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PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Jeppetown, Johannesburg
… foundation stone of this building was laid on 5 May 1906 by General Koos de la Rey, and the church was officially …
EventIt is announced in Rawalpindi that Pakistan has decided to cut ties with South Africa
… refused to South African aircraft in Pakistan. The move by the Pakistan government was aimed at forcing the South …
EventTunisia gains independence from France
… Neo-Destour (“New Constitution”) party, which was backed by the trade unions. Tunisia, located below the Mediterranean …
EventZambia gains independence from Britain
… four years after the famous speech “The winds of change” by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. The country’s …
EventKing Goodwill Zwelithini is born in Nongoma
… monarch of the Zulus at a traditional ceremony attended by 20 000 people in Nongoma on the 3rd of December 1971. …
EventA Cape Passive Resistance Council is formed
… was formed at a mass meeting in Cape Town, attended by 1 500 people. Among the first people to volunteer were …
EventMahatma Ghandi sends a telegram to Dr. Dadoo
… At a meeting attended by 6,000 Indians, at the Indian Sports Ground in Johannesburg …
EventRSA golf team is expelled from Greece
… championship starting in Athens on 8 November. The action by the Greek Foreign Minister followed a request from the …
EventCape Supreme Court sets aside 1973 Ciskei election of Lennox Sebe on the grounds of irregularities
… he becomes Chief Minister of the Ciskei, after he won a by-election on 24 October 1975. …
EventSouth Africa signs CITES treaty on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna
… to protect endangered species against over-exploitation by means of regulations in terms of imports and exports and …
EventGeneral Laws Amendment Bill is passed
… rejection from the opposition parties and severe criticism by the Bar and a number of judges. The Bill contained …
EventDjibouti and Cote d’ Ivore strengthen diplomatic ties with SA
… Following a visit to Nigeria by the state president, F.W. de Klerk, and his foreign …
EventHarry Gwala is awarded Isitwalandwe/Seaparakoe
… the Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe, the highest honour bestowed by the ANC on members for dedication, service and selfless …
EventFirst Black US ambassador is sent to South Africa
… as the first black American ambassador to South Africa by American President Ronald Reagan. He was instrumental in …
EventDutch East Indian Company expedition into the interior
… August Friedrich Beutler was employed by the Dutch East Indian Company to lead an exploration …
EventZulu army returns to Nongoma
… The Zulu army ordered to arm by Col. Bottomley to assist the British during the Anglo-Boer …
EventEsther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, is born in Zurich
… blindness. In 1971 she was adjudged Woman of the Year by the readers of The Star for her outstanding work in …
EventSA is readmitted to the IOC
… that it complied within thirty days to terms laid down by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The terms …
EventThe name of the military base, Voortrekkerhoogte is officially changed to Thaba Tshwane
… third name change. The military base was founded in 1905 by the British Army and was named Robert Heights after Lord … South African Government Information …
ArchiveDeportation of NUSAS President Elect
… of a new President. Also included are representations made by John Sprack to the Minister of the Interior. …
ArchiveFederation or desolution
… and Winifred Hoernle Memorial lecture series delivered by Alan Paton in Johannesburg on 23rd May 1985, in which he …
ArchiveMoral suasion
… This is the 30th lecture delivered by Dr. Hugh Ashton in the Alfred and Winifred Hoernle …
ArchiveSouth African Church leaders confront the Sstate
… up with water cannon. The petition was later delivered by Archbishop Tutu to State President P W Botha. This is the …
African Statistics Day
… on the 18th of November. This event was initiated in 1990 by the Subsidiary Body of the United Nations Economic …
PlaceMusgrove road, Berea
… 27 July 1984. This is a double-storey manor house designed by architect P Piekes. Erected in 1904-05, it is an excellent …
EventFelix Mounie, the Cameroon opposition leader is assassinated in Geneva.
… and full independence of the country. Mounie was poisoned by a reserve officer of the French Intelligence Agency, …
Event300,000 refugees in camps near the Nigerian border are facing starvation
… relief camps in "rebel" Biafra, but had been ordered out by the Nigerian government. This is after the outbreak of the …
ArchiveNkosi Sikelele I-Afrika
… South Africa". Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika was composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a Methodist school teacher. It was …
ArchiveMinutes of a Meeting between Officials of the Department of Bantu Administration and Development, the West Rand Bantu Affairs Administration Board, Representatives of the Urban Bantu Councils on the West Rand ...
… Alexandra Liaison Committee and Representatives nominated by the various Urban Bantu Councils held in the offices of …
Timol: Salim Essop testifies of beatings, torture following arrest, News24, in Politics Web online, 27 June 2017
… suicide in 1972. However, a private investigation launched by Timol's family uncovered new evidence, which it presented … chose Wits because it was close to…