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EventSouth African artist Fikile Magadledla is born
… Johannesburg. He was a self- taught artist, who learned and benefited greatly from his peers. One of his mentors was … Johannesburg. Most of his works are a…
EventSA’s first official commercial airline service is launched
… Allister Mackintosh Miller secured a government subsidy and introduced the first official commercial air service in … (Pty). On this date the first flight…
EventNP Secretary-General Stoffel Van der Merwe resigns
… Former Minister of Education and professor of political science at the Rand Afrikaans … held for only thirteen months, resigned citing ill-health and…
EventCosatu calls for three days national protest against the Labour Relations Amendment Bill (LRA)
… protest against the Labour Relations Amendment Bill (LRA) and restrictions on political organisations. The bill sought to curb the growing union movement and…
EventSouth Africa’s new constitution is approved
… had representatives from all the major political parties and liberation organisations. The constitutional assembly sat between May 1994 and October 1996…
EventThe TRC is set up by parliament
… parliament approved legislation to set up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1995. The Commission, based on the Promotion of National Unity and…
EventThe League of Nations hands over German colonies
… colony Deutsche Ostafrika, was transferred to Britain and in 1961 became independent as Tanzania. The greater part of the colony of Togo and lesser part of…
EventThe Battle of Ulundi begins
… the Anglo-Zulu War. It took place on the 4th July 1879 and marked the end of the Anglo-Zulu War, as well as the … July, Lord Chelmsford (British Commander)…
The National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein is celebrating its 100-year existence this year
… Friday, 18 October 2013 17:00 – Opening of festival market and entertainment Saturday, 19 October 2013 08:00 – Zumba Dance Exercise Group Market and…
EventDavid Malebane, a student at the Tompi Seleka Agricultural College in the Limpopo, shoots three lecturers before shooting himself
… in Limpopo. He had failed to graduate several times and when he received results showing that he had failed again … On 15 January 1999, he stormed into the…
EventThe Pretoria Show is opened for all races
… show is an annual event that began as an agricultural show and grew to include arts, entertainment, education and exhibitions over the years. The show began…
PlaceIndigo Vats, Pinetown
… Dutch Indigo Planters from Java, Mr Theodorus Colenbrander and Mr von Preen went into partnership with Mr Murray, of … Plants were packed into brick vats,…
ArchiveNatives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954
… of Johannesburg or any adjoining magisterial district and their settlement elsewhere, and for that purpose to establish a board and to define its functions…
PlaceSignal Hill
… at the Cape of Good Hope was founded by the Dutch in 1652 and the signal guns were originally part of the regular … (VOC) in Dutch). The VOC transferred its…
PlaceAkkoordskop, a Hill in the Western Cape
… signed between the Dutch sailors aboard the ‘Mauritius’ and the Khoikhoi locals of South Africa near Mossel Bay… The sailors require fresh meat and…
EventMacassar Gas Disaster (AECI stockpile catches fire)
… stockpile belonging to the local African Explosives and Chemical Industries (AECI) plant caught fire, releasing … disaster, many residents of Macassar…
EventThe National Library of South Africa is founded
… the reach of the youth of this remote corner of the Globe, and bring within their reach what the most eloquent of … with his remarkable personal collection…
EventNational Arts Festival celebrates 37 years in Grahamstown
… has been staged every year, running for 10 days in June and July. It consists of a Main programme and Fringe programmes, all of which are administered by the…
Imijondolo
… presence in the settlement, as a political activist and community organizer between 1980 and 1984. Both Desmond Tutu's (then Bishop of Johannesburg) ……
EventDay of the African Child
… of the regional African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. This Charter, which came into force … is the first regional treaty on the rights of…
EventPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka sworn in as UN- Women Executive Director
… will be leading the UN‘s work on advancing gender equality and women empowerment. Ngcuka was also the first President of … of Women (NOW). NOW was formed in…
EventThe Liquor Laws Amendment Bill comes into effect
… Act, which was passed on 23 June 1927, prohibited Africans and Indians from serving liquor, driving liquor vans and entering licensed premises, which…
EventANC adopts the Programme of Action
… was precipitated by the victory of the National party and its determination to implement a policy of apartheid. The … action, involving civil disobedience,…
EventThe UN decides not to support the request of the Union of South Africa concerning the treatment of Indians in SA
… "Treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa" and later decided that it should be considered jointly by the First and Sixth Committees. In November a…
EventJapanese submarines attack naval base in Madagascar
… were attempting to repulse a combined invasion by British and South African troops. During the attack on the naval … managed to severely damage the British…
EventRichard J. Goldstone, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of SA, is born
… graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and couple of years later he was made the judge of the … headed a commission to investigate…
EventThe apartheid government agrees to eliminate racial segregation in theatres but not in cinemas
… city' were enacted, namely the Population Registration Act and the Group Areas Act . The first provided for the … of the population into racially defined…
EventA resolution against the use of Afrikaans is taken during SASM conference in Roodepoort
… Mokoena, a member of the Black People's Convention (BPC) and the Black Parents Association (BPA), delivered a speech … delegates passed a resolution,…
EventMadagascar adopts its second constitution
… after the uprising, the Malagasy Republic was proclaimed and full independence was granted in 1960 under President … Tsiranana became increasingly unpopular…
EventThe first episode of Star Trek is aired on NBC
… now iconic series struggled to find an audience at first, and was cancelled after just 3 seasons. However, its cult-like popularity blossomed in syndication…