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EventSouth African anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils is born in the Johannesburg
… renowned for perfectly executing tasks entrusted to him by the leadership of the party. He was a member of the South …
EventSpringboks lose to the Lions
… The first two test matches of the tour were easily won by the Springboks. Though the British did not win the series, …
EventNovelist and historian Bessie Head is born
… Being the daughter of a White mother (who was disowned by her parents when she became pregnant and sent to a mental …
EventHertzog and Smuts to form a coalition
… Nationalists were stunned by the announcement of seven points according to which Gen. …
EventThe Conservative Party is formed
… not vote for political parties, the "No-vote" advocated by the CP eventually constituted 35,5% of the total number of …
EventAt a summit SA Trade Unions resolve to defy apartheid and labour laws
… search archive During the summit conference organised by non-racial labour unions at Langa, Cape Town, Trade Union …
EventInkatha Freedom Party is formed
… Movement, to fill the vacuum in Black politics caused by the banning of the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan …
EventMinster of Justice, Pelser defends the banning orders on eight leaders of SASO
… a parliamentary debate, in which he justifyed the action by stating that he was preempting future acts of terror. …
EventThe existing ban on marriages between White and Black people (Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949) is extended to White and Coloured people
… Black people (Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949) by extending it to White and Coloured people. Marriage … Town: HSRC press, pg 160.|Giliomee, H. and…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs second heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital
… months. Surgeons worldwide followed Barnard's lead, and by October 1971, recorded heart transplants numbered 178. …
EventPrime Minister opens SA’s first atomic reactor
… as one of its chief aims. A secret project was begun by the Atomic Energy Board in the early 1970s to develop a …
EventThe European Community announces that it will lift economic sanctions against South Africa
… to impose sanctions. In contrast to the stance taken by western countries, the United Nations (UN) General …
EventNamibians vote for a Constituent Assembly
… the elections 'free and fair'. The elections, supervised by the United Nations Transitional Assistance Group (UNTAG), …
EventAdam Tas is arrested
… lifestyle of Van der Stel and the fact that abuse of power by officials led to unfair competition with burghers. From …
EventSpringboks wallop their Australian counterparts
… they, however, only equaled. The record was then held by New Zealand's All Blacks with 17 consecutive wins from …
EventSouth Africa concludes an agreement with the Marconi Company for a high
… installations on naval cruisers in 1900 proved successful. By 1912, there were Marconi stations all over the world, …
EventCecil John Rhodes is buried in the Matopos
… also provided for the education of young British colonists by the creation of a yearly scholarship, still in existence …
EventNelson Mandela appeals for calm after the assassination of Communist Party chief, Chris Hani
… escape the scene as the murder was carefully orchestrated by Janusz Walus, an anti-Communist Polish immigrant who was …
EventThe first SARS case is suspected in South Africa
… in South Africa. At the time, the number of deaths caused by SARS stood at least at 104 out of more than 2,600 cases …
EventThe Nelson Mandela Museum is opened in Mthatha
… in Qunu, all in the Eastern Cape. The museum was opened by then President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela himself on …
EventEducationist George Molefe is born
… for Black South Africans. He died in 1986 and survived by his wife and two children. …
EventSA jazz singer, Letta Mbulu is born in Soweto
… Mbulu was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the South African Music Awards in 2001. …
EventSouth African player Thabo Mngomeni is born in Cape Town
… year saw his career come to an end. His career was plagued by controversies. He was once suspended for six months for …
EventThe SA government presents a promotion of Constitutional Development Bill
… Party leader. The following year Botha was succeeded by FW de Klerk who shortly after taking office announced his …
EventChiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first black player to lead the Springboks against a World XV in England
… Sharks and has recently (April 2019) been tested positive by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport for the …
EventAhmed Helmy, Egyptian actor, is born
… noticed Helmy in a children’s programme and was impressed by his comic skills. Arafa cast Helmy for the leading role in …
EventLady Diana Spencer is killed in a car accident in Paris
… both killed in an accident following a high speed chase by photographers in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris. Diana …
EventHelen Nontando Jabavu, author and periodical editor in London, is born in Middeldrift, SA
… written early in her literary career and have been hailed by critics as being brilliant and fascinating. The works …
EventSamuel Tshabalala becomes the first black athlete to win the Pietermaritzburg-Durban Comrades Marathon
… Tshabalala was awarded the prestigious Platinum Medal by the Comrades Marathon Association in recognition of his …
EventEthnic violence in Rwandan capital Kigali is spreads throughout the country
… the Tutsi dominated party Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). By the end of the genocide, it is estimated that between half …