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Mary Agard (Mamie) Pocock, algologist and botanist, who is commemorated in many plant names, is born in Rondebosch, Cape Town.
… Pocock, algologist and botanist, who is commemorated in many plant names, is born in Rondebosch, Cape Town. …
Frederick Courteney Selous, traveller, hunter, writer and naturalist is born in London. He came to Southern Africa in 1871. The
… Selous, traveller, hunter, writer and naturalist is born in London. He came to Southern Africa in 1871. The …
Adam Kok III (64), Griqua chief, dies in Griqualand East. Date is given as 31 December 1875 in another source.
… Adam Kok III (64), Griqua chief, dies in Griqualand East. Date is given as 31 December 1875 in another source. …
The first private broadcasting station in South Africa is put up by the South African Railways in Johannesburg. The Scientific
… The first private broadcasting station in South Africa is put up by the South African Railways in Johannesburg. The Scientific …
Ex-Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa of the Central African Republic, CAR, is sentenced to death while in exile in France.
… Central African Republic, CAR, is sentenced to death while in exile in France. …
EventShaun Thomson*, world surfing title winner, is born in Durban
… internationally recognized professional surfer, was born in Durban on 21 August 1955. He attended Clifton Preparatory … and Carmel College, and began surfing…
EventIan Smith of Rhodesia and Henry Kissinger meet in Pretoria
… and United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met in Pretoria to discuss majority rule for Rhodesia. South … of Zambia, had started to campaign…
Chapter 28. I Fight Back - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… had been discussing what action the union should take. In the event of Swart making an attack upon me or any other … proved them!). But the show of the ugly…
EventA Whites-only referendum in SWA gives a support on Black majority.
… A White-only referendum in South West Africa /Namibia gave an overwhelming support for plans for Black majority rule in the country. Out of the total White…
Chapter 11. Court Cases - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… In 1931 a strike started in a factory over the dismissal of a number of workers. The … union, and myself the respondents. This was the first time in the…
EventThe use of Dutch is ratified in the Cape parliament
… In 1873 the Dutch language was accepted in the Cape Parliament. This was subsequent to a petition … to parliament by the District of Albert (Burgersdorp) in…
EventPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka sworn in as UN- Women Executive Director
… Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was sworn in as the Executive Director of UN Women during a ceremony on 19 August 2013 at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York…
EventFirst president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah (62), dies in Bucharest.
… became the first prime minister and president of Ghana in 1957 until 1966.Ghana (formerly known as The Gold Coast) gained its independence and became a…
BiographyJennifer Davis
… Jennifer was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1933. She grew up in what she described as a Jewish … had been at the core of the anti-apartheid movement…
Biographyde Villiers Graaff
… Sir de Villiers Graaff (Div) was born on 8 December 1913 in Cape Town, Western Cape. He attended Western Province … an outstanding scholar and sportsperson…
BiographyRajes Pillay
… Pillay (also known as Rajes) was born on 4 August 1944 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal – KZN). Her parents were from Kimberley in the then Cape…
BiographyDr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy
… Dr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy was born in Durban on 1 September 1958. He was the youngest of four sons. The family resided in Sea Cow Lake and later…
Chapter V - South Africa belongs to all who live in it
… to become co-sponsors of the Congress of the People. In the event, however, the Congress Alliance, which had taken … organisations. These were exciting…
EventSouth African player Thabo Mngomeni is born in Cape Town
… for the Goal of the Decade for his goal for Bush Bucks in 1997, is born in Cape Town. Mngomeni once captained the mighty Orlando Pirates but was let go in…
EventIvorian Footballer, Arouna Kone, is born in Anyama, Ivory Coast
… Arouna Kone was born in Anyama, CÁ´te d'Ivoire on 11 November 1983. Kone began his … as a player for his hometown team Rio Sport d'Anyama. In 2002 he was…
Enuga S Reddy: Meeting with SWAPO in Dar Es Salaam -1969
… Chief Representative, said the only way to end apartheid in Namibia was to expel South Africa from Namibia. South Africa was making propaganda in the towns…
Press statement by Oliver Tambo in Moscow, 06 November 1986
… We are currently in Moscow as a delegation of the African National Congress … We have also been kindly invited to join the Soviet people in celebrating the…
EventThe first recognised AIDS cases are reported in the USA
… Control and Prevention (USA) reported that 5 gay men in California were suffering from a rare pneumonia … pneumonia or PCP). This strain of pneumonia was…
EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
… Pemba (also documented as Mnyala, Milwa), was born in Hillskraal, Korsten Village, Port Elizabeth. His father … and he received rudimentary training from his…
EventMandela smuggled out the country and appears in Addis Ababa
… Early in 1962, Nelson Mandela was smuggled across the borders of … appearance at the Pan-African Freedom Movement Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia…
EventExpress train derails in Ethiopia, killing an estimated 400 people
… to reduce speed at reaching the curve which resulted in the train derailing and plunging into a ravine. About 400 people died and about 500 were injured in…
Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa
… Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa " can be traced back to the year 1986. In this year the Organisation of African…
ArchiveThe birth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… One day in July 1968 a group of students formed a separate caucus at … Christian Movement being held outside Stutterheim in the Cape Province. Within ten…
EventThree cases of Buboinic plague are reported in Cape Town
… Three cases of Bubonic plague were reported in Cape Town, South Africa. The first cases of Bubonic plague in Cape Town emerged on 1 February 1901. The…
ArchiveSouth African trade unionism in an era of racial exclusion
… Thesis submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in the subject sociology at the University of…