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EventViolence erupts in Richmond
… resurfaced in KwaZulu Natal in the late 90's. In order to prevent open hostilities the ANC, IFP and United … - a hotbed of violence. The Local Transitional…
EventMarais Steyn dies
… Smuts, who said he had not expected the 33-year-old Steyn to do more than keep Verwoerd busy in the run-up to the election. After years in the opposition, he…
EventA book claims that SA’s Nuclear weapons programme has continued since 1993
… of right-wing extremists, while others had been moved to Israel before the 1994 general election. President Nelson … differed with the book insisting that…
EventBritish presents final Peace proposal
… Kitchner, presented the British final peace proposals to the Boer negotiators after the South African War. Milner … as final, and advised the Republic Peace…
EventFirst mines are proclaimed in Johannesburg
… after surrounding farms had been surveyed. The digging was to start on 4 October 1886. Within a few years more than a … from what is now known as Randfontein…
EventGerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen buys a section of land, which is later declared part of the Witwatersrand gold reef
… and digger's camps were set up. These digger's camps led to the formation of Johannesburg , which is also known as "Egoli" or "Place of Gold". The…
EventHarold Macmillan begins his “winds of change” tour of Africa
… in Ghana. Ghana became the first country in Sub-Sahara to gain independence in 1957, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first … Macmillan, British Prime Minister on 3…
EventWidespread violence and intimidation in 1996 Kwazulu-Natal
… scheduled for 29 May 1996. Inevitably the elections had to be postponed to the end of June. The announcement was made by former … cabinet decision on 6 May…
EventStanley Bongani Nkosi, SA artist, is born in Newcastle, Natal
… Natal). When Nkosi was three years old his family moved to Dukathole near Germiston in the Transvaal (now Gauteng). … as a private student with Peter Hayden…
EventNine policemen are killed in Cato Manor riots in Durban, shortly before the infamous Sharpville Massacre
… This was at a time when the policemen would attempt to forcefully remove black people from Cato Manor, an area … were met with strong resistence. The police…
EventJan van Riebeeck, the first Dutch governor of the Cape Colony, dies
… Dutch East Indies. He landed at the Cape in April 1652 to establish a refreshment station for ships travelling to the East on behalf of the Dutch East India…
Upcoming events at the Book Lounge
… – Storytime: Friends Friends are helpful, kind and fun to be around. Today we’ll read about all kinds of friends, and talk about what being a friend means to…
PlaceBophuthatswana, was Previously a Homeland
… recognised by South Africa and the Transkei only. In order to gain independent country status internationally, its President, Lucas Mangope , launched a…
PlaceKimberley, Northern Cape
… firsts like: 'The first city in the Southern Hemisphere to install electric street lighting and the first city in South Africa to switch to an automatic…
PlaceMelrose House, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… newfound wealth he commissioned British architect WT Vale to design him a house. In 1886, the three-storey stately … troops invaded Pretoria and…
PlaceEquatorial Guinea
… developed a centralised society with a strong army able to prevent colonisation by early Portuguese explorers. However, the Fang were not able to prevent the…
EventPeter Mokaba is born
… and Priscilla, were forcibly removed from their home to reside as squatters in Mankweng, where they survived … his capture in 1977, which was preceded by his…
EventSally Little, South African golfer recognized by the LPGA as one of its top
… African Sportsman of the Year. In 1971 she was moved to the United States and was invited to the join the Ladies Professional Golf Association. Her … fat,"…
EventRaymond Dart completes work on Taung skull
… but was more human than ape. He called the species to which the creature had belonged Australopithecus … indicated that these creatures lived three million…
Everard Read Art Gallery
… its midst. The new landmark building, which is now home to the Everard Read Gallery, exhibits post-modern … and built in various sizes with clerestory…
PlaceParow
… for cattle trade. Captain Parow soon moved inland to this area and started selling ground in the area which is … of Goodwood and Southwest of Bellville, with…
ArchiveWe come of age
… who emphasises on the need for White South Africans to make changes to the current political sitaution of South Africa and to journey towards achieving…
PlaceThe Bag Factory
… studios for predominantly Black artists who had little to no access to platforms and resources that could further mould their … and the Oriental Plaza, it is…
PlaceKweneng, District of Botswana
… the Bakwena people, the first group in Botswana converted to Christianity by famed missionary David Livingstone. … Various landmarks, including Livingstone’s…
PlaceRailway Administration Building, bounded by Maitland-, Hanger, St Andrew and Harvey Streets, Bloemfontein
… on 15 February 1899. Later that year, from 31 May to 4 June, it was the location of unsuccessful negotiations … Sir Alfred Milner, when a last attempt was…
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… staged in Africa. Five African nations vied for the right to host the FIFA World Cup 2010 when South Africa defeated … “the FIFA World Cup is in South Africa…
PlaceWierda Bridge, Six Mile Spruit, Pretoria
… War. Also known as the Sesmylspruit Bridge, close to the Old Johannesburg Road intersection with Wierda Road, … this steel girder Bridge is one the first of…
PlacePort Natal Maritime Museum
… This museum is a tribute to Durban's seafaring history, and a reminder that Durban is … 22890 nautical miles, and became the first person to sail around the…
EventPope Paul VI proclaims 22 new African saints. The saints, known as the Blessed Martyrs of Uganda, were a group of converts who were persecuted and martyred from 1885
… had not already done so were given one final opportunity to renounce their faith. It's not clear if any did recant, … Christianity in the region, the…
EventGreat Trek Centenary Celebrations commence
… in the interior of South Africa. White settlement led to the establishment of the republics of Natalia, the Orange … celebrations culminated in a symbolic…