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EventBreyten Breytenbach; SA poet, activist and painter, receives the Hertzog Prize for his poetry
… of the Afrikaans language. The prize was sponsored by Rapport, an Afrikaans Sunday newspaper. Breytenbach was a …
EventThe TRC refuses amnesty to Hani’s killers
… of his home in Dawn Park, Boksburg. He used a gun supplied by Derby-Lewis. The Committee found that both applicants …
EventMagnus Malan’s trial ends
… and asked those that might have been directly affected by the ordeal to accept it. Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Chairman …
EventSA President Nelson Mandela to step down
… hold the view that a behind the scenes endorsement by Nelson Mandela and some old guards of the African National … Mandela Foundation Website, Retirement…
EventIan Woodall and Cathy O’Dowd becomethe first official South African team to conquer the Mount Everest
… to get a permit for Everest. The expedition was initiated by Ian Woodall, who became the leader. South African …
EventThe General Assembly of the League of Nations meets in Geneva for the first time
… the League made a mark on the urban landscape of Geneva by constructing the 'Palais des Nations' in which the League …
EventSA author Hymne Weiss is born
… from 1916 until 1928, and was awarded a grant by the Graaff-Reinet City Council for attaining the highest …
EventRailway line between Cape Town and Beira in Mozambique is completed
… collective British, Canadian, and Australian force, led by General Carrington, was bound for Marandellas to bring the …
PlaceFort Beaufort
… hills and deep ravines, which were used to great advantage by the amaXhosa during the frontier wars of 1811-1858. The …
EventNelson Mandela celebrates his 90th birthday.
… achieve greatness alone; he was influenced and supported by many people who worked alongside him during the struggle. …
EventPixley Seme, lawyer, journalist and co-founder of SANNC is born
… President of the ANC from 1930 to 1936 when he was ousted by Reverend Z.R. Mahabane. Subsequent to this, circulation …
EventBritish mission to subdue Sekhukhune is abandoned
… did not accept British claims over his territory. By March 1878 drums of war were beating again in …
EventPrime Minister Verwoerd’s assassin transferred from prison to a mental asylum
… The apartheid government exploited a loophole in the law, by constantly challenging the ruling of the Courts and held …
EventScientists find the virus that may cause Aids.
… research. The development was announced in Washington by the United States of America Health Secretary, Margaret …
EventAthlete Mathews Motshwareteu enters the annals of the country’s athletics history after only five weeks of track athletics
… fall over at any moment, leading to him later being known by the nick name “Loop-en-Val,” meaning walk-and fall He …
EventEduardo Mondlane, president of FRELIMO, dies
… and leadership in 1969, as the Portuguese assassinated him by a parcel bomb. Nevertheless he remains universally …
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to … Tradition, a documentary history,…
EventThe Hewat Teacher Training College in Athlone is set alight in solidarity with the UWC students on a boycott
… the Black Power salute to passing Blacks until stopped by the police. Seventy-three students were arrested. …
EventThe SA government gives limited powers of internal self-government to Damaraland
… time of the First World War. The occupation of the country by South Africa started in May 1915 when General Louis Botha, …
EventThe Government Gazette publishes a Proclamation that dissolved KaNgwane Legislative Assembly
… The Government Gazette published a Proclamation by which the forty-two member KaNgwane Legislative Assembly … www.sahistory.org.za (Accessed: 22 May 2013)|…
EventNaledi High School is founded
… first sign of Black unrest in Soweto schools was noticed by government authorities on 4 June. The students were …
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… vote, they formed the Government of National Unity, headed by the ANC’s Nelson Mandela who became the first black …
EventThe Eureka Diamond is sold in London for 5 700 Pounds
… come to be known as the Eureka Diamond was discovered by a young boy and his little sister as they played in their …
EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
… Esther Bedford Competition. In 1944 he was commissioned by the Bantu Welfare Trust to paint scenes of Black tribal …
EventThe longest cricket test match in history is played between South Africa and England in Durban
… February, 2013, Proteas captain Graeme Smith made history by becoming the first man in cricket history to captain his …
EventMolly Blackburn, political activist and civil rights campaigner is killed in a car accident
… saddened thousands of people and her funeral was attended by about 20 000 people, a sign of her close relationship with …
EventAn inquest into the death in detention of the white trade union leader, Dr. Neil Aggett opens
… Union, allegedly committed suicide while in detention by hanging himself with a scarf. He was the first white …
EventConservative Party leader, Dr Andries Treurnicht, dies in Cape Town.
… was mentioned that Treurnicht’s death had been accelerated by the arrest of the Conservative Party Stalwart Clive …
Message from Dr. AB Xuma, President-General of ANC, to the United Nations, 22 January 1946
… South West Africa into Union. Pray urge control territory by UNO Trusteeship Council. Mandate over territory was under …
EventHastings Banda, former president of Malawi, is born.
… it Malawi. He declared Malawi a one party state led by the Malawi African Congress. The congress made him its …