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ArticleKingdoms of southern Africa: Great Zimbabwe
… kingdom existed because of riches gathered from the East African gold trade. The area was very rich in gold and the …
PlaceOld Durban Brook Street Cemetery
The historical Cemetery has been encompassed by West Street Cemetery, lying in its far Western corner, closest to Berea Station. What makes it so interesting,…
PlaceFaure Marine Drive and Clarens Drive, Gordon's bay
Faure Marine Drive, which eventually becomes Clarence Drive, is a stretch of scenic coastal road leading to Gordon’s Bay. This is one of the best scenic drives…
PlaceStilfontein
Stilfontein is a town located in the North West Province of South Africa, with 17,942 inhabitants (2025). It is situated about 120 km northwest of Johannesburg…
PlaceDe Doorns, Cape Winelands
De Doorns is a small Town, located in the Cape Winelands Region, of the Western Cape. Situated in the Hex River Valley, 32 km North-East of Worcester and 40 km…
Speech at the Tenth General Conference of the United National Independence Party by O. R. Tambo, Zambia, August 1988
… instance to place on record the sincere gratitude of the African National Congress for the invitation extended to us … galaxy of Heads of State as well as…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.3 No.4 Jul-Sept 1959
… Vicky. Kenya at the Cross-Roads, Tom Mboya. A South African in Nigeria, Ezekiel Mphahlele. The United States at U.N.O., Winifred F. Courtney. Towards an…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.3 No.2 Jan-Mar 1959
… der Eyken with illustrations by Mickey Munro. Towards an African Literature(VII), Dr. A.C. Jordan. Anglican Bishops … in West Africa, L.A. Fabunmi. The Art…
PlaceKitson the Steam Train, Krugersdorp
… A mobile South African National Monument, yes on wheels, is resting in the … years! Kitson is on permanent loan from ESKOM to the South African National…
EventJoyce Barker, SA soprano, is born in Mooi River, Natal.
… Festival in 1954. Barer appeared in numerous South African Broadcasting Corporations (SABC) broadcasts such as … and on concert platforms as a soloist with…
EventArchibald Gumede, former President of the United Democratic Front, is born in Pietermaritzburg.
… 1 March 1914 in Pietermaritzburg. He studied at the South African Native College (now University of Fort Hare), but … out after two years. He returned to…
EventVuyisile Mini, Trade unionist and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) activist is hanged
… MK and anti-apartheid resistance. As a member of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), he was responsible … measures against Black trade unions…
EventThe soccer match between Lourenco Marques club Desportive and Durban City Football Club is called off because a rule against Coloured players
… Team including Coloured players was raised by the South African government. This has always been a condition set by the South African government for any…
EventMembers of the AAM hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary about Apartheid policies
… Steward, Dr. Yusuf Dadoo, former president of the South African Indian Congress and J. Kozonguisi of the South African United Front. The AAM was one of…
EventThe SABS is established
… The South African Bureau of Standard (SABS) was established in terms of … and Industry and is known as the Council of the South African Bureau of Standards…
EventMartin Luther King, Junior, is born
… Martin Luther King, Junior, an African-American clergyman who orchestrated social change … police and Parks was arrested and fined. As the South African…
EventPW Botha states that the Soviets will not prevent South Africa from attacking ANC bases in Mozambique
… The regular cross border raids by South African troops, that violated the sovereignty of its … to prop up the Apartheid system. In January 1981, South…
EventFifty killed over three days during Inkatha
… that pro-government forces as well as members of the South African security establishment wished to destabilise and totally disrupt the negotiations between…
EventUN passes resolutions on South Africa
… condemning South Africa's relations with its Southern African neighbours. The UN General Assembly re-affirmed the … of Nelson Mandela, the imprisoned leader…
EventCiskeian police disrupt residents’ meeting
… the incorporation as they were going to loose their South African citizenship and did not wish to fall under the … However, resistance by the residents…
EventSamora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in a plane crash
… 11 years. On the day of the crash he was returning from an African leaders’ summit in Zambia. His death sent shockwaves … it on bad weather and others…
EventBritish create the settlement of Sierra Leone, for freed slaves
… by British philanthropists and abolitionists as a home for African slaves freed in England. A Temne king sold a strip of … years later the settlers were also…
EventHealth Minister Tshabalala-Msimang announces that SA pledges R20 million to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
… On 20 May 2002, South African Health Minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, announced … South Africa was still, at the time, lagging behind other African…
EventCollen Chauke, infamous escapee, is captured
… late on Tuesday evening. Chauke, a former member of the African National Congress ' armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe , … holding a prison warder hostage with a…
EventSA President Nelson Mandela to step down
… country's first democratic president in 1994. The South African constitution has a stipulation that states that the … endorsement by Nelson Mandela and some…
EventSekhukhune successfully resists the Boers
… dispute. On 16 May 1876, the Volksraad of the South African Republic declared war on Sekhukhune and his … References: Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary of…
EventFormer MK members are dismissed from SANDF
… without leave in October from the newly instituted South African National Defence Force (SANDF). After they were … members of the armed wing Umkhonto we…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… atmosphere, contrary to fears of political violence. The African National Congress (ANC) won the election with 62.65 % … (DP) 1.7 %, Pan Africanist Congress …
EventOlaudah Equiano, enslaved person and writer dies
… of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. The book surprised and impressed many with its … in the movement for the abolition of slavery…
EventThe longest cricket test match in history is played between South Africa and England in Durban
… the only one of its kind in history. Since then, the South African Cricket team, the Proteas, continue to break world … to captain his side in 100 Test…