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Hendrik Adolph Mulder (Willem Hessels), SA poet and leading Afrikaans literary critic, dies in Grahamstown.
… Hendrik Adolph Mulder (Willem Hessels), SA poet and leading Afrikaans literary critic, dies in Grahamstown. …
The Convention on the High Seas, to which SA is a party, is signed in Geneva.
… The Convention on the High Seas, to which SA is a party, is signed in Geneva. …
The Convention on the Continental Shelve, to which SA is a party, is signed in Geneva.
… The Convention on the Continental Shelve, to which SA is a party, is signed in Geneva. …
Tielman Johannes de Villiers Roos (56), politician and SA Minister of Justice, dies in Pretoria.
… Tielman Johannes de Villiers Roos (56), politician and SA Minister of Justice, dies in Pretoria. …
Gary Kirsten, SA cricket player and stepbrother of Peter Kirsten, is born in Cape Town.
… Gary Kirsten, SA cricket player and stepbrother of Peter Kirsten, is born in Cape Town. …
The SA rugby team beats France 52-10 in the second test, winning the series 2-0.
… The SA rugby team beats France 52-10 in the second test, winning …
WWII: SA troops in North Africa flee before the onslaught of Field-Marshall Erwin Rommel.
… WWII: SA troops in North Africa flee before the onslaught of …
The SA rugby team beats Argentine 44-21 in Buenos Aires to win the series 2-0.
… The SA rugby team beats Argentine 44-21 in Buenos Aires to win …
Dr Nicolaas Diederichs, SA politician and state president (1975 – 1978), is born in Ladybrand, OFS.
… Dr Nicolaas Diederichs, SA politician and state president (1975 – 1978), is born in Ladybrand, OFS. …
The SA rugby team wins the second test against France 22-12 in Bordeaux, France.
… The SA rugby team wins the second test against France 22-12 in …
Ebrahim Ebrahim, ANC member, is abducted from Swaziland. He was tried and convicted in SA.
… is abducted from Swaziland. He was tried and convicted in SA. …
Sir Laurens van der Post, SA philosopher, explorer and author, is born in Philippolis, OFS.
… Sir Laurens van der Post, SA philosopher, explorer and author, is born in Philippolis, OFS. …
Adriaan Johannes Vlok, former SA law and order minister, is born in Sutherland, Cape Province.
… Adriaan Johannes Vlok, former SA law and order minister, is born in Sutherland, Cape Province. …
Mohammed Valli Moosa, former SA Minister of Environmental Affairs & Tourism,is born in Lenasia, Johannesburg.
… Mohammed Valli Moosa, former SA Minister of Environmental Affairs & Tourism,is born in Lenasia, Johannesburg. …
Magnus André De Merindol Malan, former SA Minister of Defence, 1980, is born in Pretoria.
… Gastrow: Who's Who in South African Politics … Magnus André De Merindol Malan, former SA Minister of Defence, 1980, is born in Pretoria. …
Members of the S.A. security force murder Dr Richard Turner at his home in Durban.
… S.A. security force murder Dr Richard Turner at his home in Durban. …
Gen. Jan Kemp (74), SA warrior, politician and minister of defence, dies in Piet Retief.
… Gen. Jan Kemp (74), SA warrior, politician and minister of defence, dies in Piet Retief. …
Gary Kirsten becomes the first SA cricket player to score 10 centuries in test cricket.
… Gary Kirsten becomes the first SA cricket player to score 10 centuries in test cricket. …
BiographyHector Pieterson
… Hector Pieterson* was born in 1963. He became the iconic image of the 1976 Soweto uprising in apartheid South Africa when a newspaper photograph by Sam … a…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa
… Student protests in democratic South Africa South Africa has a long history of … marches that predated South Africa’s democracy. Since 1994, when democracy…
BiographyGraeme Williams
… Williams completed his Bachelor of Science majoring in Geology and Statistics at the University of Cape Town. For … Finland) 1997 - Rotterdam Museum of…
BiographyMono Badela
… professor, getting there via political imprisonment, time in exile and a job in the alternative press? The answer is: the influence of … PE Black Civic…
EventProf. Raymond Arthur Dart, SA anthropologist and expert on the Taung skull, dies in Sandton, Johannesburg
… Raymond Dart was born in Queensland Australia in 1893. One of nine siblings, he grew up on a farm herding … won a scholarship to study at the University of…
EventThe Erasmus Commission’s report implicates Rhoodie, Mulder and van den Bergh in SA’s infamous ‘Information Scandal’
… The Information Scandal that broke out in 1978 is widely regarded as the single event that heralded … B. J. Voster 's term as State President of South Africa…
BiographySheena Duncan
… Sheena Duncan was born in Johannesburg on 7th of December in 1932 and was the eldest of the five children in her … as well as to confront the reality that…
BiographyHilda Bernstein
… Hilda Bernstein (nee Watts) was born in London in 1915. She was educated at state schools. Her father was a … and as cards for the AAM. In 2004 she moved…
EventSA announces its decision to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international events
… to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international sporting events. Ironically, in the domestic games the segregation was still strictly ……
BiographyProfessor Carel Boshoff
… of his father. He spent his early life on a cattle farm in the Waterberg. During this time he had met J G Strijdom … and H F Verwoerd who frequently…
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl , SA artist and founder member of Artists Under the Sun, dies in Soweto
… John Koenakeefe Mohl was born in Zeerust in the Noth West province. He began drawing at a very young age and would often get in trouble in school for not…
EventArchbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA
… A service in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral marked the retirement of … as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in South Africa. However…