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EventBettie Cilliers, famous SA painter, is born
… time and was part of a unique group of artists who even in 1959 had an exhibition of non-figurative art, which was …
EventStandard Bank becomes the first bank to opens its doors on the Witwatersrand
… was opened in Eloff Street on 1 November 1901. In 1959 it moved its head office from Pretoria to Johannesburg …
EventAndré Phillipus Brink, well-known SA author, is born
… 1955. 1n 1958 he earned his Masters in Literature and in 1959, his Masters in Afrikaans and Dutch literature. In the …
EventUgandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot
… President twice. He led Uganda to Independence from Britain in 1962, becoming Prime Minister. Traditionally, the … 1985, when he was deposed a second time by…
EventRenewal of land acquisition programme in Zimbabwe
… split second. Mugabe even challenged former colonial ruler Britain, saying that if she wanted to see the farmers compensated, Britain herself should send…
EventSA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to the Union of South Africa
… In the aftermath of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), Britain annexed the South African Republic and the Orange … and the Orange River Colony respectively,…
EventMiriam Makeba returns to South Africa
… 31 years in exile. Known as Mama Africa , she had left in 1959 as part of the cast of the musical King Kong and was …
EventSA Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster reveals that SA scientists have succeeded in developing a new process for uranium enrichment
… history of nuclear energy in South Africa dates back to 1959 when the country's first large-scale nuclear research …
EventNRP leader, Vause Raw announces that his party is ready to give the President’s Council a chance
… the break-up of the UP, which started splintering after 1959 when MPs, including veteran anti-apartheid fighter Helen …
EventDavid Phaswane Mogano, SA artist, is born in Pietersburg , Northern Transvaal
… training in fine art at the Polly Street Art Centre in 1959.He trained under great artists such as Cecil Skotnes and …
Polokwane the Segregated city
… in the SAP over the government’s decision to side with Britain, General Hertzog broke away to form the National … bought the farm Turfloop, east of…
ArticleThe Impact of Colonialism
… However, when the United States of America broke away from Britain, the indigenous population was virtually wiped out … became the wealthiest European…
EventTanzania gains independence
… the outbreak of World War One. Following Germany's defeat, Britain administered the region which it renamed as the … under United Nations (UN) trusteeship,…
EventAmy Johnson, a female aviator, lands in Cape Town in record time
… made history by becoming the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia. In 1931, Johnson and her co-pilot … After their recovery, they achieved a…
EventSA troops invade East Africa in their confrontation with German forces in World War I
… Britain had fought the Boer settlers in South Africa in the … 1918. South Africa greatly assisted the Allies, and Great Britain in particular, in capturing…
EventPalaeontologist Mary Leakey discovers one of the oldest hominid skulls in Tanzania
… On 17 July 1959, Palaeontologist Mary Leaky discovered on of the oldest …
EventManto Tshabalala - Msimang, controversial minister of health, is born
… matriculated at Inanda Seminary School in Durban in 1959. She later continued her studies at Fort Hare University …
EventThe Democratic Party, now the Democratic Alliance, is formed
… drawn up by members of the Progressive Party in 1959, the forerunner of the Democratic Party which was led by …
BiographyBenjamin Magson Kies
… against white people. He was then, subsequently in 1959, issued with a banning order. This banning order, says …
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… In March 1876, President Brand undertook a deputation to Britain to discuss compensation for Bloemfontein's loss of the diamond fields. It was decided that…
EventHelen Suzman condemns the Immorality Act in Parliament
… for White and non-White people to have relations. In 1959, 12 Members of Parliament (MPs), including Suzman, broke …
EventSACTU launches a national potato boycott.
… Congress (ANC) to that date, was called off in September 1959. Its success gave confidence to engage in further …
EventZambian president Kenneth Kaunda refuses to take part in UK
… and frequency during 1978, South Africa, the US and Britain put pressure on Smith to enter into meaningful talks … in the famous Lancaster House Agreement…
EventTito Mboweni, former Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, is born in Tzaneen
… Tito Mboweni was born on 16 March 1959, in Tzaneen Limpopo. After completing his high school …
EventDemocratic Party (DP) indicates its policies and outlines its proposed reforms
… launched on 8 April 1989 its history dates back to 1959, when a number of liberal members of the United Party …
EventThe Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland collapses
… (now Zimbabwe ) and Nyasaland (now Malawi ) was made. In 1959, before the fall of the federation, nationalist …
EventNRP leader, Vause Raw announces that his party is ready to give the President's Council a chance
… the break-up of the UP, which started splintering after 1959 when MPs, including veteran anti-apartheid fighter Helen …
EventAbdul Samad Minty, anti apartheid activist, is born
… (now known as Limpopo Province). In June 1958 he left for Britain to further his studies. In 1969, eleven years later, … of the Simonstown Agreement between…
EventSA experiences a monetary crisis due to the heavy drain of gold from the country during the Great Depression
… system was backed by gold, known as the gold standard. Britain's departure from the gold standard devalued the … local goods. South Africans therefore sent…
EventGambia is admitted to the United Nations
… of Sierra Leone. In 1843, the parts of the Gambia ruled by Britain were again separated from Sierra Leone. The rest of … of the Commonwealth, The Gambia…