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EventBeverly Palesa Ditsie is the first out lesbian woman to address the United Nations about LGBT rights
… Ditsie’s participation at the conference was not welcomed by the organisation who felt that spotlighting women was a …
EventWayne Ferreira was born on this day
… in the United States of America.[v] He married an American by the name of Liesl, and the couple shares a son named …
PlaceAmatikulu, a Nature Reserve in Kwa-Zulu Natal
… first sugar factory in Zululand was established in 1908 by Sir J.L. Hulett . Roughly an hour's drive from Durban, the … New Dictionary of South African Names…
PlaceAgtersrivier and Kou Bokkeveld Pass , Western Cape
… Farm. Ceres lies hidden away in a Valley surrounded by the Mountains of the Boland, accessed only via … New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter…
EventA conference is held in Geneva, Switzerland (1949) to revise the original Geneva Conventions.
… who are subject to loss of territory, which has been taken by an occupying power. In 2012 South Africa adopted the …
EventRiky Rick, one of the most esteemed South African hip hop artists is born
… and actor. Ricky Rick is produces his own unique sound by harmonizing a blend of South African hip hop and …
PlaceDitsong National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg
… struggle against apartheid. The museum was opened in 1947 by South Africa’s then Prime Minister General Jan Smuts, …
PlaceWynberg Park, Southern Suburbs
… left wild. The park was formally opened in 1902 by the Honourable Thomas Graham. After the ceremony, the …
PlaceLittle Lions Head, Mt. Above Llandudno
… another car at the route end. But the above description is by far the most popular version and perfect for out of town …
EventKhulane Morule, the Motswako rapper is born
… Khulane Morule, popularly known by his stage name ‘Khuli Chana’ was born in Mmabtho, North …
PlaceSalt River
… the Western Cape Suburb of Salt River is occupied mainly by Coloured folk with Cape Malay 'roots'. It is brimming …
PlaceMowbray
… in 1724. Its significance was not fully understood by the English who translated it to Three Cups. The name of …
PlaceRosebank, Johannesburg
… location to live, work and play! The node is eminent by its effective combination of a successful commercial node …
PlaceNapier
… is situated under the Soetmuisberg Mountain. Surrounded by rolling wheat and barley fields, at the Southern-most … became a matter of local dispute, with one…
PlaceCote D’Ivoire or Ivory Coast
… Ocean. The first written records about Ivory Coast were by North African traders who visited south Saharan states in …
PlaceFreedom Park
… of Remembrance was officially handed over on 8 March 2004 by Thabo Mbeki, the president at the time, who said Freedom …
PlaceNZASM Station, George Norton Street, Krugersdorp
… The new station building, completed in 1896, was erected by the well-known building contractor MCA MEISCHKE, who built …
Document 21 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 27 October 1930
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 21 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. …
Document 5 - “Trade Union Notes”, The Bolshevik, March 1920 (Extract)
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 5 - "Trade Union Notes", The …
Event90-Days Act comences
… contravention of security laws and Vorster justifies this by declaring his actions necessary to protect the country …
EventAbdul Samad Minty, anti apartheid activist, is born
… Energy Agency (IAEA) and his nomination was endorsed by the African Union. Minty also served as a member of Troika …
EventRhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith visits the United States, challenging officials to support his plan for the transition of government in the country.
… deligation arrived at the State Department surrounded by Secret Service agents to protect them from placard-waving … Rule in Africa, Is Dead at 88. New York…
EventSouth African Communist Party leader Abram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of communism
… his incarceration, he contracted cancer. A fall induced by the effects of the cancer in September 1974 left Fischer …
EventSt James Church massacre
… a string of APLA attacks and was followed later that year by an attack on the Heidelberg Tavern in Observatory in which …
EventSA and Mozambique revive Nkomati Accord
… result was severe economic destabilisation of neighbours by South Africa. As part of this strategy he held talks with …
EventThe company, IBM, re-forms in South Africa
… criticisms that it was continuing to profit from Apartheid by saying it was proud of its role in South Africa, saying …
EventKaunda calls for Thatcher’s exclusion from talks on South African sanctions
… of policy in South Africa, and boycotted the committee. By 1979, Margaret Thatcher had become the Prime Minister of …
EventLord Charles Henry Somerset, governor of the Cape Colony, is born in Badminton, England
… 1826 at the end of his term as governor and was succeeded by Sir Richard Bourke. Lord Somerset died on 8 February 1831. … oor 1000 jaar, (Kaapstad)|Giliomee,…
EventReported arrest of London bomb mastermind, Rashid Aswat
… because of his ties with al-Qaeda, but the CNN stood by its story that Aswat was definitely arrested in Zambia. …
EventTelkom to roll
… as result of increasing pressure on government resources. By paying for the condoms itself, Telkom hoped to partly …