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PlaceHawthornden-House, Herschell Walk, Wynberg
… The construction of the original structure probably dates to 1683, but it was rebuilt to its present form, as a double-storey home with French … Natale Labia…
PlaceKwaNdebele
… was granted self-government in 1984 and was intended to be the new home for the Transvaal Ndebele people. It was … homeland had about 300 000 residents, but…
EventJohn Harris and the Johannesburg station bomb
… resulted in the death of one person and severe injuries to more than twenty others, including Ms Clasina Vogel. Ms Vogel was severely injured with burn…
EventSeparate Representation of Coloured Voters Act is passed
… of struggle in courts and abortive parliamentary attempts to pass the Separate Representation of Coloured Voters Bill, … electoral divisions and the…
EventEnoch Mgijima dies
… protection of God, had defied orders by the government to leave the Bulhoek commonage outside Queenstown. This had lead to the Bulhoek Massacre in 1921. In…
EventTwo limpet mines explode in Hillbrow
… place before they exploded, causing structural damage to the building. It was later revealed that Mohammed Iqbal … had placed the mines. After giving careful…
EventKoeberg becomes operational
… August 1984, the French contractor turned Koeberg-1 over to South Africa's Electricity Supply Commission (Eskom) and … the Atlantic coast. The power station…
EventSalman Rushdie’s visit is still on
… public lecture will go ahead. The Weekly Mail invited him to give a public lecture on censorship. Many Islamic … blasphemy against Islam. As a result, his…
EventThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela
… held an 11-hour rock concert at Wembley Stadium in London to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela on his 70th birthday on 18 July. Peter … and Dire Straits also…
EventTsafendas, murderer of South African Prime Minister Hendrik F. Verwoerd in 1966, dies
… was declared schizophrenic three months before he knifed to death Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd. After killing … that he had a giant tapeworm inside him,…
EventMbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate
… I join today as an honorary member, will play its role to help to transform our country into a winning nation". Click here to read South African History…
EventPaul Kruger's house in Church Street West is declared a national monument
… Paul Kruger House on Helen Joseph Street in Pretoria used to be the official residence of then president of the Zuid … Afrikaanse Republik (ZAR), Paul Kruger…
EventBritish Prime Minister Wilson announces arms embargo on South Africa
… House of Commons that the British government has decided to impose an embargo on the export of arms to South Africa. Outstanding commitments by the Ministry…
EventFrance’s war in Morocco ends with Treaty of Tangier.
… the defeat Sultan Abd ar-Rahman of Morocco was forced to accept French presence in Morocco. He also had to agree to remain neutral and not assist any enemy…
EventProf. Astley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… Goodwin was born in Natal (now Kwazulu Natal). He went to study at St. John’s College in Johannesburg and became the first professionally trained…
EventAstley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… Goodwin was born in Natal (now Kwazulu Natal). He went to study at St. John’s College in Johannesburg and became the first professionally trained…
Statement of ANC National Working Committee, 5 September 2011
… National Congress, met today in its regular session to deal with organizational matters. One of the issues that … recent violent protest outside Luthuli…
PlaceKookfontein
… rich kelp coast of the Atlantic Ocean, five kilometres to the West. During the summer months a cool, crisp sea … white wine. The cool climate of the region…
The Final Prize: My Life in the anti-apartheid struggle by Norman Levy
… was among a minority of White South Africans who preferred to translate verbal opposition to apartheid and oppression into active opposition. Rather … threw…
PlaceGreenhill Road 14, Emmarentia, Johannesburg
… When Lourens Geldenhuys was 14, his father moved them to the gold reef, where their farm began searching for gold, … and his brothers bought Braamfontein,…
EventHugh Masekela, South African musician, is born
… up playing the piano and at a young age was introduced to the trumpet by Father Trevor Huddleston. Masekela mastered the trumpet and went on to play in South…
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique sign a non-aggression pact
… The terms of this accord was that South Africa would cease to support Renamo forces in Mozambique. In return … National Congress (ANC) and Pan African…
EventMike Gatting’s rebel cricket tour is curtailed
… In the statement Bacher acknowledged that it was time to compromise and that the event had been overrun by the … that SACU, which had organised the tour, had…
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela’s bodyguards arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Seipei
… the Mandela United Football Club had brought the 4 youths to Winnie's home for interrogation. Jerry Richardson was … later convicted of Stompie Seipei's…
EventANC stalwart and Rivonia Trialist, Govan Mbeki, is released from Robben Island Prison
… His release followed a call for all political prisoners to be freed, as apartheid was dying. Upon his release the government restricted him to the…
EventDe Kock is convicted of six killings
… also convicted of scores of lesser crimes, from conspiracy to murder to fraud. Amongst those that were killed were African … His trial started in February…
EventEbola virus kills 153 people in Zaire
… is thought that bats harbour the disease, and transmit it to antelopes, monkeys, and gorillas. Humans eat of the flesh … rainforest areas of Africa where…
EventKitchener’s opinion on Concentration Camps
… and Britain from 1899-1902, the British forces, according to the "scorched earth" policy, herded White women and … brought the dire conditions prevailing in…
EventOrigin of Johannesburg’s name is explained
… In reaction to an inquiry, officials in Pretoria replied that … or Transvaal Republic) or were involved in events leading to the founding of the town. Rissik…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister, P.W Botha, dies
… SA prime minister and later State President from 1978 to 1989, Pieter Willem Botha, died peacefully at the age of … In 1989, Botha relinquished his…