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African Union Anthem lyrics in English, French, Spanish Portuguese, Arabic and Swahili
… victories won for our liberation Let us dedicate ourselves to rise together To defend our liberty and unity O Sons and … de l’Afrique l’Arbre de Vie. Spanish…
EventAllen Kwela was born on this day
… day, Allen Kwela was born in Kwazulu Natal. He was exposed to Western and traditional African music, both of which were important in shaping his musical…
PlaceGroot Drakenstein
… arguably the first coloured Governor of the Cape, was a farming development visionary, who simply from a position of strength declared the territory as the …
EventDiplomatic ties are established between SA and Saudi Arabia
… relations between the two countries were formalised during a visit by former President Nelson Mandela to Saudi Arabia in November 1994. Two missions were ……
PlaceBakone Malapa Northern Sotho Open-Air Museum, in Polokwane
… Basotho people in the 'Bakone Malapa Museum'. The Bakone, a sub-group of the Northern Sotho Cultural group, welcome visitors and will introduce you to their…
EventWalter Sisulu and others are arrested for attending a party
… Lillian Ngoyi and Alfred Nzo were arrested after attending a party that was used as a cover up for a political meeting at the house of Lillian … because…
EventNelson Mandela announces he will not stand for re-election in 1999
… who was not as well known as Mandela at the time, was to replace him as president of the ANC in 1998 and as State … 1999. Mbeki led the ANC until December…
EventPoqo members arrested
… members were intercepted by the police while on their way to assassinate Chief Kaiser Matanzima. An armed clash between … Poqo members, led by Albert Tshweni…
EventUniversity of Pretoria is established
… the profile of the institution has been transformed from a mainly White, Afrikaans institution, to a bilingual national university accessible to all South …
EventBoris Becker of West Germany beats Kevin Curren of SA at Wimbledon.
… beat Kevin Curren (27) of South Africa at Wimbledon to become the youngest ever tennis champion. Becker beat … of the grass court games. Picture caption: …
EventPrime Minister P.W. Botha announces Ciskei will become independent on 4 December 1981
… This was done as part of the Government's plan to further its programme of Apartheid by excluding the … establishment of the homelands also went hand in hand…
EventInkatha Freedom Party is formed
… emerged, along with the Black Consciousness Movement, to fill the vacuum in Black politics caused by the banning of … The most prominent founder was Dr. M.G…
EventPhotographer, Abdul Shariff, is murdered in Katlehong
… On 9 January 1994, Abdul Shariff a freelance photographer was shot in the back and killed … an African National Congress (ANC) delegation visit to Katlehong…
EventF.W. De Klerk is inaugurated
… After the September general election, F.W. De Klerk was inaugurated as the new State President at … President De Klerk started South Africa on the road to…
EventThe Democratic Party, now the Democratic Alliance, is formed
… Party and the New National Party signed an agreement to form the party. The Democratic Alliance still advocates … played an important role in the…
EventEleven people are killed at Donnybrook, Kwazulu
… (ANC). This rivalry reached its height during the run-up to the 1994 elections. Kwazulu-Natal as a former IFP stronghold had a history of violent clashes…
EventAfrikaans becomes the official language of the Union of South Africa
… the two official languages. However, there were attempts to gradually replace Dutch with Afrikaans. On 23 April 1914 … as the medium of instruction in all…
EventNelson Mandela appeals for calm after the assassination of Communist Party chief, Chris Hani
… Polish immigrant who was later sentenced after confessing to the murder. Hani died instantaneously after he was shot. On 14 April, former President Nelson…
EventPeter van der Merwe, South African cricketer, dies
… first-class cricket for South African Universities as a left-side spinner. Though he began as a bowler, over time his batting became better than his bowling…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister JG Strijdom dies
… was born in 1893 in the Cape Colony. He trained as a lawyer at the Victoria College (now Stellenbosch … of the African National Congress (ANC), was endorsed…
EventSouth African player Thabo Mngomeni is born in Cape Town
… An ankle injury in the same year saw his career come to an end. His career was plagued by controversies. He was once suspended for six months for assaulting…
EventThe SA government presents a promotion of Constitutional Development Bill
… The South African government presented a promotion of Constitutional Development Bill which proposed an advisory and consultative council, designed to give…
EventAhmed Helmy, Egyptian actor, is born
… as an actor began when Sherif Arafa noticed Helmy in a children’s programme and was impressed by his comic skills. … Aboud ala el hedoud in 1999. The role…
EventLady Diana Spencer is killed in a car accident in Paris
… was born in 1961. She married the Prince of Wales and heir to the throne of England, Charles, and became the royal … ended in 1996. At the time of her death…
![Freddie Mercury [Bulsara], singer and songwriter, is born in Zanzibar, Africa.](/sites/default/files/styles/saho_medium/public/event_pics/Freddie%20Mercury.jpg?itok=Vuq6ADKe)
EventFreddie Mercury [Bulsara], singer and songwriter, is born in Zanzibar, Africa.
… Parsis from Bombay (now Mumbai), India. Mercury was sent to boarding school in India and grew up there. At the age of … wrote most of the hit songs that the…
EventHelen Nontando Jabavu, author and periodical editor in London, is born in Middeldrift, SA
… (Noni) Jabavu was born in 1919 in the Eastern Cape into a literary family. From the age of thirteen, she was schooled in England, and continued to live there…
EventBenjamin Mzimkulu Macala, SA artist, is born
… in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State). As a young boy he tended cattle on a farm in the Free State and drew on rocks with stones. He ……
EventMaggie Laubser, SA painter and winner of several awards, dies
… Born on 14 April 1886 in a wheat farm called bloublommetjieskloof in the district of … in the Cape Colony, Maria Magdalena Laubster was a painter and…
EventA booby-trapped TV kills Tsitsi Chiliza, wife of an ANC official in Harare, Zimbabwe
… On 14 may 1987, a Zimbabwean citizen, Tsitsi Chiliza, who was married to an ANC member was killed in a bomb hidden inside a TV set. It is believed that the…
PlaceSudan
… was part of the kingdom of Cush from the 11th century BCE to the 4th Century CE. Christian missionaries converted the … the Mahdī , who captured Khartoum in…