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EventThe first experimental radio broadcast in South Africa takes place
On 18 December 1923 the first experimental radio broadcast in South Africa took place in Johannesburg. The Broadcast was of a music concert and was made by the…
BiographyJoseph Masobila Mdluli
… temporal area and back of the scalp, abrasions in numerous places, deep bruising near the rib cage, three broken ribs …
EventThe first hijacking of a South African Airways plane takes place
The first hijacking of a South African Airways (SAA) plane took place when two men armed with gelignite sticks hijacked a SAA Boeing 727 tri-jet, the Letaba,…
BiographyEzrom Legae
… studied in the Polly Street Art Centre, one of the first places to bring artists from different areas under one roof. …
BiographyDr Sathasivan “Saths” Cooper
… imprisonment in 1976. He served his prison term at various places, among other Robben Island, and was released on the 20 …
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EventThe Opening Ceremony of 2000 Olympic Games takes place
The 2000 Summer Olympic Games or Millennium Games, hosted by Australia, were officially opened in the capital Sydney. Australia won the right to host the games…
Battle of Boschberg during the Mapoch War takes place.
Sketch map of Pondoland after 1910: Colonial administrative boundaries and place names
Sketch map of Pondoland after 1910: Colonial admisnistrative bounderies and place names
ArchiveA place to live: A focus on the housing need in the Southern Peninsula
Silkscreened; Blue, brown and white; A place to live: A focus on the housing need in the southern peninsula st margarets church hall
BiographyPeter Hlaole Molotsi
… (then) Natal, the Eastern Cape, Lesotho and other places in the Orange Free State. His political consciousness …
ArchiveThe political economy of education: its place in democratic struggles
Speech delivered at the July Festival of the National Union of South African Students, 1982.
The All African Convention (AAC) of Western Province takes place.
EventFuneral service of Wilton Mkwayi takes place in Eastern Cape
A special official funeral service for Rivonia trialist and MK cadre, Wilton Z. Mkwayi, attended by Acting President Phumzile Mlambo-Ncuka, was held in King…
The first battle of the Anglo-Zulu war takes place
Nationalist leader Joshua Nkomo is placed under restriction in Southern Rhodesia.
BiographyPaul Stopforth
… “I engage with history, with memory; I hover between two places, which is a way of forming insight.” Stopforth became …
BiographyNandisile Thoko Mpumlwana
… justice, and the rights of women and children. She places a lot of emphasis on encouraging the youth to become …
BiographyEthel Walt
… drove at all hours of the day and night to various places that were under threat of removal. She spent hours …
BiographyJames Edward April
… Indian Congress (TIC). After a few days hiding at various places in Johannesburg, they were driven to Zeerust. Since …
BiographyCassim Mohammed Bassa
… Society to collect and replace collection boxes in public places like factories and shops. His appointment as honorary …
BiographyMonica Hunter Wilson
… and Tanganyika from 1935 to 1938. Monica revisited these places in 1955 and then published Good Company: A Study of …
BiographyChris McGregor
… festival, he spent time in Johannesburg playing in various places, and teaching at Dorkay house. The Blue Notes became …
BiographyMadimetja Lawrence Phokanoka
… Matric. Phokanoka’s political influence came from various places and experiences. At a young age he was intrigued by …
BiographyStrinivasa “Strini” Moodley
… on White. Its success led to it being performed in several places around Natal and eventually drew pioneers of Black …
BiographyNkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma
… in 1999, made it illegal for anyone to smoke in public places. Dlamini-Zuma courted controversy, however, by …
Natal is placed on flood alert as torrential rains lash the province.
EventOne of the most infamous murders in South Africa takes place
19 year old Marlene Lehnberg hired Marthinus Choegoe to assist in the brutal murder of 48-year-old Susanna Magdalena van der Linde, wife to Christiaan van der…