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PlaceGoedverwact
… of Piketberg. The farm was originally (1838) bequeathed to six of his freed slaves by H. S. Burger. On the death of … the Berg River is Moravia. Goedverwacht…
PlaceWeskoppies Psychiatric Hospital, Main building, Ketjen Street, Pretoria
… and well-ordered group of Edwardian structures located in a Sylvan setting. The Weskoppies Hospital admitted its first … on the site of the old Botanical…
EventPatrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is born
… A member of the Tetela ethnic group, Patrice Emery Lumumba … of Belgian Congo. Lumuba became involved in politics as a young man and in 1958 he founded the…
EventFidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba
… Batista. Castro was the leader of the 26 July Army, a rebel movement, which launched a resistance campaign against Batista's government. A battle … forces…
EventANC co-founder and journalist Pixley Seme dies
… ka Isaka Seme died in Johannesburg on 7 June 1951. He was a political activist, journalist, lawyer and a co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC)…
EventThe Second Battle of El Alamein starts
… new commander of the Eighth Army in World War 2, initiated a second attack at El Alamein, a town in northern Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea coast. Many … 62…
EventThe official launch of the SABC
… in South Africa. The investigation ultimately led to the formation of the South African Broadcasting … English. However, the Act stipulated the inauguration…
EventDr Louis Luyt is born
… The FA took part in the1999 election and Luyt was elected to Parliament. He served as a Member of Parliament for two years and was a member of the … of the…
EventElizabeth Taylor remarries Richard Burton in Botswana
… Game Park, Botswana. Taylor and Burton were both married to other people when they first met. The marriage proceedings …
EventManuel Pinto da Costa becomes the president
… After a brief period of transitional government Dr Manuel Pinto da … formed the country. In 1972, the CLSTP changed its name to MLSTP. During the elections…
EventHarold Strachan is served with restriction order
… of the African National Congress (ANC), was served with a restriction order in terms of the Suppression of Communism … first bomber and his diverse…
EventLadysmith Black Mambazo win a Grammy
… Joseph Tshabalala, became the first South African group to win a Grammy award. The group won the award for the best … been nominated for six additional…
EventVan Riebeeck establishes the first burgher commando
… Jan van Riebeeck established the Burgher Militia a few days before a Khoi-Khoi (Hottentot) rising, sometimes called the 'First … India Company (VOC) that…
EventUnited Nations World Summit starts
… ranging from disarmament and militarisation of outer space to the environment, poverty and globalisation. The live … along with background information…
EventNelson Mandela marries Graça Machel on his 80th birthday
… and his wife Evelyn had 2 children and divorced in 1957. A year later, he married Winnie Madikizela-Mandela . Their … study on the impact of war on children…
Coal Miners Strike on the Rand
… On this day Transvaal coal miners embarked on a strike because of a wage cut of 5 percent per shift. On 10 January 1922 White … proposal that a regulation…
EventThe League of Nations is established
… of Nations, an international organisation founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919-1920, convened … General J.C. Smuts of South Africa. Smuts…
EventAlbert Einstein introduces his theory of relativity
… journal. These are the papers that history has come to call the Annus Mirabilis Papers. In one of the four papers … at: teslasociety.com [Accessed 23 June…
EventMaude Francis Eyston Sumner, SA painter, is born
… She died in 1985 in Johannesburg. Sumner completed a Masters in Literature at Oxford University in 1925, and … Maurice Denis and Roger BissiÁƒÂƒÂ¨res. She…
The National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein is celebrating its 100-year existence this year
… at monument 17:30 – 20:00 - ATKV Christusfees Here is a link to the full programme: …
EventLevy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.
… He studied law at the University of Zambia and went on to form his own law firm, Mwanawasa & Company. He left the … Frederick Chiluba appointed him Vice…
EventSpringbok rugby player, Schalk Burger is born in Port Elizabeth
… Petrus Burger Jnr. was named after his father who was also a rugby player. As a child he was very successful in various sports codes. He … Georgia in the…
EventAfrikaans is used for the first time in an international document with the signing of the Convention of Mozambique in Pretoria
… eleven official languages spoken in South Africa. It is a derivative of the Dutch, language spoken by settlers who … official language. Black people rejected…
EventIgnatius Royston Dunnachie (Roy) Campbell, SA satirical poet, is born in Durban.
… founded the magazine, Voorslag, with William Plomer – a satirical publication, after first establishing his name as a poet some years earlier. Campbell was…
EventStephen Gray, SA writer and academic, is born
… of South Africa’s most prolific writers. He received an M.A. in English from Cambridge University, a M. Fine Arts from the University of Iowa and from Rand ……
EventDRC President Laurent Kabila is assassinated
… Republic of Congo (DRC) was killed by gunshot. According to reports Kabila was shot by one of his bodyguards in front of army generals, following a dispute…
EventWalter Sisulu secretly attends a meeting at the house of George Xorile with F. Van Rensburg
… National Congress (ANC) member, Walter Sisulu attended a secret meeting at the house of George Xarile together with F. Van Rensburg, a shift boss from…
EventCharges against 53 of the 76 Africans detained after the Sharpeville massacre are dropped
… for the Transvaal, Mr. P.S. Claasen. According to reports, one of the detainees had died while in custody …
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Bibliography
… commissioned by The Department of Education Bank, A., C. Malherbe and P. van der Spuy. People of the Western Cape, A History for Schools . Cape Town, Juta,…
20th Time of the Writer
… year’s week-long edition. This year’s edition will include a variety of roundtable discussions, readings, seminars, book … the second decade of the Time of…