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SABC CEO quits after about-turn by Shain Germaner (Cape Times), 28 Jun 2016
… with immediate effect. Releasing his resignation letter on social media, Matthews implied that his morality had been … media reports contained Matthews'…
PlaceSeal Island
… a glass of wine or an ice cold beer from the vessel’s on board bar facilities. Should you prefer to take your own drinks on board, this is also permitted…
PlaceGaries
… Garies has some serious pulling power: It is right on the N7 and thus easily serves as a journey breather or 'not-quite-halfway' mark for those on the road…
EventGhana demands independence from Britain
… of the British trading forts. In 1844, Fanti chiefs on the Gold Coast (as Ghana was then known) signed an … white paper with proposals for Gold Coast's…
EventZambian president Kenneth Kaunda refuses to take part in UK
… in Mozambique, ZANLA increased the number of attacks on Rhodesia, engaging Smith's forces along the eastern … for much of 1977. ZAPU continued to launch its…
EventThe Angolan-Namibian peace plan is accepted
… Union for the Total Independence of Angola), and went on for 27 years. South Africa entered the civil war by … military bases provided by the MPLA to launch…
EventJean van der Poel dies in Cape Town.
… at the London School Of Economics. Her doctorate, on railways and customs policies, was awarded magnum cum … She retired in 1969. Van der Poel's best-known…
EventVanessa Brereton, former human rights lawyer, admits that she was an Apartheid spy
… worked as a human rights lawyer in South Africa, taking on high profile cases under the Apartheid regime. When the … Brereton was Agent RS452, a fact that…
Document 72 - Letter from R. T. R. Molefe to London comrades, 21 February 1938
… our fellow workers were so hasty we were bound to come out on strike. Com RL advised us several times that the best way … a hard task that will take years,…
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid
… Baker in 1908 and the building process began in 1909. On 26 November, 1910, the cornerstone was laid, with … the building, with most of the mountain stone…
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid.
… Baker in 1908 and the building process began in 1909. On 26 November, 1910, the cornerstone was laid, with … the building, with most of the mountain stone…
Pravin Gordhan vs the Law, as defined by clichés by Mervyn E. Bennun (Politics Web), 08 September 2016
… Revenue Service; we know that this request was made almost on the eve of the day Pravin Gordhan had to deliver his annual Budget address in Parliament on 24…
PlaceBotswana
… became a British protectorate retaining internal autonomy on matters relating to Tswana laws. Britain did not introduce … in 1965, becoming the independent…
Speech at the Tenth General Conference of the United National Independence Party by O. R. Tambo, Zambia, August 1988
… Comrade Chairman, Permit me in the first instance to place on record the sincere gratitude of the African National … Conference of the United National…
Address by H.E. Ms. Baleka Mbete, Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, at the Africa-Indian Ocean (AFI) Region Aviation Conference, Kwazulu-Natal, 24 November 2008
… As a growing nation we remain committed to the support on safety initiatives taken by the African Civil Aviation … Plan, and reinforcing the African Minister…
60. Congress and the Non-European Co-operation Conference, 1927
… to the Non-European Conference, held in Kimberley on 23 June 1927. It refrained, however, from voting on a resolution calling for co-operation among all…
PlaceClocktower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
… been carefully matched to scrapings of the original paint. On the second floor there is a decorative mirror room which … allowed the captain an overall view…
EventLadysmith Black Mambazo, male choral group, win a Grammy Award
… Ladysmith black Mambazo won their second Grammy Award on 13 February 2005 for their album Wenyukela. A hybrid of … stardom when they collaborated with Paul…
EventBoris Becker of West Germany beats Kevin Curren of SA at Wimbledon.
… careers. South African tennis player Kevin Curren was born on 2 March 1958 in Durban. Kevin Curren has been an exponent … coveted silver trophy above his…
EventWorld Health Organization publishes indictment of apartheid
… to the cultural, economic and emotional wellbeing of those on whom it was imposed , but also on the physical wellbeing of those who bore the brunt of it. ……
EventCODESA’s starting date set
… groups agreed after preparatory talks in Johannesburg on a date for the start of substantive negotiations on South Africa's future constitution, a Convention…
EventF.W. De Klerk is inaugurated
… Botha in August. President De Klerk started South Africa on the road to full democracy. In February,1990, he freed … the support of the White electorate in…
EventThe NPA does not pursue charges against Wouter Basson, former chemical weapons expert of the SADF
… weapons expert of the South African Defence Force (SADF), on the charges originally quashed by the Pretoria High Court. … NPA spokesperson, said that their…
EventSouth Africa concludes an agreement with the Marconi Company for a high
… radio proved problematic, but five Marconi installations on naval cruisers in 1900 proved successful. By 1912, there … South Africa, which was then part of…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister JG Strijdom dies
… National Congress (ANC), was endorsed. A year later, on 9 August 1956, twenty thousand women, of all races, marched on the Strijdom government at the Union…
EventBarry Hough, SA literary critic and successful author of mainly teenage books is found dead
… (now University of Johannesburg) in 1970 and went on to obtain an MA in English. Hough held several positions … a finalist in the Sanlam Youth Story…
EventHamilton Naki, a laboratory assistant to cardiac surgeon Christian Barnard, dies
… training. He would often perform amazing surgery work on animals quite effortlessly. After his death, it was claimed that he had assisted Dr Chris Barnard on…
EventStruggle icon Nxele Makana drowns while escaping from Robben Island
… Nxele known by many people as Makana, was later imprisoned on Robben Island for leading an attack on Grahamstown in 1818. On 25 December 1819, Makana,…
EventHelen Nontando Jabavu, author and periodical editor in London, is born in Middeldrift, SA
… and continued to live there for many years. She went on to become one of the first African female writers and … she felt, issues of identity and the impact…
EventBenjamin Mzimkulu Macala, SA artist, is born
… State (now Free State). As a young boy he tended cattle on a farm in the Free State and drew on rocks with stones. He was largely self-taught, although he ……