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EventPercy Qoboza, influential anti-Apartheid journalist, dies
… former editor of The World newspaper, Percy Qoboza, died on his fiftieth birthday in Johannesburg after having a heart …
EventApartheid bomb kills Zimbabwean and injures six ANC members
… On 10 January 1988, Mr Obed Amon Mwanza, a Zimbabwean, was …
EventThe first hearing looking into the mysterious death of Samora Machel begins
… including members of the SA Military Intelligence. Based on evidence gathered from the black box of the plane and …
EventDeath sentence for Rapists
… Adding more woes to this issue was the figures reported on the, " The Times " and released by Parliament that since …
EventPW Botha gives the “Rubicon” Speech in Durban
… On the night of 15 August 1985, South Africa's President P. …
EventConstructors make mass grave finding in Namibia
… and ammunition 400 metres from the former military base on 9 November. The second grave was discovered the next day … in Namibia [online] Available at: www…
Event14 Year old girl is convicted in Pietermaritzburg High Court
… when she carried out the murder. She was also found guilty on charges of theft. After drugging her victim, she … 2004) [online] Available at: www.iol.co.za …
EventNatal Law society apologises to Gandhi
… whose access to the profession was restricted in any way on the basis of racial grounds ". References: …
EventCollen Chauke, infamous escapee, is captured
… South Africa's border with Swaziland and Mozambique late on Tuesday evening. Chauke, a former member of the African … ' [Online]Available at: www.news.bbc.co…
EventSA President Nelson Mandela to step down
… On 7 July 1996, in a television broadcast President Nelson …
EventThambi Naidoo mobilises the Indians
… On 13 October 1913, Thambi Naidoo mobilised the Indians at …
EventHalley’s Comet reaches the closest point to earth
… documents pertaining to astronomy from this period. On 20 May 1910, the comet passed its closest point to earth, …
EventHendrik Witbooi, Chief of the Nama, dies
… years during the Herero Revolt, they eventually rebelled. On 29* October 1905, Hendrik Witbooi died in a skirmish with …
EventGerman action in Herero Revolt is condemned in the Reichstag
… the area. The Ovaherero chafed under colonial rule and on 11 January 1904 they rose in rebellion. …
EventMilner proposes conditional voting rights for ‘non-Whites’ in SA
… to self-rule as soon as it was practical, while a decision on voting rights for Blacks was postponed until such …
EventEmily Hobhouse receives a reply to her request to be included in the Ladies Commission
… On 26 July 1901 Emily Hobhouse wrote a second letter to St …
EventRobert Koch announces the discovery of a rinderpest vaccine
… On 10 February 1897, Robert Koch, a German bacteriologist, …
PlaceFort Beaufort
… district of Albany, and was proclaimed a separate division on 8 March 1848. At that stage its area also included the Kat …
EventNelson Mandela celebrates his 90th birthday.
… war leader who endured arrest, trial and incarceration on Robben Island. Whilst in prison he wrote numerous …
EventBob Woolmer, former South African coach, is found unconscious in his hotel room during the Cricket World Cup in the West Indies
… On 18 March 2007, Bob Woolmer (58), the Pakistani cricket …
EventPixley Seme, lawyer, journalist and co-founder of SANNC is born
… On 1 October 1881, Pixley ka Isaka Seme was born at the …
EventForced removals at the Crossroads informal settlement
… and Transkei homelands (Bantustans). The removals occurred on 25 May 1986 and June of the same year. Allegedly a …
Freedom Part to Host Ken Oosterbroek Legacy Exhibition
… 6th 2014 . For more information, contact Freedom Park on 012 336 4000 Address: Cnr 7th and Koch Streets, …
EventValliamma Munuswamy Mudaliar, SA political activist dies from a fever
… but refused an offer to be released early. She died on 22 February 1914, soon after her release from prison. … ,[online] Available at: www.lankanewspapers…
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
… say, particularly about hatred. I agree with your views on honour and respect. At the same time I do not quite accept …
EventThe South African government is to grant self-government to KaNgwane
… Frans Rumpff, would be appointed to investigate and report on conflicting claims between KwaZulu and Swaziland. …
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… the first democratic election was held in South Africa on the 27th April, 1994. This election changed the history of …
EventTodd Tozama Matshikiza, musician, composer and writer, is born in Queenstown, Eastern Cape
… born to a musical family in Queenstown in the Eastern Cape on 7 March 1921. He obtained music and teaching diplomas and …
EventThe longest cricket test match in history is played between South Africa and England in Durban
… team, the Proteas, continue to break world records. On 01 February, 2013, Proteas captain Graeme Smith made …
EventRuth Perry is elected to lead Liberia, thus becoming Africa's first female head of state
… September 1996 until 2 August 1997. Perry has since served on the board of a children’s hospital, been instrumental in …