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EventThe Transvaal Indian Congress takes a stand on Fietas removals
… to a Johannesburg City Council meeting statement made on 17 October 1944, in which a detailed report regarding the …
EventFrederik Willem de Klerk is elected President of South Africa
… with mixed feelings in-and outside Parliament. On 17 March, 1992, De Klerk succeeded in gaining the support of …
EventUgandan President Idi Amin releases political prisoners
… Obote’s government. He wasted no time announcing names of 17 new cabinet Ministers. Amin overthrew his long time ally … , [online], available at www.answers…
PlaceThe Space Theatre
… “The Story of The Space”, Theatre of Survival, Accessed 17 April 2017, … “The Story of The Space”, Theatre of Survival, Accessed 17 April 2017, … “The Story…
EventDr Albert Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa
… On 7 March 1964, the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, Dr Albert …
PlacePhillipton
… walls of which had no combustible material about them." (1964: 257). PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS MISSION STATION HAS …
Arthur Chaskalson Chief: Justice Emeritus, Constitutional Court of South Africa
… between 1960 and 1994, including the Rivonia Trial in 1963/1964 at which Mr. Nelson Mandela and other leaders of the …
Event18 political prisoners are released from Bophuthatswana
… On 17 October 1991, 18 political prisoners were released from …
EventPalaeontologist Mary Leakey discovers one of the oldest hominid skulls in Tanzania
… On 17 July 1959, Palaeontologist Mary Leaky discovered on of the … Available at https://leakeyfoundation.org [Accessed 17 July 2012] | Whatya trivia: July…
EventF.W. De Klerk is inaugurated
… the support of the White electorate in the referendum on 17 March, 1992, which, as he said "closed the book on …
EventSpringboks wallop their Australian counterparts
… The record was then held by New Zealand's All Blacks with 17 consecutive wins from 1965 to 1970. References: …
EventBarry Hough, SA literary critic and successful author of mainly teenage books is found dead
… was found dead in his flat in Melville, Johannesburg on 17 August 2004. His last novel, titled Breek, was published …
EventMaggie Laubser, SA painter and winner of several awards, dies
… her from pursuing singing as a career. Laubster died on 17 May 1973 …
The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer
… Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - September 20 - October 17 by Carol Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - October 18 - …
EventLord Baden-Powell’s sister, Agnes, establishes the Girl Guides Movement
… available at: http://www.girlguides.org.sg [Accessed 17 May 2010] Some Aspects of Lord Baden-Powell and the Scouts … available at: http://samilitaryhistory…
EventThe last ‘Peru and Bala’ show is hosted on Lotus FM
… no less than 850 episodes for Lotus FM over a period of 17 years until they announced their retirement from radio in …
EventOAU Council of Ministers decide to reject dialogue with South Africa
On 20 June 1971, at the meetings of Organization of African Unity's (OAU) Council of Ministers, dialogue with South Africa was firmly rejected. This was due to…
EventBafana Bafana loses to England
South Africa national soccer team, Bafana Bafana played England star-studded team in a friendly international match at Absa Stadium in Durban. The match was to…
EventA Second Plenary session of Multi Party negotiations for a transition to democracy in South Africa reconvene
… the Government in the wake of a massacre in Boipatong on 17 June when more than 40 were killed, and scores injured. It …
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
… William Taylor in Cape Town. The following year, 1961, 17 non-Whites were hanged in Pretoria Central Prison. …
EventThe Sebokeng Massacre of mourners leaves more than 30 dead and 40 more injured
… event unfolded Kwa-Madala Hostel in Boipatong, Vaal on 17 June 1992, where 46 residents were massacred on what …
EventEdgar D. Ngoyi, South African ANC leader who spent seventeen years on Robben Island, is born.
… wing of the ANC. In 1963, he was arrested and sentenced to 17 years on Robben Island. Ngoyi and Henry Fazzie joined Port …
ArchiveThe Snape Building Political Demonstration at the University of Cape Town in 1966 by Andrew M. Colman
… Party in the Cape Province who had been arrested in 1964 under the dreaded 90-day detention law (the General Law … Snape building protest is freely available…
Gold and Workers 1886 - 1924 by Luli Callinicos
… 16 - Black Workers' Resistance on the Mines Chapter 17 - The Divided Workers Conclusion - The Price of Progress …
EventThe first Prime Minister of the DRC, Patrice Lumumba, declares martial law in Katanga
… captured. On 1 December he was imprisoned at Thysville. On 17 January 1961 he was flown to Elisabethville in Katanga …
EventThe soccer match between Lourenco Marques club Desportive and Durban City Football Club is called off because a rule against Coloured players
… On 17 February 1962, the soccer match between Lourenco Marques … 'Portugal Refuse to Play In Durban,' from Cape Times, 17 February, (Available at National…
EventDisbanding of Communist Party is announced
… approved in parliament in June 1950 and came into force on 17 July of that year. In 1950 the Communist Party had about 2 …
EventDanie Malan, SA athlete, sets a new world record in the 1 000m event in Munich
… last two years of high school, and won the national under/17 title for the 400m race in 1967. After school, Malan … Thetimes, [online] Available at: thetimes…
EventCollen Chauke, infamous escapee, is captured
… leading to his capture. Police further linked Chauke to 17 murders and 30 robberies in which R82-million was stolen. … ' [Online]Available at: www.news.bbc…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
Following a series of tense negotiations and years of liberation struggle, the first democratic election was held in South Africa on the 27th April, 1994. This…