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EventTryna du Toit, Afrikaans novelist, is born in De Aar, Karoo
… Catherina Charlotte Kotzenberg was born in De Aar on 13 January 1910. She started writing books at the age of …
ArticleVlakplaas and the History of Apartheid's Death Squad
… was the leader of the Bureau for State Security (BOSS) [13] . Boss was established by prime minister B.J Vorster … of contemporary African studies, 23(3), pp…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… with six other detainees. Nationwide Church services on 13 March called on the government to temper its … 1988, and a rightwing group claimed responsibility…
PlaceRiversdale Division, Western Cape
… 11,366 residents, of whom 4,166 were literate 1904 census: 13,719 residents, of whom 6,307 were literate By Franco …
EventSouth African man sets record for world’s deepest dive
… Book of Records for mankind’s deepest dive ever on 13 June 2005. Gomes’318.25m plunge beat the record of 313m, …
EventTeboho Mokgalagadi wins gold in the Paralympic Games
… to his knees in elation after equalling his own record of 13.07sec that he had set in his heat on the previous night. …
EventFormer Cabinet Minister Dullah Omar dies
… Transport by President Thabo Mbeki. He died of cancer on 13 March 2004 and is survived by his wife and three children. …
EventThe World Health Organisation (WHO) declares Aids a worldwide epidemic
… the disease first emerged as far back as the 1960’s. On 13 September 1985, the World Health Organisation (WHO) …
PlaceCottam Grove Hotel, 303-309 Florida Road, Durban.
… South Africa. Cottam Grove has a length of 0.13 kilometres. …
PlaceAgterwitsenbergkom a Mountain Region in the Route 62, Cape Winelands
… Who was a Director of the Dutch East India Company and 13 times Mayor, of Amsterdam in Holland, between 1682-1706. …
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa
Great Zimbabwe When Mapungubwe was abandoned, it was to the benefit of Great Zimbabwe. The cultural, political and economic power in the area shifted to…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… against the use of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction. 13 June, Over 400 students attend a meeting held in Orlando. … Steve Biko’s funeral is attended by…
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… Malema ANC marches on Zille offices . South Africa June 13 2013 ANC NGO claims Agang name has been ‘hijacked’. South Africa June 13 2013 Agang Obama to bring…
Indian South Africans timeline 1970-1979
… of his last wishes - and he made a final application on 13 April 1977. 25 September, The victory of Frelimo in … body lay at the Vedic Hall in Carlisle…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 2000-2014
… President Nelson Mandela makes a speech at the funeral. 13 April, Attends the installation of his grandson Mandla as … Mandela attends the funeral of his…
EventClarence Makwetu Passes Away
… Makwetu passed away in Queenstown Private Hospital at 13:30 after a long illness. Makwetu was born on the 6th of …
EventCongolese activist,Patrice Lumumba is briefly arrested
… 1961 he was flown to Elisabethville in Katanga where on 13 February 1961 it was announced that he was shot and killed …
EventSouth African artist Fikile Magadledla is born
… Fikile Magadlela was born on 13 December 1952 in Newclare, Johannesburg. He was a self- …
The National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein is celebrating its 100-year existence this year
… kick-off 10:00 – 10:30 - Boer War re-enactment at the fort 13:00 – Launch of Ideas 100 and tour of the terrain 19:00 – …
EventProfessor Roland Levinsky, world leading researcher in biomedicine dies
… , his siblings and mother, emigrated to England. He was 13 years old at the time. Levinsky went on to study medicine …
EventAlexis Preller, SA visual artist, dies
… artists of his time. He died in Johannesburg, on 13 December 1975, from a heart attack. …
EPILOGUE
Dear Mr De Klerk I acknowledge receipt of your reply dated 2nd July, 1992. It is unfortunate that your reply has not addressed the issues I raised in my…
ArticleThe Early Cape Slave Trade
… 280) - Several (c. 280) Dahomey 1 (226) - - 1 (226) Totals 13 (1,290) 9+ (c. 1,059) 17 (1,951) 39+ (c. 4,300) In the … with its own trade to take place…
PlaceElsie’s River
… The railway line from Cape Town reached Elsie's River on 13 February 1862. In 1980 the Suburb became a scene of total …
EventANC revolutionary propaganda leaflets exploded in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban
… On 13 August 1970, pamphlet bombs which scattered revolutionary …
EventGeneral Motors fails to leave RSA quietly
… exit gets messier and messier" Weekly Mail, vol 2 (44): 7-13 November pp 6. …
EventThe death of Andries Tatane
… On 13 April 2011, activist Andries Tatane was killed, by police …
History of Muslims in South Africa: Bibliography by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… A A Balkema, 1978. 12. The Mosques of Bo-Kaap, pp 42-46. 13. ibid, p 43; Davids, Achmat, The History of Tana Baru, … 46. A Historical Study of the Largest…
EventMarsha Cox, the South African hockey player is born
… Marsha Marescia Cox was born in Durban, KwaZulu Natal on 13 January 1983. She is a South African hockey legend. Marsha …
EventLadysmith Black Mambazo, male choral group, win a Grammy Award
… Ladysmith black Mambazo won their second Grammy Award on 13 February 2005 for their album Wenyukela. A hybrid of the …