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EventReverend David Russell sentenced for defying his banning order
… of religion, however, did not shield these individuals from the wrath of the Apartheid Authorities. Many clergy … zoom info, David Russel , from zoom info , …
EventWinnie Mandela charged with kidnapping
… Jerry Richardson abducted Seipei and three other boys from the Methodist manse in Soweto, and took him to Winnie …
EventNamibia’s constitution is ratified
… is that Namibia was a protectorate of South Africa from 1920 until 1990. This meant that South African laws … Namibia: The Constitution of The Republic of…
EventAmanzimtoti blast kills five
… was part of Operation Butterfly, conducted by MK, mainly from Swaziland . The aim of the Operation was to integrate … NEVER OFFICIAL ANC POLICY TO TARGET…
EventZulu King Dingane orders the execution of Piet Retief’s men
… was because they withheld some of the cattle recovered from Chief Sekonyela. The general opinion is that Dingane did …
EventEpainette Mbeki receives the Order of the Baobab
… Cape and her commitment to the fight against apartheid" from her son, President Thabo Mbeki. Ma Mbeki could not …
EventSA TV Producer reported killed in Air crash
… 50 minutes. It carried six crew members and 111 passengers from different parts of the world, including British and US … News 24,(2005)," SA TV producer dies…
EventEvidence found at Barberton confirms theory of life on earth as early as about 3.4 billion years ago
… was made studying fossilised micro-organisms taken from 3.8-billion-year-old sedimentary rock at Barberton, … news24,(2004) ' Life on earth 3.4bn years ago '…
EventSA sprinter Oscar Pistorius reaches the final
… then showed mind-blowing speed and tenacity to surge from last to victory in a world record 23.42sec for …
EventWorld Refugee Day
… to view refugee experience through different experiences from people close to their home. The aims of celebrating … The UN Refugees Agency, World Refugee…
EventPresident George W Bush announces his HIV/AIDS Plan
… and provide humane care for millions of people suffering from Aids or for children orphaned by Aids. …
EventAdriaan Vlok applies for amnesty
… to the TRC, Vlok stated that he received all instructions from President P.W. Botha. He was granted amnesty along with … Act of Contrition by Apartheid Law…
EventDr Joosub Ebrahim is born
… of the Order for Meritorious Service Class 1: Gold from the state president in 1992, for his contribution as …
EventIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union is founded under Clements Kadalie
… impact when the Cape Town dock workers went on strike. From small beginnings as a union of dock workers it quickly … Karis, T. & Carter, G.M. (eds.) (1973). …
EventPresley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria
… Awards in Los Angeles in 2006, heading off competition from established actors like Denzel Washington, Cuba Gooding … News24," Tsotsi star arrested ",From:…
EventXhosa Chief Sandile is killed
… the Fingos under Captain J. Lonsdale. Sandile was a son from the Great House of Ngqika. During the Seventh Frontier …
EventTogolese football player, Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is born
… Africa Cup of Nations. In 2010, Adebayor briefly retired from international football when he and his team’s bus were … Emmanuel Adebayor, " Emmanuel Adebayor…
EventNiel van der Watt, SA composer is born
… composer well known for his choral compositions. He comes from a family of teachers. He obtained his high School …
EventSudanese-born basketball player and political activist, Manute Bol is born
… Bol was born in Turalei, Sudan on 16 October 1965. He came from a family of tall people; both his parents were over two … son looks to follow in his father’s…
EventProfessor Bob Hepple is born
… member and Chairman of the Treason Trial Defence Fund. From the emergence of the South African Congress of Trade … Dingle, L. and Bates, D. ‘Professor Sir…
EventDemonstrations begin outside the South African Embassy in Washington D.C.
… protesters demanded a stronger anti-South Africa policy from the United States (U.S.) government. The U.S. … (Accessed: 09 October 2012)| O’Malley P. ‘1984’ …
EventThe Simelela Rape Survivors Centre in Cape Town reports on rape in Khayelitsha
… aged one and the oldest a grandmother aged seventy-six. From August 2005 to July 2006 the Centre treated 743 rape …
EventGeneral Christiaan de Wet attacks Rooiwal railway station during the South African War
… before the assault De Wet, his men and burghers, set off from Smitsdrif. Following a few gun shots, General De Wet …
EventLord Roberts crosses the Vaal River en route to Pretoria
… mission was not without obstacles as on his way northwards from Kroonstad, he encountered some opposition. Two days … Boddy-Evans, A., ‘This Day in African…
EventTinashe Washington Nengomasha, Zimbabwean international football player is born in Harare, Zimbabwe
… Beezsports.com, 2011. “Tinashe Washington Nengomasha” from Beez Sports [online] Available at: …
PlaceElizabeth le Roux Hostel, Bloemfontein
… the Orange Girls High School. The Hoster derived its name from Elizabeth Eybers Mother, who was a Principal at the …
EventThe Johannesburg Meteorological Observatory opens
… watch weather patterns. Astronomer Dr Robert Innes moved from Cape Town to become the first director of the centre. It … Davie L. (2003) ‘ Observatory…
EventThe governor of the Cape, Sir Alfred Milner, opens the Graaff-Reinet-Middelburg railway line
… the discovery of gold meant that all power would shift from the Cape to the Transvaal. Kruger on the other hand was … Doyle, A.C., (1902), The Great Boer War…
EventA two-day All-in African Conference starts in Pietermaritzburg, Natal
… two-day All-in African Conference - with 1,400 delegates from 145 religious, cultural, peasant, intellectual and … ‘Police kill 69 people during the…
EventCaptured Gen. Cronje and his wife are shipped to St Helena
… consisted chiefly of tents and shanties patched together from tin plates, corrugated iron plating and sacking. The …