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EventThe first airmail in SA, consisting of 730 post cards, is flown eight kilometres by Evelyn Driver in his Bleriot plane from Ken
… the first in Africa to receive air mail. In 2011 the South African post office commemorated a hundred years of this …
EventSaxophone player, Bobby Hendricks, dies in Cape Town
… in Caledon on 7 February 1936. He was a renowned South African saxophone player known as the "King of 'Langarm' … 01 March 2012]|SAHO, Bobby Hendricks , from…
South Africa’s policy towards Zimbabwe: synopsis by Thabo Mbeki 22 February 2016
… started with the establishment of the Southern Rhodesia African National Congress in that country and the membership in the South African ANC of Zimbabwe…
Looking After Freedom - ending 16 June
… displays contemporary, “decolonizing” art practices by African artists and reflects on their influence …
ANC NDC moves hearing venue to another location, 6 September 2011
… The African National Congress (ANC) National Disciplinary …
Theft at Luthuli House, 12 October 2003
… 3. The matter is currently under investigation by South African Police Service (SAPS). 4. The ANC has no evidence …
EventPolice found burnt body near KTC squatter camp, Cape Town
… On 2 June 1986, the South African police services found the burnt body of a man near …
ArchiveThe end conscription campaign 1983-1988: a study of white extra-parliamentary opposition to apartheid
… Africa. This thesis includes chapters on the role of South African Defence Force in perpetuating the apartheid state; …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.6 No.1 1984
… Features: Turkish Tales and Some Thoughts on South African Fiction by Njabulo S. Ndebele; Forward With the …
ArchiveInterview with Duma Nokwe
… where he pursued law. In 1956 he qualified as the first African advocate in the Transvaal. He also belonged to the … South African Students Movement …
ArchiveThe Higher education of Blacks in the United States
… relations, he describes the historical developments of the African-American in higher education from the arrival of the …
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.4 No.4 Jul-Sept 1960
… Lion and the Cockrell, Michael Picardie. Cartoon, Gask. African and Indian in Durban, Fatima Meer. The Prisons of …
PlaceKlapperkop Fort, Pretoria
… four forts build to protect the then capital of the South African Republic (ZAR). The fort has been restored and is now …
PlaceLanherne Building, Humewood Road, Port Elizabeth
… resident engineer and general manager of the South African Railways. During WWII it was converted to a …
EventANC members, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe go overseas under false names
… African National Congress (ANC) members, Walter Sisulu and … at www.nelsonmandela.org (Accessed: 31 May 2012)| South African History Online , ‘Albert J…
Zindzi Mandela is born
… Zindziswa (Zindzi) Nobutho Mandela, second daughter of African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela and his …
EventPolitical activist Mohammed Shaik is born
… the attacks in a way to achieve maximum propaganda for the African National Congress (ANC). References: …
EventGovernor-General Sir Patrick Duncan dies
… J.B.M. Hertzog and appointed in 1936, the first South African to hold this high office. His children presented his …
EventDr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa is born
… Cup Local Organising Committee. He is a member of the African National Congress (ANC). …
EventSA artist Mizream Maseko is born
… Mizream Maseko (also Mizraim, Mizriam, Mizram), South African artist, was born on this date. He completed his …
EventANC leader, James Arthur Calata, dies
… African National Congress (ANC) leader and Anglican … Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography , v.1 , Pretoria: HSRC.|Arthur,…
EventFather Smangaliso Mkhatshwa served with restriction order
… Soweto Student Uprising, the former Secretary of the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) and Tshwane …
EventTranskei gains complete independence
… The Republic of Transkei was not recognised beyond South African borders. The General Assembly of the United Nations …
EventFormer Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad is born
… in twelve tests. After a semi-retirement from South African Rugby in 2004, Skinstad returned in 2007, following a …
EventWinnie Mandela speaks out against Terrorism Act
… Winnie Mandela, wife of the then imprisoned African National Congress leader, Nelson Mandela ends her … South African History Online, Winnie Madikizela…
EventSA is suspended from World Meteorological Organization
… J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political …
EventThe Herstigte Nasionale Party is established
… established as a right wing splinter group of the South African National Party (NP). The party was led by Albert …
EventChief Buthelezi considers registering the IFP for April 1994 election
… emerged after several hours of talks between the African National Congress (ANC) president Nelson Mandela and …
EventJacob Matlala, SA flyweight, wins the World Boxing Organisation world champion title
… in 1980. Matlala then went on to become the South African Flyweight Champion, and later won the International …
EventANC and government to surge ahead with reforms
… the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA), the African National Congress (ANC) and government decided to go …