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Liberal Opinion/Reality
Liberal Opinion (1961-1968) was published by the Liberal Party of South Africa which was established in 1953 by Alan Paton, after the National Government had…
PlaceHawthornden-House, Herschell Walk, Wynberg
The construction of the original structure probably dates to 1683, but it was rebuilt to its present form, as a double-storey home with French Victorian…
EventA painting by SA painter Irma Stern is auctioned for the record price of R1.1 million in Johannesburg
South African prolific painter Irma Stern was born in 1894. She studied art in Germany where she was influenced by Pechstein’s expressionist style. Stern…
EventAt least twenty people are injured in a collision between the Blue Train and the Trans Karoo at Deelfontein, near De Aar
On 27 October 2005 at about 11.30pm, the Trans Karoo Express collided with a stationary Blue Train in Deelfontein, near De Aar. The Blue Train was ahead of…
EventANC leader, Walter Sisulu is arrested for not being in possession of a reference book.
African National Congress (ANC) leader, Walter Sisulu was arrested on a charge that he did not own a reference book. Subsequently Sisuslu was confined to his…
EventLesotho unable to impose sanctions against SA
The leader of the Basutoland National Party, Chief Leabua Jonathan, indicated that Basutoland (Lesotho) was so economically dependent on South Africa that the…
EventRobert McBride is born
The African National Congress (ANC) member and current chief of Ekurhuleni Metro Police, Robert McBride, was born in Addington Hospital, Durban. McBride led…
EventNelson Mandela is arrested
Nelson Mandela, African National Congress (ANC) leader and first commander-in-chief of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was captured in Cedara, a small town near Howick…
EventSteytler launches a nationwide protest campaign against the General Laws Amendment Bill
Dr. Jan Steytler, leader of the Progressive Party, which was later renamed Progressive Federal Party (PFP) launched a nationwide protest campaign against the…
EventTony Leon is born
The national leader of the Democratic Alliance - Tony Leon was born in Durban. In 1994 he was elected Member of Parliament and leader of Democratic Party. He…
EventWinkie Direko is born
Isabella Winkie Direko, former teacher, winner of the Bloemfonteiner of the Year Award in 1993 and Premier of the Free State since 17 June 1999, was born in…
EventTrade unionist, Barend Erasmus dies
Barend Erasmus, a noted trade unionist, worked for the Johannesburg Municipal Transport Service (JMTS). While at the JMTS, he became involved with the affairs…
EventWynand Malan leads the newly formed National Democratic Movement
Former National Party (NP) member of parliament, Wynand Malan, lead the newly formed Afrikaans dominated political party, the National Democratic Movement (NDM…
EventEbrahim, Maseko and Dladla are abducted in Swaziland
South African Security Forces abducted African National Congress (ANC) activists Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, Mandla Maseko and Simon Dladla in Swaziland and…
EventJan de la Fontaine becomes Governor at the Cape
Jan de la Fontaine, an employee of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), served as acting governor from 8 September 1724 to 25 February 1727. Pieter Gijsbert…
EventOlympic games end in Athens
The International Olympic games, which were held in Athens, Greece, came to an end with a spectacular closing ceremony. The evening was started off with Greek…
EventLibrary and clinic names are changed in Pretoria
The name of the Mid-City Library (Sammy Marks), city library of Pretoria, was changed to Es'kia Mphahlele Community Library and the Sammy Marks Clinic to the…
EventPresident Hosni Mubarak collapses
Mr Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian president, collapsed in parliament while delivering a speech broadcasted live on television in Cairo. After forty-five minutes of…
EventAn American Jet is shot down in Ethiopia
A US registered Lear jet 35 Aircraft was shot to ground by Ethiopian military forces. The incident claimed the life of the two occupants of the Jet. The plane…
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki is inaugurated at Union Buildings
After the African National Congress (ANC) registered a landslide victory in the 1999 general elections, Thabo Mbeki, who had replaced Nelson Mandela as the…
EventMakhaya Ntini is found guilty of rape
Makhaya Ntini, star bowler of the SA cricket team, was accused of raping a 21-year old student at the Buffalo Park Cricket Ground in December 1998. He…
EventMcBride is conditionally released from prison
Former Umkhonto We Sizwe member and Senior Foreign Affairs Ministry official, Robert McBride, who had been held in Mozambique for six months on charges of gun…
EventCyril Ramaphosa resigns as ANC Secretary-General
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that he was resigning as African National Congress Secretary-General, as well as from Parliament. Speculation around…
EventAfrikaans author, Lulu Latsky is born
Louise (Lulu) Latsky, favourite author of Afrikaans books, mostly for children, was born in Carnarvon, in the Karoo region of South Africa. Latsky was known…
SA Journalist James Gray is born
South African journalist, newspaper proprietor and former editor of the Pretoria News, James Andrew Gray was born in Scotland. He served on the staff of the…
PlaceClumber, Eastern Cape
The Village of Clumber was established on land allocated in 1820 to Dr Thomas Carlton, leader of a party of settlers from Nottinghamshire. In October 1893 its…
EventProfessor Lydia van Niekerk is born
Lydia van Niekerk, professor of Dutch Literature and first woman to be appointed to the chair at the University of Stellenbosch, was born on the farm Diepkloof…
EventPrince Eugene Napoleon is killed during Anglo-Zulu War
The 22-year-old Prince Imperial of France, Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Napoleon, who studied in England at the Royal Military Academy and joined the British…
EventThe Minister of Manpower Utilisation, Fanie Botha reveals government plan on increasingly militant Black trade unions.
The Minister of Manpower Utilisation, Fanie Botha warned of a government plan to adopt tougher measures against the rapidly expanding and increasingly militant…
EventBernert Willemsz Wijlant, the first White baby, is born at the Cape
Two months after Dutch man Jan Van Riebeek and the Dutch East India Company arrived in the Cape, the first white baby was born. The baby was named Bernert…