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PlaceWelcome Cottage, Glencairn- Simonstown
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 25 July 1969. Welcome Cottage, Glencairn, Simonstown. This … was declared a National Monument…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 7 Union Street, Gardens
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 August 1984. Zorgwyk House, 36 Breda Street, Gardens. … was declared a National Monument…
ArchiveAll That Glitters by Emilia Potenza
… The discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886 was a turning point in South … two worlds. In the city. Bound to strike back. The rock on which the future…
EventTwenty former SA political prisoners launched a campaign against apartheid laws
… in defiance of the restriction orders the regime imposed on them after their release, launched a campaign against … Nelson Mandela met with President P.W…
EventAnnesu de Vos, SA poet, is born.
… Annesu de Vos was born in Johannesburg on the 5 August 1964. She is well-known as the youngest … anthologized selections from her published works have been…
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Douglas Smith, declares a state of emergency
… On 5 November 1965 Rhodesian( now Zimbabwe) Prime … of the franchise leading to eventual African rule. On 11 November, the Smith government issued a…
EventAt least twenty people are injured in a collision between the Blue Train and the Trans Karoo at Deelfontein, near De Aar
… On 27 October 2005 at about 11.30pm, the Trans Karoo Express … and whiling time when the Karoo Train was diverted on to the same track and they collided. 24…
EventAndrew Charles Hudson, South African cricketer is born
… Andrew Charles Hudson was born on 17 March 1965 in Eshowe, Natal (KwaZulu Natal). He … he was the only South African batsmen to score a century on his…
EventLesotho unable to impose sanctions against SA
… that Basutoland (Lesotho) was so economically dependent on South Africa that the imposition of economic sanctions was … Africa and Basutoland's foreign…
EventRobert McBride is born
… and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Read TRC Subpoena on Robert McBride for Magoo Bar's Bombing. Read more on Robert Mcbride being granted amnesty by the…
EventNelson Mandela is arrested
… Howick, Natal, shortly after his return to South Africa on completing six months’ military training in Oujda, … 1962, he was sentenced to five years'…
EventAllan Boesak is arrested
… Dr. Allan Boesak was arrested and appeared in court on charges of trying to enter a Black township without … to demand the release of Nelson Mandela. Dr…
EventAcademic and ANC politician Z.K. Matthews dies
… On 12 May 1968, South African academic, African National … exercised a major guiding and moderating influence on African political history in its most…
EventBishop Zulu refused passport by the state
… On 22 June 1966 South African Bishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu, … (WCC) in the early 1960's and the world conference on 'Church and Society' was planned for…
EventTranskei Defense Force topples Transkei Bantustan leader George Matanzima, but denies coup
… that Matanzima did not run away from Transkei but was on sick leave in Port Elizabeth. The coup came when Transkeians were anticipating a commissioned report…
EventMoses Mabhida dies in Maputo
… Mozambique, and was buried there in a temporary grave on 29 March 1986. In 2006, Mabhida's remains were transferred … home in KwaZulu-Natal. The ceremony at…
EventSA tennis player Wesley Moodie and Australian Stephen Huss win the Wimbledon Men’s double title
… On 2 July 2005, South African tennis player, Wesley Moodie, … 2009] Bramley, J. (2005) 'Wimbledon double put SA back on the map' [online] Available at: iol…
EventANC celebrates 90th anniversary
… On 6 January 2002, the African National Congress (ANC) … foreseen by our forebears when they established the ANC on January 8th, 1912’. (Paklinks.com) …
EventTsafendas, murderer of South African Prime Minister Hendrik F. Verwoerd in 1966, dies
… at the age of 81 at the Sterkfontein psychiatric hospital on the West Rand. Dimitri Tsafendas, parliamentary messenger, … sent to Pretoria Central Prison,…
EventBBC reports demonstrations at a game ranch in SA
… TV pictures showed the animals being savagely whipped on their trunks and hindquarters until they bled. Two of the trainers were subsequently arrested on…
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki is inaugurated at Union Buildings
… Africa. He was unanimously appointed by the new parliament on 14 June and inaugurated two days later at a ceremony held … including various international…
EventN.P. van Wyk Louw is born
… of language rights for the African languages, posthumously on him on 27 September 2005. … - 1970) [online] Available at: www.info.gov.za [Accessed on 10…
EventArmistice negotiations are concluded during the First Anglo-Boer War
… commencement of peace negotiations, which were concluded on 23 March 1881. The end of the war was finally reached with the signing of the Convention of…
EventThe first Boer Trek to Angola that started in 1874 reaches Lake Ngami (Thirstland Trek) in 1875
… from 1874 to 1905. It became known as the Thirstland Trek on account of the hardships the Afrikaners experienced in the … under the leadership of Gert…
EventHeavy rains continue to ravage SA, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
… On 26 February 2000, it is reported that Cyclone Eline, which … areas with heavy rains. The heavy rains, which started on 21 February 2000, continued for…
EventBotswana accuses South Africa of kidnapping a former Soweto student leader, Peter Lengene
… Lengene’s presence in South Africa. He was kidnapped on 6 February and driven in the boot of a car to South Africa … Mbeki and Billy Masetlha, led the Soweto…
EventThe Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announces the lifting of the ‘72-hour curfew’
… announced that the '72-hour curfew' will be lifted on a trial basis in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, as part of a … to remove all restrictions. The ‘72-hour…
Commemorative Walk
… trip from Durban Central railway station to Charlestown on the 30 November. Leaving Durban at 1.45 a.m. and returning … station. Please register immediately…
EventSouth African actor, Ken Gampu, dies in Vosloorus
… and a policeman. After he retired, he lived a modest life on the East Rand. He died on 4 November 2003. … 2003)[online] Available at: www.theguardian.com …
EventOubangi-Shari achieves independence as the Central African Republic
… during the presidential election campaign), as president. On 31 December 1965 Dacko was overthrown in the … the constitution and dissolved the National…