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EventSA accepted back in international cricket
… The International Cricket Council (ICC) agreed to grant full membership to the United Cricket Board of South … matches by the end of 1991. South Africa had…
EventANC government tension continues
… ANC's Deputy President Nelson Mandela issued warnings to the government to take strong measures against the perpetrators of the … African Police Force (SAPF)…
EventWorld Cancer Day is instituted as an annual world-wide cancer awareness campaign
… by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to raise awareness and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment. The day was inaugurated in…
EventJan Carel Juta (52), father of the publishing industry in SA, dies in Chiswick, London
… Jan Carel Juta was a South African business man born in Holland in 1824. He sailed to the Cape in South Africa in 1853 where he soon established … Cape of…
PlaceMuizenberg and Marina da Gama
… of Muizenberg was established by the Dutch in 1743 as a Military Post and is located in False Bay, on the road … Muizenberg on 15 December 1882. Cecil Rhodes…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Hertzogian Segregation VERSUS The Cape Native Policy
… Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu The theory of Segregation as a solution of the 'Native question in South Africa has for … Bills. Under the Civilised Labour…
Message by Albert Luthuli, 1 May 1955
… near Johannesburg, people from all corners of South Africa to attend the great Congress of the People an event we have long awaited. This assembly will…
Where is Jacob Zuma’s rape accuser? by Noni Mokati (IOL News), 7 May 2016, Johannesburg
… Ten years since President Jacob Zuma’s rape trial ended in a controversial “not guilty” verdict, his rape accuser has … people knowing her exact whereabouts…
PlaceAkasia- a Complex of Suburbs, of Pretoria
… on the 1 October 1984. Akasia is Afrikaans, referring to the Acacia trees, which are indigenous to the Area. The … Akasia, was The Orchards. The Orchards was…
EventThe Pondoland Revolts
… The Pondoland revolt in the Eastern Cape refered to the action taken by iKongo to reject tribal authorities … initiated by the Bantu Authorities Act of 1951…
EventThe fall of the fortress town of Tobruk
… The fall of the of the fortress town of Tobruk was a major blow to the Allied forces during World War Two, as the town … troops. The fall of this position…
EventThelma Gutsche, a South African scholar, historian and film critic, dies
… Thelma Gutsche a South African scholar, historian and film critic dies in the Cape. Thelma Gutsche was born to Dr and Mrs J Gutsche in Somerset West in the…
EventDepartment of Environmental Affairs and Tourism approves ESKOM’s prototype 110MW pebble
… Affairs and Tourism approved the construction of a prototype pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR) at the Koeberg … in the Western Cape. Their argument was that…
EventBelgium annexes the Congo Free State
… by conflict and instability. This can be traced back to the early 19th century, when European powers competed for … its ruler, and King Leopold II, was…
EventDay of Reconciliation celebrated as a public holiday in SA for the first time
… 16 December is a day of great significance in South Africa due to two historical events that took place. The first of these … December 1995, the Day of…
PlaceOld Drostdy Museum, Rawson Street, Pearston
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 December … some impressive artifacts. Particularly noteworthy is a collection of late…
EventThe Christian Institute protests against travel restrictions
… The Christian Institute appealed to Prime Minister John Vorster, asking him to reconsider the withdrawal or confiscation of the passports … including that of…
Keynote address on the launch of Mafika Gwala’s Collected Poems Howard College, UKZN, 6 October 2016 by Mandla Langa
… cookie must crumble” Mafika Pascal Gwala and the quest for a humane society If Mafika Pascal Gwala, the combative, … body and his psyche, would be that which…
Resignation of Cde Zweli Mkhize a Premier of Kwazulu-Natal, 22 August 2013
… The African National Congress is grateful to Comrade Dr Zweli Mkhize for the immeasurable role he has … the collective that he served with, has made KwaZulu…
PlaceKommetjie, Cape Town
… Kommetjie was established in 1902 when a consortium of Cape Town businessmen purchased the farm … Kommetjie from its owner, J Albertyn, and developed it as a…
EventJapanese attack American Naval Forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
… Japanese planes struck just before 8AM on a Sunday morning. Within a short time five of eight battleships at Pearl Harbor were … was ashore in Malaya. In so…
EventA South African Defence Force Capt. Wynand du Toit is captured in Angola
… of the commando unit evacuated successfully. According to sources this mission was part of an operation to confirm the existence of a large African National…
EventNon military national service for objectors
… A Defence Amendment Bill provides for an alternative form of … service on religious grounds. The offer is not extended to objectors motivated by political…
EventLucas Mangope, Bophuthatswana homeland leader is deposed
… President of the homeland of Bophuthatswana. Mangope came to power in Bophuthatswana in 1966 during the reign of former … Mangope was deposed in 1994 after…
EventThe Pope arrives in Lesotho
… , leader of the Catholic Church arrives in Lesotho amidst a hijacking crisis that revealed Lesotho's dependence on South Africa. A busload of pilgrims coming…
EventYouth rage follows the funeral of Victoria Mxenge
… began after the funeral of assassinated Victoria Mxenge, a civil rights lawyer, who was respected and liked by the … first incidence of violence was the…
EventA blaze destroys Wanderers Cricket Club
… A fire virtually destroyed the historic Wanderers Cricket Club in Johannesburg, reducing to ash irreplaceable items like historic documents, photos, ……
EventCharles Swart, a student ranger from Mangosuthu Technical College, is killed by a leopard
… A 25 year-old tour guide and student from Mangosuthu … The animal mauled Swart despite the tourists' attempt to chase it off by shining lights and shouting…
EventGandhi leads Satyagraha Passive Resistance Campaign
… every Indian, including children over eight years, had to register with a government official, the Registrar of Asiatics. The … would take their fingerprints…
EventFriedrich Engels, German philosopher, dies in London
… Friedrich Engels died in London on 05 August 1895 after a long battle with a throat cancer. The son of a successful industrialist, he was sent to England to…