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EventDinuzulu refuses British instructions to take up arms against Boers
… during the South African War (Second Anglo Boer War). His reasons were that the war was between the English and …
EventDaniel Francois Malherbe, SA novelist, poet and dramatist, is born
… volumes of poetry and drama, but he is best known for his novels. These include Vergeet Nil (1913; "Don't Forget"), …
EventMalawi’s Kamuzu Banda losses election
… age of 101 and despite the controversy, which surrounded his rule, he was given a state funeral. References: …
EventMarks Maponyane, former Bafana Bafana striker, is born in Meadowlands, Soweto
… Dynamos. After he retired, Maponyane focused more on his motivational speaking which he had begun while still a …
EventJoe Kachingwe is appointed Malawi’s first Ambassador to South Africa
… Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster in May 1970. Vorster and his party, the National Party (NP) were enthusiastically …
EventA new right-wing group Aksie Eie Toekoms (Action for our Own Future) (AET) is founded in Pretoria.
… (NP) and its leaning towards desegregation. Lubbe and his peers, inspired by the father ofAapartheid, H.F. Verwoed, …
EventKwame Nkrumah, the first President of independent Ghana escapes 5th assassination attempt
… Following the 1962 attempt to eliminate him, three of his close allies, Foreign Minister Ako Adjei, Information …
ArchiveIsisebenzi December 1972 (English Translation)
… mercy to keep appropriate workers, who were able to do work quick. According to bosses they were prepared to pay …
PlaceGouda, Cape Winelands
… are predominantly Farmers and Seasonal Workers who work on the grape, peach and banana Farms in the District. … to use Concrete Towers, as opposed to Steel…
EventCliff Drysdale, the tennis star is born
… Drysdale currently resides in Miami, Florida with his wife Dianna Belmonte, whom he married in 2011;[xii] after the passing of his first wife Jean who died…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening Ceremony of the President’s Cup 2003 Fancourt 20 November 2003
… friendly competition in South Africa and stunned Sam with his victory by 12 matches to two. Perhaps this paved the way … welcome as Captain of the US team, a…
PlaceRiverside Mosque and Mausoleum, Umgeni, Durban
… laying out of a number of Cemeteries. He died in 1911 and his body was interred in the octagonal Mausoleum that he … until 1903, when a Parsee by the name of…
ArticleGhallywood: An Evolution of Ghana’s Film Industry
… Nkrumah was overthrown in 1966, the films produced during his time were confiscated and a new system was created to be … because Akuffo was unable to gain…
EventThe first legal photograph of Nelson Mandela released.
… had never seen him as after 1964 it was illegal to have his photographs or to photograph him for the 22 years that he …
PlaceMiddle Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… Woolsack was a summer home to author Rudyard Kipling and his family from 1900 – 1907. …
EventSouth African man sets record for world’s deepest dive
… record of 313m, set by Mark Ellyatt in Thailand in 2003. His target was a depth of 320, but he only managed 318.25, …
EventPolitician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies
… He was widely regarded as the best court interpreter of his day and was a talented rugby and cricket player who took …
EventZANU-PF wins the first free elections in Zimbabwe
… since 1977, became the prime minister. Joshua Nkomo and his Patriotic Front-ZAPU (PF-ZAPU) party trailed Mugabe's …
EventThe Prince Imperial of France dies in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879
… "Fate", bolted and the prince, in attempting to mount his fleeing horse tripped and fell and was speared to death. …
EventMandela suspends talks in the wake of Boipatong Massacre
… De Klerk, who had declared recently in Japan, Tokyo, that his government had a plan to counter mass action. That plan …
EventANC’s economic plans
… Congress (ANC) Deputy President Nelson Mandela stated that his party was prepared to abandon its long-held policy of …
EventBartolomeu Dias reaches present Mossel Bay
… not see it and had to sail northwards to reach the coast. His first landing place was the bay of St. Blaize (SÁƒÂƒ£o …
EventAnnouncement of Hezekiel Sepeng’s 2 years suspension
… in accordance with the rules. Sepeng has accepted his two-year suspension, though he still maintained that he …
EventTony Johnstone wins Alfred Dunhill PGA golf tournament.
… the President's Cup tournament and left South Africa in his private jet. …
EventMandela confirms Kerzner’s contribution to the ANC
… the ANC's Disciplinary Committee ousted Holomisa from his seat in Parliament on 1 October 1996 after finding him …
EventHerero people defeat German Forces
… from typhus, rendering them ineffective. After a month his forces were withdrawn from active duty. This battle …
EventZambian journalist, Fred M’membe is born
… He has been arrested and prosecuted several times for his reporting. M’membe is the third recipient of the Media …
EventStephen Appiah, retired Ghanaian footballer is born
… was born in Achimota, Accra on 24 December 1980. He began his soccer career with the local club Hearts of Oak. …
EventPLAN launches armed struggle against South Africa
… A Chief who fled to Botswana during the war and when his body was repatriated to Okahandja, central Namibia, a …
EventFormer National Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, is born
… Jordan an African novelist, linguist and academic and his mother, Dr Priscilla Phyllis Jordan, was a teacher, …