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ArchiveGlenmore plans slammed
… Press cutting on the proposed forced removal of blacks from Kenton on Sea to Glenmore resettlement camp. …
ArchiveSAYCO Western Cape Region mass rally
… Offset litho; black on yellow; Sayco Western Cape Region mass rally: save the 36 on death row …
PlaceAddo Heights, Uitenhage
… succulents grow'. This is an official Pass as logged on the Government maps, but when you drive it, you will … Cape cautionaries apply of corrugations, and…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.2 No.3 Apr-Jun 1958
… Even We. Cartoon, David Marais. The Fight is on, Rev. Joost de Blank, Archbishop of Cape Town. The Widow … Cape Postscript, Christopher Gell. Zeerlust: A…
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
… In 1907, four years prior to flying on his aeroplane in Kimberley, John Weston embarked on the construction of his own aeroplane in Brandfort, in the ……
PlaceKliptown Museum
… those people who witnessed the signing of the charter are on display, while oral testimonies and songs sung during the … play in the background. Housed in an…
EventNigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom
… Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960. And an Executive Council, made up entirely … coalition of conservative parties, and it…
EventNational Heritage Day celebrates South African cultural diversity
… the new government and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). On the day all are encouraged to celebrate their cultural … initiative encourages all South Africans…
EventJoyce Barker, SA soprano, is born in Mooi River, Natal.
… On 6 June 1931 Joyce Barker was born at Mooi River … (SABC) broadcasts such as the Brittens War Requiem and on concert platforms as a soloist with major…
EventThe University of the Orange Free State is founded in Bloemfontein
… The University of the Free State was founded on 18 March 1950. The institution began as a small college in … included eating food that appeared to have been…
EventWhite ministers and theologians of the DRC reject apartheid
… in church and politics was categorically rejected on Scriptural grounds. This was contrary to the official view … is detrimentally suppressed by another,…
EventReconciliation talks between F.W de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are rescheduled due to violence in Sebokeng
… On 5 April 1990, at an informal meeting in Cape Town , … for South Africa. The talks were set to take place on 11 April, however the ANC cancelled the talks…
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
… On 15 October 1989, five of the eight African National … and Nelson Mandela (11 February 1990). They were arrested on 11 July 1963 when security police…
EventThe Citizen reveals housing irregularities in Transkei
… The Citizen reported on details of Justice Tom van Reenen's report on alleged irregularities in the awarding of housing … and their friends, as reported by…
EventSamora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in a plane crash
… On 19 October 1986, the Mozambique President, Samora Machel … time of his death, Machel had been in power for 11 years. On the day of the crash he was…
EventCleric and anti-apartheid activist, Mpilo Desmond Tutu is ordained as Archbishop of Cape Town
… On 7 September 1986, former Secretary-General of the South … his Honours and Masters Degree in the Arts in 1966. On his return to South Africa he taught at…
EventVasco da Gama’s expedition reaches St Helena Bay
… The Portuguese expedition set off from the Tagus River on 8 July 1497 with a crew of 148 men in a squadron of three … ship. The commander-in-chief, Vasco da…
EventAt an international summit in SA leaders pledge to push for a new global trade deal that will help poor countries
… On 12 of February 2006, the Progressive Governance Network … academics, and leaders. The two day meeting that commenced on 11 of February 2006 was the…
EventDiscovery of the wreck of passenger liner SS Waratah
… On 26 July 1909, the SS Waratah, with 211 passengers and crew … was the flagship of the Blue Anchor Line shipping company. On the 14 July, marine explorer,…
EventIan Woodall and Cathy O’Dowd becomethe first official South African team to conquer the Mount Everest
… On 25 May 1996, two South Africans - Ian Woodall and Cathy … the summit hours later, and is thought to have died on his descent. Until the end of apartheid,…
EventThe General Assembly of the League of Nations meets in Geneva for the first time
… On 15 November 1920, the General Assembly of the League of … Secretariat in the Palais Wilson, the League made a mark on the urban landscape of Geneva by…
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl, SA artist is born
… On 29 September 1903, John Koenakeefe Mohl, South African … recognized by Rev. Hale of the London Missionary Society, on his visit to the school. With the…
EventM.K. Gandhi is forcibly removed from a whites-only train carriage
… On 7 June 1893, M.K Gandhi , later known as "The Mahatma" or … Soul" was forcibly removed from a whites-only carriage on a train in Pietermaritzburg, for not…
EventHlubi Chief Langalibalele becomes one of the first Black activists to be tried and banished to Robben Island
… but three of the colonial troops were killed in a clash on the Bushman's River Pass. Deemed to be in rebellion, the … was captured and sent to…
EventThe Birkenhead runs aground with 638 passengers
… the Birkenhead, under Captain Robert Salmond, stranded on a reef opposite Danger Point, the southern point of Walker … only two life-boats available while…
EventBritish explorers, John Speke and J.A. Grant announce that Lake Victoria is the source of the Nile
… John Speke and James Grant, on their return from an expedition in Africa announced that … second attempt and was meant to put to rest all doubt on his…
EventRoger Joyce Bushell, Auxiliary Air Force pilot famous for his escape from the German prisoner of war camp, is born in Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng)
… squadron leader in 1940. He was shot down and crash landed on German occupied ground. He was captured and sent to the … of war. He tried to escape from the…
EventArtist, Thomas Trevor Motswai , award-winning South African artist is born
… national and international acclaim. Motswai was born on 27 May 1963, in Soweto, South of Johannesburg. Although he … and successful artist who portrayed the…
EventConservative Party leader, Dr Andries Treurnicht, dies in Cape Town.
… Dr Andries Treurnicht was born on 19 February 1921 on Middelpos farm in Piketberg, Western Cape. In 1942 he … was married to Engela Dreyer, they had four…
EventThe Organisation of African Unity is formed and Africa Day is declared
… On 25 May, 1963, the first African organisation after … over the years, with South Africa becoming the 53rd member on 23 May 1994. The OAU started its…