Cup, because of its Apartheid policy in sport.
… the Davis Cup - the largest international tennis event. In 1973 South Africa was briefly reinstated into the competition, only to be banned again in 1978…
EventPresident F. W. de Klerk rings in cabinet changes
… In what was widely regarded as move to prepare the ground for … was to come into effect on 1 April 1993. He reduced it in size and for the first time…
EventSecurity Council examines violence in South Africa
… on 15 and 16 July to examine concerns about violence in South Africa and appropriate actions to end it. In order to address the concerns of all parties, the…
EventANC’s Nelson Mandela in a historic political rally
… president Nelson Mandela addressed a crowd of 300 000 in Port Elizabeth in what was described as South Africa's biggest ever … the crowd that he would be…
BiographyChris McGregor
… Christopher McGregor was born on 24 December 1936 in Somerset West in the Western Cape . He grew up in … that Chris was working toward a synthesis of South…
EventCongress of the People starts in Kliptown
… convention called The Congress of the People started in Kliptown, near Johannesburg. The proposition for this form … National Congress (ANC) Queenstown…
BiographyEdgar Dumile Ngoyi
… Edgar Dumile Ngoyi was born on 26 December 1926 in the Eastern Cape. He worked as a painter and builder. Ngoyi became politically active in the ANC as a…
EventCoup attempt on S Doe’s government in Liberia
… It was a third coup attempt since Samuel Doe took power in 1980. The 1985 coup came a month after the fraudulent first elections ever held in Liberia…
EventTwo ANC members gunned down in Swaziland.
… members, Sipho Dlamini and Busi Majola were shot dead in a house near Mbabane in Swaziland. They had both formerly been students at the … According to City…
EventJacob Thabo Lengane is murdered in Soweto
… Kabelo Lengane, who were well known for their involvement in political activities, was found dead with a bullet wound in his head, near to Community centre…
EventViolence erupts in Bophuthatswana Townships and Kathlehong
… residents from GaRankuwa, Mabopane, Soshanguve and areas in the Odi district presented a petition listing political … continued late into the night. When…
EventNdaweni Mahlangu causes a storm in political circles
… statements later. The matter concerned their involvement in fraud and corruption. Unbeknown to Mahlangu, his tactics of being defensive were going to cause…
BiographyEphraim Chaka
… Ephraim Chaka was born in 1924. His family came from Ladybrand, Orange Free State … Chaka, Maniki Chaka and Meiti Chaka. The family lived in Sharpeville. He…
EventDr. Silas Modiri Molema dies in Mafikeng
… Molema, medical doctor, politician and historian, died in Mafeking at the age of 74. He was the eldest son of Silas … and was served with banning orders by…
EventThe Citizen reveals housing irregularities in Transkei
… Justice Tom van Reenen's report on alleged irregularities in the awarding of housing contracts in the Transkei. The report contained several alleged housing …
ArchiveNew ball-game in South African politics
… The launching of the United Democratic Front in Cape Town marked the beginning of a new ball-game in South Africa. … New ball-game in South African politics …
The ambiguities of dependence in South Africa
… "The ambiguities of dependence in South Africa: Class, nationalism, and the state in twentieth-century Natal" by Shula Marks, 1986 … The ambiguities of…
ArchiveEnd Apartheid in 1951: New Year message
… End Apartheid in 1951: New Year message from Dr Yusuf Dadoo, President of the S A Indian Congress, published in The Guardian, January 11, 1951 … End…
BiographyDr. Philip Blaaiberg
… Born in Uniondale in the Cape, Blaaiberg spent his youth in the Karoo town of … a blood-pumping machine and whether it comes from a white, black or coloured…
BiographyCanodoise (Can) Themba
… Canodoise Daniel Themba (Can Themba) was born in 1924, in Marabastad, Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng),South … competition. Here he worked alongside other…
EventEgyptian and Israeli forces in fierce fights
… of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria were involved in a bloody war in the Sinai desert and Golan Heights. The war began on the … Syrians had been pushed…