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EventThe Ncome Museum is opened
… Ncome-Blood River Heritage Site. The Site is named after a nearby river known as Ncome in isiZulu and Bloedrivier in Afrikaans and witnessed a major…
EventWork is stopped at the Kimberley mine
… after 43 years of operation. The mine became uneconomical to operate as it reached a depth of 1 083 m without yielding production. This event ended a…
EventNkosi Sikelel’iAfrica composer, Enoch Sontonga dies
… invited city officials, archaeologists and historians to locate his grave. Once his grave was identified, Nelson Mandela called for the erection of a…
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
… Together with three other hunters, Viljoen was allowed to hunt in Mashonaland by Mzilikazi, penetrating to regions … government forces between Rustenburg and…
EventFormer Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF), General Jannie Geldenhuys is born in Kroonstad
… an internationally acceptable solution that would lead to independence. In 2001 Geldenhuys was denied amnesty by the … role he played in an attempt to…
EventThe use of Dutch is ratified in the Cape parliament
… was accepted in the Cape Parliament. This was subsequent to a petition that was submitted to parliament by the District … of Albert (Burgersdorp) in 1857…
EventSecurity officials report that levels of political violence have dropped significantly in SA
… Two days after the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) agreed to participate in South Africa's first non-racial elections, … took place in February 1990 after South…
EventThe United Nations (UN) imposes sanctions on Libya
… Nations (UN) imposed sanctions on Libya for refusing to hand over two men suspected of bombing the Pan Am flight 103. Seven years later (1999), after the UN…
EventJoseph Engenas Lekganyane, founder of the Dove branch of the ZCC, is born
… into two branches. Barnabas chose and presented Joseph to his brothers, elders and his advocate as his successor … of the strife, the ZCC split in two, each…
PlaceClarkson, Eastern Cape
… A Moravian Mission Village in the former Humansdorp District, … in 1839 and named after Thomas Clarkson. Clarkson was a local hero. A red haired man who…
Author uncovers Gandhi’s links with early ANC leaders by Anelisa Kubheka (Daily News), 02 March 2012, Durban
… Research done by a New Delhi advocate and author has shown that Gandhi had … during the annual Mahatma Gandhi Media Lecture. According to Nauriya, Gandhi…
PlaceHugh Eksteen Photographic Museum, Polokwane-Limpopo
… and original photographs taken by Hugh Eksteen, who lived to be 91 years old. This talented photographer was the son of … Kruger- (3rd president of South…
PlaceCape Flats Nature Reserve, University of the Western Cape, Bellville
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 25 August … Cape Flats Sand Fynbos which is critically endangered with a national target of…
PlaceGoodwood
… the City and in the Bellville district. It was originally a Village called: 'Twelfth Mile Stone'. The Village was … The population of Bellville, has…
PlacePinetown and its Museum
… About half an hour’s drive from Durban is a thriving industrial and commercial town named after Sir … the Pinetown Library complex housing both the library…
EventAbdul Samad Minty, anti apartheid activist, is born
… as Limpopo Province). In June 1958 he left for Britain to further his studies. In 1969, eleven years later, he … publication helped the Anti-Apartheid…
EventKaunda calls for Thatcher’s exclusion from talks on South African sanctions
… would significantly pressurize the apartheid government to end its policy of segregation. In 1962, the United Nations … Britain was not convinced that this…
EventThe National Party (Transvaal) is founded
… established in 1910. Although South Africa was no longer a British colony, it was not an independent country either. … 1914 in the Erasmus Hall in Pretoria…
PlaceCradock Division
… It is one of six municipalities in the district, making up a third of its geographical area. The two urban centres of … similar, with well-developed CBDs…
PlaceTree Garden, President Brand Street, Bloemfontein
… Provincial Legislature) and today’s Old Presidency Museum. A walk along here is a highlight of any visit to Bloemfontein. In front of the 3rd Raadsaal (NALN)…
ArchiveAzikwelwa E Thembisa
… Circular urges parents to unite with students in stayaways planned to oppose state oppression …
ArchiveBirths, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act, Act No 81 of 1963
… Act to consolidate the laws relating to the registration of births, marriages and deaths. …
ArchiveMark Kaplan sent packing
… Ex-detainee Mark Kaplan was given an hour to pack before being deported to Zimbabwe. …
PlaceDurban Natural Science Museum
… and innovative research and education programmes with a particular emphasis on Biodiversity Conservation, and … The mission of the Durban Natural Science…
ANC statement on the high court`s ruling against IT, 29 October 1998
… National Working Committee will have an emergency meeting to consider the TRC report and decide on the way forward. The … become part of South Africa`s…
EventJohn Langalibalele Dube is born
… station of the American Zulu Mission (AZM) in Natal to James and Elizabeth Dube. His father, James Dube was one … of the Lindley Mission Station. Dube’s…
ANC statement on the passing of Epainette Mbeki, 7 June 2014
… A The ANC has learned with sadness the passing of Epainette … struggle against apartheid. Mrs Mbeki has for decades been a pillar of the Mbeki family and her…
EventSouth Sudan votes in Referendum on Independence
… After a 22-year civil war in which 2. 5 million southerners died, … calls for independence from as early as 1954 were brought to a regional referendum. The…
PlaceMaclear/Nqanqarhu
… The Sivewright Bridge, in Station Street. Is a National Monumen t With its magnificent, Sandstone Bridge … (These Colonists were shipwrecked, after looking…
PlaceFaculty of Health Sciences, UCT Observatory
… The oldest medical school in South Africa, offer a variety of educational, training and academic career … health care and research - from clinical and public…