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EventWorld Cancer Day is instituted as an annual world-wide cancer awareness campaign
… by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to raise awareness and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment. The day … cancer research…
EventJan Carel Juta (52), father of the publishing industry in SA, dies in Chiswick, London
… African business man born in Holland in 1824. He sailed to the Cape in South Africa in 1853 where he soon established the company that has come to be known…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Hertzogian Segregation VERSUS The Cape Native Policy
… Bills. Under the Civilised Labour Policy the object is to eliminate the Bantu people out of all the industries, … a gradual process, especially in the…
Message by Albert Luthuli, 1 May 1955
… near Johannesburg, people from all corners of South Africa to attend the great Congress of the People an event we have … Africa but also throughout the…
EventThe Pondoland Revolts
… The Pondoland revolt in the Eastern Cape refered to the action taken by iKongo to reject tribal authorities and self-government of Transkei, … of Bizana,…
EventThe fall of the fortress town of Tobruk
… of the of the fortress town of Tobruk was a major blow to the Allied forces during World War Two, as the town … troops. The fall of this position may be…
EventThelma Gutsche, a South African scholar, historian and film critic, dies
… and film critic dies in the Cape. Thelma Gutsche was born to Dr and Mrs J Gutsche in Somerset West in the Cape Province … matriculation she enrolled at the…
EventDepartment of Environmental Affairs and Tourism approves ESKOM’s prototype 110MW pebble
… Their argument was that this was a potential solution to an emerging energy crisis in South Africa and that this … as the concept was largely unworkable as…
EventDay of Reconciliation celebrated as a public holiday in SA for the first time
… is a day of great significance in South Africa due to two historical events that took place. The first of these … interior of South Africa during the Great…
PlaceOld Drostdy Museum, Rawson Street, Pearston
… Museum was built by the Dutch East India Company in 1747 to serve as residence and official headquarters for the … and various outbuildings were erected. The…
EventThe Christian Institute protests against travel restrictions
… The Christian Institute appealed to Prime Minister John Vorster, asking him to reconsider the withdrawal or confiscation of the passports … that of Dr…
Resignation of Cde Zweli Mkhize a Premier of Kwazulu-Natal, 22 August 2013
… The African National Congress is grateful to Comrade Dr Zweli Mkhize for the immeasurable role he has … terms of governance and the advances that have been…
PlaceKommetjie, Cape Town
… Italy, in 1873, trained as a carpenter, and emigrated to the Cape in 1891. There he married his childhood … blend of beach, mountains, sea, nature and surf……
EventJapanese attack American Naval Forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
… was ashore in Malaya. In so doing the Japanese attempted to knock America out of a Pacific war even before it started. … at Port Arthur in 1904. In that…
EventA South African Defence Force Capt. Wynand du Toit is captured in Angola
… of the commando unit evacuated successfully. According to sources this mission was part of an operation to confirm the existence of a large African National…
EventNon military national service for objectors
… service on religious grounds. The offer is not extended to objectors motivated by political values. The number of conscientious objectors to conscription…
EventLucas Mangope, Bophuthatswana homeland leader is deposed
… President of the homeland of Bophuthatswana. Mangope came to power in Bophuthatswana in 1966 during the reign of former … Mangope was deposed in 1994 after…
EventThe Pope arrives in Lesotho
… dependence on South Africa. A busload of pilgrims coming to see the Pope was hijacked by a group of gunmen suspected to be members of the Lesotho Liberation…
EventYouth rage follows the funeral of Victoria Mxenge
… after the burial of Mxenge. On 14 August, violence began to spread even further when groups of students from Duncan village moved from village to village…
EventA blaze destroys Wanderers Cricket Club
… historic Wanderers Cricket Club in Johannesburg, reducing to ash irreplaceable items like historic documents, photos, … the Johannesburg City Council after…
EventCharles Swart, a student ranger from Mangosuthu Technical College, is killed by a leopard
… The animal mauled Swart despite the tourists' attempt to chase it off by shining lights and shouting at it. After failing to scare the leopard off, the…
EventGandhi leads Satyagraha Passive Resistance Campaign
… every Indian, including children over eight years, had to register with a government official, the Registrar of … issue them with a registration certificate,…
EventFriedrich Engels, German philosopher, dies in London
… cancer. The son of a successful industrialist, he was sent to England to help manage his father's cotton factory. Upon his arrival … Conditions of the…
EventSir George Gray, governor of the Cape, lays the cornerstone of the New Somerset Hospital
… hospital in Cape Town. Dr. Bailey used his own funds to build the hospital. In 1855, the Somerset Hospital was thought to be severely damaged and the…
EventInkatha Freedom Party boycotts parliament
… and the National Party (NP) had reneged on an agreement to invite international mediation on the constitutional … the establishment of a federal state with…
EventBrenda Fassie, South African singer and diva, dies in her sleep at Sunninghill Hospital
… Lee. The daughter of a pianist, Brenda began singing to her mother's accompaniment at a very young age. At the age of five, she already had tourists paying…
Will the real PAC please stand up? by Phumza Sokana
… at Fort Hare University in the Eastern Cape and, according to Mphahlele, it is going to revive the organisation. A turnaround strategy aiming at making the…
EventMurder trial of “Sharpeville Six” opens
… not guilty on the charge of murder. They were sentenced to eight years imprisonment, but served only five. Their only … the proceedings, Acting Justice…
ArchiveEmergency convocation of churches in South Africa: package of preparation material
… An Emergency Convocation of Churches was decided upon to work on and develop effective non-violent actions to pressure the government to the negotiation…
PlaceAlbertynhof, Kimberley
… Suburb of Kimberley to the South of the Big Hole and North-West of New Park. It … named after Johannes Rudolph Albertyn who lived from 1878 to 1967. …