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EventJohn Lawrence, Winnie Mandela’s bodyguard, dies after a shoot
… of Johannesburg, when Lawrence had an altercation with a pedestrian. According to a police spokesperson, Lawrence allegedly pointed his pistol … John…
EventAn ANC car bomb directed at the headquarters of the Wits Command, Johannesburg, kills one person and injures 68
… On 30 July 1987, a car bomb was detonated outside the headquarters of … and the attack on the army headquarters was in response to the apartheid government…
EventDiplomatic office of the ANC in Stockholm is bombed
… A bomb exploded in the office of the African National Congress (ANC) on the third floor of a block of offices in Stockholm Sweden. The office was … the…
EventAlleged Mk members are killed
… Commission (TRC) hearings that their killing was a well planned and calculated thing. The operation was launched in response to information received about a…
EventOldest example of written Afrikaans appears in a poem
… defensive positions at Muizenberg during their campaign to capture the Cape Colony. The engagement saw Dutch East … and Stellenbosch, and the Korps Pandoeren…
EventStart of blood classification controversy
… Poppie Bereng, who worked as a phlebotomist for the South African National Blood Service … was appointed permanently on this date, but refused to sign the…
EventBattle of Delville Wood starts
… on the side of the Allied Forces. On 15 July 1916, the S.A. Infantry Brigade under Major-General H.T. Lukin was ordered to clear the wood at d'Elville, north…
EventThe siege of Mafeking starts
… North West Province), situated on the main railway line to Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and the Bechuanaland British … Protectorate (Botswana). The town was…
Zastron
… province (2207m, or approx. 7240 imperial feet). Close to the border of that mountainous country Lesotho, this … The town is named after Ms Johanna Sibella…
PlaceHout Bay, Atlantic Seaboard- Western Cape
… such as the Castle of Good Hope . Protective Mountains and a good fishing Area surround Hout Bay. The fishing village of Hout Bay was probably established in…
EventMlungisi Sisulu dies.
… known as Lungi, was born on 20 August 1966 in Moscow to Max Sisulu and Mercy Vuthela, two young South African … his grandmothers, Greta Ncapayi and Albertina…
EventThe first rugby match that is played in SA
… first rugby match heralded the start of what would become a hugely popular sport among White people in South Africa. … in international rugby matches. SA was…
Conference: African Indigenous Knowledge Systems
… of Education: Wits School of Education Should you or a colleague in your organization wish to attend this conference, please complete the attached … forms…
EventSA Police kills eleven Pondo tribesmen when they revolt against the imposition of Bantu authorities.
… rejected the system of Black authorities because it aimed to reÂstore the tribal system and the power of the headmen, … 1960, at Nguza Kop in Pondo-land,…
PlaceMali
… Mali is one of the largest countries in Africa, it has a relatively small population, which is largely concentrated; … by the time it enters the country near…
PlacePreller-Rondawels, Pelindaba
… These buildings were declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 2 March 1973. The farm, Welgegund was awarded to Swart Martiens Pretorius a…
EventBishop Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
… 1984 and was delayed for twenty minutes because of a bomb threat. The award recognised his unifying role in the … made specific mention of his part in the…
EventThe second Carnegie Report on poverty in South Africa is released
… solely on the 'poor White' problem. This report gave rise to policy changes which over time, effectively eradicated … Fifty years later, most Black South…
EventCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, first state president of South Africa, is born
… Charles Robberts Swart was born on a farm in the Winburg district of the Orange Free State (OFS) … on 5 December 1894. Part of his childhood was spent in a…
PlaceFrankfort
… Frankfort is a small farming town situated on the banks of the Wilge River … status in 1896. Frankfort is now the capital town to Villiers, Cornelia and…
Conference: One Hundred Years of the ANC - Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy Today
… anniversary of the African National Congress in 2012 is a momentous event in South African and African history. It … Histories of the liberation struggle…
EventA 19 year old Mzwandile Kekana is testifying at the trial of 14 Cookhouse people charged with murdering a teacher.
… Mziwandile Kekana, a 19 year old boy, testified in the Port Elizabeth Supreme Court that the people who accused him of being a police informer were those who…
ArchiveApartheid under siege, 1984-1988: actions and reactions
… Thesis submitted to fulfil the requirements for the Degree Philosophiae Doctor … how these actions and reactions interacted to forge a polical catharsis,…
PlaceHoly Cross Mission & Hospital, Eastern Cape
… Holy Cross Hospital is a 224 bed Public Hospital situated in Taweni, Eastern Cape. The Hospital provides services to the Flagstaff area, part of Lusikisiki…
ArchiveSelf rule in the Transkei: a monstrous fraud
… The Bantu Authorities in Transkei have accepted a constitution, which the Unity Movement is unhappy about; to which this document ensures continued…
PlaceLanherne Building, Humewood Road, Port Elizabeth
… the South African Railways. During WWII it was converted to a convalescent home for servicemen, and in 1960 it was sold … to the municipality of Port…
PlaceConstitution Street House 14, Port Elizabeth
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 December 1983. Donkin Street is a famous tourist street located in Port Elizabeth,…
EventANC members, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe go overseas under false names
… two arrived in London, England and from there they went to Bucharest, Romania, where they attended the communist … Poland, Russia and Communist China. They…
EventFifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination
… at Leopoldville in Congo, fifteen African states tabled a draft resolution requesting the UN Economic and Social Council to denounce of racial discrimination…
EventCyclone Favio, a powerful tropical storm, strikes Mozambique
… On 22 February 2007, a category 4 cyclone named Favio struck the central province … away as the Province of Gaza. Favio was the worst storm to hit Mozambique…