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EventDr Cedric Phatudi, Lebowa Chief Minister, dies
… of the Inspectors’ Association of Bantu Education in South Africa from 1947-1969. Lebowa was granted self-government in … Times (1987). ‘ Cedric Phatudi is…
EventCorner stone of Mission Church is laid in Graaff-Reinet
… of Rupert's mother. It is the 6th oldest building in South Africa and houses some of the best paintings and graphic … et al. (eds) (1970). Standard…
EventPatricia de Lille testifies at Schabir Shaik’s trial
… she sounded alarm on the possible irregularities in South Africa's multi-billion rand arms acquisition process. Her …
EventMandela asks for commitment to fight AIDS
… a campaign in raising awareness about AIDS, especially in Africa where about 25 million of the World's 38 million HIV …
EventCardoso’s murderers convicted in Mozambique
… from pre-trial detention, was tracked down in South Africa and extradited to Mozambique. Anibalzinho, who led the …
EventRebel commando leader Fourie is executed
… against the government's attack on German South West Africa. He died singing the hymn 'Als wij de doodsvallei … et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of…
EventThe mayor of Cape Town, Hyman Lieberman, opens the Great Synagogue in the Gardens, Cape Town
… Gardens Schul is the oldest active congregation in South Africa, and is designed in an 'Egyptian revival style'. … R. (unknown) 'The Virtual Jewish History…
EventThe Great Comet of 1901
… 'Viscara' was visible to the naked eye over most of South Africa. The comet was yellowish in colour and remained …
EventMary Elizabeth Barber, pioneer naturalist, dies
… She helped to establish the stratigraphic geology of South Africa for the first time, and initiated the examination of …
EventDaniel Francois Malherbe, SA novelist, poet and dramatist, is born
… to establish Afrikaans as a cultural language in South Africa. Malherbe published several volumes of poetry and …
EventWorld Cancer Day is instituted as an annual world-wide cancer awareness campaign
… cancer cases and 512 400 cancer deaths were reported in Africa in 2008. These figures are projected to nearly double …
EventGwen Lister is born
… on exposing the atrocities of apartheid both in South Africa and Namibia. The South African government retaliated …
EventFeminist writer and activist, Diana E. H. Russell is born
… In 1963, Russell joined the Liberal Party of South Africa and was arrested while participating in a peaceful …
EventANC President, Oliver Tambo, denies that the ANC is in secret negotiations with the South African government
… by the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa (Idasa) in Dakar, Senegal in July, 1987 under strong …
EventSA’s gold-panning team returns victorious from the World Gold Panning Championships held in Slovakia
… South Africa’s gold-panning team returned with one gold and two …
EventThe Groote Kerk pulpit, sculpted by Anton Anreith, is inaugurated in Cape Town
… Groote Kerk is the oldest Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. It is located at Church Square in Adderly Street, …
PlaceBrandvlei, Karoo
… North of Calvinia in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Brandvlei lies next to a 'vlei' (marsh) alongside …
EventGert Maritz (41), Voortrekker leader, dies.
… Natal), he was 41 years old. The Great Trek in South Africa started in 1835 when over a three year period more … of the Modern Nations. (2000) The History of…
EventCliff Drysdale, the tennis star is born
… widely regarded as one of the best tennis players South Africa has ever produced.[ii] In 1965 Cliff was ranked fourth … 1963 to 1973 Drysdale won various…
PlaceSouth African National Art Gallery
… and significance of the Art that began to emerge in South Africa in the 1980s, brought about a shift in acquisition … insight into the range of aesthetic…
ArticleSS Clan Stuart
… to a consensus on how The SS Clan Stuart arrived in South Africa, as there are three versions of her journey. One … of coal from St. Helena, an island on the…
PlaceOppermansgronde, Free State Province
… It all began on 5 July 1825, Frederick Salomon Opperman and his …
PlaceWelgelegen Manor House, Belfour
… commitment to preserving the heritage of a bygone era. All of our luxury accommodation options at the Manor stay … ambition of industrialist and innovator,…
PlaceAddington Hospital, Durban
… the best in the delivery of public health service is all that drives the institution forward”, says one of the …
ArchiveCelebrating 25 years of Democracy and Freedom
… and now that my first black president for the greatest of all sacrifice himself. And he did it just like a true boxer. …
PlaceKleinmond, Western Cape
… of abseiling, climbing, dune surfing or river rafting is all part of the enjoyment of staying in this delightful …
PlaceVaal River and Dam, Gauteng, Free State, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga
… Northern Provincial boundary. The Vaal Dam is a used for all forms of water sports and events – every Year there is …
EventDarrell Roodt was born on this day
… Growing up during the height of Apartheid South Africa, he always used the art of film to condemn the …
Establishment of the Food Committee
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , South Africa was undergoing a downturn in economic fortunes. …
Establishment of the Food Committee
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , South Africa was undergoing a downturn in economic fortunes. … in Cape Town, 1939-1965,” State and…