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The Prime Minister warns the opposition parties, the United Party and Progressive Party that his government may have to end int
A seven-man delegation of Coloured leaders flies from Cape Town to Pretoria to meet the Prime Minister for discussions on the f
The explorer John Speke (37), first White man to reach the origin of the Nile River, kills himself in a shooting accident.
Charles Nqakula, Minister of Safety and Security of the Republic of South Africa since 7 May 2002 and Chairperson of the South
Anglo-Boer War 2: The officially reported camp population of the White concentration camps is 116, 572 and the deaths for May a
The discovery of a virus that may cause Aids, the fatal disease sweeping through the world and Africa, is hailed as a "mon
John Vorster visits Malawi (19-21 May) and stresses the desire for continued contact and co-operation between South Africa and
Troops loyal to Congo’s new president, Laurent Kabila, break up protests in Kinshasa just a week after his forces enter the cap
Over 7,000 people attend a rally in Pretoria to mark the foundation on 4 May 1984 of the Afrikaner Volkswag (People’s Guard), a
Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961.
Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961.
The discovery of a virus that may cause Aids, the fatal disease sweeping through the world and Africa, is hailed as a "mon
Shortly before midnight, a farmer, John Louis Steyn, 73, is found dead in his house on the Sand River smallholdings between Mak
It is announced that French doctors have made a major break-through, which may lead to the invention of a HIV/Aids vaccine.
Peter (Petrus) K. Masiza, teacher and later priest in the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, dies in Tsomo, Eastern Cap
Daniel Ferdinand (Danie) Bosman, pioneer and composer of light Afrikaans music, is born. He died on 27 May 1946, in Muizenberg,
André Stander, SA’s suave heist man and bank robber, flees to Fort Lauderdale in the US using a false passport. Allan He
BiographyPhindile Mfethi
Restricted to Germiston, Transvaal. In mid 1978 banished to the Transkei.Former trade unionist with the National Union of Textile Workers and Secretary of the…
Hanoi
… Multicoloured map of Hanoi, North Vietnam, with pink border. …
BiographySicelo Shiceka
Sicelo Shiceka was born on 8 June 1966 in the village of Ingquza Hill, near Flagstaff, Lusikisiki in the Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape) His greatest…
Artwork of African people
… Multicoloured artwork of African people, making up a map of Africa. …
BiographyMadi Gray
Madi Gray was born in Cape Town, where she grew up, attended school and went to university. Her parents were immigrants from Germany, who came to South Africa…
BiographyReggie Vandeyar
Reggie Vandeyar was born into a poor family on 15 July 1931 in Newclare. His father was originally from India, who had come to South Africa to seek fortune. …
BiographyPhindile Fethi
Phindile Fethi was a former Trade Unionist with the National Union of Textile Workers and Secretary of International Aid Society (IAS). He was detained from 10…
BiographyMongane Wally Serote
Mongane Wally Serote was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg on 8 May 1944, just four years before the National Party (NP) came to power in South Africa. His…
BiographyRev. Theo Kotze
The Reverend Theo Kotze was born at the Heads in Knysna, Cape Province (now Western Cape) on 19 May 1920.Kotze came from Afrikaaner stock. His father, a lawyer…
BiographyGordon Sprigg
Early Life John Gordon Sprig was born in Ipswich, England in 1830, the son of a pastor. He schooled at Ipswich and at other private schools before taking up…
BiographyAhmed Gora Ebrahim
Ahmed Gora Ebrahim was born in Durban on 29 May 1936. Ebrahim cut his political teeth in Trotskyite circles while studying at Sastri College and Natal…
Oration by the ANC Gauteng Chairperson Paul Mashatile at the funeral service of the late Ephraim Motlalepula Nkoe, 11 May 2013, Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, Kliptown, Soweto
Thank You Programme Director, Provincial Secretary Comrade David Makhura Lelapa laha Nkoe Mme le bana ba Comrade Ephraim Nkoe Friends of Comrade Ephraim, in…
BiographyJoseph Manana
Manana was born in Escourt, KwaZulu-Natal. He has been working as an artist since the mid 1980s and is largely self-taught. A few years ago he received an…