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EventHomeland leader Qqozo stands trial
Brigadier Joshua Oupa Qqozo, military leader of Ciskei homeland, went on trial in the Ciskei Supreme Court. He faced charges of murder or incitement to murder,…
EventDe Klerk and Mandela receive UNESCO peace prize
President F.W. de Klerk and African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela jointly accepted the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize at the UNESCO…
EventPres. Nelson Mandela accompanies Queen Elizabeth II on a coach drive through the streets of London.
On 9 July 1998 President Nelson Mandela visited England. On 12 July 1998 he concluded his four-day visit to England by accompanying Queen Elizabeth II on a…
EventDutch Reformed Church in Africa talks with the ANC
A delegation of four members of the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa, led by Dr Nico Smith, talked with the African National Congress (ANC) in Lusaka, Zambia. …
EventTranskei Defense Force topples Transkei Bantustan leader George Matanzima, but denies coup
George Matanzima, brother of Kaiser Matanzima and leader of the Transkei Bantustan, was toppled by his military and forced to flee from the Transkei after a…
EventEbrahim, Maseko and Dladla are abducted in Swaziland
South African Security Forces abducted African National Congress (ANC) activists Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, Mandla Maseko and Simon Dladla in Swaziland and…
EventMoses Mabhida dies in Maputo
Moses Mbeki Mncane (Baba) Mabhida, trade unionist, politician, Umkhonto weSizwe commander and Secretary-General of the SA Communist Party, died of a heart…
EventLibrary and clinic names are changed in Pretoria
The name of the Mid-City Library (Sammy Marks), city library of Pretoria, was changed to Es'kia Mphahlele Community Library and the Sammy Marks Clinic to the…
EventPresident Hosni Mubarak collapses
Mr Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian president, collapsed in parliament while delivering a speech broadcasted live on television in Cairo. After forty-five minutes of…
EventThe National Anti-Corruption Forum is launched in Langa
The National Anti-Corruption Forum was launched by former Deputy President J.G. Zuma in Langa, Cape Town. The forum was born of a cabinet decision following…
EventPresident Yasser Arafat arrives in SA
Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Palestinian National Authority president, Yasser Arafat, arrived in Cape Town on his first state visit to South…
EventCyril Ramaphosa resigns as ANC Secretary-General
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that he was resigning as African National Congress Secretary-General, as well as from Parliament. Speculation around…
EventWinnie Mandela is dismissed from government
Following weeks of speculations on the fate of Winnie Mandela in the government, president Nelson Mandela eventually expelled her from the position of deputy…
EventJ.C. Smuts calls general election
After losing the Wakkerstroom and Oudtshoorn by-elections in April, prime minister and leader of the South African Party (SAP), J.C. Smuts, decided to hold a…
EventThomas Thornton becomes the first passenger on an aeroplane in South Africa
On 19 March 1910, Thomas Thornton became the first person to fly on an aeroplane as a passenger when he paid Albert Kimmerling £100 for a short flight from…
EventSA Journalist James Gray is born
South African journalist, newspaper proprietor and former editor of the Pretoria News, James Andrew Gray was born in Scotland. He served on the staff of the…
PlaceClumber, Eastern Cape
The Village of Clumber was established on land allocated in 1820 to Dr Thomas Carlton, leader of a party of settlers from Nottinghamshire. In October 1893 its…
EventPutin visits South Africa
Russian president Vladimir Putin arrived in Cape Town, leading a delegation of government officials and business people on a two day official visit. This was…
EventBotswana accuses South Africa of kidnapping a former Soweto student leader, Peter Lengene
Botswana accused South Africa of kidnapping a former Soweto student leader, Peter Lengene, from Gaborone and transporting him to South Africa. Later the…
Commemorative Walk
We are organising a symbolic train trip from Durban Central railway station to Charlestown on the 30 November. Leaving Durban at 1.45 a.m. and returning at 10…
EventThe British government closes its consulate in Angola
The British government closed its consulate and evacuated British citizens from Angola. This was a subsequent to increasing tensions in Angola, with Cuban…
EventPaul Kibii Tergat Kenyan professional long distance runner is born
Paul Kibii Tergat was born in the Rif valley Province in Kenya. Unlike many athletes, Tergat only began running after he completed high school. Early in his…
EventParliament passes legislation separating the people of South Africa into four distinct races
The National Assembly voted in favour of the separation of the people of South Africa into four distinct races (White, Black, Coloured, and Indian) through…
EventBernert Willemsz Wijlant, the first White baby, is born at the Cape
Two months after Dutch man Jan Van Riebeek and the Dutch East India Company arrived in the Cape, the first white baby was born. The baby was named Bernert…
A Survey Of Race Relations In South Africa 1973
Excerpt "During 1973 the National party has been faced with increasing manifestations of black dissatisfaction and anger. The Black Conciousness movement…
EventAaron Mokoena, SA footballer is born in Boipatong
Footballer, Tebogo Aaron Mokoena was born on 25 November 1980 in Boipatong Johannesburg. In his early career, he played for local teams such as Jomo Cosmos. He…
EventThe MK and ZIPRA formally announce that they had formed a military alliance
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Zimbabwean People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA), military wing of…
EventSouth African President Charles Roberts Swart opens the first session of the Transkei Legislative Assembly
In his speech during the opening of the first Legislative session of the Transkei Legislative Assembly, President Charles Robberts Swart said that the Transkei…
EventThe Kingdom of Ashanti is formally annexed by Great Britain
On 25 September 1901, the Kingdom of Ashanti was formally annexed by Great Britain as part of the Gold Coast colony. The Northern regions of the Gold Coast…
EventA fire breaks out on Table Mountain after a British tourist allegedly tossed a lit cigarette out of a car window
On 26 January 2006, a massive fire swept along the lower slopes of Table Mountain, threatening the nearby suburbs and cutting off several hiking groups…