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EventCourt commutes James Mange’s sentence
… Appeal Court commuted James Mange's death sentence on a charge of high treason to 20 years' imprisonment. The African National Congress … the achievements of…
EventMarais Viljoen is inaugurated as state president
… Former minister of labour and a moderate member of the National Party, Marais Viljoen, was … who had resigned on that date. Before being elected to the…
EventThe New Republic Party is formed
… A new South Africa opposition party, the New Republic Party … (UP) and Democratic Party (DP). The integration was not a success, as most parliamentarians…
EventDeputy Minister of Bantu Education,Treurnicht is warned about deteriorating conditions in Soweto
… minister of Bantu education, Dr Andries P. Treurnicht, to the fact that an explosive situation was developing in … secondary school subjects. The minister…
Educationist Martha Helena Cillié dies
… whose greatest achievement was her contribution to the education of girls and to teacher training over a period of more than thirty years, died in Somerset…
EventMother of an ANC Youth League official, is killed by a hand grenade
… Alinah Smith (52) of Sebokeng, Gauteng, was killed when a hand grenade exploded in her house. Mrs Smith was the … National Congress (ANC) Youth league…
EventScottish missionary, Robert Moffat arrives in Northern Cape
… arrived at Maruping, ten km from present day Kuruman, to assist with missionary work, which the LMS started in 1816 … the end of 1819. In 1824, the mission…
EventFour men die instantly in car races
… Four men were killed instantly when a car swerved to avoid a second, which was spinning on the Odi race track, and …
EventCuban Foreign Minister visits South Africa
… African counterpart Alfred Nzo. They met in Cape Town to deliberate extensively on international issues, the … and domestic context. Robaina announced that…
EventWinnie and Nelson Mandela divorce
… of marriage, Judge Eloff granted Nelson and Winnie Mandela a divorce. Irreconcilable differences were cited as the … parting. The Mandelas were married in…
EventPretoria Boys High School opens
… The school grew rapidly and the number of pupils increased to 132 by August 1901. The girls were transferred to the Pretoria High School for Girls fifteen…
EventThe British attack in the battle of Colenso
… the British troops under General Redvers Buller launched a frontal attack in the Battle of Colenso with the intention to relieve the besieged town of…
EventThe longest state of emergency in Kenya ends
… probably the longest in the history of Kenya, came to an end. The state of emergency was declared by the governor of Kenya, Sir EvelynBaring, due to the Mau…
EventFrancis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, is born
… in Swelllendam in what is now the Western Cape. Reitz was a lawyerand politician. He became the first president of the … Africa. He was very popular and…
EventSouth African tenor opera singer, Siphiwo Ntshebe dies
… Ntshebe was born in Brighton, Port Elizabeth. He was a great opera singer, whose career ended abruptly when he … African President Nelson Mandela had…
EventGary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg
… Gary Bernard was a photographer for the Star Newspaper. He was recruited by … Ken Oosterbroek as an intern. He was soon promoted to Staff Photographer…
EventKing Williams Town schools are closed in commemoration of Victoria Mxenge
… school, as well as students from other schools refused to attend classes near King Williams Town. The students of … school premises without authorization in…
PlaceAbees, Bela-Bela
… for Warmbad. It means 'place of cleansing or washing'. A Town 100 km away from Pretoria North. It was laid out in … Warmbad in 1920. Afrikaans for 'hot bath'…
ArchiveAfricans in Cape Town: state policy and popular resistance, 1936-73
… The study relies as far as possible on archival sources to disaggregate these themes. On this basis, it provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of…
Theoria: a journal of studies in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
… In June 1947, Theoria : a journal of studies of the Arts Faculty, Natal University College was published. Later, the title changed to, Theoria: a journal of…
ArchiveOpening address at the 59th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Cape Town, 1981.
… University of Cape Town, Cape Town from 28 November to 3 December 1981. The banning of the President, Andrew … events in South Africa, in particular, the…
Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress
… of the African National Congress, reporting back on a meeting held in Lusaka, Zambia, in February 1990 regarding F W de Klerk's speech of 2nd February 1990…
Nqutu, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… name being of Zulu origin derived from 'insquthu'- meaning a flat-topped vessel, descriptive of a nearby hill from which the village takes its name. It is 53…
PlaceDe Beers Building, 88 St Georges Street, Simonstown
… by Herbert Baker for De Beer Cold Storage Syndicate, a meat outlet in Simonstown owned by Cecil Rhodes. From 1903 to 1921 it was used by the company's…
EventZola Budd and Annette Cowley are banned from the Commonwealth Games
… Games as athletes for England. The Commonwealth Games was to commence in July of the same year (1986) in Edinburgh, … Tanzania. This was direct consequence…
Nelson Mandela Speaks on Tolerance, April 30, 2006 on CBS (Video)
… 30, 2006 in the program 60 MINUTES on CBS and is believed to be Nelson Mandela's first ever PSA on Tolerance for the … define how Mandela has lived his life…
EventRiots erupt in East London, Eastern Cape
… were killed, as well as an Irish Nun who was stoned to death by the mob. The riots happened five months after the … major city centres. The period 1950 -1952…
EventThe U.S. vetoes Angola’s application for membership of the United Nations Security
… of the United Nations Security Council. The move to prohibit Angola from becoming a member was prompted by the US’s concern over the … Amongst the council…
Event12 people are killed after Kenyan jets bombed Somali town
… town of Jilib. This was an attempt by east African nation to rid Somalia of the Islamic al Shabaab rebels. Kenya … mid-October in pursuit of Somali…
EventElectric lights are installed in Adderley Street, Cape Town.
… Town. It gets its name from the man who vehemently opposed a proposal by the British to turn Cape Town into a convict colony, Charles B. Adderly. On 13…