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PlaceSt Louis Catholic Church, 22 Jacobs Road, Clairwood, Durban
… now small Parish was named after King Lois XVI of France. His mother impressed upon him from an early age the desire … Loganathan Moodley, a Hindu speaks…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Introduction
… history is it that presents Tshaka, a military genius of his time, as a monster, or Hintsa, a man of pride and … kind of British "protection" was it that…
ArticleSouth Africa’s 2019 General Election - Post Analysis
… in the run-up to the election. According to Reg Rumney, in his three-part exploration of the parties’ policies: “The EFF … and stayed away from campaigns…
EventUnited Democratic Front member dies after asthma attack
… London According to police reports he died of asthma on his way to the hospital. However, there were allegations that …
EventTutu leads biggest anti-apartheid protest march in South Africa
… archbishop of Cape Town in 1996.He is now well known for his contribution, views and experience especially in …
EventThe Bantu Homelands Citizenship Bill is passed
… African is issued with a certificate of citizenship of his respective 'homeland'. The homelands in question at that …
EventRivonia trial sentence is delivered
… all legitimate means of protest were denied to him, but his argument was rejected by Mr Justice de Wet. Since the …
EventLesotho unable to impose sanctions against SA
… impossible to break ties with South Africa, as in his view Lesotho needed South Africa more than South Africa …
EventMovie director Henry Cornelius dies
… and detail and considerable flair for light comedy. His best known efforts are the refreshingly fanciful …
EventXhosa author Samuel Mqhayi dies
… died at Ntab'ozuko, near King William's Town, Transkei. His first collection of poems, Imihobe nemiBongo (1927) …
EventDr Ben Ngubane is born
… was replaced by Lionel Mtshali in 1999. In 2006 he ended his long-term relationship with the IFP when he resigned from …
EventP.W. Botha proposes a 'Constellation of States'
… in Ladysmith, Natal, Prime Minister P.W. Botha assured his party supporters that the proposed constitutional reforms …
EventThozamile Botha breaks banning order
… Civic Organisation (PEBCO) activist Thozamile Botha broke his banning order and escaped to Lesotho. PEBCO was an …
EventTranskei breaks all diplomatic ties with the Republic of South Africa
… Transkei Prime Minister Chief Kaiser Matanzima announces his government's decision to break all diplomatic ties with …
EventParliament addresses Soweto Protests
… of Bantu Administration and Development, M.C. Botha, and his deputy, Andries Treurnicht. The Minister of Justice and …
EventTranskei Defense Force topples Transkei Bantustan leader George Matanzima, but denies coup
… and leader of the Transkei Bantustan, was toppled by his military and forced to flee from the Transkei after a …
EventEbrahim, Maseko and Dladla are abducted in Swaziland
… harsh, as he was taken at gunpoint and in chains from his home. They were convicted in January 1989 despite …
EventMoses Mabhida dies in Maputo
… Africa by the South African government for reburial at his home in KwaZulu-Natal. The ceremony at Herry Gwala …
EventDisaster strikes as Portuguese ship São João sinks
… started walking northwards along the coast. The leader, his wife and most of the survivors from the wreck died on the …
EventThe National Anti-Corruption Forum is launched in Langa
… of the society within which corruption occurs. In his launching address, the Deputy President reiterated the …
EventMbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate
… Click here to read President Thabo Mbeki's speech during his awarding of an Honorary Doctorate. …
EventMcBride is conditionally released from prison
… to Mozambique for an appeal hearing in December. Upon his release, he claimed that he had been arrested while …
EventPresident Yasser Arafat arrives in SA
… president, Yasser Arafat, arrived in Cape Town on his first state visit to South Africa at the invitation of …
EventJ.C. Smuts calls general election
… Party members, F.H.P. Creswell and Thomas Boydell to his Cabinet. …
EventThe Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announces the lifting of the ‘72-hour curfew’
… regulations that restricted black people’s movement. In his statement he said that the curfew requiring blacks to …
EventBotha’s Pass in Natal is under attack by General Buller’s forces
… battle the Republican forces were in retreat, defeated. His troops relieved British forces at Ladysmith in Natal on …
EventPaul Kruger's house in Church Street West is declared a national monument
… to be of poor quality. The house, which Kruger shared with his second wife, Gezina, was declared a national monument on …
EventTranskei’s first President, Paramount Chief Botha Sigcau, dies
… of a heart attack. Prime Minister K.D. Matanzima announced his retirement from active politics, but would accept …
EventAaron Mokoena, SA footballer is born in Boipatong
… was born on 25 November 1980 in Boipatong Johannesburg. In his early career, he played for local teams such as Jomo …
EventManne Dipico, former Premier of the Northern Cape, is born in Kimberley
… In 1994, Dipico became Premier of the Northern Cape. His tenure ended in 2004. He is now the Provincial Chair of …