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EventOmar Badsha, South African photographer, is born
… and political activist, Omar Badsha, was born in Durban on 27 June 1945. Badsha played an active role in the South …
EventTrader and philanthropist Mohamed Joosub dies
… On 27 August 1944, a pioneer wholesaler, trader, philanthropist …
EventRobert Mugabe returns to Rhodesia after being in exile for five years
… On 27 January 1980, the Rhodesian nationalist leader Robert …
EventSeparate Representation of Voters Amendment Act No 50 of 1968 is enacted
… of the 'White' Cabinet (Dugard 1978: 98). Assent gained: 27 March 1968; commencement date not found Repealed by s … , [online], Available at www…
EventControversial Catholic Archbishop Milingo agrees to renounce marriage
… Emmanuel Milingo of Zambia married Maria Sung on 27 May in a ceremony performed by the Unification Church … mumbailaity, ' 27 May in a ceremony performed by…
EventEmily Hobhouse reports on her findings regarding concentration camps during the Second Anglo Boer War
… circumstances continued. It was estimated that more than 27 000 people in White camps and more than 18 000 inhabitants …
EventArchbishop William Barnett issues a statement condemning Apartheid
… and interrogation of people 'until they die'. Between 27 October, 1971 and 30 January, 1990, seven people died …
EventJohannes Kerkorrel, Afrikaans singer and songwriter, is born in Johannesburg
… and groundbreaking songwriter born in Johannesburg, on 27 March 1960. He started singing in the late 1980s while … Who Killed Johannes Kerkorrel? , from Mail…
PlaceThe Fourth Raadsaal, Bloemfontein
… buildings did not begin until 1889 when a tender of £27,183.10s from TR Robertson, of Johannesburg, was accepted. … The Foundation Stone was laid by…
PlaceWelcome Cottage, Glencairn- Simonstown
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 December 1985. …
EventAt least twenty people are injured in a collision between the Blue Train and the Trans Karoo at Deelfontein, near De Aar
… On 27 October 2005 at about 11.30pm, the Trans Karoo Express … Blue Train, Trans Karoo collide head-on ' (October 27),From: Mail & Guardian, [online]…
EventBoxing legend, Dingaan Thobela thwarts a hijacking at his home in Johannesburg
… On 27 September 2006, Boxing legend Dingaan Thobela 'The Rose of …
EventKoeberg becomes operational
The nuclear power station at Koeberg, the only commercial nuclear power station in Africa, became operational on this date. On 21 August 1984, the French…
EventN.P. van Wyk Louw is born
… rights for the African languages, posthumously on him on 27 September 2005. …
EventRabbi Israel Abrahams is born
… in 1968, he settled in Jerusalem, Israel, where he died on 27 October 1973. Source: Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary …
EventOubangi-Shari achieves independence as the Central African Republic
… by rebel fighters near the CAR’s capital, Bangui. Another 27 were left wounded. A 14th soldier died in hospital months …
EventThe first airmail in SA, consisting of 730 post cards, is flown eight kilometres by Evelyn Driver in his Bleriot plane from Ken
… The first airmail ever in South Africa took place on 27 December 1911 when Evelyn Driver flew postcards from …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
… Africa , Volume II, Solidarity and Assistance 1970-1994, (Stockholm), p.415 Judith B. Hecker, J.B, (2011), … Sponsoring the Lesotho Liberation Army (LLA) On…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… in Lusaka, Zambia while sorting mail with Maxwell Sisulu. 27 March, While deputizing for Oliver Tambo, Mzwandile Piliso … Tambo and five colleagues make a…
PlaceBoschhoek Farm, uMzinyathi,-a District in kwaZulu-Natal
… for their land. Their claim was declined on 12 September 1994 because the Advisory Committee and Land Allocation … Boschhoek was acquired by the state…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… 11 February, Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years in captivity. Mandela flew to Lusaka to meet with … met to set a new date for…
Roelf Meyer and Bantu Holomisa confer
… a new party called the United Democratic Movement (UDM) on 27 September 1997. In later years Meyer resigned his position …
ArchiveWhy should I vote for the ANC?
… produced by the ANC Cape Town Central Branch, for the 1994 elections. …
EventSouth African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang, Club Kevin Carter, commits suicide
… child being stalked by a vulture in 1993. On 18 April, 1994, only 6 days after Carter won the Pulitzer, the … the Associated Press photographer who died on…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Bibliography
… from Cape Muslim History . Cape Town, Shuter & Shooter, 1994. Davidson, Basil. Africa in History . London, Phoenix, … 1652-1838 . Johannesburg, Witwatersrand…
ArchiveBeware of Kriel's 'new' NP
… safety issues and violence published by the ANC for the 1994 elections. …
ArchiveA better life for all
… by the Department of Information and Publicity for the 1994 elections. …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Essay Questions
… and banned the Social Democrats and the Communist Party. [27] However, in 1934, an increasing number of left-wing … Nature of the Nazi State, 1993-1937."…
EventDeath of Harry Oppenheimer
… and De Beers Consolidated Mines for more than 25 and 27 years respectively. Apart from business enterprises, …
EventLocal elections receive go
… elections in those two provinces were likely to be held on 27 March, 1996. Source: Keesing's Record of World Events, …