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EventThe iconic Athlone cooling towers are demolished
… in just eight seconds during a "surprise" implosion on 22 August 2010 by the City of Cape Town. The power station … , (2010), ‘Ladies of Athlone’ tumble…
ArchiveInterview with Julius Nyerere
… and then as president from independence in December 1961 until his retirement in 1985, except for a brief period …
PlaceElsie’s River
… that we note the passing of Soli Philander (19 January 1961 - 4 March 2026), one of South Africa's most beloved and … that we note the passing of Soli…
PlaceRiebeeck Square, Cape Town.
… National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 February 1961. Riebeeck Square (block bounded by Shortmarket, Bree, …
Foreword, By Nelson Mandela
… to our freedom struggle. Nelson Mandela September 1961 …
EventUN Secretary-General Hammerskjöld arrives in Congo
… force to be sent to the region but in September 1961 fighting erupted between Katanga troops and the non …
EventGamal Abdel Nasser is formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic
… a symbol of pan-Arabism (the union only lasted until 1961). Nasser was the second president of Egypt and the first …
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… whether South Africa would become a Republic. On 31 May 1961 South Africa was declared a Republic and the government … and individual fundamental rights. On…
EventDadoo and Naicker are charged
… were charged with contravening Section 20 (r) of Act No. 22 of 1913, the Immigrants Regulations Act. They were accused …
EventZimbabwe and England draw in a Bulawayo Test Cricket match with England needing one run to win
… and England drew in in a Bulawayo Test Cricket match on 22 December 1996. England was the favorites to win the game …
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… White 1989 51% 29% 6% 3% 1993 50% 26% 8% 3% 1996 57% 22% 9% 3% 1997 55% 21% 6% 4% 2001 62% 29% 11% 4% Following is …
Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA)
… trade unions, which later withdrew their membership. On 22 February 1969, during its fifteenth Annual Conference the …
EventAlbert Luthuli accepts the Nobel Peace Prize
… his movements, Luthuli was granted special permission in 1961 to attend the award ceremony in Oslo, Norway. In his … [Accessed on 28 november 2013]| BBC 1961…
EventPrime Minister P.W. Botha announces Ciskei will become independent on 4 December 1981
… between the Fish and the Kei River, was created between 1961 and 1982 by the then Nationalist Party Government.. This …
EventLady Diana Spencer is killed in a car accident in Paris
… Diana Spencer, simply known as Princess Diana was born in 1961. She married the Prince of Wales and heir to the throne …
Pretoria the Segregated city
… nail was delivered by Proclamation no 104 of 20 October 1961, which declared Lady Selbourne a White area. Resistance Although removals started in November…
EventOver a thousand people are detained under state of emergency following the Sharpeville massacre
… On 22 April 1960, about 1,575 people were detained under South … Boddy-Evans A. ‘This Day in Africa History: 22 April’ , in African History , 22 April. South…
Appeal To Students by Nelson Mandela
… An appeal to appeal to students and scholars - April 1961 by Nelson Mandela Dear Friends, I am writing this letter … Conference held at Pietermaritzburg on…
EventClive Derby-Lewis dies
… II Correctional Centre in June 2015, after having served 22 years in prison. . Derby-Lewis was convicted for his role …
EventGandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913
… defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913 (Act no. 22). Gandhi was followed by two parties led by Thambi Naidoo …
EventSA Artist, Andries Johannes Botha, is born in Durban
… Andries Johannes Botha was born on 22 September 1952 in Durban. He studied Fine Arts at the …
EventNigerian author Ben Okri wins the Booker Prize for his novel The Famished Road
… in 1991 and announced as the winner of the Booker Prize on 22 October 1991. The book addresses the co-existence of the …
EventHelen Suzman condemns the Immorality Act in Parliament
… Africans eligible to vote. In the general election of 1961, the Progressives were nearly wiped out, and only Suzman …
EventPretoria receives city status
… the Cape Colony and Natal Colony. Thirty years later, in 1961, when the Union of South Africa became completely …
EventOliver Tambo returns from exile
… the banning of the ANC and other liberation movements in 1961 Tambo was given the mandate to establish ANC mission …
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
… Frederick William Taylor in Cape Town. The following year, 1961, 17 non-Whites were hanged in Pretoria Central Prison. …
EventThe International Labour Organisation calls for South Africa's withdrawal at the Geneva Conference
… On 29 June 1961, during its plenary conference in Geneva, the …
PlaceBoschhoek Farm, uMzinyathi,-a District in kwaZulu-Natal
… removed soon after the state expropriated their land on 22 November 1966. The Inkosi at this time, Didumndeni Kunene … elections when the Restitution of Land…
Telegram to Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic by Oliver Tambo, 27 May 1967
… powers. From: Spotlight on South Africa, Volume 5, No. 22, June 2, 1967 ES Reddy …
EventBishop Zulu refused passport by the state
… On 22 June 1966 South African Bishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu, is …