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EventHundreds die in a train fire in Egypt
… cooking is said to have exploded. The train had departed from Cairo, heading to Luxor in Egypt, carrying twice its … " Worst train accident in Egypt’s…
EventFilm producer, Jamie Uys passes away
… passed away on 29 January 1996, Johannesburg, South Africa from a heart attack. … Hull, T., Jamie Uys biography , from Internet Movie Database , [online],…
EventSir John Herschel, British astronomer, arrives in Cape Town
… Cape flora . He conducted his survey of the southern skies from an estate he stayed on Table Mountain. In 1838, the … Britannica, Sir John Herschel, 1st…
EventAhmed Ben Bella is moved to a French hospital after 11 days of hunger strike
… was invited by Bella where he received military training from the Algerian National Liberation Front at bases of the … Who Led Algeria After Independence,…
10th Annual Oral History Conference
… conference in South Africa. The conference will be held from 08-11 October 2013 in the Kimberley, Northern Cape, …
EventDundee and Glencoe are retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops during the South African War II
… Joachim Fourie. The two areas were and are still separated from each other by less than 10km in KwaZulu Natal. The war … and Boer retreat through Natal,…
EventJohannes Kerkorrel, Afrikaans singer and songwriter, is born in Johannesburg
… Afrikaner newspaper Rapport. He was later fired from the newspaper because of his political activism. … Staff Reporter, (2011), Who Killed Johannes…
EventAbout 130 people are reported drowned or missing when a Nigerian boat capsizes along the coast Cameroon
… Nigeria on its way to Port Gentil , Gabon with passengers from Nigeria, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali. The boat … BBC, (2006), Boat wrecked off…
EventFour black newspapers are banned by the SA government
… banning orders. A storm of protest erupted, even from the strongly pro-government Afrikaans press. … O’Malley P. ‘1980’ , from Nelson Mandela Centre of…
EventPresident Modibo Keita of Mali is deposed by the army
… of the Republic of Mali after it gained independence from France in 1960. Five years earlier, Modibo was awarded … Boddy-Evan A. ‘This Day in African History…
Dr Piet Koornhof, one of the most controversial figures in South African history, dies
… Dr Piet Koornhof, one of the most controversial figures from South Africa's apartheid era, died in a Stellenbosch …
Natives (Urban Areas) Act, Act No 21 of 1923
… in such areas; for the exemption of coloured persons from the operation of pass laws; for the restriction and …
EventDigging for gold is officially authorised and fortune hunters flock to the Witwatersrand
… been caused by the discovery of gold. People flocked from all over the world to dig for gold in the area. The city …
EventThe Town Victoria West is founded under the name Victoria, named after Queen Victoria
… It was renamed Victoria West in 1855, to distinguish it from the district of the same name in the Eastern Cape. …
EventPope John Paul II begins his tour of Africa.
… John Paul II who was pope of from 1978 until his death in 2005 toured Africa in 1980. The …
EventLife magazine is banned in Egypt after publishing an unflattering article about King Farouk
… On 10 May, the Egyptian government banned the magazine from their country forever and confiscated all issues on sale. … Herald- Journal 11 May 1950 Ban Life…
EventThe ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles
… some extent had the effect of shifting public focus away from the prospect of a total breakdown. Among the things that … History Online, ‘Chapter 5 -…
PlaceLittle Chelsea, 18 Windermere Road, Durban
… as a shop, dining room and kitchen on the ground floor. From CBD take Filed Street north, becomes Umgeni Rd. Turn …
PlaceRailway Station, Sannaspos, Bloemfontein
… Eastern Cape with the Free State. Aliwal North is 53 km from Dreunberg and the starting point for the currently …
EventPeter Clarence van Riet Lowe, archaeologist and civil engineer who built 109 bridges in SA, is born in Aliwal North, CC.
… over 300 prehistoric sites. This led to a change of career from civil engineering to archeology for Lowe. By 1935, Lowe …
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid, 12 January 1982
… acknowledge the many messages of solidarity received from Heads of State or Government, Foreign Ministers, … and international non-governmental organisations…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the United Nations Special Committee against apartheid, 12 January 1982
… acknowledge the many messages of solidarity received from Heads of State or Government, Foreign Ministers, … and international non-governmental organisations…
Chris Hani Memorial Lecture delivered by President Jacob Zuma, 26 April 2013, Queenstown
… heroines including Comrade Chris Martin Thembisile Hani, from whose life we must draw inspiration as we prepare to … that Comrade Chris talked about. All our…
Address to United Nations Security Council, by Nelson Mandela, 15 July 1992, New York United States
… on to say: "Two political parties have clearly benefited from the Reef violence. The first is the National Party … negotiations deadlock, the ANC has been…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the European Parliament, Strasbourg: 17 November 2004
… recently. Ivory Coast, having first taken a step away from war, may be edging back toward the precipice. Sudan is … of occupation of Liberia by once-hated…
Statement at the Conference of The Socialist International and Frontline States on Southern Africa, Harare by O. R. Tambo, 15 February 1989
… Liberation Movement, My compatriots, comrades in struggle from South Africa, Comrades and Friends: It is my honour … independence process should be…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of Heritage Day, Cape Town
… on our national Coat of Arms and succeeded to bring back from France and bury with all due dignity the remains of our … bodies. It fulfilled every immediate…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 102th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… for the strides we have made together to free our country from apartheid colonialism and to build a National Democratic … protest the Native Land Act. We…
Address at the Opening of the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, Durban, 31 August 2001
… some may think are too harsh and stark, because I come from a people that have known the bitter experience of … to get something to eat, many take to their…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Some Aspects of the Native Bills
… From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by … Convention The suggested Convention has been urged from all quarters ever since the Premier's…