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EventMpho Mathibela, one of the Siamese twins separated in an operation six months earlier, leaves hospital for the first time
… have grown up together. References: M&G online (October 30 2007) ‘Surviving Mathibela twin meets Madiba’ from …
EventThe first Prime Minister of the DRC, Patrice Lumumba, declares martial law in Katanga
… shortly after DR Congo gained independence from Belgium on 30 June 1960. On 4 July 1960 soldiers rebelled against the … Celebrating 50 years of chaos’ ,…
EventThe University of the Orange Free State is founded in Bloemfontein
… of the Free States. Today the University boasts over 30 000 students in seven faculties and a satellite campus in …
EventThe Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act commences
… The Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act No 30 of 1956 came into effect, amending the 1951 Separate …
EventBomb in Benoni Wimpy kills Mary
… oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau. The Star, 30 July 2004. Milestones. …
EventThe Citizen reveals housing irregularities in Transkei
The Citizen reported on details of Justice Tom van Reenen's report on alleged irregularities in the awarding of housing contracts in the Transkei. The report…
EventCollen Chauke, infamous escapee, is captured
… capture. Police further linked Chauke to 17 murders and 30 robberies in which R82-million was stolen. He died in 2003 …
EventOn 14 November 2006, parliament approved the controversial Civil Unions Bill, which provided for same-sex marriage
… Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka signed the bill into law on 30 November 2006. The first couple to wed, Vernon Gibbs and …
EventNqwiliso cedes land to Cape Government
… ruler and he and his people were promised protection. On 30 September 1878, he sold 10 000 acres of land at Umzimvubu …
EventJohnny Clegg, South African musician is born
… is currently pursuing a solo career. In 2011 he celebrated 30 years in the music industry with a world tour. …
EventMazisi Kunene, Zulu poet and ANC activist, is born
… was banned by the apartheid government in 1966 and spent 30 years in exile, returning in 1993. Upon his return, he was …
EventPieter-Dirk Uys, SA activist, satirist, playwright and novelist, is born in Cape Town
… and playwright and has written more than 20 plays and over 30 revues in the 40 years that he has been in the theatre …
PlaceThe Simon's Town Mosque
… of Imam Saleh Saban 1851 – 1928. ↵ [v] The Cape Times, 21.01.1965, quoting Imam Baker in his address to the Group Areas …
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… votes in the 2009 election, leading to the party having 30 MPs in Parliament. As a result of this, the ANC nominally …
Robben Island
Unesco declared Robben Island in the Western Cape a World Heritage Site in 1999. Robben Island is located in Table Bay, some 6km west of Bloubergstrand, and…
First Matabele War
… on 11 February 1888. The Rudd consession followed on 30 October of the same year, whereby Lobengula relinquished …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909
… and sentenced to one month's imprisonment November 30, By the closing date of the registration only 511 of a …
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… South African Medical Council took disciplinary action. On 30 January 1985, the Pretoria Supreme Court ordered the SAMDC …
PlaceSA Army College, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… – along with massive British reinforcements in December 1899. Following the defeat of the conventional Boer forces, …
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1700 - 1799 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… F R Bradlow ] 11 Country Number Percentage Madagascar 397 30,63 Ceylon 20 1,54 India 653 50,38 Indonesia 189 14,58 … 4 678 730 15,60 1770 5 191 1 307 25,18…
PlaceValdezia Mission Station, Soutpansberg District
… the forerunner of Elim hospital, which was established in 1899. … https://www.limpopomirror.co.za/articles/news/45543/2018-01-14/valdezia-... …
PlaceMatjiesfontein
… was the double-storey Milner Hotel, which was completed in 1899 during the early stages of the South African War . It …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… Greytown district of KZN . Rexon Mathebula is born. 30 January, Prime Minister, Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog and the … the Union Government to agree to a round-table…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… and other areas on the Reef, killing 18 and wounding 30 people. May, Dadoo calls for a broad anti-nationalist … No 41 of 1950 and the Population Registration…
PlaceGroenendal Wilderness Area
… The 30 000 hectare Groendal Wilderness Area protects the water … centre. It lies about 10 km from Uitenhage, which is about 30 minutes drive from Port…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… at Matola was invaded by the South African commandos on 30 January 1981, where a total of twelve ANC cadres and … Three days later, Joe Slovo gave a speech…
PlaceAlphen; Constantia Road, Constantia- Cape Town
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 30 June 1973. Nova Constantia , Constantia Valley. This …
PlaceOld Railway Station Museum, Uitenhage
This is an engaging structure, with a high pitch roof, dormer windows and ornate fretted timber details. Built on Market Street in the year of the opening of…
EventCurnick Ndlovu, Trade Unionist, is arrested.
… Kasrils and 14 others. They stood accused of more than 30 acts of sabotage in the Natal Province (now KwaZulu …
EventRhodesia adopts new constitution
… to the adoption of a new constitution in Rhodesia on the 30 January 1979 (now Zimbabwe) was that Ian Smith, the …