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PlaceKuboes, Northern Cape
… in search of grazing for their flocks of mainly goats. On route, you will come across Cornell’s Kop, named after the … nearly a Century ago. Kuboes, also…
PlaceKing Edward VII High School, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg
… in the Transvaal . These had virtually ceased to exist on the outbreak of war in October 1899. Now that hostilities … The provincial schools were to be…
PlaceScottish War Memorial, Johannesburg
… regalia. It fits in most dramatically with its position on a rising site on the triangular ground where St Andrew’s and Ridge Road … – again free of charge…
PlaceDurbanville
… as Durbanville was originally called: 'Pampoen Kraal' . On 2 September 1836 it was renamed; "D'Urban" in honour of … Cape Town neighbourhood. There is so…
EventSmiso Zwane, South African hip hop artist is born
… Okmalumkoolkat was born in the Umlazi township of Durban on 27 July 1985. [i] Along ZamaniXolo stage name DoktaSpiZee, … hip hop artists which include the…
Event“Maberete” strike ends more than a decade of labour broking at the South African Post Office
… On 4 April 2012 casual workers employed through labour … all forms of third party employment. In a research paper on the continuous series of strikes at…
A Walk in the Night
… On 1 December 1834, the enslaved people of the Cape were … Day “Walk in the Night” will once again take place on the eve of this jubilant day with…
PlaceOrkney, North West Province
… primarily for, its gold mining opportunities, and lies on the banks of the Vaal River . Although a relatively quiet … International Airport . The Town was…
PlaceBreakwater Prison, near Alfred Docks, Cape Town
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 December 1970. The Breakwater Prison was constructed in 1860 to house British convicts…
EventNatal is formally separated from the Cape Colony
… On 15 July 1856, Natal Colony (now known as Kwazulu Natal) … as Griqualand East. In 1884, Natal occupied Port St Johns on the same day that the Cape…
PlaceGazebo, Civic Square
… in 1932 to Bulawayo Municipal Council for £25 and used on pioneer and other anniversaries, the last occasion being in 1950 on Bulawayo’s 60th anniversary…
EventUN Security Council urges SA government to end Rivonia Trial
… On June 9, 1964, just two days before the final verdict was … Another reason why the British Government was keen on getting the US involved in the South…
EventThe United Arab Republic is proclaimed by Egypt, Iraq, and Syria
… to engage in this initiative were Syria and Egypt on 22 February 1958. The agreement was signed by presidents … red-white-and-black stripes, with two green…
EventViolence erupts in Paarl
… Mayezana Mali was shot by the South African Police (SAP) on the following day. Mali was shot in the head and chest … of a group of Pan Africanist Congress …
EventThe Liquor Laws Amendment Bill comes into effect
… in history search archive The Liquor Act, which was passed on 23 June 1927, prohibited Africans and Indians from serving … about 3000 Indians who worked in…
EventDetectives testify against members of the ANC and the Congress Alliance in the infamous Treason Trial
… On 18 February 1960, South African Police (SAP) detectives … the accused, addressed a SACTU meeting in Port Elizabeth on 13 November 1955. According to Fani…
EventThe Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and looming forced removals
… sorghum beer, or utshwala. The riots in Cato Manor began on 17 June 1959, when a demonstration of African women forced … *Please note that some sources claim…
EventANC adopts the Programme of Action
… liberation movement. The Programme of Action called on the ANC to embark on mass action, involving civil disobedience, strikes, … Trade Unions and the…
EventSA Corps of Military Police is reorganised
… On 10 November 1939, shortly after the outbreak of the Second … of the South African Corps of Military Police (established on 1 November 1938 as a unit of…
EventDate set for start of Passive Resistance Campaign
… Campaign (as decided upon at the earlier meeting of 7 May) on 1 August 1939. The campaign was in response to the South … Natal resulting in police brutality…
EventRichard J. Goldstone, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of SA, is born
… On 26 October 1938, Richard Goldstone,a well-known figure in … July 1991 and the 1994 general election. He then went on to serve as a judge of the…
EventA.G. Visser, SA physician and poet, dies in Heidelberg, Transvaal
… Andries Gerhardus Visser was born on 1 March 1878 on the farm Zaaifontein, in the district of Fraserburg, South … authors who lived before 1930. Visser…
EventLeaders of six homelands reject new constitution
… new tricameral constitution was passed by 119 to 35 votes on 31 August 1983 and signed into law by State President … implementing the constitution. In the…
EventIdi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees after a seven year reign
… Idi Amin Dada Oumee fled Uganda on 29 March 1979* first to Libya and eventually to Saudi … rank of commander of the Armed Forces. Amin seized power on the 25…
EventNelson Mandela is free
… On this day, Nelson Mandela was released unconditionally from … prison (later renamed Drakenstein Correctional Centre) on the outskirts of Paarl and was…
EventThe “Sharpeville Six” narrowly escape executions
… On 11 July 1988, Duma Khumalo, Oupa "Scotch" Diniso, Ja-ja … Dlamini, who was beaten and burnt to death by an angry mob on 3 September 1984. They faced…
EventSir Patrick Manson, Scottish doctor and founder of tropical medicine is born
… On 3 October 1844, Sir Patrick Manson was born in Oldmeldrum … after he proved Manson's theory. Manson continued to teach on his return from his contract in…
EventAndries Hendrik Potgieter establishes the town of Potchefstroom
… was born in the Graaff Reinet district in the Cape Colony on the 19th of December 1792. He was the second child of … to settle in the region. At a…
EventThe first missionary in Southern Africa, Gonçalo da Silveira, is murdered
… tributary of the Zambezi. He arrived in Monomotapa on 26 December 1560, and remained there until his death. … was strangled to death in his hut, by order of…
EventSevered human leg drops off SAA plane
… Airport in New York. Pam Hearne, the owner of the house on which the leg fell, said she heard something hitting the … Upon her arrival in the backyard she…