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EventCorner stone of Mission Church is laid in Graaff-Reinet
… some of the best paintings and graphic works of South African artists. …
EventSix SA Tsunami survivors arrive at Lanseria
… Six injured South African survivors of the tsunami in Thailand arrived at …
EventThe NNP joins the ANC
… (NNP) announced its dissolution and merger with the ruling African National Congress (ANC). A NNP statement said that …
EventBritish Airways prohibits smoking on all flights
… and domestic) a decade later. Local airline South African Airways (SAA) prohibited smoking on all flights soon …
EventThe ANC leader in the KwaZulu Natal midlands, Sifiso Nkabinde, is expelled from the ANC
… the Apartheid regime and for fomenting violence between African National Congress (ANC) members and Inkatha Freedom … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
Roelf Meyer and Bantu Holomisa confer
… and Holomisa, the latter who had been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC) after accusing a top party … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
EventFrancois Botha wins International Boxing Federation (IBF) title
… South African heavyweight boxer, Francois (Frans) Botha, nickamed …
EventTrader and art collector Habib Rajab is born
… community. In 1968, at the inaugural meeting of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), he was elected as member of … New Dictionary of South African…
EventPrime Minister Louis Botha resigns because of conflict with Hertzog
… National Party (NP) as an opposition to the ruling South African Party (SAP). …
EventDinuzulu refuses British instructions to take up arms against Boers
… take up arms against the Boer Republics during the South African War (Second Anglo Boer War). His reasons were that … Evans, A.B., This Day in African…
EventMary Elizabeth Barber, pioneer naturalist, dies
… On 4 September 1899, an 1820 Settler and early South African naturalist, Mary Elizabeth Barber died in Malvern, … A., 1999, ‘Mary Elizabeth Barber, The…
EventMa Tambo dies in Johannesburg
… Adelaide Frances Tambo (77), widow of former African National Congress (ANC) leader Oliver Tambo, died at …
EventExplorer Karl Gottlieb Mauch dies
… city of Zimbabwe. On his return to Potchefstroom, South African Republic, he announced that he had discovered a vast …
EventMarks Maponyane, former Bafana Bafana striker, is born in Meadowlands, Soweto
… Reebok. He works as a sports commentator for the South African Broadcasting Cooperation (SABC) and owns a clothing … 11 February 2013]|TV SA, Marks…
EventDrum Magazine calls for the release of all political prisoners
… The popular Drum Magazine called on South African Prime Minister B.J. Vorster to follow the example of … SAHO, Drum Magazine , from South African history…
EventLindiwe Sisulu is detained
… suspected her of being in possessions of the then banned African National Congress (ANC) funds. She spent 11 months … South African Government Online,…
EventConscientious objector Ivan Toms is sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for refusing to serve in the SADF
… Crossroads in Cape Town. In 1983, he witnessed the South African Defence Force (SADF) demolish shacks in the area. … [Accessed: 13 February 2014]|Beresford,…
EventSA actress, Ashley Callie dies
… an honours degree in Dramatic Arts. She had won a South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA) for best actress …
EventFeminist writer and activist, Diana E. H. Russell is born
… November 1938. Her mother was British and her father South African. After completing her bachelors degree at the …
EventUnrests break out in the Coloured townships
… as a result of students' dissatisfaction with the South African educational and political systems. Students from … at www.nelsonmandela.org.za (Accessed: 15…
EventAn inquest into the death of Ernest Dipale finds no-one criminally liable for his death
… with furthering the aims of a banned organisation, the African National Congress (ANC). He allegedly hung himself … at www.nelsonmandela.org.za (Accessed: 2…
EventWorld Book and Copyright Day is celebrated globally
… public and private institutions and the media. The South African theme for 2013 World Book Day is: “In Books I find”¦” …
EventJan Carel Juta (52), father of the publishing industry in SA, dies in Chiswick, London
… Jan Carel Juta was a South African business man born in Holland in 1824. He sailed to …
EventMusician, Gito Baloi of Tananas fame, is killed
… gained fame as a bass guitarist and vocalist of the South African band Tananas. In his lifetime he released four solo …
EventThe DG for Transport, Mr. A.B. Eksteen, outlines plans for a marine line along the SA coast
… Eksteen outlined plans for a marine line along the South African coast, similar to the United States coastguard but …
EventGeorge Pauling, builder of railway lines in SA, dies
… Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and other Southern and Central African countries. He came to South Africa at the age of 20. …
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education
… the imposition of colonialism and explores its impact on African societies. Colonialism is often viewed as an …
O. R. Tambo Interviewed by RIXAKA, January 1985
… the struggle. Question: We have this situation where South African artists who are by no means apologists for the … our struggle, we give all the…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Rixaka, 05 January 1985
… struggle. Question : We have this situation where South African artists who are by no means apologists for the … our struggle, we give all the encouragement…
South Africa’s armed struggle: where the ANC’s ineptitude was a virtue by Howard Barrell (The Conversation), 10 July 2016, University of Pretoria
… Whatever the virtues of South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) – we are assured it still has … is a snippet from his account of the night…