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EventMayor of Welkom, in the Free State, is tarred and feathered
… cause of the events that transpired on the 13 May 1989 in Welkom, a small town in the then province of the Orange Free State when the mayor, … constituency…
EventFirst public service of the Church of England in South Africa
… Church is the oldest of the English speaking denominations in South Africa. The first recorded public worship of the Church was conducted in Cape Town, on 20…
EventEleven African demonstrators are shot dead by Rhodesian police in Salisbury
… of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe). In 1965 whites in Southern Rhodesia, led by Ian Smith, defied the British … Declaration of…
EventBotha’s Pass in Natal is under attack by General Buller’s forces
… General Sir Redvers Buller' forces attacked Botha's Pass in Natal. After a five hour battle the Republican forces were in retreat, defeated. His troops…
Cape Flats Details - Life and Popular Art in Cape Town’s Townships
… book is the culmination of 10 years of documenting life in the Cape Flats African and Coloured townships of Cape Town … document the wall decorations and…
EventMuhammad Ali defeats Charles Liston in the World heavyweight title fight
… fought Charles "Sonny" Liston for the heavyweight title in Miami, Florida. Liston tried for a swift knockout, but Ali … he and a friend went to the Columbia…
EventNelson Mandela delivers a speech marking his first 100 days in office
… delivered a speech to the joint sitting of parliament in Cape Town. The speech marked his first 100 days in office. Mandela announced that the Reconstruction…
EventThirteen residents are gunned down in Mamelodi by South African police
… Thirteen residents were gunned down in Mamelodi by South African police. This followed the … a State of emergency on 25 July 1985 by President PW Botha in 36…
South African swimmers have put South Africa first at this stage in the Swimming World Cup in Durban, after winning twelve meda
… African swimmers have put South Africa first at this stage in the Swimming World Cup in Durban, after winning twelve meda …
Breyton Paulse makes history by playing in his fiftieth Test for the Boks, a record for a Springbok wing in the Test against Ir
… Breyton Paulse makes history by playing in his fiftieth Test for the Boks, a record for a Springbok wing in the Test against Ir …
The first ripe cherry is picked in the gardens of the Dutch East India Company in Cape Town. (2004). Yesterdays, Pretoria News,
… The first ripe cherry is picked in the gardens of the Dutch East India Company in Cape Town. (2004). Yesterdays, Pretoria News, …
Egypt denies it has a secret nuclear weapons programme in an angry response to reports that the UN atomic watchdog agency is in
… Egypt denies it has a secret nuclear weapons programme in an angry response to reports that the UN atomic watchdog agency is in …
Eleven members of the ANC Youth League die in Nquthu in an IFP attack on the home of ANC supporting chief Molefe.
… Eleven members of the ANC Youth League die in Nquthu in an IFP attack on the home of ANC supporting chief Molefe. …
A man arrested in connection with the shooting of a farmer, Niels Verburg, 52, and his son, Kim, 5, in a cave on 30 October, wa
… A man arrested in connection with the shooting of a farmer, Niels Verburg, 52, and his son, Kim, 5, in a cave on 30 October, wa …
Pieter Venter discovers three coelacanths at 104m while scuba diving in the Jesser Canyon off Sodwana Bay in the St Lucia Marin
… discovers three coelacanths at 104m while scuba diving in the Jesser Canyon off Sodwana Bay in the St Lucia Marin …
South African Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer is assaulted at home in Johannesburg by three men who lock her in a store room and
… Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer is assaulted at home in Johannesburg by three men who lock her in a store room and …
In a precedent-setting judgment, a full Bench of the Cape High Court rules in favour of the SABC’s request to televise Mark Tha
… In a precedent-setting judgment, a full Bench of the Cape High Court rules in favour of the SABC’s request to televise Mark Tha …
The Minister of Home Affairs of KwaNdebele, Piet Ntuli, is killed in a car bomb explosion in the homeland. The date of this e
… of Home Affairs of KwaNdebele, Piet Ntuli, is killed in a car bomb explosion in the homeland. The date of this e …
The Africa Union (AU) summit opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and agrees to send 300 AU troops to protect ceasefire monitors in
… The Africa Union (AU) summit opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and agrees to send 300 AU troops to protect ceasefire monitors in …
Helen Elizabeth Martins, artist known for her queer sculptures at the Owl House in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda dies in h
… artist known for her queer sculptures at the Owl House in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda dies in h …
The Minister of Local Government in Kwazulu-Natal applies to the Supreme Court to have voting in four rural areas declared null
… The Minister of Local Government in Kwazulu-Natal applies to the Supreme Court to have voting in four rural areas declared null …
Muhammad Ahmad ibn al Sayyid Abd Allah, who declared himself as the Mahdi, religious leader in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1881, di
… Allah, who declared himself as the Mahdi, religious leader in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1881, di …
Gerda Theron, mother of Charlize Theron, shoots her husband in their home in Benoni. The court later found that she did it
… Gerda Theron, mother of Charlize Theron, shoots her husband in their home in Benoni. The court later found that she did it …
A general election is held after Gen. J.C. Smuts lost his seat in a by-election in April and resigned as premier without consul
… election is held after Gen. J.C. Smuts lost his seat in a by-election in April and resigned as premier without consul …
After years of bloody civil war the first multi-party elections in forty years takes place in the Democratic Republic of Congo
… years of bloody civil war the first multi-party elections in forty years takes place in the Democratic Republic of Congo …
Maryanne Serrano (21) is killed in a bomb explosion in the Wimpy Bar at the Benoni Plaza, Benoni. Fifty-six people are injured,
… Maryanne Serrano (21) is killed in a bomb explosion in the Wimpy Bar at the Benoni Plaza, Benoni. Fifty-six …
A Korean Air DC-10 crashes in heavy fog while attempting to land at Tripoli airport in Libya, killing eighty-two people, four o
… A Korean Air DC-10 crashes in heavy fog while attempting to land at Tripoli airport in Libya, killing eighty-two people, four o …
Judge Faan Hancke finds Marius Swanepoel and Hendrik Du Preez guilty of the murders on two soldiers in an apparent rightwing-in
… and Hendrik Du Preez guilty of the murders on two soldiers in an apparent rightwing-in …
In Sierra Leone, dozens of rebels, including children, surrender to UN forces in the eastern city of Kenema and turn over their
… In Sierra Leone, dozens of rebels, including children, surrender to UN forces in the eastern city of Kenema and turn over their …
Lieutenant FM Bekker and Lieutenant RM du Plooy, serving with the SAAF Cheetah Squadron in the Korean War, are killed in action
… RM du Plooy, serving with the SAAF Cheetah Squadron in the Korean War, are killed in action …