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British archaeologist Howard Carter discovers the steps that lead to the grave of Tutankhamen’s tomb in the Valley of the Tombs
… Howard Carter discovers the steps that lead to the grave of Tutankhamen’s tomb in the Valley of the Tombs …
Forces of the British South Africa Company force Matabele King Lobengula, son of Mzilikazi, to flee his Great Place in Bulawayo
… Forces of the British South Africa Company force Matabele King Lobengula, son of Mzilikazi, to flee his Great Place in Bulawayo …
Soweto’s chief of police, Nkanyiso Maphanga is arrested and charged on two counts of reckless and/or negligent driving and one
… Soweto’s chief of police, Nkanyiso Maphanga is arrested and charged on two counts of reckless and/or negligent driving and one …
Two South Africans of Indian descent, including the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, are told they could not travel to New Delh
… Two South Africans of Indian descent, including the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, are told they could not travel to New Delh …
Lydia van Niekerk, professor of literature and first woman to be appointed to the chair at the University of Stellenbosch, dies
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 155 … Lydia van Niekerk, professor of literature…
The Star reports the first human embryos were cloned by a team of South Korean researchers under leadership of Woo Suk Hwang.
… Star reports the first human embryos were cloned by a team of South Korean researchers under leadership of Woo Suk Hwang. …
Osama bin Laden, the Saudi millionaire suspected of being behind the bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, is reporte
… Osama bin Laden, the Saudi millionaire suspected of being behind the bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, is reporte …
Seventy-six people are injured in an explosion at the offices of the Administration Board of the Free State in Bloemfontein.
… people are injured in an explosion at the offices of the Administration Board of the Free State in Bloemfontein. …
A second report by the Commission of Inquiry, under the chairmanship of Justice Van Wyk de Vries, appointed in 1968 to investig
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … A second report by the Commission of Inquiry, under…
The defence minister, J.J. Fouché, announces in the House of Assembly that he intends to increase the strength of the pe
… The defence minister, J.J. Fouché, announces in the House of Assembly that he intends to increase the strength of the pe …
Daniel Johannes Smal, reciter, producer of oneman shows and champion for the founding of a school for drama in Pretoria, is bor
… Daniel Johannes Smal, reciter, producer of oneman shows and champion for the founding of a school for drama in Pretoria, is bor …
A scientist by the name of Koch discovers a vaccine successful in the prevention of , an animal disease that caused an in most
… A scientist by the name of Koch discovers a vaccine successful in the prevention of , an animal disease that caused an in most …
General Jan Christian Smuts is appointed commander of UK and South African troops in the East African campaign of World War I.
… General Jan Christian Smuts is appointed commander of UK and South African troops in the East African campaign of World War I. …
The leader of the South African opposition, Sir de Villiers Graaff, agrees with the government that the composition of the prop
… The leader of the South African opposition, Sir de Villiers Graaff, agrees with the government that the composition of the prop …
Figures released by the South African Institute of Race Relations indicate a fall of twenty per cent in political trials in 197
… Figures released by the South African Institute of Race Relations indicate a fall of twenty per cent in political trials in 197 …
Sen. Tommy Boydell, member of the Labour Party and ex-minister in the coalition cabinet of Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog, assaults J.S. M
… Sen. Tommy Boydell, member of the Labour Party and ex-minister in the coalition cabinet of Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog, assaults J.S. M …
South Africa signs treaty with Portugal (for Angola) on the first phase development of the water resources of the Kunene River
… with Portugal (for Angola) on the first phase development of the water resources of the Kunene River …
Anglo-Boer War 2: In the Battle of Tabanyama, Natal front, a group of Indian stretcher bearers, among whom the young Durban att
… Anglo-Boer War 2: In the Battle of Tabanyama, Natal front, a group of Indian stretcher bearers, among whom the young Durban att …
Gen. Petrus Jacobus Joubert, politician and Commander-in-Chief of the forces of the Transvaal during Anglo-Boer War 2, is born
… Petrus Jacobus Joubert, politician and Commander-in-Chief of the forces of the Transvaal during Anglo-Boer War 2, is born …
Sir Evelyn Baring, Governor of Kenya, imposes a death penalty for all those who organise the taking of the Mau Mau oath.
… Sir Evelyn Baring, Governor of Kenya, imposes a death penalty for all those who organise the taking of the Mau Mau oath. …
Police announce the arrest of a number of Whites in connection with sabotage acts for which the Wit Kommando has claimed respon
… Police announce the arrest of a number of Whites in connection with sabotage acts for which the Wit …
The government, for the first time, releases the official list of all detained under the Preventive Detention clause of the Int
… government, for the first time, releases the official list of all detained under the Preventive Detention clause of the Int …
Herman Charles Bosman, author of among others Mafeking Road and creator of the character “Oom Schalk Lourens”, is born in Kuils
… Herman Charles Bosman, author of among others Mafeking Road and creator of the character “Oom Schalk Lourens”, is born in Kuils …
Cassim Mahomed Lakhi is appointed lecturer in the Department of History of Art at the University College for Indians (now Unive
… Mahomed Lakhi is appointed lecturer in the Department of History of Art at the University College for Indians (now Unive …
Aliens Act No 1, restricting and regulating the entry of certain aliens into the Union and regulating the right of any person t
… Aliens Act No 1, restricting and regulating the entry of certain aliens into the Union and regulating the right of any person t …
Nelson Mandela, deputy-president of the ANC, and Mangosuthu Buthelezi of Inkatha, meet for the first time in thirty years. They
… Nelson Mandela, deputy-president of the ANC, and Mangosuthu Buthelezi of Inkatha, meet for the first time in thirty years. They …
Letter written by the Lord Killanin of the IOC to Frank Braun president of the South African National Olympic Committee, 1967
… Letter written by the Lord Killanin of the IOC to Frank Braun president of the South African National Olympic Committee, 1967 …
South Africa’s Ryk Neethling beat Igor Berezutsky of Russia by 22-hundredths of a second to win the 200-metre individual medley
… South Africa’s Ryk Neethling beat Igor Berezutsky of Russia by 22-hundredths of a second to win the 200-metre individual medley …
The oldest South African college of education and the biggest in the Cape Province, the Wellington College of Education, is ope
… The oldest South African college of education and the biggest in the Cape Province, the Wellington College of Education, is ope …
Presley Chweneyagae, 22, star of the Oscar-winning movie Tsotsi is arrested in Pretoria on a charge of fraud after being trap
… Presley Chweneyagae, 22, star of the Oscar-winning movie Tsotsi is arrested in Pretoria on a charge of fraud after being trap …