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EventOne of the most infamous murders in South Africa takes place
19 year old Marlene Lehnberg hired Marthinus Choegoe to assist in the brutal murder of 48-year-old Susanna Magdalena van der Linde, wife to Christiaan van der…
PlaceNelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth
… advertised fees. Public opening hours: Weekdays 9:00 to 18:00 (closed Tuesday mornings); Saturdays, Sundays 13:00 to …
The Mission: A Life for Freedom in South Africa by Denis Goldberg
… Music and More Solidarity Chapter 17 Life number 8 Chapter 18 New Life Number 9 2002- 2009 Chapter 19 Last thoughts – …
PlaceAlphen; Constantia Road, Constantia- Cape Town
The Alphen Estate was granted to Theunis van Schalkwyk in 1714. Its Historic Homestead is a square plan double-storey manor House with a well proportioned…
EventF.W. de Klerk, former state president of South Africa, is born in Johannesburg.
… Frederik Willem de Klerk was born in Johannesburg on 18 March 1936. de Klerk grew up in a political family. He …
EventThe UN Special Committee on Apartheid reports on SA
… 1962. The report was unanimously approved and published on 18 September 1963. The Special Committee against Apartheid …
EventAdelaide Tambo returns to South Africa after 30 years
… for the African National Congress (ANC). At the age of 18, she joined the ANC Youth League, where she met Oliver …
EventThe Big Three are convicted of treason
… Chikane and Tom Manthatha were found guilty of treason on 18 November 1988. On 8 December 1988 Judge Van Dijkhorst …
PlaceState President Swart Park, Bloemfontein
… renovations the stadium's capacity was expanded from 18,000 to 20,000. …
PlaceNederlandse Hervormde Kerkgebou, Pretoria
… Dorlas. The corner stone in Du Toit Street was laid on 18 July 1904 in the presence of general Louis Botha and only … the chairs were fixed and varnished …
PlaceRobben Island, Cape Town
… democratically elected president – Nelson Mandela – spent 18 years of his 27 years in prison on Robben Island. Easily …
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… in unsanitary conditions without proper waste removal. [18] These circumstances caused the African National Congress … South Africa”, Water History, 2017 …
EventThe Durban Supreme Court cancels the SA government's announcement concerning reclamation of the Ingwavuma region
… cancelled the South African government's announcement of 18 June 1982 concerning the repossession of the Ingwavuma … Ingwavuma under government control. The…
PlaceGhana
… Pakistani independence catalysed this desire. By the mid-18 th Century, Asante was a highly organised state. The … President, 6 government officials, 6…
ArchiveKora: A Lost Khoisan Language Chapter 3: The Sounds of Kora
… ‘he’ When he was working in the 1920s, Beach [18] found that in careful enunciations of the vowel sequence … history, customs and language,” Bantu…
EventForced Removals commence from District Six
… property was ‘White’ owned, 26% ‘Coloured’ owned and 18% was 'Indian' owned. This meant that P. W. Botha ’s 1966 …
PlaceMvezo, Eastern Cape
… President of South Africa and anti-apartheid ... Newsfolo-18 minutes ago Remembering Madiba in the midst of a crisis …
Pietie Norval was born on this day
… at the age of 7 years old, and turned professional at 18. [ii] Norval is a right-handed tennis player. [iii] On 29 …
Denis Goldberg: Freedom Fighter and Humanist
… Witness and Fighter - a Very Special Lesson Chapter 18 Denis Goldberg in Education - Thoughts on Teaching …
EventJacob Matlala, SA junior flyweight, wins the WBO world champion title
… first WBO title on an eighth-round technical knockout. On 18 November 1995 Matlala, who was then a junior flyweight, …
EventShaun Thomson*, world surfing title winner, is born in Durban
… began surfing at the age of ten. In 1973, after serving 18 months in the army, Thomson began studying for a business …
EventThe UN ends SA mandate over South West Africa
… (now Namibia) year after year with increasing acrimony. On 18 July 1966 the International Court of Justice ruled in a …
EventSimon Mann pleads guilty in a Zimbabwean Court to attempting to purchase dangerous weapons
Location: back to this day in history search archive On 28 July 2004, Simon Mann, a British citizen, pleaded guilty to attempting to buy dangerous weapons in…
EventOrigin of Johannesburg’s name is explained
… secretary of foreign affairs to the Swiss consul, dated 18 February 1896, substantiates the claim that the town was …
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
The first arrival of Muslims in South Africa took place in the 17th century, when Malay slaves were brought to the Cape. This was followed by the arrival of…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… Unions, the Native Administration Act and the Pass Laws. 18 June, Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is born in Idutywa district in … Bill is introduced in the House of…
Political assassinations 1974 - 1994
… Jeff Wabena ANC, unionist Shot dead at ANC branch meeting 18 October Khayelitsha, Western Cape Nomsa Mapongawana (34) … official Killed; shot 45 times in the…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… demanding the release of Walter Sisulu from Robben Island. 18 April, Zimbabwe gains its independence. 2 August, … structure in Lesotho. The incursion is…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… to characterize photography as intrinsically democratic. [18] Those struggling for liberation harnessed this democratic … (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University…
ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… are killed and one injured in Atteridgeville. 1988 18 March, guerrillas attack a tavern in Atteridgeville … limpet mine explodes at a snack bar in Pretoria,…