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South Africa signs an accord granting independence to South-West Africa. Angola, Cuba, and South Africa end eight months of ne
The first test match between SA and Pakistan starts a day late after the alleged mugging of two Pakistani players in Sandton.
Seventy-six people are injured in an explosion at the offices of the Administration Board of the Free State in Bloemfontein.
The Dutch East India Company issues an order that the statutes of India are to be followed strictly in the Cape.
SA Protea captain Graeme Smith scores his second hundred in three matches and Justin Kemp hammers a spectacular 80 off 50 balls
South Africa signs an agreement with the government of the Republic of Poland on the abolition of visa requirements for holders
The results of an informal poll amongst White sportsmen show that of 101 sportsmen questioned, seventy-nine were in favour of m
The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, wins the Africa Cup of Nations Group A game versus Angola 1-0 at the FNB Stadium, Johannesbu
Kassala, on the Sudan-Eritrean border, is retaken by the British as Major General William Platt begins an offensive against Ita
In the first incident to hint that grave trouble was looming in Natal, culminating in the Bambatha rebellion, Henry Smith, an U
The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, wins the Africa Cup of Nations Group A game versus Cameroon 3-0 at the FNB Stadium, Johannes
Vincent Baloyi, SA artist, is born in Newclare, Johannesburg. He joined the National Arts Society and the SAAA, taught art at t
The National Party launches a ‘core values’ document in Pretoria. On the same day it is reported that the Provincial Affairs an
The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, wins the Africa Cup of Nations Semi-finals versus Ghana 3-0 at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
An Avro York aircraft, en route from Johannesburg to London, lands in Nairobi, Kenya, after the machine was damaged when a swar
Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs, socialist and trade union leader, leaves SA and settles in England. He states that his position in
EventThe Pretoria Supreme Court orders for an inquiry into the doctors' treatment of Steve Biko at the time of his death
The Pretoria Supreme Court ordered the South African Medical and Dental Council (SAMDC) to hold an inquiry into the conduct of the two doctors who treated…
An estimated 500 people suspected of being rebels have been executed by Congo government forces in Stanleyville in six weeks si
ANC president Oliver Tambo, in a speech in Lusaka, rules out negotiations with the SA government and declares 1987 to be “the y
The Battle of Wagon Hill (Platrand), south of Ladysmith, takes place, in which the Boer forces make an unsuccessful attempt to
The cricket team of South Africa suffers an innings defeat in the second test against Australia in Sydney. Shane Warne take
The forty-five mercenaries alleged to have commandeered an Air India Boeing and forced it to fly to Durban, after attempting a
The SA department of foreign affairs announces that the bodies of two more South Africans have been found in Thailand, bringing
Rev Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of South Africa since 1975 and SA minister of sport and recrea
PlaceGranger Bay
Granger Bay was named after a Captain Robert Granger, a merchant and owner of five ships. In 1647 a ship named the Haarlem ran aground at what was later named…
PlaceUmhlanga, Durban
… really interesting. Umhlanga Rocks was initially home to San hunter-gatherers and was later occupied by Nguni-speaking …
BiographyRoelof Frederik ‘Pik’ Botha
Pik Botha was born on 27 April 1932 in Rustenburg, Transvaal.His father was a school principal. Pik as he is affectionately known attended the Hoer Volkskool,…
BiographyPeter Becker
Peter Loubser Were Becker was born in Rivonia South Africa the youngest of the three sons of Harold Paley Becker and his wife, Anna Petronella Louw. Becker's…
BiographyGlenn Moss
Glenn Moss was born in Pretoria on 5 May 1952, the second son of Solly Moss, a salesman, and Phyllis Moss, a secretary. He went to Waterkloof Primary School…
BiographyEllen Phyllis Hellman
Ellen Hellmann was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 25, 1908. She was the daughter of Bernard Kaumheimer, who emigrated to South Africa from…