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EventSouth Africa win the most medals at the 7th All African Games
… 7th All Africa Games, which opened on 9 September 1999. By 18 September South Africa had gained the most medals on the log with 180, followed by Egypt with…
EventReginald (Reg) September, prominent trade unionist and anti-apartheid activist, is born
… School where his opposition to white racism was formed by his teachers who encouraged political debate on the inequalities suffered by black people. …
EventTwo policemen are killed in poll tax resistance
… Two policemen were killed by a group of Zulus near Richmond, Natal, following local … increased squatters' tax and the penetration of Zululand by White…
EventThe Battle of Kambula takes place
… The battle involved the British Number 4 Column, led by Colonel Evelyn Wood VC and the Zulu Army, led by Ntshingwayo kaMahole. The Zulu's had a large…
EventP.W. Botha announces that all South Africans will take part in a constitutional conference
… of Prime Minister in 1983. These two events were preceeded by the announcement by the future president in 1980 that all South African races …
EventA Zairian aircraft crashes in Angola, killing 141 people.
… On 18 December 1995, a Lockheed L-188C Electra plane owned by Zaire’s (now Democratic Republic of Congo) Trans Service … crash. It was also reported that the…
EventGeorge Walker, co-discoverer with George Harrison of the gold reef of the Witwatersrand, dies in poverty in Krugersdorp.
… that the gold reef on the Witwatersrand was discovered by George Harrison. What has always been disputed is that … reef, but only Harrison’s version of…
PlaceHouses Brill and Andrew Murray, together with Tuck Shop, Grey-College, Bloemfontein
… State. Brill House and Andrew Murray House were designed by Frank Taylor, and were officially opened on 19 December 1907 by the then Governor of the Orange…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Introduction
… From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede On Easter Sunday 1944 a group of … to remember Lembede's contribution to the freedom…
Archive2014 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 17 June 2014 (after National Elections)
… of the fifth democratic administration. Let me begin by extending our deepest condolences on the sad passing of … economic growth. We have set a growth…
PlaceKnysna, Garden Route- Western Province
… Governor of the Cape Colony, Lord Charles Somerset - but by the early 1800s, the current spelling - Knysna - seems to … in the country’s ownership and stayed…
Speech of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the rally to relaunch the SACP Johannesburg, 29 July 1990
… to suppress all political opinion which was not certified by the ruling National Party as legitimate and permissible. … of the 1930s, when fascism began its…
Address at the Opening of the 24th General Assembly of the World Veterans Federation, 1 December 2003
… of war veterans who need the closest attention and support by their societies, soldiers and civilians who carry many … of political relations, a carrying out…
Say It out Loud - The 1912 Presidential Address, Johannesburg, Transvaal, 1st January, 1912
… From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1912 Presidential Address, … is being daily accumulated, proving that he is regarded by the general…
Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils: Natal and Transvaal 1946 - 1946
… Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer Reports of the Passive Resistance … 45 days remission) ”” the longest…
84. The South African Indian Council: A. Rajbansi’s opening speech, 1982
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Despite the low … of the Cape Town Agreement of 1927. Source:…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 69th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1981
… of the scheme of a constellation of puppet states, it must by now have become abundantly clear that the constellation they visualised has been transformed by…
Chapter 1 - Interpreting the Character, Role and Significance of SASO AND SANSCO
… for the analysis of SASO and SANSCO is not a given and by no means obvious. Hence, it is necessary to make explicit … choose between politics defined as…
PlaceCottages 60 and 62 Simonstown Road, Fish Hoek
… Both 60 and 62 originally formed part of the farm owned by K.S. de Villiers, known as the land baron of the area. He … dated from 1919 and were built as…
PlaceOfficial residence, Commander of British forces in South Africa, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… This building was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and was completed in 1903 as the … also lived there. From 1921 to 1932 the building was used by the South…
PlaceNorth Lodge, Parktown, Johannesburg
… on French and Scottish castles! The building, designed by Herbert J Aldwyncle, was completed in 1906 for for the … NMC legislation on 17 December 1982. The…
EventKenyan political activist Jomo Kenyatta released from jail
… together with other nationalist leaders was imprisoned by the British authorities. The rebellion took the British by surprise and rendered the country…
EventCourt commutes James Mange’s sentence
… Following an international campaign led by international bodies such as the United Nations, … of this international campaign. In a statement issued by its…
EventThe new RSA Constitution Bill is read in parliament
… Coloured, Indian and Chinese representatives nominated by the State President for a five-year term. The new office … chairman of the President's Council. The…
EventIndian students join the Coloured schools boycott
… and refused to attend classes.The boycott was joined by pupils at a number of Indian schools in Pretoria and … also pledged their support. The action was…
EventLouis Washkansky dies
… car accident. The heart transplant operation was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape … 3 December 1963. Washkansky died of…
EventJapan lifts economic sanctions against SA
… Significantly, the lifting of sanctions is accompanied by the signing of a five-year contract signed the previous day by the South African steel group, Iron…
EventCOSATU delegates are left at Beitbridge
… they were subjected to a two hour-long interrogation by government authorities. They were put on a bus by Zimbabwean police and deported to the Beitbridge…
EventSA Rugby team loses to New Zealand
… South Africa Rugby team, the Springboks, were beaten 18-29 by the New Zealand team (All Blacks) in a Tri-Nation first … Newlands stadium, Cape Town. The…
EventHealth officials launch an intensive campaign to find the origins of an outbreak of Ebola fever in Uganda.
… (EHF) is a serious and aggressive disease characterised by severe flu-like symptoms, vomiting, diarrhoea, headaches, … in Uganda. Uganda was one of the four…