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EventC. Lindenberg Letty, botanical artist, is born
Cynthia Lindenberg Letty was born in Standerton, in the old Transvaal Province in 1895. She was the eldest of five children. At the outbreak of the South…
Presidential Address by SM Makgatho, South African Native National Congress, 6 May 1919
S.M. Makgatho, ANC Presidential Address, 6th May 1919
EventMorocco reclaims its long lost region of Sidi Ifni from Spain
On 4 January 1969 an agreement to return Sidi Ifni to Morocco was signed between Spain and Morocco. One of the terms of the agreement was the awarding of…
EventKwame Nkrumah, the first President of independent Ghana escapes 5th assassination attempt
On 2 January 1964, Kwame Nkrumah, first Ghanaian President survived fifth assassination attempt. Shortly thereafter, he declared Ghana a one party state…
Address by the reverend John Langalibalele Dube after his election as president of the South African Native National Congress
Address by the reverend John Langalibalele Dube after his election as president of the South African Native National Congress: report in Indian opinion,…
Political Prisoners Executed in Pretoria
A portfolio of one of the Albert Luthuli competition winners Tshepo Mabitsela
Richard Ishmail, former ANC MK and managing director of Big Issue, a publication for the homeless, is accosted by a burglar and
Ten people die and 100 are injured in a train accident near Muldersvlei station, Paarl.
Tony Blair, British premier, announces in Pretoria that Britain is going to increase the grant for development by 40% during th
South Africa beat Australia in the Sydney Test by 5 runs.
Danish Coalition indicates to the European Council that it favours the lifting of remaining EU sanctions.
The British army suggests that 600 troops returning from a tour in Kenya should take an AIDS test.
South Africa’s foreign minister ‘Pik’ Botha warns Botswana to take action against ANC operations in its country.
The ANC in exile in Lusaka calls on its supporters to take the struggle into White areas.
The Government Gazette proclaims that only one-fifth of District Six, will be returned in its entirety to its earlier status an
The Acting General-Secretary of the Lutheran Church in South Africa claims that T. Muofhe, a Lutheran elder, has died in custod
The SA rugby team beats England on Twickenham 5-0. Doug Hopwood scores a tri, which is converted by Frik du Preez.
African heads of state issue the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights at Casablanca, Morocco.
EventAfrican bus boycott lasting ten weeks is initiated in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
When the Public Utility Transport Corporation (PUTCO) increased the bus fare in 1957, it was met with resistance from the public. More than 80 percent of the…