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ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… Talk. The television programmes were launched on 24 April until 10 October 1995 on two SABC channels and in …
ArticleFanakalo: the language of mining culture
… and British colonization (in 1652 and 1806 respectively). [24] More specifically, Fanakalo originated in the … of Fanakalo comprises approximately 70 percent…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… in Soweto schools since the beginning of the school year. 24 February, The first indications of protest over schooling … of grievances, which they hand to…
PlaceSt. Francis Church, Simonstown
In the Year 2014, St Francis of Assisi Parish Church Celebrated its Bicentenary. The History of the first Anglican Church in Southern Africa, is beautifully…
PlaceMLR-cannon, Middle North Battery, Simonstown
… 12H00 (Youth Day) 18 July 12H00 (Mandela Day) 24 September 12H00 (Heritage Day) 11 November 11H00 …
EventProf. Hudson Ntsanwisi, former Chief Minister of Gazankulu, dies in Johannesburg
… Chief Minister of Gazankulu (one of the 8 homelands) for 24 years, until his death on 23 March 1993. Ntsan’wisi, who …
EventSir Christoffel Joseph Brand succeeds his brother, P.A. Brand, as editor of De Zuid
… was edited by a number of people, including P.A Brand. On 24 July 1839, he was succeeded by his brother, Sir …
EventThe Blue Bulls rugby team wins the South African Currie Cup at Loftus
… 1998 the Blue Bulls of Pretoria beat Western Province 24-20 at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria, to win the Currie Cup. …
EventAnna Neethling Pohl, South African actress and author, is born
… and author was born in Graaf Reinet in the Eastern Cape on 24 December 1906. At the age of five she joined theatre and …
Document 71 - National Committee for Liberation, Announcement [20 December 1961]
… at the Bantu Administration Tax Office in Delvers St, on 24/9/61 5. The destruction of a power line on the 9/10/61. …
EventGandhi demands end to White 'hooliganism'
… interfere. Violence against the Resisters stopped only on 24 June when the Smuts government took action after wide …
PlaceWitberg Wind Farm
… facility built to date in the Country and will feature 24, V136-4.5 MW turbines . This design allows for low to … the wind power project. The company is…
EventSandra Smith is the last woman to be executed in South Africa
… On 2 June, 24 year old Coloured woman, Sandra Smith, was executed by …
EventThe "Battle of Andringa": violently separating Stellenbosch
Several Stellenbosch University students engaged in a fight with the town’s Coloured residents on the corner of Andringa and Plein Street in Stellenbosch. [i]…
PlaceJesser Point Lighthouse
… However, maritime radio beacons have become outdated. All 24 South African radio accommodation including this one, were …
EventQueen Elizabeth ascends to the throne
… 000 people died of the disease. Queen Elizabeth I died on 24 March 1603 at Richmond Palace at an age 69. References: …
EventIan Smith of Rhodesia and Henry Kissinger meet in Pretoria
… no positive results, except an announcement by Smith on 24 September that his government had accepted Kissinger's …
EventIngrid Jonker, SA poet, commits suicide.
… for human rights and democracy in South Africa". On 24 May 1994, in his State of the Nation Address to Parliament …
EventVan Riebeeck lands at the Cape
… On 24 December 1651, accompanied by his wife and son, Jan van …
EventAn international measure is adopted in Antwerp to block rebel groups from trading conflict diamonds
The sale of diamonds in some African countries has been linked to the funding of African rebel groups, which have in turn funded some of Africa's most vicious…
EventC James reports that South Africa is a poor market for produce
… pay excessive landing rates and heavy customs duties. On 24 May, C James reported to the British authorities that …
PlaceSteytlerville Municipality, Karoo
… washed away in the flooding of the Groot River in 1916 and 1921. On both occasions it was rebuilt and remains today …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… become defunct after a split with Mahatma Gandhi in 1913. 1921 Mary Fitzgerald is the first female City Councillor in … 5 March, The Durban Land Alienation…
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa
… men who are infected. The difference is greatest in the 15-24 age group, where three young women for every one young man …
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… of 21 March, mass funerals were held for the victims. On 24 March 1960, in protest of the massacre, Regional Secretary …
Background to the Freedom Charter 1955
… defiers were acquitted, most notably in the case of 24 who entered a railway waiting room in Cape Town and were …
The Clanwilliam Arts Project / Lantern Festival 2017
Back for the 17th year in a row! Magnet Theatre in patnership with The UCT Drama Department, The UCT College of Music and The Michaelis School of Fine Arts …
News SABC ‘should be hitting the panic button’ over Jimi Matthews’ resignation by Ndileka Lujabe (City Press), 27 June 2016
Jimi Matthews has been praised as “doing the right thing” following his resignation from the SABC today. Matthews, who was acting SABC chief executive,…
PlaceOld Lutheran Church, Kroondal
… had already been built in Kroondal and was consecrated on 24 June 1896. Prior to this, from about 1891, regular …
EventThe Berlin Airlift comes to an end
… for some time, though, to build a comfortable surplus. By 24 July 1949, a three-month surplus was built-up, ensuring …