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EventEquatorial Guinea gains Independence from Spain
… The colonial history of Equatorial Guinea dates back to 1471 when Portuguese explorers descended on the country. … of the colony. The mainland of Equatorial…
EventANC Constitutional proposals are disclosed
… After a three day meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) … new strategic policy, which offered a number of proposals to the government. The ANC…
EventCOSATU headquarters Johannesburg is sabotaged
… of South African Trade Union (COSATU) was viewed as a threat by the government. COSATU officials and members were subjected to physical attacks and arrests…
EventBishop Tutu receives Martin Luther King Award
… Tutu was honoured for being deeply personally committed to nonviolence and showing extraordinary personal courage in … its service. At least twice he has…
EventHelen Suzman is born
… During her 36 years in Parliament she defended the right to freedom of expression for all South Africans; with great courage she used every opportunity to…
EventFirst aeroplane flight in Kimberley breaks the non-stop flight record
… John Weston, a civil engineer, began the construction of his own aeroplane … enough power so he dismantled the aircraft and shipped it to France. It is…
EventKing Dinuzulu defies British order
… Chief Dinuzulu (Dinizulu) refused British instructions to take up arms against the Boer republics during the Second … this event can be debated as another…
EventIndian Rights Campaigner Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal is born
… Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal, a journalist and campaigner for Indian rights, was born in Johannesburg as son of Jariam Singh, a former president of the Transvaal…
EventPresident Paul Kruger lays the foundation stone of the Raadsaal on Pretoria’s Church Square
… Square, which was initially called Market Square, was home to the first church built in Pretoria, which burnt down in … foundation stone of the Raadsaal,…
PlaceBethulie Bridge across the Gariep River
… spanning the Gariep River at Bethulie Drift was opened to traffic in March 1879, and a Village, known as Bethulie Bridge, was established on the … Missionary…
EventLucas Ntuba Radebe, SA soccer hero, is born in Diepkloof, Soweto
… Diepkloof, Soweto. At the age of 15 his parents sent him to live in Bophuthatswana so could be safe from the political … Chief Scouts, who signed him up. He…
EventANC stalwart, Albertina Sisulu dies in Johannesburg
… African National Congress (ANC) stalwart, Albertina Sisulu, a wife to former ANC Secretary, Walter Sisulu died at her Linden … Often referred to as the …
EventDinizulu succeeds his father, Cetshwayo, as King of the Zulus.
… died, supposedly from poisoning on 8 February 1884, a year after he had returned to Zululand. Cetshwayo had been exiled to the Cape Colony by the British and…
EventThe State Theatre in Pretoria opens
… The State theatre in Pretoria opened in 1981 as a non-profit government funded company. The Japanese- influenced building is actually a complex of theatres…
EventThe United Nations adopts a resolution establishing an eleven member United Nations Council for South West Africa
… The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution establishing an eleven member United Nations Council for South West Africa. Their task was to…
PlaceQueen’s Tavern, 16 Stamford Hill Road, Durban
… Built as a gentleman's club in 1894, this is one of Durban’s few … licenced premises in the City, its licence dates back to 1894. It is now a National…
PlaceWhite Horse Stones, Naval Hill, Bloemfontein
… land with the White Horse Stone thereon. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 15 October 1982. DO NOT WALK ON THE PAVED AREA, it…
EventExpress train derails in Ethiopia, killing an estimated 400 people
… people destined for Addis Ababa, derailed when it reached a curve 125 miles east of the capital. . It was suspected that the train engineer failed to reduce…
President Jacob Zuma arrived in Tanzania
… President Jacob Zuma arrived in Tanzania to attend an emergency summit on the political crisis in Burundi. The President has been invited to the emergency…
ArchiveDialectic of Higher Education for the Colonised: the case of Non-White Universities in South Africa
… The institution of education in any society lends itself to two-fold functions, a conservative and a progressive one. It can be viewed as a custodian of …
ArchiveCollaborators and falsifiers exposed
… College, the members of the College Council had taken a decision to prohibit the African students from attending classes and … refused admission to the…
EventThe last general election of the Union of South Africa takes place
… election of the Union of South Africa before it became a Republic on 31 May 1961, was held with the National Party (NP) under Adv J.G. Strijdom, registering…
EventThe Star Condemns Forced Removals In Sophiatown
… residents from Sophiatown, near central Johannesburg, to Soweto, located on the outskirts of the city. This forced … was part of the government's countrywide…
EventThe United States shuts its embassy in Nairobi
… States (US) shut down its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, after a terrorist threat. Following the threat, the US and British governments warned their citizens to…
ArchiveFinal Schlebusch report on NUSAS
… the National Union and suggesting appropriate responses to some of the points likely to be raised in the report. Because of the possibility of overseas funds…
ArchiveCircular from John Daniels, SRC Vice-President
… Circular from John Daniels, Vice-President of NUSAS, to SRC Presidents, NUSAS Executive, Local Committee Chairmen, … Unions of Students, regarding the NUSAS…
PlaceJoubertina
… Louterwater and Kareedouw, on Route 62 , Joubertina is a little town in the Eastern Cape that, until the … suffered little notoriety and languished as…
Ubuntu Awards 2018
… year, the Awards are carried live on national television to a viewership to over 100 million people across the continent. … of the Ubuntu Awards 2018 Awards…
PlaceDitsong National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg
… Lovers of military history are sure to enjoy a tour of the Ditsong National Museum of Military … following the end of World War II. The museum contains a…
PlaceUganda
… Uganda is a landlocked Country in East Africa , whose diverse landscape … birds. The remote Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a renowned mountain gorilla…