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EventAbdul Samad Minty, anti apartheid activist, is born
… the Department of Foreign Affairs, a position he held till 2004. He also oversaw South Africa's new membership of the … Minty to Chair the General Conference…
EventEarly jewellery, a set of shell beads estimated to be 75 000 years old, is discovered in South Africa
… On 16 April 2004, a set of shell beads estimated to be 75 000 years old …
EventSouth African artist Gerard Sekoto is born
… from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). In 2004 Sophiatown unveiled the Sekoto mural that depicts … the dusty streets of Sophiatown. Sekoto passed…
EventThe SA department of foreign affairs announces that the bodies of two South Africans have been found in Thailand
… that lashed large parts of Indian Ocean countries in 2004. By late January 2005, 4 South Africans remained … Mail & Guardian, (2004), Tsunami survivors slam…
EventThe State President F.W. de Klerk issues a proclamation adopting the new national flag and National Anthem of SA
… State President F W de Klerk issued a proclamation on 20 April 1994, providing for Die Stem van Suid-Afrika (the … symbolism [online], available at: unisa.ac…
EventAKA, the Prince of South African hip hop is born
… [1] AKA Biography, http://musicmag.co.za/aka-biography/ (14 December 2016) ↵ [2] AKA: Biography, … ↵ [4] AKA Biography, http://musicmag.co.za/aka-biography/ …
Whither Palestine? by Ronnie Kasrils, 19 May 2015, London
… to handle Israeli cargo and so forth. In South Africa 14,000 schoolchildren marched last week against a leading … Mandela 1994-99; Minister Water Affairs &…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1999
… NNP won 27 seats, the DP won 38, IFP won 33 seats, UDM won 14 seats, ACDP won 6 seats, FF won 3 seats UDCP won 3 seats, …
A chronology of meetings between South Africans and the ANC in exile 1983-2000 by Michael Savage
… known records that these meetings generated. The precise dates of some meetings presently are unclear, and for many … - 23 meetings 1988 - 32 meetings 1989 -…
ArticleNational and Provincial Elections - 2024 - South Africa
… Rise Mzansi and the United Africans Transformation. On 14 June 2024, the National Assembly elected the President and …
PlacePhilip Irrigation Tunnel and Missionary Station, Hankey
Three years after his arrival at the Cape, Superintendent of the London Missionary Society, Dr John Philip, paid a visit to the Eastern Cape. His aim was to…
PlaceKronendal, Main Road, Hout Bay.
… will be a memorable experience. The legend of the ghost dates back to 1840, about 40 years after the present gabled …
PlaceGriquatown
… farms, try to visit the Mary Moffat Museum whose building dates back to 1826 and was the original mission church of … by Queen Victoria. The nearby Witsand…
PlaceMotswedi Alexandra Art Centre, Wynberg Sandton
… of sewerage systems and street lights. The Area, which dates back to 1912, as a whole includes Old Alexandra and the …
EventMahlatse Chiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first Black Springboks captain
… for the under- 15 squad in 2001 and the under-19 squad in 2004. Ralepelle made history in 2006 when he became the first …
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… that received a lot of public attention was the murder of 14 year old Emmett Till, a black teenager from Chicago who … on who could vote in elections…
EventRobert Mugabe assures the SADC that the 9-10 March election in Zimbabwe would be free and fair
… On 14 January 2002, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe assured members the 14-member Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) that …
Document 26 - S. P. Bunting, Statement on the Kuusinen Thesis1 , presented at the Sixth Comintern Congress, 20 August 1928
… Thesis1 , presented at the Sixth Comintern Congress, 20 August 1928 Comrades, I should like to have spoken on … (at present) as proletarians, and the natives…
PlaceSeychelles
… transferring the Presidency to James Alix Michel in June 2004- 2016. His Excellency, Dr. Patrick Herminie is the …
PlaceKirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
… Region, also known as the Cape Floral Kingdom. In 2004 the Cape Floristic Region, including Kirstenbosch, was …
EventBeyers Naudé is served with his second banning order
… and democracy in South Africa, Naude passed away in 2004. References: Beyers NaudÁƒÂƒ© [online] Available at: …
EventHundreds of thousands of people killed as tsunamis devastate large swathes of South and Southeast Asia, coming as far as South Africa
… On the morning of 26 December 2004, a magnitude 9.3 earthquake struck off the Northwest … Earthweb, The December 26, 2004 Sumatran Tsunami [online],…
EventCourt approves same-sex couple's right to marry
… the nod for the couple's same-sex marriage on 30 November 2004. At last, the couple thought, they succeeded in gaining … "Wedding bells for gay couple" . …
EventNicolaas Johannes Diederichs, South Africa’s fourth state president, is born
… (McGill -Queen's University Press), p.95 P. Eric Louw, (2004), The Rise, fall, and Legacy of apartheid, (Praeger …
PlaceGreater Mapungubwe Heritage Site And Tour.
… with other stakeholders launched the route from 12 to 14 October 2012. Attractions showcased included the … Heritage Route starts at Louis Trichardt (Makhado…
ArticleBattle of Cuito Cuanavale 1988
… a Russian commander began a large-scale attack on UNITA on 14 August 1987. SADF troops were rushed in to support UNITA. … Lomba River in November 1987,…
Discovery of the Gold in 1884
… character. Growth of the Early Gold Mining Industry On 14 September 1886, the first large mining company on the … Estates, Langlaagte, Robinson and Wolhouter…
New tactics in the revolt
… and adjustment to the end of year examinations with extra tuition to allow candidates the possibility of passing. … Naledi Tsiki, also one of the Pretoria…
EventSandra Smith is the last woman to be executed in South Africa
… Out of nearly 3 000 hangings between 1959 and 1989, only 14 were women. Of the 14, most were executed for crimes not politically motivated. … |“Sandra Smith…
EventThabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, Transkei
… The young Mbeki joined the ANC Youth League at the age of 14 and became active in student politics. After his schooling … president. Mbeki was elected…