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EventGriffiths Mxenge is buried
… civil rights lawyer and political activist murdered on 19 November, was buried at his home village of Rayi, near … ,[Online], Available at: everything2.com ,…
EventSA signs Nuclear Non
… non-nuclear nations. The treaty was opened for signature on this date in New York, USA. Ireland proposed the treaty, …
EventFormer Springbok rugby captain, Franscois Pienaar, is born
… On 02 January 1969, Jacobus Francois Pienaar was born in …
EventYitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat, shake hands after concluding the Declaration of Principles for Peace between Palestinian Arabs and Israelis
… Rabin, and Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, shook hands on the White House lawn after concluding the Declaration of …
EventCalvin Thusago is stabbed to death
… to death by a mob of youths as he and a colleague were on their way back from Sharpeville where they had filmed the …
EventAWB leader, Eugene Terreblanche is arrested
… state president F.W. De Klerk at the Ventersdorp city hall on 9 August 1991. Three people were reported to have been …
EventFirst ANC Conference in SA in three decades
… Front in 1983; and the release of Nelson Mandela on 11 February 1990. …
EventChris Ntuli is stabbed to death
… The incident, believed to be a political murder, happened on his return from reporting to Inanda police station in …
EventTsotsi wins Academy Award
… On 6 March 2006, the South African film Tsotsi, starring …
EventTshwane Metro’s 5th anniversary celebrations held at Church Square
… On 21 January 2006, approximately ten thousand residents of … looklocal, On this day January 21: , from looklocal , [online], …
EventDumisani Makhaye passes away
… arrangements for his funeral at KwaMashu Stadium in Durban on 30 October. … [online] Available at: https://whoswho.co.za [Accessed on 24 october 2013]|…
EventPrincess Margaret dies
… members and friends. She accompanied the royal family on their visit to South Africa in 1947. …
EventDevastating storm hits Mount Ayliff, Eastern Cape
… On this day in history, at least 22 people were killed and …
EventUnion of South Africa is inaugurated
… by 54 to 6, to accept the British proposals for peace on 31 May 1902, the Treaty of Vereeniging was finally signed …
EventCecil John Rhodes is forced to resign
… was further doomed when an intended rise by Uitlanders on the Witwatersrand was called off shortly before Jameson's …
PlaceBelvidere, Knysna
… where he devoted his time to the development of his estate on the Knysna Lagoon, and to the construction of Belvidere …
EventPaul Kruger is sworn in as president of the Zuid
… and his obedience to his God characterized his life. On 9 May 1883 he was inaugurated as the first State President …
EventInternational Candlelight Memorial Day
… discrimination. The community mobilisation campaign began on 1 December, World Aids Day and ended with a memorial In …
EventPretoria’s first Black mayor
… of the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU). On 24 November 1995, Ramokhoase became the first black mayor … [online] Available at: www.tshwane…
Constitution Hill - Free tours for pensioners during October and November
… To celebrate the International Day of the Older People on October 01st, Constitution Hill is offering complimentary …
EventScientists identify Green Monkey disease as responsible for more than 300 deaths in Northern Zaire and the Sudan
… Zaire (Now Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Sudan. On 14 October 1974 Scientist finally identified the virus … fever [online] Available at: www.who.int …
ArchiveLetter from Rev G Hawkes, to the Secretary, Van der Walt Commission of Inquiry into the Consolidation of the Ciskei
… letter also stresses the negative socio-economic impact on black people caused by the government's resettlement …
EventThe iconic Athlone cooling towers are demolished
… in just eight seconds during a "surprise" implosion on 22 August 2010 by the City of Cape Town. The power station …
EventInternational Nurses Day.
… nurses day is celebrated around the world every year on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, …
EventZanzibar and Kenya are admitted to the United Nations.
… and Kenya both became members of the United Nations on 16 December 1963. This year marks fifty years since the …
EventFormer Presidents de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are joint recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
… and de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on 10 December 1993. The award was a recognition for their …
Address by President of the Republic Commander-in-Chief of SANDF and Patron-in-Chief of Military Veterans at the funeral of Major General (retired) Mongameli Johnson Tshali (aka Lennox Lagu), Thaba Tshwane, 17 September 2011
… the Diplomatic Corps Fellow mourners, Ladies and Gentlemen On the 7th of September 2011, Major General (retired) … Johnson Tshali, also known as Lennox Lagu,…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Randall Robinson, Executive Director, Transafrica Forum, 2 March 1983, Washington, DC
… course, by the people who are in South Africa. The attacks on neighbouring countries simply because of ANC presence … We must expect that as long as…
PlaceKwaZulu-Natal Literary Trails (under Heritage Routes)
… Durban became the first city in South Africa and on the African continent to become a Unesco World City of … scene. Durban is now the first Unesco City of…
Address to the Swedish Parliament Stockholm, 13 March 1990
… settlement. Whether this happens and how soon, will depend on what the Pretoria regime does. As yet, it has not even … convinced that the Harare and United…