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EventBafana Bafana loses to Gabon at Odi Stadium
… Botswana were recalled. Despite the strong team selected by Moloto South Africa loses 1-0 to Gabon. Source: Wallis: …
EventUDF distances itself from Madikizela
… after the death of Stompie Seipei. The UDF was summoned by the TRC, as it was the leader in protest against apartheid …
EventCol Eugene de Kock testifies in Court
… de Kock began with his testimony in Pretoria Supreme Court by revealing his part in the apartheid regime's 'dirty …
EventPolitical parties call for Constitutional changes
… to demonstrate opposition to a lockout clause proposed by the NNP. The African National Congress (ANC) was …
EventIFP commemorates Shell House shootings.
… shootings during which eight IFP supporters were killed by the security guards at the African National Congress (ANC) …
EventThe first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon
… of Carnarvon. The first station in South Africa was put up by the South African Railways in Johannesburg on December 29, …
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 …
EventThe inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is celebrated
… began at Milner Park on a site donated to the University by the Johannesburg municipality. Reference: Wallis, F. …
EventEllen Khuzwayo is born
… Festival in Paris, France. Khuzwayo was awarded a DLitt by the University of Natal in 1996. References: Hayes, S. …
EventDe La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers
… were expecting De La Rey to fulfil a Van Rensburg prophecy by leading a rebellion against the Union of South Africa, …
EventBoer statesman, soldier and first president of the South African (Transvaal) Republic, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius dies
… at the age of eighty-one. He was elected as president by the Volksraad in 1857 and also served as president of the …
EventSiege of Kimberley is raised
… after a siege of 123 days. Despite numerous attacks by the Boer commandos and 5 800 shells fired, the town had …
EventANC dismisses proposals to postpone elections
… the African National Congress (ANC), dismissed proposals by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to defer …
EventArchbishop William Barnett issues a statement condemning Apartheid
… man died in hospital a week after being interrogated by the security branch on the infamous tenth floor of John …
EventSupreme Court declares Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta winner of the Kenyan presidential election
… of the elections and filed a petition which was rejected by the Supreme Court. …
EventPolitical activist Mvulane Zacharia Bheki dies in detention
… recounted how Mvulane had been beaten and trampled on by the police until he lost consciousness. He was just one of …
EventSir John Herschel, British astronomer, arrives in Cape Town
… in Cape Town on 15 January 1834 on a ship, accompanied by his wife Margaret Brodie Stewart. During their stay in the …
EventSADF commandos bombs the ANC office in Maputo
… role in the raid. This was one of many cross border raids by the SADF in the 1980s. Some of the cross border raids …
EventThe Durban Supreme Court cancels the SA government’s announcement concerning reclamation of the Ingwavuma region
… announcement. The State President, P.W. Botha responded by issuing a new Proclamation, under a different law, once …
EventEgyptian and US Archaeologists discover a 5000 years old fleet of ships near the Nile
… believed that the boats might have been built by an earlier Pharaoh, Djer, of the first dynasty. It was …
ArchiveNatives (Urban Areas) Act, Act No 21 of 1923
… and use of kaffirbeer and other intoxicating liquor by natives in certain areas and for other incidental purposes …
EventDigging for gold is officially authorised and fortune hunters flock to the Witwatersrand
… people to the area. The influx had initially been caused by the discovery of gold. People flocked from all over the …
EventThe Transkei Constitution Act is enacted
… with the Transkei Self-Government Bill. This was endorsed by the Transkei Territorial Authority in December 1962. The …
EventLife magazine is banned in Egypt after publishing an unflattering article about King Farouk
… illustrations, social commentary and jokes produced by some of the best writers and cartoonists in the world. In …
EventThe ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles
… of judiciary and other related issues. This was followed by the first plenary session of the Convention for a …
EventWorld TB Day, observed to create public awareness that tuberculosis remains a global epidemic
… the day that Dr Robert Koch astonished the world by announcing that he had discovered the cause of …
PlaceDurban Main Post Office
… in 1885 as Durban's first town hall, which was designed by Phillip Dudgeon in 1882. It was the first meeting place of …
PlaceLittle Chelsea, 18 Windermere Road, Durban
… building with cast-iron verandah was designed by architects Reid & Hurst in 1897 and was built for L Evans, …
EventAt Botha, SA artist, is born.
… seascapes and clowns. He has stated that he is fascinated by mountains and clouds. Botha has never received any formal …
A call to the people of South Africa: Oliver Tambo, 02 May 1987
… The period we are going through is characterised by a sharpening confrontation between our people and the … is trying to recapture the strategic initiative…