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EventIvorian Footballer, Arouna Kone, is born in Anyama, Ivory Coast
Arouna Kone was born in Anyama, CÁ´te d'Ivoire on 11 November 1983. Kone began his football career as a player for his hometown team Rio Sport d'Anyama. In…
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In 1982, Neil Aggett, a Trade Unionist and Medical Doctor became the first white political prisoner to die in the detention under the custody of the security…
![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 school…
EventHelen Nontando Jabavu, author and periodical editor in London, is born in Middeldrift, SA
Helen Nontando (Noni) Jabavu was born in 1919 in the Eastern Cape into a literary family. From the age of thirteen, she was schooled in England, and continued…
EventBenjamin Mzimkulu Macala, SA artist, is born
Benjamin Mzimkulu (Ben) Macala was born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State). As a young boy he tended cattle on a farm in the Free State and…
EventGerard Moerdijk, SA architect of several church buildings and the Voortrekker monument, dies
Gerard Moerdijk, the architect whose most famous work is the Voortreker Monument in Pretoria, died on 29 March 1958, aged 68 years old. Moerdjk matriculated at…
EventThe passive resistance movement begins with a mass meeting of 2000 Africans
The passive resistance movement began on 30 March 1919 when a mass meeting of two thousand Africans in Vrededorp decided to reject the passes. The next day,…
PlacePaul Kruger’s House, 60 Church Street West, Pretoria
The dwelling is a low single-storey structure with few architectural features of note. However it was spacious and well built, and remains in its original…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - The linguistic classification of Kora
… im Südlichen Afrika (Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, 1989–1996). ↵ [48] For recent studies of G?ana-G|ui see … ’n Voorlopige Verkenning (Pretoria, Cape Town:…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - 1. The linguistic classification of Kora
… im Südlichen Afrika (Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, 1989–1996). [48] For recent studies of G?ana-G|ui see Hirosi … ’n Voorlopige Verkenning (Pretoria, Cape Town:…
PlaceJubilee Art Centre
The Jubilee Art Centre in central Johannesburg joined these alternative art education centres in the 1970s but was forced to relocate to the Mofolo Art Centre…
PlaceConcordia
The village of Concordia was established in 1863 as a station of the Rhenish Missionary Society. It seems probable that its founding coincided with the opening…
EventANC President Oliver Tambo meets with Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow
The African National Congress (ANC) leader, Oliver Tambo met Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU)’s Central…
EventIsmael Mahomed became first black judge appointed to the Supreme Court of South Africa
Judge Ismael Mahomed became first black judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of South Africa. At the time of his appointment the South African government…
EventMinister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports
The Minister of Sport, Piet Koornhof, announced a relaxation of apartheid rules for sport and declared that the government is working towards eliminating…
EventArchbishop Owen Cardinal McCann becomes South Africa’s first cardinal.
Roman Catholic Church Archbishop of Cape Town, Owen McCann, an enemy of Apartheid, became South Africa's first Cardinal when he was invested by Pope Paul VI in…
EventJames Filbert Sojane, sports administrator and pioneer in the taxi industry, dies
James Filbert Sojane was born in the Free State in 1925. After qualifying as a teacher in the Free State, Sojane moved to Johannesburg to stay with his sister…
EventMac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and Andrew Masondo arrive on Robben Island prison
On 5 January 1965, members of the African National Congress (ANC) Mac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and Andrew Masondo arrived at Robben Island. They…
EventHelen Suzman condemns the Immorality Act in Parliament
On 23 February 1962, a member of Progressive Party Helen Suzman condemned the Immorality Act, saying that the law was bringing misery and deprivation in its…
EventDutch Foreign Minister Luns is asked by the Johannesburg
On 16 February 1960, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs J.M.A.H Luns was asked by Johannesburg-based Dutch Immigration Committee to cease what they call …
EventLaurie Bloomfield takes picture of rioting in Cato Manor, Durban
On 24 January 1960, Laurie Bloomfield, a photographer for the Daily News took a picture of rioting in Cato Manor, Durban which was immediately published around…
EventSACTU launches a national potato boycott.
The potato boycott began in protest against slave-like labour conditions for Black workers on potato farms. In areas like Bethal in Eastern Transvaal (now…
EventZulus attack Indians in Durban
The attack on Indians by Zulus in January 1949 has generated a great deal of debate about the relationship between the two communities. Most observers believe…
EventHosni Mubarak, President of Egypt is born
Hosni Mubarak was born on 4 May 1928 in Kafr-El-Meslha. Upon completing high school, he joined the Egyptian Military Academy, where he received a bachelor's…
EventMaria Groesbeek is hanged for the murder of her husband, Christian Buys
Maria Groesbeek and Christian Buys were married in the 1950's. During their seventeen years of marriage they lived with Buys' mother and six brothers for seven…
EventOliver Tambo returns from exile
Oliver Tambo, former President of the African National Congress (ANC), returns to South Africa after going into exile nearly thirty years ago. Tambo was one of…
EventRiots erupt in Soweto
On 27 August 1986 a crowd of more than 500 marched to council offices in Soweto, demonstrating against evictions which had been carried out after an eleven…
EventViolence erupts in Richmond
Underlying political tensions between supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party resurfaced in KwaZulu Natal in the late 90's…
EventMarais Steyn dies
Former senior opposition and government politician Marais Steyn, died of heart failure at the age of 83 in Stellenbosch. His political career started in 1948,…
EventRhodes asks Charter for British South Africa Company
Cecil John Rhodes applies for a Charter from United Kingdom to establish the British South Africa Company. The Royal Charter was granted in October 1889, with…