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EventCol Eugene de Kock testifies in Court
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. …
EventLegal action against election results
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. …
EventThe first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon
… broadcasting on December 10, 1924. Financial support came from listener's licenses like the first one issued to Dr J. … is the International Section of The…
EventPolitical activist and lawyer A. P. Mda is born
… in June 1949. He was also part of the breakaway group from the African National Congress (ANC) that formed the Pan …
EventEducationist Godfrey Nakene is born
… Black student to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Witwatersrand. He died in January 1983 on … HSRC.|Nakene, G., (1995), ' Godfrey…
EventWorld’s largest diamond at the time, the Cullinan, is found in South Africa
… 1905 miner Frederick Wells extracted a large diamond from the Cullinan mine, a few kilometres outside Pretoria in … One of the biggest diamonds discovered in…
EventDr. Jan Bouws, Dutch composer, is born
… The second piano book, The third piano book and 20 songs from everywhere). …
EventBoer statesman, soldier and first president of the South African (Transvaal) Republic, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius dies
… 1857 and also served as president of the Orange Free State from 1859 to 1863, the only man to have held both offices. …
EventPolitical activist and trade unionist James La Guma is born
… the South African Coloured People's Organisation (SACPO) from 1957 - 1959 was born in Bloemfontein. He joined the …
EventChief Mqikela dies
… near Palmerton, Pondoland. Chief Mqikela took over from his father as paramount chief of the Pondos in 1868, but …
EventTwenty Black students are admitted to the Pretoria University
… Pretoria University developed from the Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College. … Pretoria," University of Pretoria Historical Overview ",From: …
EventPolitical activist Mvulane Zacharia Bheki dies in detention
… found him unconscious in hospital. On 29 March, he died from head injuries. It is not clear how Mvulane died. A man … (1985), Detainees` Families Tell Tales…
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 …
ArchiveNatives (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 …