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EventNine policemen are killed in Cato Manor riots in Durban, shortly before the infamous Sharpville Massacre
… mob at Cato Manor in Durban . The incident happened after a raid by police searching for illicit liquor. This was at a time when the policemen would attempt…
EventJan van Riebeeck, the first Dutch governor of the Cape Colony, dies
… Dutch East Indies. He landed at the Cape in April 1652 to establish a refreshment station for ships travelling to the East on … on 7 April 1652 and then…
PlaceAlbion a Railway Siding in Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Railway Siding, which is a short track parrallel to and joining the main track. 17 km South-West of Carolina on the Route Breyten to Mechadodorp. This coal…
Archive4000 dead and still counting
… and white poster with title in red letters. Artwork of a dead face with names of people who died on December 2/3 … in Bhopal, India, in rows across poster…
ArchiveOn the eve
… of the African National Congress, which gave birth to the idea, the Congress of the People of South Africa to formulate and issue a Charter of Freedom has…
EventDr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi born
… and writer, is born in Groutville, KwaZulu Natal, home to Nobel Peace Prize winner, Chief Albert Luthuli. He was the first Black South African to receive a…
ArchiveWe come of age
… who emphasises on the need for White South Africans to make changes to the current political sitaution of South Africa and to journey towards achieving…
PlaceThe Bag Factory
… in 1991, the non-profit organisation functions as a residency where artists share the space and ideas and thrives on developing a programme that believes in…
PlaceKweneng, District of Botswana
… the Bakwena people, the first group in Botswana converted to Christianity by famed missionary David Livingstone. … District in the north. The district is…
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… staged in Africa. Five African nations vied for the right to host the FIFA World Cup 2010 when South Africa defeated … you to South Africa that we can stage…
PlaceWierda Bridge, Six Mile Spruit, Pretoria
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 December … War. Also known as the Sesmylspruit Bridge, close to the Old Johannesburg Road…
PlaceOld Fort, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg
… Following the invasion of the ZAR in January 1896 by a troop of cavalry led by Dr Leander Jameson, the Executive … Committee of the Republic, resolved on 12…
PlacePort Natal Maritime Museum
… This museum is a tribute to Durban's seafaring history, and a reminder that Durban is still the busiest port in Africa. … This museum is a tribute to Durban…
EventPope Paul VI proclaims 22 new African saints. The saints, known as the Blessed Martyrs of Uganda, were a group of converts who were persecuted and martyred from 1885
… for their faith. Most of the 22 martyrs were killed in a single incident, on 3 June1886. In the last week of May the … pre-colonial Buganda, ordered the…
EventTrade unionist Clements Kadalie dies in East London
… the Church of Scotland mission station, he was trained as a teacher. In 1915, he went to South African in search of work. Three years later, he had settled…
EventGreat Trek Centenary Celebrations commence
… The Great Trek was a migration that took place between 1838 and the 1840s, and … in the interior of South Africa. White settlement led to the establishment…
EventForces of the White Rhodesian regime (UDI) attack a nationalist guerrilla base in Mozambique
… Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe, became a British colony in 1890. A number of civil unrests occurred during this time. By the … being in favour of a Black…
EventEban Abba, Israeli statesman is born in Cape Town
… the son of Abraham and Alida Sachs-Eban. His parents moved to Great Britain while he was still a child. After graduating at Cambridge University in 1938 he…
PlaceFicksburg
… the Maluti Mountains. Ficksburg is the closest town to the Lesotho border. This small village is not only a busy trading town - but is well known for it's…
ArchiveAfrican National Congress statement: International Conference of Trade Unions on sanctions and other actions against the apartheid regime in South Africa
… the apartheid regime in South Africa. Calls for delegates to demand that governments support sanctions, take immediate action to impose sanctions and ask…
ArchiveMeeting between the African National Congress and the University of Natal
… Documents relating to a meeting between the African National Congress and the … the University of Natal Vice-Chancellor, P de V Booysen, to all staff and…
EventVasco da Gama dies
… Vasco da Gama , Portuguese seafarer who discovered a sea route from Europe to Asia around the southern point of Africa, died on his final voyage to India as…
ArchiveNow Cape Town...Now Langa too is burning
… The circular informs University of Cape Town students of a mass meeting to be held in response to the political turmoil that had begun to affect Cape Town. …
EventSir John Cradock, Cape governor, acting in accordance with an instruction issued by the British Colonial Secretary, issues a pr
… issued by the British Colonial Secretary, issues a proclamation instituting a circuit court (later called the Black Circuit) to investigate alleged murder…
PlaceAllanridge, Free State Province
… Allanridge is a Gold Mining Town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality … of Welkom. It was founded in 1950 and administered by a village management…
PlaceSacramento Cannon, Cape Recife
… on her maiden voyage in 1647. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 7 March … IN MEMORY OF PORT ELIZABETHAN DAVID ALLEN AND…
EventMpho Mathibela, one of the Siamese twins separated in an operation six months earlier, leaves hospital for the first time
… 7 December 1986.The twin girls were joined at the head and a decision was made for them to be separated. They were separated in 1988. Mpho proved to … the…
B.J. Vorster - Select Speeches
… of South Africa, but also one of the most sought after. As a speaker he is equally at home in Parliament as WELL as in his appearances outside Parliament…
EventThe first Prime Minister of the DRC, Patrice Lumumba, declares martial law in Katanga
… declared martial law in the Katanga region of the Congo as a result of the continuing secession crisis. The Katanga … the assistance of the United Nations…
EventArchibald Gumede, former President of the United Democratic Front, is born in Pietermaritzburg.
… Fort Hare), but dropped out after two years. He returned to Natal and joined the African National Congress (ANC) in … was very active in the Natal ANC,…