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EventThe last conventional battle of the South African War ends
… ended. The battle ended six days after it broke out on 21 August when the Boers retreated. The climax of this battle …
PlaceOfficers’ Club, Military Base, Wynberg
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 22 August 1969. Wynberg Military Base is, with the exception of the Castle, the oldest…
EventFifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination
… of Racial Discrimination is commemorated annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed … Day for the Elimination of Racial…
EventNelson Mandela is acquitted of high treason
… one of the 156 leading figures, 104 Africans, 23 Whites, 21 Indians and 8 Coloureds, of the South African Congress of …
EventMakgatho Mandela dies
… by four sons, Mandla, from his first marriage, and Ndaba, 21, Mbuso, 13, and Andile, 11, from his marriage to Zondi. …
EventMalawi’s Kamuzu Banda losses election
… [online], Available at www.globalpolitician.com [Accessed 21 May 2013] …
EventUN and OAU take a stand against Apartheid policy
… nearly 70 peaceful protesters were killed by the police on 21 March. The Security Council called upon the government to …
ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
… for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) began on December 21 1991, at the World Trade Centre in Johannesburg. Chief … negotiations urgently. CODESA I -…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… would surrender themselves for arrest on Monday, March 21. Warning of "trigger-happy, African-hating" police … an invitation from the PAC to join the…
EventThe South African government finally approves the introduction of 99-year leasehold rights for blacks in the townships of Nyanga, Langa and Gugulethu
… On 21 February 1985, the South African government finally …
EventKing Goodwill Zwelithini is installed
On his return from exile to St Helena, King Goodwill Zwelithini was installed as the eight monarch of the Zulu nation. He took reigns over from Prince Israel…
EventKuruman missionary Robert Moffat is born
… and worked at High Leah, near Liverpool. At the age of 21, he came to South Africa and started his ministry in …
EventAnnouncement of Hezekiel Sepeng’s 2 years suspension
… all competition for two years, following a drug test on 21 February of that year. According to ASA the International …
EventThe inquest into the death in detention of Dr. Neil Aggett is adjourned
… Aggett to be interrogated for a sixty-two hour period. On 21 December, 1982 the inquest, headed by Johannesburg …
EventThe Security Council begins deliberations on the situation in South Africa
… The move by the Security Council followed the event of 21 March, 1960, where the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) …
EventNaguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer and Nobel laureate, is born
… age of eleven and at 17 he published his first article. At 21 he published his first novel entitled Old Egypt. Mafhouz’s …
The National Arts Festival
… the Grahamstown foundation for 28 years, became a section 21 company in 2002 with an independent board of directors. It …
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… government blames South Africa for civilian casualties. 21 May 1980 The SADF attacks Cuando-Cubango …
ArticleSS Mendi
… her visibility was greatly reduced. It was at 5.00 am on 21 February 1917 that the SS Darro, a far larger ship, which …
EventCOSATU conference prohibited and organisers restricted
… respective homes or magisterial districts from 6pm on 21 September to 6am on 3 October. Many trade unionists were …
EventSA government threatens to pull out of the UN peace plan for Namibia
… July 1915, bringing 31 years of German rule to an end. On 21 March 1990, Namibia was granted its independence by South …
EventThe prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa is resumed
… Extensive evidence was led on behalf of South Africa. On 21 March 1990, Namibia officially gained its independence …
EventBoeremag members Dirk Hanekom and Henk van Zyl are arrested in Memel. Only Hanekom is charged.
… Hanekom was charged with treason and brought to trial with 21 other alleged members of the right-wing Boeremag at the …
EventBoers and the British clash in the battle of Dalmanutha
… On 21 August 1900 the Boers and the British again clashed in …
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
… Mail&Guardian, August 1996. http://mg.co.za/article/1996-08-30-mandla-langa-author-of-the-naked-song. ↵ [xii] "Mandla …
EventMbongeni Ngema was born on this day
On this day Mbongeni Ngema was born in Kwazulu Natal. He has distinguished himself as a renowned playwright, screenwriter and librettist. He is best known for…
ArchiveThe Pan African Congress venture in retrospect: a Non-European Unity Movement pamphlet
… There is some discussion on the Sherpeville incident on 21 March 1960; the rivalry between the British and the Boers …
EventA police mob attacks big SWAPO rally
… Nations’ International Year of Peace. The attack left 21 people dead, with many more seriously injured by rubber …
EventLouis Hayward, South African–American Actor dies.
… the success he had hoped for. He died from lung cancer on 21 February 1985 in Palm Springs, California. He had been …
EventJames Kantor, a lawyer, is arrested for his involvement in Liliesleaf farm activities
… members of MK were arrested. Kantor was arrested later on 21 August 1963 in his office. He was released later that year …