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EventPresident Thabo Mbeki congratulates his US counterpart
… greater world peace. "The government and people of South Africa, in wishing him well, will fervently hope for greater …
EventMandela confirms the appointment of first Black Chief Justice
… of the first Black Supreme Court Judge in South Africa. Ismail Mahomed was interviewed for the post by …
EventGeneral Louis Botha dies
… statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, died in Pretoria after a heart attack. The heart … et al. (eds)(1970). Standard…
EventPresident Nelson Mandela announces his intentions to promote national unity
… South Africa's first democratically elected president, Nelson …
EventJani Allan, South African Journalist, is born
… that she was voted “the most admired person in South Africa” in 1987. Her close relationship with Afrikaner …
ArchiveNUSAS and the future - critical appraisal of structure and direction
… of the National Union on university campuses in South Africa and problems with lack of funds and the possibility of …
ArchiveThe history of the Black mans struggle for l
… traces the history of the political development of South Africa from the first Dutch settlements, British …
PlaceThe Wits School of Arts and Arts Museum
… art, including Contemporary and Historical Aart from South Africa and art from West and Central Africa. Operating Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10h00 - …
PlaceFranschhoek Motor Museum
… This was done through the initiative of one of South Africa leading entrepreneurs and businessmen: Dr Anton … has been brought together not only from within…
PlaceCampanile, Port Elizabeth
… Nelson Mandela's 67 years of service of democracy in South Africa. Route 67 starts at the Campanile and there has since … history leading up to the settlers…
Place'Aguada de Sao Bras', Mossel Bay
… between the Europeans and the indigenous people of South Africa. In 1501, another Portuguese navigator, Pedro … considered the first place of Christian…
PlaceMoses Mabhida Stadium
… views of Durban and beyond! Durban is one of South Africa’s most significant metropolises, and the proud home of … design and innovation, and continues to be…
PlaceLowveld National Botanical Gardens
… rapidly disappearing tropical forests of Central and West Africa. In 2003 funds were secured from Tsogo Sun Casino and … Works Programme. SAPPI and the…
PlaceIziko Museum's, Cape Town
… their stories, just as Iziko is sharing the story of South Africa with both locals and visitors today. Explore Cape … to manage and promote Iziko's unique…
PlaceOudtshoorn, Western Cape
… Baron Pieter van Rheede van Oudtshoorn who came to South Africa in 1741 and was appointed Governor of the Cape in … heart of the Little Karoo region ,…
ArchiveWiehahn Commission: precis of speech
… participation in an industrial relations system in South Africa. …
ArchiveThe road to Oslo and beyond
… Lutuli. Also includes the text of his Nobel lecture on "Africa and Freedom", delivered on 11 December 1961. …
PlaceElliot, Thembuland
… of Transkie , which is just 1 of the Homelands in South Africa. Thembuland is a natural Region of the Eastern Cape. …
EventAbram Fischer fails to arrive in court
… of the banned organisation, the Communist Party of South Africa. He was served with life imprisonment. Click here to …
EventWalter Sisulu convicted of inciting protest
… of African workers in protest of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act of 1961. This incitement was seen as …
EventMohammed Valli Moosa is born in Johannesburg
… as Minister of Environmental and Tourism Affairs in South Africa. He became actively involved in politics while … & Rousseau.|who'swho, Valli Moosa , from…
EventSculptor Lucas Sithole is born in KwaThema
… an explanation why he made his sculptures. As one of South Africa's best known sculptors internationally, about 200 … aspects of the history of sculpture in…
EventJustice Coetzee refuses to lift banishment on four Black newspapers
… the Black journalists' trade union Media Workers of South Africa with three-year banning orders. A storm of protest …
EventVorster appoints a Commission of Inquiry
… Division of the Supreme Court to investigate South Africa's security network, and to hear objections to its …
EventThe United States shuts its embassy in Nairobi
… warned their citizens to postpone their travelling to East Africa, especially to Kenya. A new embassy building in … Pumphrey, G., (1998), 'US Embassy…
EventMargaret Mary Smith, SA artist and ichthyologist, is born
… Prof. J.L.B. Smith, titled 'Sea fishes of Southern Africa', which is regarded as one of the most comprehensive …
EventThe Anglo Boer War
… Britain sends 30 000 additional troops to South Africa in the Anglo-Boer War (now called the South African …
EventHarold Cressy is born in Rorke’s Drift
… Harold Cressy , co-founder of the Teachers League of South Africa (TLSA), educationist and teacher, is born in Rorke's …
EventIEC extends election dates
… about poor arrangements at some polling stations in South Africa's first democratic election, President F.W. De Klerk …
EventBotswana gains independence from Britain
… has achieved one of the highest per capita income rates in Africa. …