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PlaceNiewoudtville
… (prior to 1910) The village of Nieuwoudtville was established in … and ransacked its post office, inflicting extensive damage to its establishment. Five…
Cape Flats Details - Life and Popular Art in Cape Town’s Townships
… by SAHO & Unisa Press, 2003, the book sold out. Due to popular demand, a re-print and update of the book was done … Town (June 2008). A collection of…
EventUN concerned about Fischer’s arrest
… of the Rivonia trial. As he was on the point of going to London to plead a case before the Privy Council, he requested … he was again arrested on 11 November…
EventThe Alabama, American raider of the Southern States during the American Civil War, arrives in Saldana Bay for provisions
… On 29 July 1863, The Alabama, an American raider belonging to the Southern States during the American Civil War arrived in Saldana Bay, on the west coast of…
EventThe Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act is introduced
… As the so-called 'Pegging Act' was due to expire in March, 1946, Prime Minister J.C. Smuts realised that something would have to be done to replace it. The…
EventSA pledges support for a negotiated settlement in Rhodesia
… support for the United States of America's (USA) efforts to bring about a negotiated settlement in Rhodesia (now … the ZANU PF liberation movement. The move…
EventIngrid Jonker, SA poet, commits suicide.
… in 1983 and 1994. Much of Jonker's early writing related to the episodes and trauma of her early life. Yet as a mature poet, Jonker never failed to express…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces withdrawal of Internal Stability Units (ISU)
… the manner in which the ISU handled most cases referred to it. There had been allegations of rough treatment and … by mistrust and confrontation. This also…
EventNotorious role of Ferdi Barnard is disclosed
… press statement on this date, giving particulars relating to the employment of Ferdi Barnard by the Directorate: Covert … a project proposal in June 1991 for…
EventVan Riebeeck lands at the Cape
… signed a contract with the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to oversee the setting up of a refreshment station to supply Dutch ships on their way to the East…
Event18 mineworkers die in Carletonville
… gas in the rockface. They were lengthening a tunnel to a working area, which required the drilling of deep holes into rock to check for pockets of water or…
EventBritish establish first ‘refugee’ camps during the South African War
… The initial aim of the establishment of these camps was to provide protection to the families of boers who had surrendered voluntarily … were driven into…
EventANC sacks its chief whip Mbulelo Goniwe, after finding him guilty of sexual harassment
… made overtures of a sexual nature and that he had tried to get her to sleep with him. The allegations were made public towards … The ANC's National…
EventThe British successfully thwart the Zulu attack at Rorke’s Drift
… Swedish Mission at Rorke's Drift, near Isandlwana hill, to serve as a hospital and supple base. At 15:15 on the … They used two wagons, biscuit-boxes and…
PlaceKwaMuhle Museum, 130 Ordnance Road, Durban
… history and experiences that had never been accessible to the people of Durban. KwaMuhle is in no sense an apartheid … our history. The building housing the…
The death of Mama Luthuli,16 December 1996
… The heart of a lioness has ceased to beat. Mama Nokukhanya Luthuli is no more. Comrade … on her own right. The ANC deeps its revolutionary banner to this…
South Sudanese Independence Granted
… of then-Sudan, leads the calls for a referendum to garner public opinion on secession. Following a regional … state by 9 July 2011. The secession brought an…
ArchiveInterview with Amabutho members
… Oral interview with Amabutho which refers collectively to quasi-military formations of township youth who were also … sophistication of school students, but…
PlaceClocktower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
… as they were in the 1800's, having been carefully matched to scrapings of the original paint. On the second floor there … the ground floor is a tidal gauge…
PlaceGroot Drakenstein Prison
… farms in the valley by Cecil John Rhodes, the area began to develop as an important fruit-growing centre. The Groot … Mandela was incarcerated here. Mandela…
EventJan Christoffel Greyling Kemp, general during South African War, is born
… of the Union Defence Forces, were all opposed to the use of South African forces beyond the Union's borders. Subsequently, they chose to rebel and a…
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt’s trial begins in the Cape Town High Court
… camera. Gerhardt was arrested in 1982, sentenced in 1983 to life imprisonment for passing military secrets. While in … Gerhardt has information and insights…
EventNational Party unveils its policy plan focusing on anti-poverty strategies
… again discussed. Subsequently, the party changed its name to New National Party (NNP). The NP withdrew from the … Deputy President F.W. de Klerk on 10 May…
The 2014 Cape Agulhas Treasure Tracks
… at Liefdesnessie for a "bring and braai". You are invited to enter a team for the event; the criteria for the entry are … = corporate teams. - Details and…
EventAlbert Luthuli accepts the Nobel Peace Prize
… Peace Prize in 1960 for advocating non-violent resistance to racial discrimination in South Africa. Though the … movements, Luthuli was granted special…
EventLibya becomes independent
… monarchy under King Idris I. It was the first country to achieve autonomy through the United Nations (UN) and one of the first former European possessions…
EventThe energy and chemical company, Sasol, is registered
… began in 1927 when a White Paper was tabled in Parliament to investigate the establishment of a South African … crude oil reserves, the country's balance of…
EventSouth African anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils is born in the Johannesburg
… The Sharpeville massacre and its aftermath drew him closer to the African National Congress (ANC). He was renowned for perfectly executing tasks entrusted to…
EventMac Maharaj is born
… the Department of Transport (DoT). During the years prior to his appointment as minister, he had been an activist, a … fraud during his tenure as the…
EventSharpeville Deputy Mayor killed
… The Deputy Mayor of Sharpeville, Sam Dlamini was hacked to death by a group of youths, and doused in petrol and … had been tabled and approved by parliament…