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EventSA cricketer, Herschelle Gibbs is born
… In school he played soccer and rugby, but chose cricket as his sport of choice. He is a right handed batsman who made a … at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, India…
EventVigilante mob beats man to death in Diepsloot
… confrontation with two men who got upset when he reversed his car too close to where they were standing. When the … got out of hand, Ramoloyi, who was…
EventHenry Olonga, Zimbabwean Cricketer is born
… father and a Zimbabwean mother. The family moved back to his father’s homeland, Kenya, before settling in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He is one of five siblings; one…
EventGeorge Pauling, builder of railway lines in SA, dies
… countries. He came to South Africa at the age of 20. His company Pauling and Co. was a major contributor in the … in Southern and Central Africa. Though he…
Chapter 9 - Division weakens the movement
… everybody opposed to the Nationalist government, whatever his motives or beliefs, as an ally. The Congress leadership, … are all of them bourgeois!" Here…
From retirement to parliament
… that the Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa and his delegation to the Peace Conference will represent the … from different parts of the country was…
Op-Ed: The Zuma rape trial and its bearing on the post-Zuma era by Raymond Suttner (Daily Maverick) ,17 August 2016
… even if Jacob Zuma was correctly found “not guilty” in his rape trial. The complainant could not appeal. That was the prerogative of the state, which did not…
PlaceInanda, Phoenix
… Phoenix served for a time as an important home to Gandhi, his family and his followers as they strove to follow a path of social … and the printing press he…
PlaceKroondal, Rustenburg
… farm wheat, maize and tobacco and in 1889 built a mill on his land. He gave his mill the edge over his competitors in the area by commissioning a Rustenburg …
EventUgandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot
… that, Obote would surround himself and fill key posts in his administrations with members of his ethnic group, the Lango. Failure to do this would have ……
EventMuhammad Ali defeats Charles Liston in the World heavyweight title fight
… By the 7th round, Liston was too exhausted, had hurt his shoulder, and suffered a cut under his eye. Liston refused to continue the fight, leading to Ali ……
EventDr Chris Barnard performs the world’s first human heart transplant
… Hospital. After a decade of heart surgery, Barnard and his gifted cardiothoracic team of thirty (which included his brother Marius), were well equipped to…
EventIvory Coast’s new prime minister, Daniel Kablan Duncan, takes office
… spent exorbitant amounts of money on the transformation of his home village. At independence, Ivory Coast was one of the … Outarra from running for the…
EventMuziwendoda Mdluli, National Intelligence Agency (NIA) security chief is found dead
… Agency (NIA) security chief, was found dead in his car parked near the Botanical Gardens in Pretoria, with a … bullet wound to the head. Mdluli is rumoured…
EventDavid Livingstone “discovers” Lake Nyasa
… and missionary. Of course, he is most remembered for his exploits as an explorer. In 1858 the British government … of the Zambezi, and discovered Lake Nyasa,…
EventHaile Selassie, deposed Ethiopian emperor, dies
… support. In 1974, he was dethroned in a military coup by his successor, Mengistu Haile Mariam. It was reported that … Selassie had died on 27 August 1975,…
A short history of the oldest graves in Plettenberg Bay by Patricia Storrar (The Heritage Portal), 12 September 2016
… Resident of Plettenberg Bay, should bury those of his family who predeceased him in the ground of the … He was granted a pension and the use of the residency…
PlaceKeetmanshoop
… development of Keetmanshoop, where Nama Kaptein, Tseib and his followers had settled in 1866 . The name of the … supervised the construction. He chose the…
ANC media statement on comrade Carl Niehaus, 10 July 2009
… himself is unfortunate. Due to this, the ANC accepted his resignation and released him from all his duties at Chief Albert Luthuli House, to be able to deal…
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
… figures in Egyptian history. He was well-known for his Arab nationalist and anti-colonial foreign policy. He is … World as a symbol of Arab dignity and…
EventMpho Gift Leremi, Mamelodi Sundowns soccer player, dies
… car accident on 03 September 2007 after losing control of his car in Brackensdowns, next to Alberton. He was returning … Leremi suffered grave injuries that…
EventAuthor and playwright Ronald Harwood is born in Cape Town
… training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He changed his name to Harwood under the advice of an English master, … sound good for a stage actor. In 1961…
EventSir Thomas Cullinan (74), founder of the Premier Mine where the Cullinan diamond was discovered in 1907, dies.
… Sir Thomas Cullinan was knighted for his discovery of the Premier Mine and his service to industry. He was one of the co-founders and a … 1910. The Cullinan…
EventMandela persuades Libya to hand over two suspects accused of placing a bomb on Pan Am Flight 103
… President Nelson Mandela earned worldwide praise for his role in persuading Libya to hand over two suspects … not only scored a diplomatic victory but has…
EventPaul Adams becomes SA’s youngest Test Cricket player
… Africa's youngest Test Cricket player, when he featured in his first test debut at the age of 18 years and 340 days. … In later matches he suffered for a…
EventFormer Tennis player, Kevin Curren, is born in Durban
… in sports management at the university and also began his tennis career. During the 14 years of his tennis career, Curren had won four Grand Slam doubles ……
EventOmar Bongo, former president of Gabon is born
… one party system since he came into power in 1967. During his 41 years in office, he was implicated in a number of … corruption scandals including embezzling…
EventMannetjies Coetzer is killed by a crocodile in the Kunene River
… Mannetjie Coetzer and his family had gone to the Kunene River in Namibia on a trip … has a large population of Nile crocodiles. Mannetjie and his brother…
PlaceHeritage Route of King Shaka
… Shakas two half brothers; Dingane and Mhlangana and his body servant, Mbopa assassinated King Shaka on the 22 … of execution of many of Shaka's enemies, also…
64. Congress addresses the Union Parliament, 1946
… maintenance of Western standards of life, for investing his money in this country, for purchasing property so that he … may live on a higher standard, for…