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EventClarence Mlokoti is shot dead by hijackers
… came at the time when South Africa was bidding to host the 2006 World Cup, was used to support the critics of the South …
EventChiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first black player to lead the Springboks against a World XV in England
… and the under-19 squad in 2004. Ralepelle made history in 2006 when he became the first Black rugby player to captain …
EventIvorian Footballer, Arouna Kone, is born in Anyama, Ivory Coast
… as a striker. He has represented his country in both the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and the 2008 Africa Cup of …
EventAttempted coup in Equatorial Guinea sees fifteen arrested
… Guinea, pleaded guilty to lesser charges in Zimbabwe. In 2006, Adam Roberts authored an account of this incident … the plotter and the mercenary" The Star.14…
PlaceBertrams, Johannesburg
… of Poverty. Bertrams has a History of displacement which dates back 80 years." Ismail Farouk, an Artist and Social …
PlaceThaba Tshwane or Voortrekkerhoogte
… nearby block house, which is included in the proclamation, dates from the South African War and is probably one of the …
Document 22 - Letter from Douglas Wolton to E. R. Roux, 8 May 1928
… received three letters from you recently. I haven't the dates handy, but was not able to reply earlier as the …
EventUDF activist Toto Dweba’s mutilated body is found
… planning on the part of the said security forces. Dates differ in various sources. …
EventSuppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950 approved in Parliament
… 26 June in parliament and came into force on 17 July 1950. Dates concerning the approval vary slightly in different …
EventCharles Nqakula , Minister of Safety and Security and Chairperson of the SACP, is born
… Nqakula caused an outrage among South Africans in June 2006 when he responded to opposition MP's in parliament (who …
EventMazisi Kunene, Zulu poet and ANC activist, is born
… articles on Zulu Philosophy and cosmology. He died in 2006 at the age of 76 in Durban. …
EventSophiatown residents are forcefully moved to Soweto
… came together in a dramatic event that took two days. In 2006 Sophiatown was renamed by Johannesburg Mayor Amos … Joburg, (2006), ‘It’s Sophiatown again, 50…
Dumile Feni biography by Sophia Reuss
… or “a person known all over the country.” (Dube, 2006) His father was a policeman, who eventually became a … Dumile could not have remained at school.” (Dube…
ArticlePrevention/Treatment
How is the South African Government dealing with the aids epidemic? In 1987, the apartheid government recognized that HIV and AIDS had the potential to…
ArticleKKNK – Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
… Marthinus Basson (2003), Antjie Krog (2004), Diana Ferrus (2006), Nicola Hanekom (2015) and Willem Anker (2016). The …
EventEllen Kuzwayo becomes the first Black woman to receive an honorary degree from Wits University
… violence during her first marriage. Kuzwayo died in 2006 at the age of 91. She is survived by her two sons. … Adenekan S.(2006) Ellen Kuzwayo,Tireless…
Remembering the enslaved in Cape Town by Sam North
… Slave Lodge Museum opened its first display on slavery in 2006. This museum had opened in 1967 as the South African … state flagship museum umbrella, Iziko…
Islam
… set up the first Islamic state. The Muslim calendar counts dates from the Hijra, which is why every Islamic year has the …
In summary: Factors resulting in the crisis
… of Apartheid, the regime increased sales tax from 4% to 13%. In the 1980s, the income tax increase mostly affected … to be 100% factual, historians often…
Ahead of the Bushfire Festival: Five things you might not know about Swaziland
… age of 18. Swaziland’s new constitution came into force in 2006 and includes a bill of rights. But these rights are … under discussion and consideration by…
PlaceAkasia- a Complex of Suburbs, of Pretoria
… semi-rural. The Orchard was the first suburb in Akasia and dates back to 1904. Originally developed as a township, the …
PlaceThe Free State National Botanical Gardens, Bloemfontein
… The Free State National Botanical Garden dates back to 1965. During the 1963 Kirstenbosch Jubilee Year …
EventShaun Thomson*, world surfing title winner, is born in Durban
… wife Carla had one son Mathew, who died accidentally in 2006. He is regarded as the best tube rider of all time, and …
EventCape of Good Hope Royal Observatory is founded
… Observatory[online] Available at www.saao.ac.za [Accessed 13 September 2011] Steuerwald, D. (31 May 2006). ‘Star gazing moves south’fromNature, Vol. 441 …
EventA few days after deciding to establish a Dutch newspaper in South Africa, the name De Burger is chosen
… of a more progressive editor, Arrie Rossouw. In 2006, Henry Jeffreys became the first Black editor of the …
ArticleShipwrecks in South Africa
Historic shipwrecks are time capsules of their time, they are often untouched for decades, sometimes centuries, until they are discovered. Everything onboard…
BiographyMakhanda Nxele
… understanding of Makhanda’s experiences and views. [13] In the 1870s, George McCall Theal collected oral … was showing signs of being a diviner. Locating…
EventIsidingo will air it's last episode
… current affairs in South Africa in its episodes. In 2006, five days after same sex marriages were legalized in … over the years including the Golden Horns…
EventGrant Baker, SA surfer, wins the Mavericks Surf Contest at Santa Cruz
… Surf Contest Presented by Verizon Wireless on 8 February 2006. Baker had beaten a world-class 24-man field in epic surf with 10 to 13 metre faces at Half…
EventThe first Comrades Marathon takes place
… Day celebrations, the date for future races was changed in 2006 to a Sunday nearest to the middle of June. Today, the …