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EventZola Budd returns to SA
World famous South African athlete Zola Budd, who had emigrated to Britain in 1984 to take part in the Los Angeles Olympic Games, announced that she has…
EventConstable Vlotman is given a R500 fine and a five year suspension sentence
… Of Some Pointers To The History Of The Media In South Africa' From O'Malley, The Heart of Hope [online] Available …
EventSix SA Tsunami survivors arrive at Lanseria
Six injured South African survivors of the tsunami in Thailand arrived at Lanseria airport on board a rescue flight from Bangkok. The tsunamis were set off a…
EventThe NNP joins the ANC
… BBC, (2004).;'Key Dates', Focus on Africa, October to December, v. 15 no. 4, p. 8.| …
EventBritish Airways prohibits smoking on all flights
On 29 March 1998, British Airways (BA) prohibited smoking on all flights. Other countries across the world had begun to impose the first restrictions on…
EventThe ANC leader in the KwaZulu Natal midlands, Sifiso Nkabinde, is expelled from the ANC
Sifiso Nkabinde was expelled on the 7 April 1997 for allegedly being a spy for the Apartheid regime and for fomenting violence between African National…
Roelf Meyer and Bantu Holomisa confer
Roelf Meyer, former chief negotiator of the National Party during the multi-party peace negotiations, met with Bantu Holomisa, former leader of the Transkei…
EventFrancois Botha wins International Boxing Federation (IBF) title
South African heavyweight boxer, Francois (Frans) Botha, nickamed the "White Buffalo," secured a victory in a split decision against Germany's Axel Schulz to…
EventTrader and art collector Habib Rajab is born
Habib Mohamed (A.M.) Rajab was born in Durban. He was a trader and collector of oriental art, remembered for his role in preventing the Grey Street complex…
EventDinuzulu refuses British instructions to take up arms against Boers
King Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo of the Zulu Kingdom in northern Natal, which is now part of the Kwazulu-Natal province, refused to follow British instructions to…
EventMa Tambo dies in Johannesburg
… True Heroine Ma Tambo Dies , from Mail and Gaurdian Africa's Best Read, [online], Available at https://mg.co.za …
EventMarks Maponyane, former Bafana Bafana striker, is born in Meadowlands, Soweto
… Who’s who, Marks Maponyane , from who'swho southern africa , [online], Available at www.whoswho.co.za [Accessed: …
EventDrum Magazine calls for the release of all political prisoners
The popular Drum Magazine called on South African Prime Minister B.J. Vorster to follow the example of Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and to release all…
EventConscientious objector Ivan Toms is sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for refusing to serve in the SADF
Dr Ivan Toms was a physician who worked in the informal settlement of Crossroads in Cape Town. In 1983, he witnessed the South African Defence Force (SADF)…
EventSA actress, Ashley Callie dies
Actress Ashley Callie, most famous for her portrayal of Leonie Haines in the soap opera Isidingo, died on 15 February 2008. Callie was involved in a head on…
EventUnrests break out in the Coloured townships
Unrests broke out in the Coloured townships south-west of Johannesburg. This was preceded in April by the Coloured schools' boycott which began as a result of…
EventAn inquest into the death of Ernest Dipale finds no-one criminally liable for his death
An inquest into the death of Ernest Dipale, who had died in custody at the Johannesburg Security Police headquarters, John Vorster Square on 8 August 1982,…
EventWorld Book and Copyright Day is celebrated globally
World Book and Copyright Day is a UNESCO initiative first held in 1995.By celebrating this Day throughout the world, UNESCO seeks to promote reading,…
EventMusician, Gito Baloi of Tananas fame, is killed
Musician Gito Baloi was shot dead on 4 April 2004, during a hijacking on his way home from a concert. Gito Baloi was born in Mozambique on 30 September 1964…
EventThe DG for Transport, Mr. A.B. Eksteen, outlines plans for a marine line along the SA coast
… patrol,’ [Available at the National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Campus] …
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the summit on rural Safety and Security Midrand, 10 October 1998
Chairpersons Members of the Cabinet Delegates Other than our legislative bodies, this is perhaps one of the most representative gatherings in the country…
PlaceClarkebury, Eastern Cape
The Village of Clarkebury was established in 1830 as a station of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. James Backhouse visited it in March 1839 and made…
EventMurder trial of “Sharpeville Six” opens
The trial of Reginald Sefatsa, Reid Mokoena, Moses Diniso, Theresa Ramashamole, Duma Khumalo and Francis Mokhesi, better known as the "Sharpeville Six" opened…
Establishment of Food Committee
… in Cape Town, 1939-1965,” State and Resistance in South Africa, 1939-1965. (Aldershot: Avebury, 1994).|“History of women’s struggle in South Africa”, South…
Comrade Keith Khoza`s father being buried on Saturday, 3 February 2011
The African National Congress (ANC) sends its condolences to its communications manager Keith Khoza and his family for the loss of his father – Mr Wakheni…
EventPolice constable is buried alive at Ackerville cemetery near Witbank
On 31 May, Constable S.H. Mandlazi was attacked by a crowd of people armed with spades at the Ackerville cemetery while he was attending the funeral of a…
PlaceMiddle Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
The Upper, Middle and Lower Campuses together are often referred to as the 'main campus' The Campus as it stands today was laid out by architect J.M. Soloman…
PlaceSmuts Hall, University of Cape Town
This hall was erected as one of the first phases of the University of Cape Town's Groote Schuur campus. Among the famous residents of this hall was Mark…
EventPaul Michael Sibisi, SA artist and teacher involved in setting up cultural art workshops in Natal, is born.
Michael Paul Sibisi was born in Umkhumbane, Durban on 23 September 1948. He studied art at the Ndaleni Educational Training School under Lorna Peirson. After…
EventANC activists bribe warder and escape from prison
Four political detainees, Harold Wolpe, a listed Communist arrested on the Bechuanaland border, Arthur Goldreich, caught in the Rivonia raid, Moosa Moolla,…