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PlaceShangana Cultural Village
… The Shagana Village is home to the Shangana people who speak isiTsonga, one of the … villages are set in the shade of ancient trees in a reserve of forest…
EventThe Association of Chambers of Commerce issued a “no work, no pay, no penalty” statement
… 1986, The Association of Chambers of Commerce released a statement of ‘no work, no pay’ to workers who stayed away from work on June 16. The … Education…
Liberal Opinion/Reality
… second General Election. The Liberal Party stood firm for a democratic government; human rights; racial discrimination … all South African citizens. The…
PlaceHawthornden-House, Herschell Walk, Wynberg
… The construction of the original structure probably dates to 1683, but it was rebuilt to its present form, as a double-storey home with French Victorian…
PlaceKwaNdebele
… was granted self-government in 1984 and was intended to be the new home for the Transvaal Ndebele people. It was … in 1994. It now forms part of the Northern…
EventThe 25th Summer Olympics opens in Barcelona, Spain
… Brisbane, Birmingham, Belgrade and Paris who had bid to host the games. The games were also the first to be free of boycotts that had plagued the games since…
EventJohn Harris and the Johannesburg station bomb
… A time bomb placed in the Johannesburg railway station … resulted in the death of one person and severe injuries to more than twenty others, including Ms…
EventSeparate Representation of Coloured Voters Act is passed
… of struggle in courts and abortive parliamentary attempts to pass the Separate Representation of Coloured Voters Bill, … from the common voters roll in the…
EventEnoch Mgijima dies
… protection of God, had defied orders by the government to leave the Bulhoek commonage outside Queenstown. This had lead to the Bulhoek Massacre in 1921. In…
EventTwo limpet mines explode in Hillbrow
… Hillbrow, Johannesburg. The limpet mines were seen by a member of the SADF, who carried them down the staircase and … place before they exploded, causing…
EventKoeberg becomes operational
… August 1984, the French contractor turned Koeberg-1 over to South Africa's Electricity Supply Commission (Eskom) and … the Atlantic coast. The power station…
EventSalman Rushdie’s visit is still on
… public lecture will go ahead. The Weekly Mail invited him to give a public lecture on censorship. Many Islamic governments and … accused Rushdie for…
EventThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela
… held an 11-hour rock concert at Wembley Stadium in London to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela on his 70th birthday on 18 July. Peter … to sixty different…
EventTsafendas, murderer of South African Prime Minister Hendrik F. Verwoerd in 1966, dies
… murderer of South African Prime Minister Hendrik F. Verwoerd in 1966, died at the age of 81 at the … was declared schizophrenic three months before he knifed…
EventMbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate
… I join today as an honorary member, will play its role to help to transform our country into a winning nation". Click here to read South African History …
EventTranskei announces it is re-establishing diplomatic relations with South Africa
… with South Africa following Pretoria’s undertaking to negotiate over disputed land. The break of diplomatic … Transkei would break all diplomatic ties. This…
EventPaul Kruger's house in Church Street West is declared a national monument
… Paul Kruger House on Helen Joseph Street in Pretoria used to be the official residence of then president of the Zuid … Kruger shared with his second wife,…
EventBritish Prime Minister Wilson announces arms embargo on South Africa
… House of Commons that the British government has decided to impose an embargo on the export of arms to South Africa. Outstanding commitments by the Ministry…
EventFrance’s war in Morocco ends with Treaty of Tangier.
… the Moroccan army in the battle of Isly. The battle was a result of the French government’s pursuit of Algerian … the defeat Sultan Abd ar-Rahman of Morocco…
EventProf. Astley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… Goodwin was born in Natal (now Kwazulu Natal). He went to study at St. John’s College in Johannesburg and became the first professionally trained…
EventThe first airmail in SA, consisting of 730 post cards, is flown eight kilometres by Evelyn Driver in his Bleriot plane from Ken
… 1911 when Evelyn Driver flew postcards from Kenilworth to Muizenburg. The mail bag was fastened to the back of his seat as he flew the Bleriot monoplane…
EventAstley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… Goodwin was born in Natal (now Kwazulu Natal). He went to study at St. John’s College in Johannesburg and became the first professionally trained…
Statement of ANC National Working Committee, 5 September 2011
… National Congress, met today in its regular session to deal with organizational matters. One of the issues that … violent protest outside Luthuli House. The…
PlaceKookfontein
… rich kelp coast of the Atlantic Ocean, five kilometres to the West. During the summer months a cool, crisp sea breeze influences the ripening process of our…
The Final Prize: My Life in the anti-apartheid struggle by Norman Levy
… recent history, Norman Levy's autobiography combines a narrative of individual experience with South African … economic and political history. Norman Levy…
PlaceGreenhill Road 14, Emmarentia, Johannesburg
… When Lourens Geldenhuys was 14, his father moved them to the gold reef, where their farm began searching for gold, … his portion 'Emmarentai', after his wife…
EventHugh Masekela, South African musician, is born
… South Africa. Masekela grew up playing the piano and at a young age was introduced to the trumpet by Father Trevor Huddleston. Masekela mastered … who helped…
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique sign a non-aggression pact
… PW Botha of South Africa signed the Nkomati Accord, a non-aggression, and good-neighbourliness pact, on the … On 16 March 1984, South Africa and Mozambique…
EventMike Gatting’s rebel cricket tour is curtailed
… In the statement Bacher acknowledged that it was time to compromise and that the event had been overrun by the … that SACU, which had organised the tour, had…
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela’s bodyguards arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Seipei
… the Mandela United Football Club had brought the 4 youths to Winnie's home for interrogation. Jerry Richardson was … to assault, but her six-year jail…