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EventTranskei gains complete independence
… the apartheid ideology into its constitution, but became a multiracial state in which all citizens had the franchise. … independence as invalid, and called…
EventJacob Matlala, SA flyweight, wins the World Boxing Organisation world champion title
… (WBO) world champion title. Matlala had been introduced to boxing at a young age by his father, and turned professional in 1979. … Plaatjie in Port Elizabeth…
EventGoldstone report on police shootings in Sebokeng is released
… force, which was "quite immoderate and disproportionate to any lawful object sought to be attained". …
EventRamaphosa and Motlatsi are arrested
… staged an 'illegal' march through the city centre during a strike, which turned out to be the longest and costliest strike in the history of the … over 40…
EventConstable Vlotman is given a R500 fine and a five year suspension sentence
… On 18 January 1987, Constable Vlotman a member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) who … in Athlone, Cape Town, in September 1985, was given a R500…
EventA Xhosa film wins Golden Bear award
… uCarmen eKhayelitsha became the second South African movie to compete and first to win the Golden Bear award as the best film at the 55th … A Xhosa film wins…
EventSix SA Tsunami survivors arrive at Lanseria
… tsunami in Thailand arrived at Lanseria airport on board a rescue flight from Bangkok. The tsunamis were set off a week previously by a massive earthquake…
EventPatricia de Lille testifies at Schabir Shaik’s trial
… de Lille, finally took the stand at the Durban High Court to testify in the fraud and corruption charges against Durban … rand arms acquisition process. Her…
EventFormer member of the Mandela United Football Club, Katiza Cebekhulu appears before the TRC
… A former member of the Mandela United Football Club, Katiza … on the eve of the 1991 trial in which he was expected to testify, appeared before the Truth and…
EventThe ANC leader in the KwaZulu Natal midlands, Sifiso Nkabinde, is expelled from the ANC
… was expelled on the 7 April 1997 for allegedly being a spy for the Apartheid regime and for fomenting violence … Democratic Movement (UDM). Nkabinde had…
EventSouth African Police announce arrest of serial killer
… was kept in hospital under police guard. His crimes came to light after the discovery of the remains of fifteen women buried on a hillside in Cleveland, east…
EventTrader and art collector Habib Rajab is born
… Habib Mohamed (A.M.) Rajab was born in Durban. He was a trader and collector of oriental art, remembered for his … preventing the Grey Street complex from…
EventReport released on the Waratah steamship's disappearance
… A report was released in London about the disappearance of … found that it was likely that the ship had overturned in a gale of exceptional strength. Her…
EventMoses Josiah Madiba is born
… the British Council Visitor's Grant which enabled him to study primary and secondary teacher training in Britain as well as the teaching of English to…
EventThe mayor of Cape Town, Hyman Lieberman, opens the Great Synagogue in the Gardens, Cape Town
… Cape Town has a substantial Jewish community, the majority of who are … By 1863, the Jewish congregation in Cape Town had grown to such an extent that a new…
EventThe Great Comet of 1901
… On 24 April 1901 a comet that became known as 'The Great Comet of 1901' or 'Viscara' was visible to the naked eye over most of South Africa. The comet was ……
EventMary Elizabeth Barber, pioneer naturalist, dies
… Natal Province (now known as Kwazulu Natal). Barber was a remarkable woman with an extensive knowledge of natural … his work On the Origin of Species (1859)…
EventTraditional Bushman artist Vetkat Regopstaan Kruiper, aged 38, dies suddenly from natural causes
… Regopstaan Kruiper, also known as Vetkat, was a prolific artist. He was born at the camp Twee Rivieren in … #Khomani Bushmen who live in the Southern…
EventMa Tambo dies in Johannesburg
… after her grandfather was beaten by police. By 18, she was a branch chairman of the ANC and spent her life participating in the party's resistance to…
EventBoers defeat British in the battle of Ingogo (Anglo-Boer War 1)
… Transvaal War of Independence or Anglo-Transvaal War- a Boer force of about 200 (under General Nicolaas Smit) defeated a British force of about 600 (under…
EventExplorer Karl Gottlieb Mauch dies
… explorer Karl Gottlieb Mauch, allegedly the first person to discover gold in South Africa, died in poverty in … the ruins of the ancient city of Zimbabwe. On…
EventPieter Jacobs Marais reports discovery of gold
… Though Marais thought that he was the first person to discover gold in this area, Johannesburg history proved … the Witwatersrand Main Reef by the two…
EventMalawi’s Kamuzu Banda losses election
… since independence from Britain in 1964 concedes defeat to Bakili Muluzi in the country's first multi-party election. … and hoping that he would be able to…
EventSixty ANC refugees are airlifted out of Lesotho
… Congress (ANC) refugees are airlifted out of Lesotho to counter South Africa's threat of a blockade against that country. A year before they were deported,…
EventLindiwe Sisulu is detained
… specialising in intelligence. In 1990 she returned to South Africa just after the unbanning of the ANC and became a personal assistant to President Jacob…
EventThe force of the Union of South Africa enters Windhoek, capital of South West Africa.
… African men. Prime Minister Botha of South Africa raised a larger army and managed to defeat the German forces throughout the colony now known as Namibia…
EventSA actress, Ashley Callie dies
… Isidingo, died on 15 February 2008. Callie was involved in a head on collision with another car. She suffered head injuries and underwent surgery the next…
EventFeminist writer and activist, Diana E. H. Russell is born
… of Cape Town, Russell left for Britain. In 1963, she moved to the United States where she completed her PhD at Harvard … has written books on the subject and…
EventUnrests break out in the Coloured townships
… in April by the Coloured schools' boycott which began as a result of students' dissatisfaction with the South African … of the Western Cape joined the…
EventLillian Ngoyi, well-known anti-Apartheid activist, dies
… died on 13 March 1980. She was 68 years old. Living as a restricted person at the time, she developed a heart condition and died. Born in Pretoria in 1911,…