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… on the Witwatersrand was obtained in 1885, after which Johannesburg was laid out in 1886. Commissioner of mines for … Brandis, who was later appointed as the first landdrost of Johannesburg, proclaimed the first mining activities on 20 … First mines are proclaimed in Johannesburg …

… Prime Minister B.J. Vorster announces the arrest of a fully trained KGB agent, Yuri N. Loginov, in Johannesburg. He is on a spe …

… The Minister of Education, Prof. Kader Asmal, launches the South African History Project at the Old Fort in Johannesburg, aimin …

… James "Sofasonke" Mpanza was born in 1889. Mpanza was founder and leader from the mid-1940s of the Sofasonke Party of Orlando township, Johannesburg, and a crusader for better housing for Johannesburg's Africans. He was an eccentric who often rode …

… James E. Kwegyir Aggrey was born in 1875 into a family of chiefs. A Ghanaian-born educator and clergyman, and one of the most eminent … of his day, he was a prime mover in the formation of the Johannesburg Joint Council of Europeans and Africans in 1921. …

… Henry Gordon "Squire" Makgothi was born on 25 December 1928 to Walter Mokowa, a school teacher … his return to South Africa, Makgothi worked in the ANC’s Finance Office, and served as Chief Whip of the National …

… Speech By Mandela At Lunchoen Hosted By The Prime Minister Denmark …

… reaction to an inquiry, officials in Pretoria replied that Johannesburg was named after Johann Friedrich Bernhard Rissik … Some controversy exists concerning the origin of the name Johannesburg, as several men bearing the name Johann(es) … Origin of Johannesburg’s name is explained …

… After the invasion of Poland by Germany in September 1939, SA Prime Minister Gen. J.B. Hertzog tried to pass a resolution in … left with no option but to resign from his position. The minister of justice, Gen. J.C. Smuts, took over and formed a … SA joins World War II …

… Sponono Francina Baloyi, nurse, current ANC MP and former Minister of Health and Welfare, KaNgwane, is born. …

… The Reverend Daniel Lindley, missionary and minister to the Voortrekkers, is born in Ten Mile Creek, Pennsylvania. …

… SA Foreign Minister R.F. (Pik) Botha visits Beijing.  Date is given as 4 …

… John Xavier Merriman (85), SA statesman and prime minister of the Cape Colony, dies in Stellenbosch. …

… John Xavier Merriman (85), SA statesman and prime minister of the Cape Colony, dies in Stellenbosch. …

… Johannesburg has many historic landmarks and the Rissik … named a national monument in 1978. At one point, it was Johannesburg’s tallest structure, towering over Rissik Street … Street Post Office will be a great asset to the people of Johannesburg as it upholds and complements other Heritage …

… Officer of Tourism South Africa, Cheryl Carolus, was born in Silvertown on the Cape Flats. At school, Carolus was … S. (1987). Who's Who in South African Politics, Number 4, Johannesburg: Ravan. … Cheryl Carolus is born …

… Cedric Radcliffe Mayson was born July 16,1927 in London.After training and working … an architect,he emigrated to South Africa as a Methodist minister in 1953 and became a South African citizen.For 20 …

… and rector of the University of the Western Cape, is born in Johannesburg. …

… executive officer and director of New Seasons Resources, Johannesburg, since 1999, is born in Middel …

… Operations Committee of MK and the Dolphin Unit, is born in Johannesburg. …

… The SA rugby team loses the three-nations rugby series in Johannesburg 32-35 against New Zealand. …

… A painting by SA painter Irma Stern is auctioned for the record price of R1.1 m in Johannesburg. …

… Roelof Temmingh, SA composer and organist, is born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  He emigrates with his family in 1958 to SA. …

… Gé Korsten, popular SA singer, is born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to SA at the age of nine years. …

… Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery, p. 126 … Gerard Sekoto, SA artist is born in Botshabelo, Middelburg, Transvaal. He left SA for Paris in 1947. He died in 1993. …

… Gé Korsten, popular SA singer, is born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to SA at the age of nine years. …

… Israel Isaac (Lippy) Lipshitz, SA sculptor is born in Plungian, Lithuania.  His father emigrated to SA in 1904 and was joined …

… Helenard Joe Hendrickse (better known as Allan) was born on 22 October 1927 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, as the … theology at the Uiversity of Fort Hare,he was ordained a minister in the Congregational Church,then acted as an assistant minister in his father's church and taught secondary school …

… Walton Zacharias  Fenyang was born in 1877 in Thaba 'Nchu distric in the Orange Free State. … 1913 he was a member of the ANC deputation to the minister of Native affairs, which protested against the  Land … Congress (SANNC)that met four times with J.W.Sauer ,the minister of Native affairs to protest against the pending …

… Premier P.W. Botha became the first South African prime minister to visit Soweto. His visit included talks with the … Prime Minister Botha visits Soweto …