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EventPolice detain Valli Moosa and Murphy Morobe in Port Elizabeth
… Moosa and its acting publicity secretary Murphy Morobe in a pre-dawn raid on the home of Judge Dayalin Chetty in Port Elizabeth. The two men had been on the…
EventConservative Party leader, Dr Andries Treurnicht, dies in Cape Town.
… Treurnicht was born on 19 February 1921 on Middelpos farm in Piketberg, Western Cape. In 1942 he enrolled at the University of Stellenbosch where … and…
EventPioneer tomato farmer Bertie van Zyl is buried in Mooketsi
… and owner of ZZ2, the biggest tomato growing operation in the country and one of the biggest in the world, was buried in Mooketsi, Limpopo. He had died the…
Address on disturbances in Bloemfontein location, by I. J. Nthatisi, March 4, 1919
… sirs, that your presence amongst our people will result in restoring peace and harmony, which have been suddenly and … be restored and be made permanent, we…
Press Conference in Addis Ababal: Oliver Tambo, 02 July 1987
… machinery of the OAU and its Liberation Committee based in Dar es Salaam. We get support bilaterally from individual … talks between the ANC and a group of…
Article on the pass law deputation in July 25, 1889
… at some length related the incidents of their sojourn in the Metropolis concluded by stating how kindly and … and the lively interest shown by the people of…
EventCorner stone of Mission Church is laid in Graaff-Reinet
… building started on the Dutch Reformed Mission Church in Graaff-Reinet. The corner stone was laid on this date and … historic four-gabled church building was…
EventAdolf Hitler opens the 11th Olympic Games in Berlin
… 1931, before the Nazis came to power, beating Barcelona in the competition to host the games. Forty-nine athletic … teams totaling 409 athletes from around…
PlaceAmatsukeni, Waterhole in the Sandy Bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River
… Waterhole in the sandy bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River, in the Kruger National Park! The name is Tsonga for 'at the anthill' and refers to the large white…
EventThe First Gay Pride March is Held in South Africa
… South Africa’s first Lesbian and Gay Pride march was held in Johannesburg . It was the first Pride March on the African … The purpose of the event was not…
EventThe first experimental radio broadcast in South Africa takes place
… On 18 December 1923 the first experimental radio broadcast in South Africa took place in Johannesburg. The Broadcast was of a music concert and was ……
EventThe Slagtersnek rebels are tried in the Uithenhage landdros court
… one of his Khoikhoi laborers, he was summoned to appear in a magistrate's court. After failing to make an appearance, … farmers over Afrikaner farmers…
EventNathaniel Nakasa, South African journalist and writer, dies in exile
… Fellowship to study journalism at Harvard University in the US but the government rejected his application for a … him to leave the country on an exit permit…
EventSpringboks beat New Zealand in Rugby Wold Cup final match
… team (famously known as the Springboks) beat New Zealand in a mouth watering clash. The All Blacks, New Zealand’s … game was thus decided by the kicking…
EventTutu leads biggest anti-apartheid protest march in South Africa
… march with thirty thousand estimated participants in Cape Town. This march leads to more peaceful marches in Johannesburg and Durban with Anglican bishops at…
EventSouth African Parliament votes to restore citizenship to residents of so-called independent states
… up for these deliberations, consisting of the ANC and the SA government. These territories had about 10 million inhabitants. It was agreed in the…
EventAuthor and playwright Ronald Harwood is born in Cape Town
… Ronald Harwood was born Ronald Horwitz in Cape Town on 9 November 1934. He left Cape Town for London to pursue a career on stage. In London, he received…
EventMannetjies Coetzer is killed by a crocodile in the Kunene River
… Coetzer and his family had gone to the Kunene River in Namibia on a trip that they had planned for three years. … but it was pointless as the crocodile had…
EventDemonstrations begin outside the South African Embassy in Washington D.C.
… Demonstrations began outside the South African Embassy in Washington DC and continued on an almost daily basis as … U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, were…
”The Future of the Bill”. Editorial in August 15, 1894
… administering the Government, rests a heavy responsibility in regard to such a Bill. The Governor has the power to … to refuse assent to a measure; but it…
ArchiveA brief general statement on the political situation in South Africa
… Executive Committee on the current political situation in South Africa, as examined by the meeting of the ANC National Executive Committee in Zambia, August…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The siege of Okiep, in Namaqualand, starts
… In the final stages of the South African War (Anglo Boer), … mining town of Okiep. Okiep was a small copper mining town in the Cape Colony, that eventually…
EventThe first indications of protest over Afrikaans in Soweto schools
… The roots of the student uprising of 1976 can be traced in part to the cutbacks by the Apartheid government on … and stipulating that all instruction had to…
Event30 000 Blacks fight for Britain in Anglo-Boer War
… David Lloyd George stated in the British House of Commons that as many as 30 000 armed Blacks were at that stage employed in the British army during the…
EventEnd of the road for the Union Jack in Africa
… In a historic move, the Union Jack was lowered for the last time in Africa on this day when the embattled ex-British colony of … Whites and agreed to be part…
EventJohannes Kerkorrel, Afrikaans singer and songwriter, is born in Johannesburg
… Afrikaner musician and groundbreaking songwriter born in Johannesburg, on 27 March 1960. He started singing in the late 1980s while working for the…
EventSouth Africa and the United Kingdom embroiled in a diplomatic crisis
… because of tension over six dissidents hiding from police in the British Consulate in Durban. The South African government in retaliation for London's…
EventThe first Boeing 707 jet aircraft arrives in South Africa
… On 15 July 1960, the first Boeing 707 jet aircraft arrived in South Africa from America. This aircraft has remained in the service of the South African Air…
EventThe Esso Oil Company closes its business in South Africa
… the eighties. However, many other companies chose to stay in the hope that they could contribute in the eradication of apartheid and achievement of equality…
EventFietas, site of forced removal in Johannesburg, is renamed Pageview
… suburb of Johannesburg, was officially re-named Pageview in honour of Mr. J.J. Page, the Mayor of Johannesburg at the … known as Fietas. It was one of the…