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EventThe Eureka Diamond is sold in London for 5 700 Pounds
… The 21.19 carat diamond that would come to be known as the Eureka Diamond was discovered by a young boy and his … little sister as they played in their…
EventThe first hijacking of a South African Airways plane takes place
… The first hijacking of a South African Airways (SAA) plane … with gelignite sticks hijacked a SAA Boeing 727 tri-jet, the Letaba, en route from Durban to…
EventDinizulu succeeds his father, Cetshwayo, as King of the Zulus.
… King Dinizulu was the son of Chief Cetshwayo who reigned over Zululand, Natal … (now kwaZulu-Natal) from 1872. Dinizulu was recognized as the legitimate heir…
EventJan van Riebeeck visits Robben Island for the first time
… Robben Island is the largest of the nearby coastal islands around the Cape. In the nearly four centuries of European settlement … Jan van Riebeeck visits…
EventThe South African Bureau of State Security (BOSS) is established
… in 1966, John Vorster met with Hendrik van den Bergh, the head of the South African Police Security Branch. At this meeting, Van den Bergh convinced Vorster…
EventPolitical activists seek refuge in the British Consulate in Durban
… Six political refugees, Archie Gumede, the president of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Mewa Ramgobin, George … M.J. Naidoo, Billy Nair and Paul David…
EventMandela smuggled out the country and appears in Addis Ababa
… Early in 1962, Nelson Mandela was smuggled across the borders of South Africa. He was granted an Ethiopian … by Haile Selassie , and classified as a…
EventTransvaal Anti-SAIC Committee decided to revive the old TIC
… At the annual congress of the Transvaal Anti-SAIC Committee held in Johannesburg, it was decided to revive the old Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) and to…
EventWorld Teachers Day - “Build the future: invest in teachers now!”
… The UNESCO World Teachers' Day 2009 was inaugurated by UNESCO and Education International at the International Conference on Education in Geneva in 1994,…
EventSir Benjamin D’Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
… The Mfengu (or Fingo in the colonial lexicon) were defeated and left landless by King … arrived in Xhosa territory over a period of time. By the 1830's, a…
EventThe Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act is introduced
… As the so-called 'Pegging Act' was due to expire in March, 1946, … that something would have to be done to replace it. The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian…
ArchiveExtracts of 3 Interviews from the 1956 Women’s Anti-Pass March
… In the year, 2000, four young oral historians interviewed fourteen women who participated in the 1956 March. Here are extracts from three interviews (Q: … Q:…
EventArmistice negotiations are concluded during the First Anglo-Boer War
… Paving the way for the end of Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence … armistice was agreed upon by General Evelyn Wood of the British forces and…
EventThe Kingdom of Ashanti is formally annexed by Great Britain
… On 25 September 1901, the Kingdom of Ashanti was formally annexed by Great Britain as part of the Gold Coast colony. The Northern regions of the Gold Coast…
EventZulu King Dingane orders the execution of Piet Retief’s men
… Following the signing of Dingane and Retief's treaty, Piet Retief and his party were treated to a farewell dance by the Zulu impis at Ungungundlovu. They…
PlaceAbraham Fischer Men’s Residence, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
… The building was designed by Frank Taylor and was officially opened on 16 October 1909 by the then Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony, Abraham Fischer…
EventAKA, the Prince of South African hip hop is born
… Entity, whose most popular record is “Touch N Go”, however the group disbanded in 2006, and AKA ventured out into his … career. After studying sound…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs the world’s first human heart transplant
… African doctor, Dr Christiaan (Chris) Barnard, performed the world's first human to human heart transplant at Groote … Cape Town . This extraordinary event…
EventBritish create the settlement of Sierra Leone, for freed slaves
… The colony of Sierra Leone was conceived by British … freed in England. A Temne king sold a strip of land on the north shore of the Sierra Leone Peninsula to…
EventArthur Conan Doyle, medic during the Second Anglo, is born
… May 1859. Although Doyle is best known for his writing of the Sherlock Holmes crime novel series, he also spent time in South Africa during the Second Anglo…
EventDaniel Toroitich arap Moi arap Moi wins the first multi
… Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was first appointed to one of the African seats in Kenya's Legislative Council in 1955. Moi then won an elected seat on the council…
EventMandela is awarded the Joliot Curie Gold Medal for Peace
… The paper 'Leader' announced that African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela has been awarded the Joliot Curie Gold Medal for Peace the previous…
EventGeneral Lothar Neethling sues Vrye Weekblad and the Weekly Mail
… On 20 January 1990 General Lothar Neethling sued the Vrye Weekblad and the Weekly Mail for R1, 5 million. The lawsuit was sparked by newspaper reports in…
EventJuan de Jongh, the South African rugby player is born
… School in Wellington.[iv] Juan showed great promise in the Vodacom Western Province’s ABSA Currie Cup campaign in 2009, before moving up in the ranks to…
EventThe Joint Declaration of Cooperation ("Three Doctors’ Pact") is signed
… Sixty-five years ago (1947-2012) the Joint Declaration of Cooperation known as “Three Doctors’ … was signed by three doctors, Dr. A.B. Xuma, president of…
EventXhosa poet Nontsizi Mgqwetho mourns the death of her mother
… On this date a poem by Nontsizi Mgqwetho lamenting the death of her mother was published. Mgqwetho was the first woman poet to publish in Xhosa. From 1920 to…
EventLord Roberts crosses the Vaal River en route to Pretoria
… In May 1900, at the height of the South African War (1899-1902), Field Marshall Lord Roberts and his forces crossed the Vaal River heading to Pretoria.This…
EventDr Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl, SA industrialist who laid the foundation for the establishment of Escom and Iscor, is born in Pretoria
… a Masters of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Leipzig. Van der Bijl returned to South Africa in 1920. He founded the Electricity…
EventCassper Nyovest, the South African Hip Hop artist is born
… Province on 16 December 1990.[1] Cassper Nyovest is one of the most prominent figures in SouthAfrican hip hop. … 2014; “Refiloe” in 2015; “Thuto” in 2017. …
EventThe first Boeing 707 jet aircraft arrives in South Africa
… On 15 July 1960, the first Boeing 707 jet aircraft arrived in South Africa from America. This aircraft has remained in the service of the South African Air…