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EventTeboho Mokgalagadi wins gold in the Paralympic Games
… Free State Province, capped his performance at the games by also winning the 200m in 26,80sec on 26 September, another …
EventSuspect in US embassies bomb blasts denies charges
… New York. Mohamed was traced to Cape Town, South Africa, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and extradited …
EventHerero people defeat German Forces
… German forces under Major Von Glasenapp are defeated by Herero people near Okaharui, German West Africa (now …
EventGen. De la Rey captures Lord Methuen
… in Western Transvaal in the last important battle won by the Boer forces. A wounded Methuen and more than 870 …
EventDynamite explosion in Braamfontein
… had been standing for 3½ days in searing heat, was struck by a shunting train. The explosion left a crater, sixty …
EventThe BSAC flag is hoisted in Bulawayo
… the Matabele capital, after the Company's forces, led by Major Patrick Forbes, drove the native Ndebele from the …
EventSouth Africa’s first multiracial elections start
… of the new Government of National Unity (GNU) led by the African National Congress (ANC). Three parties, the …
EventSeven impalas are trapped in a camp and viciously beaten to death at Skukuza, Kruger National Park
… the incident, they had only ever encountered poaching by syndicates and members of the surrounding communities …
EventSouth African Foreign Minister, ‘Pik’ Botha denies South African support for RENAMO
… the Nkomati Accord of 1984. The Nkomati Accord was signed by South Africa and Mozambique on 16 March 1984. The move …
EventChief Mangosuthu Buthelezi meets President Kaizer Matanzima in Tongaat
… electorate approved the proposed constitutional amendments by an overwhelming majority in a referendum held on 2 …
EventWife of detained Nigerian president is killed
… Nigerian President, was gunned down at close range by three unknown men while she was travelling in a car. …
EventDr Alexander Logie du Toit, South African geologist, is born in Cape Town
… to propose the theory of two super continents separated by one ocean. According to the theory, the two …
EventThe western wing of Munitoria burns down
… the building very quickly and was already out of control by the time fire fighters arrived. It took four days and 252 …
EventOmar Bongo, former president of Gabon is born
… times and was reported to have fathered about 30 children by the time of his death. …
EventEgyptian author, and trade unionist, Gamal al-Banna is born
… of Islam had been distorted and made authoritarian by power hungry religious leaders. He also firmly believed …
EventPLAN launches armed struggle against South Africa
… in northern Namibia. In 1973 a resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly declared 26 August, …
EventNelson Mandela arrives on Robben Island to serve his five-year sentence
… that the police were informed of Mandela’s movements by an American CIA agent based in Durban. Mandela was tried …
EventFormer National Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, is born
… Jordan was appointed the Minister of Arts and Culture by President Thabo Mbeki. …
EventUranium enrichment programme gets a boost from B.J. Vorster
… uranium. Uranium was used to manufacture nuclear weapons by the South Africa government. The history of nuclear energy …
EventZAR’s last Cruesot ‘Long Tom’ is dynamited
… Republic, also known as Transvaal Republic), was dynamited by its crew under Lieutenant H Du Toit before falling into …
EventZambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon killing 18 national soccer team players
… in 1993. The Zambian national soccer team, better known by the nickname Chipolopolo was destined for Dakar to play …
EventThe Chernobyl computer virus damages hundreds of thousands of computers around the world
… whole device completely useless. The virus was authored by a Taiwanese man Chen Ing-Hau, who was later detained. The …
EventThe Security Council begins deliberations on the situation in South Africa
… and segregation in the Union of South Africa". The move by the Security Council followed the event of 21 March, 1960, …
EventPresident Nelson Mandela awards the Gold Order of Meritorious Service posthumously to Enoch Sontonga, composer of “Nkosi, Sekel
… A fitting memorial erected on the sitewas unveiled by President Nelson Mandela. At the ceremony President Nelson …
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, abolishes slavery.
… than the one in western countries. It was also influenced by religion; there were certain rules that applied only to …
EventSouth Africa’s TRC begins its formal hearings into Human Rights Violations
… in East London City Hall. The South African TRC was set up by the Government of National Unity (the democratic …
EventDr Kenneth Kaunda, former president of Zambia, is born
… people and the international community. He was succeeded by Frederick Chiluba. Since stepping down as president, …
EventMuntu Myeza, SA anti-apartheid activist, is born.
… Frelimo Rallies in September 1974. The rallies were banned by then Justice Minister Jimmy Kruger. Still hundreds flocked …
PlaceZorgvliet, Sir George Grey Street, Oranjezicht
… for his tenure. The homestead was bought and restored by Désirée PICTON-SEYMOUR together with her husband, Michael …
Fosatu Worker News
… to encourage solidarity. Fosatu Worker News was preceded by Isisebenzi. Fosatu Worker News ceased publication in 1985. …