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EventPolice open fire to disperse a rioting crowd in Cato Manor, Durban
… has a remarkably rich history of culture and politics. In the 1950s, the area had become a political hotbed, with … Africans and Indians on their doorstep…
Event13 year-old South African Native mineworker is published in a newspaper
… On 7 March 1960, a photograph of a 13 year-old Native boy in a torn vest was published in the front page of the London Labour paper, the Daily … to reports…
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… For the first time in the history of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), the World Cup was staged in Africa. Five African nations…
EventThe first regional committee of the UDF is established in Natal
… of the United Democratic Front. One of the first steps in creating the front was to establish regional committees to consult with organizations in that…
EventProf. Hudson Ntsanwisi, former Chief Minister of Gazankulu, dies in Johannesburg
… Hudson William Edison Ntsan’wisi was born in Shiluvane Mission Station in Tzaneen on 11 July 1920. He was the eldest of three … proceeding to study…
History of Muslims in South Africa: Introduction by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida This book, History of Muslims in South Africa: A Chronology, probably the first…
EventDavid Frost wins the South African Open golf championship in Stellenbosch
… Frost is a South African golfer who turned professional in 1981. In 1983, he had his first professional win. He has won … Golf Challenge (1989) and his…
EventANC revolutionary propaganda leaflets exploded in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban
… National Congress (ANC) propaganda leaflets exploded in Cape Town and in Johannesburg. Similar occurrences were also reported in Durban and Port Elizabeth…
EventThe first missionary in Southern Africa, Gonçalo da Silveira, is murdered
… Gonçalo da Silveira was a Jesuit Priest born and educated in Portugal. He was a missionary in India, acting as provincial superior for the Jesuits, before he…
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt’s trial begins in the Cape Town High Court
… Gerhardt on charges of spying for the Soviet Union began in the Cape Town High Court. The Judge President granted an application by the state that the…
![Freddie Mercury [Bulsara], singer and songwriter, is born in Zanzibar, Africa.](/sites/default/files/styles/saho_medium/public/event_pics/Freddie%20Mercury.jpg?itok=Vuq6ADKe)
EventFreddie Mercury [Bulsara], singer and songwriter, is born in Zanzibar, Africa.
… Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar, East Africa. His parents were Parsis from Bombay … (now Mumbai), India. Mercury was sent to boarding…
ArchiveMessage delivered by a member of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party to the First Congress of MPLA in Luanda in December 1977
… African Communist Party to the First Congress of MPLA in Luanda in December 1977, discusses liberation of and building of socialism in Angola … African…
Theoria: a journal of studies in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
… In June 1947, Theoria : a journal of studies of the Arts … Later, the title changed to, Theoria: a journal of studies in the Arts, Humanities and Social…
EventThe Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda
… to end the Rwandan Civil War, the Arusha Accord was signed in Arusha, Tanzania between the Rwandan government and Tutsi … Accord followed a ceasefire…
EventJohn Fairbairn (70), journalist and outspoken critic, dies in Cape Town
… Regarded as the father of free press in South Africa, John Fairbairn left England and arrived in the Cape in1823. Soon after his arrival he founded a ……
EventNine members of the ANC are officially banned in Dakawa, Tanzania
… African National Congress (ANC) was circulated at Dakawa in Tanzania. The nine members were from different ANC communities in Dakawa. The decision to ban…
EventSuppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950 approved in Parliament
… declared an illegal organisation, was approved on 26 June in parliament and came into force on 17 July 1950. Dates concerning the approval vary slightly in…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter III - Dr. Philip - “Defender of the Hottentots”
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke Herrenvolk history books … They aver that he stood for "equality between White and…
History of Muslims in South Africa: Bibliography by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida References: 1. … 'The First Recorded Settler was a Poitical Prisoner' in Post…
EventSouth African athlete, Sergio Motsoeneng, admits to cheating in Comrades Marathon
… In 1999, Sergio Motsoeneng ran the first 45 minutes of the … before he exchanged vests and shoes with his twin brother in a mobile toilet along the route…
EventA car bomb explodes in Durban, killing five and injuring 27 people
… On 12 July 1984, a car bomb exploded in Durban, killing five and injuring 27 people. This car … the African National Congress (ANC) and a senior officer in…
EventOne of the most infamous murders in South Africa takes place
… old Marlene Lehnberg hired Marthinus Choegoe to assist in the brutal murder of 48-year-old Susanna Magdalena van der … Lehnberg and Marthinus Choegoe were…
EventAfrikaner nationalists rebel against a Union Jack in new South African flag
… against plans to have a Union Jack (the British flag) in the centre of the national flag. The controversy followed … to provide a national flag for the Union…
EventKing Williams Town schools are closed in commemoration of Victoria Mxenge
… rules by leaving school premises without authorization in dedication to the civil rights lawyer, Victoria … previous year. Victoria Mxenge was shot dead by…
EventEthiopia requests OAU to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden Province
… of the African Union to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden Province, Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s plea to the OAU … east African countries started long before…
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 … One of her novels, Groen koring, was made into a film…
Zweli Mkhize slams Zuma in hard-hitting statement, 01 April 2017
… Zuma's cabinet reshuffle on Thursday evening. Mkhize said in a statement on Saturday said that while Zuma has the Constitutional right to choose who serves…
EventThe Security Council begins deliberations on the situation in South Africa
… Security Council began deliberations on the situation in South Africa, under an agenda item entitled: "The … against racial discrimination and segregation in…
ArchiveSWAPO news and views: fighting for freedom and justice in solidarity
… SWAPO news and views: fighting for freedom and justice in solidarity. Book discussing: New year messsage to the … people, Comrade Enerst Kadungure calls for…
ArchiveThe muzzled muse: literature and censorship in South Africa 1963-1985
… A dissertation sumitted to the Graduate Faculty in Comparative Literature in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of … thesis examines the…