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EventBob Woolmer, former South African coach, is found unconscious in his hotel room during the Cricket World Cup in the West Indies
… After weeks of investigation his body was returned to his family in South Africa. Bob Woolmer was one of the … Cronje during the match-fixing saga. If you…
EventSouth African writer J.M. Coetzee is born in Cape Town.
… Born John Maxwell Coetzee in Cape Town to Afrikaner parents, Coetzee uses his initials as his pen … childhood of Jesus (2013). Coetzee was the first writer…
EventNaledi High School is founded
… police arrived at Naledi High School and attempted to arrest the leader of the local branch of the South Africa … on 4 June. The students were unhappy about…
EventConstruction of the Victoria Falls Bridge and the railway line are completed
… bridge links the two countries. The bridge took 14 months to construct and was completed on 11 April 1905. It carries … and later renamed Victoria Falls…
EventPolice increase their presence in Soweto
… faced with a looming crisis. The government response was to rushed in a large force of policemen into Soweto. About 1 … and community reaction became too…
EventJacobus Johannes (Jim) Fouché is born in Wepener in the OFS.
… as president is seen as the second longest presidency to date after Thabo Mbeki who had the longest running … in South Africa; Fouche was the only State…
PlaceNewlands Cricket Stadium
… of the great cricketing Nations. Australia’s first visit to South Africa (1902 - 1903) witnessed a historic six … in 1906, with another win in 1910. The Home…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: Lord Methuen, British general, destroys the village of Schweizer-Reneke
… a devastating scorched earth policy towards the Boers to deprive Boer guerilla forces of local support in the form … were left destitute and starving. The…
PlaceAmanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal
… is Zulu and means: 'sweet water', is generally attributed to the famed King Shaka of the Zulus. During one of Shaka’s campaigns, he and his army stopped to…
The Mission: A Life for Freedom in South Africa by Denis Goldberg
… The Rivonia Trial Chapter 9 Emotional desert: Prison, 1963 to 1985 Chapter 10 Problems of imprisonment Chapter 11 The … 6 Studies in Asia Appendix 7 South…
PlaceJonkershoek
… This Nature Reserve is home to the majestic Jonkershoek Mountains and parts of the … is about 204 hectares. The smaller reserve is home to the Historical…
PlaceFraserburg
… about January 1890 its Southern Districts were given over to the new Division of Sutherland. The region was subject to periodic droughts, the local economy…
EventSpringboks beat New Zealand in Rugby Wold Cup final match
… nor New Zealand could break through the other's defence to score a try. The game was thus decided by the kicking … South African President, Nelson Mandela,…
EventGerard Bhengu SA artist, is born in Natal
… culture, but at the same time he was considered by whites to be a part it, and called upon to accurately record it. His paintings were exclusively in …
EventTwenty-four Africans from the Graaff-Reinet district appear in the Grahamstown Supreme Court on charges under the Sabotage Act
… It is alleged that they had conspired or incited others to kill White people or police in the Graaff-Reinet district … provided for further restrictions,…
EventCurnick Ndlovu, Trade Unionist, is arrested.
… instrumental in exposing agents sent by the government to disrupt anti-apartheid activities in the trade union movement and this led to his arrest in June…
EventSA artist, Bongiwe Dhlomo, is born
… the Grassroots Gallery in Westville. Dhlomo-Mautloa moved to Johannesburg at the end of that year and curated … was involved in the Thupelo Arts Project and…
EventP.W. Botha and Kenneth Kaunda in a historic meeting
… African bush across South Africa's border with Botswana to discuss the political situation in South-West Africa … on any point in a wide-ranging discussion…
EventCruel murder of Dora Bloch
… woman with dual British and Israeli citizenship, was taken to hospital in Uganda after some food got stuck in her … from her hospital bed by two Ugandan army…
EventThe Big Three are convicted of treason
… The accused were charged with treason, the intention being to overthrow the government by unconstitutional means. They … the eleven Trialists. The sentences…
EventPiet Retief, Voortrekker leader, is born
… disgruntled with British rule at the Cape Colony. This led to Retief publishing a manifesto in 1837 in which he listed … Trek, Retief led other Afrikaans…
EventWorld Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
… Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on 8 May. This is to commemorate those who volunteer their time in assisting … in Africa and are among the leaders…
EventThousands are killed after terrorists crashed hijacked airliners into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington
… the stated goals of bringing Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda to justice and preventing the emergence of other terrorist … of having al-Qaeda ties. In South…
EventThe cornerstone of Cape Town City Hall is laid
… style, one of the last major Victorian buildings to be erected in Cape Town. It was built from sand stone and … after his release from the balcony of Cape…
EventChief Malaboch is taken prisoner
… Mmaleboxo) of the Bahananwa (Xananwa) people refused to leave his traditional mountain kingdom of Blouberg as … in 1900 during Anglo-Boer War 2. The chief…
PlaceVrede
… of the Dutch Reformed Church features a Burghers Memorial to fallen Boers and a Garden to honour the British soldiers. The Great Trek Monument is a …
EventUniversity of Pretoria is established
… transformed from a mainly White, Afrikaans institution, to a national university in the true sense of the word, accessible to all South Africans. In 2004 the…
EventThe official Commission of Inquiry into the mass media tables its report
… council of journalists should be established by law to regulate entry into the profession and sit in judgement on … by the Press and that the government also…
EventFormer Springboks player, Naas Botha is born
… was studying at the University of Pretoria he was selected to play for the South African under-20 rugby team. At the age … 1995. He now works as a rugby…
Dawn
… the military wing of the African National Congress, open to all races and set up in conjunction with the South African Communist Party in order to strengthen…