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EventSA TV Producer reported killed in Air crash
… in a plane crash in Nigeria the previous night while on assignment for Africa Report. The twin-engine Boeing 737 …
EventTrevor Manuel predicts SA economic growth
… year. "Our outlook for fiscal year 2005/06, which begins on April 1, would see growth in excess of 4 percent," Manuel … Segalwe, O., (2006), SA on course to…
EventSA sprinter Oscar Pistorius reaches the final
… with no shin bones. He continued: "Oh man, I fell flat on my knees and hands. It was pure adrenalin that made me …
EventWorld Refugee Day
… for 2014 will continue to emphasize the impact of war on families by allowing individuals to share their stories …
EventPresident George W Bush announces his HIV/AIDS Plan
… HIV/AIDS crisis. He stated that nearly 30 million people on the African continent have the AIDS virus, including 3 … ',[Online]Available at: www.news.bbc.co…
EventSecond biggest archaeological discovery of the century at Sterkfontein
… was documented in the South African Journal of Science on this date. Dr Ron Clark of the palaeo-anthropological …
EventSA military integration is disputed
… Lt.-Gen. Reginald Otto to be tabled before the committee on defence in parliament. The exchanges ensued after a report …
EventIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union is founded under Clements Kadalie
… first powerful impact when the Cape Town dock workers went on strike. From small beginnings as a union of dock workers …
EventElisabeth Eybers, South African poet, is born
… On 26 February 1915, Elisabeth Eybers was born in Klerksdorp, … Onnet,[Online],Available at: www.onnet.up.ac.za ,[Accessed on: 28 February 2014] …
EventSir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate and politician, marries Mary Westenra, pioneer aviatrix
… politician and mine magnate, married Mary Westenra on 5 September 1911, and together they settled in …
PlaceGwali Mission
… houses, with some outbuildings of stone. It is situated on a streamlet issuing from a range of bold, basaltic hills, …
EventNatal Football Union founded
… and soccer matches against one another. This co-operation on the sports-field became more structured in 1882 with the …
EventThe Battle of Gingindlovu
… The Anglo-Zulu War Battle of Gingindlovu took place on 2 February 1879. It occured shortly after the Battle of …
EventMakapane’s Cave is under siege
… 23 Voortrekkers, men, women, and children, who were on a hunting expedition under Hermanus Potgieter at …
EventTogolese football player, Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is born
… football when he and his team’s bus were attacked on their way to The Africa Cup of Nations tournament in … [online] Available at: www.emmanueladebayor.com …
EventNigerian terrorist, Henry Okah is found guilty of masterminding two car bombs in Abuja by a South African Judge.
… announced its existence in 2006 and carried out attacks on oil infrastructure and foreign oil companies in the …
EventIvorian Footballer Didier Zokora is born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
… Didier Zokora is an Ivorian footballer born in Abidjan on 14 December 1980. He started his career in his home …
EventNigerian political campaigner, women’s rights activist and traditional aristocrat, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti is born
… Ransome Kuti was born Francis Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas on 25 October 1900 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Kuti founded a … [online] Available at: www.cafeafricana…
EventSudanese-born basketball player and political activist, Manute Bol is born
… Manute Bol was born in Turalei, Sudan on 16 October 1965. He came from a family of tall people; … [online] Available at: www.washingtonpost.com [Accessed on…
EventJames Kantor, a lawyer, is arrested for his involvement in Liliesleaf farm activities
… members of MK were arrested. Kantor was arrested later on 21 August 1963 in his office. He was released later that … [Online] Available at: www.sahistory…
EventProfessor Bob Hepple is born
… with legal advice, practical aid and education. On 11 July 1963, Bob Hepple was one of seven people arrested …
EventThe Young Communist League (YCLSA) is officially formed
… Conference of the YCL, held early 1924, a heated debate on the subject saw the “pro-Natives” faction over powered. …
EventTwo former Soweto student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo and Mary Loate are given long term sentences
… convicted for events related to the 16 June 1976 uprising. On this day, more than 20 000 learners marched against the …
EventRichard Maponya, one of South Africa’s richest businessmen, is born
… small grocery shops in Soweto with his wife. He then went on to bigger ventures such as setting up a funeral parlour, …
PlaceElizabeth le Roux Hostel, Bloemfontein
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 8 August 1975. The building has wood windows, old lamps, …
EventGeneral Idi Amin overthrows Ugandan President Milton Obote
… On 25 January 1971, General Idi Amin Dada led a military coup …
EventDaisy de Melker is hung for poisoning her two husbands and her son.
… he was approaching the age of 21. De Melker was hanged on 30 December 1932. …
PlaceAthlone - or Cape Flats, Cape Town
… which has blown up from the adjacent beaches over a period on the order of a hundred thousand years. Below the sand, the bedrock is in general the …
EventWomen lead Food Raid
… formed. The leadership was composed of the working class. On the 21st of May 1946, women decided to take action against …
Part 2: Ahmed Kathy Kathrada Addresses Gandhi Satyagraha Tour Delegates
… House . Video shoot and edit by Lynnea Bylund . Recorded on 9 June 2014 at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, …