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PlaceSoccer City (FNB Stadium) -Johannesburg
Stadium built in Johannesburg for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The design concept of the Stadium is: 'The Calabash, or African pot'.This iconic, 87 436-seater is…
PlaceVineyard Hotel, Colington Road, Newlands
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 February 1977.Over the past two Centuries, The Vineyard has proudly evolved into one of the…
PlaceIrma Stern Museum
Irma Stern is considered one of South Africa’s most prolific and powerful artists who played a leading role in introducing avant-garde art to the country.Born…
PlaceKirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden lives up to its reputation as the most beautiful garden in Africa and one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few…
PlaceElaandslaagte, a Mission Station in Kwa Zulu Natal
Elandslaagte was a mission station of the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, and was probably founded in about 1860. The 1875 census indicated that the…
PlaceComoros
The Comoros Archipelago African Islands are situated in the Western Indian Ocean. It is 3572.4 km from the 'Mother City", Cape Town, South Africa!The Comoros…
EventSandra Reynolds, a South African tennis champion is born
Sandra Reynolds was born on 4 March 1934 in Bloemfontein, Free State.[i] Reynolds was nicknamed the “Grace Kelly” of South African tennis.[ii] She claimed the…
EventProceedings against SA start in the International Court of Justice
Location: back to this day in history search archive South Africa received a mandate from the League of Nations over South West Africa (SWA) on 17 December…
EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
When the system of apartheid was implemented in South Africa in 1948, certain laws had to be put in place to maintain white domination in all aspects of South…
EventThe Boipotong massacre takes place
During the period of transition and negotiation in South Africa, the core area of the conflict in the late 1980s was in the KwaZulu-Natal area where battles…
EventThabo Mbeki is elected 2nd President of a democratic South Africa
Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as South Africa's second democratically elected president in front of a vast crowd of dancing and cheering supporters. The…
EventNavanethem (Navi) Pillay is born
Navanethem (Navi) Pillay, the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights was born on 23 September 1941 in Clairwood, Durban. She went to the…
EventField Marshal Lord Roberts is appointed British supreme commander in South Africa
The appointment of Lord Roberts as Supreme Commander of the British forces in South Africa came after a series of failed campaigns against Boer Commandos in…
PlaceGoshen
It was established by the Transvaal Boers in 1884, as a Republic. Their flag was horizontal black-white-red stripes with a green vertical stripe at the hoist…
PlaceAddo Drift, Sunday's River in the Eastern Cape
Addo Drift was the first convenient natural crossing of the Sunday's River to be encountered inland from the sea, and was frequently used by visitors…
PlaceStanford, Western Cape Overberg
Stanford is a small Riverside Village, in Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape. Located only 16 km East of Hermanus and 22 km North-East of Gansbaai…
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2017
The Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts run annually from the end of November until the beginning of April. Every Sunday, families and groups of friends flock…
EventSekonyela, chief of the Batlokwa, dies in the Wittebergen Reserve, Herschel district.
Kgosi Sekonyela (c. 1804 – 20 July 1856) was a chief of the Batlokwa people. He effectively took over the chieftainship from his mother queen Manthatisi in…
EventFree, compulsory education for Black children
The government announces that its aim, is to provide all Black children with free and compulsory education as soon as possible. Teachers and scholars rejected…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs the world’s first human heart transplant
On 3 December 1967, South African doctor, Dr Christiaan (Chris) Barnard, performed the world's first human to human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital,…
EventArthur Elias Letele, medical doctor and prominent ANC leader who went into exile in Basutoland, dies
Arthur Elias Letele was born in Lesotho in 1916, but grew up in Ladybrand in the Free State. After completing secondary school in the Eastern Cape, he studied…
EventSouth Africa relinquishes sovereignty over Walvis Bay
Location: back to this day in history search archive Walvis Bay, from the Dutch for "Whale Bay", is situated in Namibia, along the west coast of southern…
EventSlachter’s Nek rebels are hanged
In 1815, tensions between the British and Dutch were running high. The Dutch settlers strongly (and correctly) suspected the British of resenting their…
EventJacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist and his daughter Augusta leave on an exploration of the interior
On 9 October 1803, Jacob Abraham de Mist, Commissioner General, left Cape Town on a 167 day journey into the interior, accompanied by his daughter, Augusta, a…
EventWilliam Brown becomes the first South African officer killed during World War I
The 1st South African Infantry Brigade was recruited at Potchefstroom in August and September 1915 for service overseas. It was comprised of four battalions …
EventNongqawuse’s unfulfilled prophecy
A period of hardship set in for the AmaXhosa after their defeat in the Eighth Frontier War (also called Eighth War of Dispossession). Their political…
EventKing Moshoeshoe II is reinstated as King of Lesotho
On 25 January 1995, King Moshoeshoe II was formally reinstated as King of Lesotho. Moshoeshoe had a turbulent reign over Lesotho as he was twice dethroned,…
PlaceGeorge, Garden Route- Western Province
Principal Town of the Magisterial District and Division of George, on the Garden Route- 439 km from Cape Town, 1252 km from Durban and 1213 km from…
Speech by President Mandela at the Chief Albert Luthuli Centenary Celebration, 25 April 1998, KwaDukuza
Bayede! Wena weNdlovu! Hlanga Lezwe! Siyakhuleka KwaDukuza emzini omkhulu; WeNdlovu ethe imuka;Babeyilandel' abakwaLanga; ibuyis' inhloko yadi'…
EventDie Burger publishes the term 'Apartheid' for the first time
On 26 March 1942, an article was published by an Afrikaner political correspondent of the Nationalist newspaper, Die Burger, which was written using the…