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EventJames Kantor, a lawyer, is arrested for his involvement in Liliesleaf farm activities
… James Kantor was a lawyer who owned a law firm and employed his brother in-law Harold Wolpe. Unbeknownst to Kantor, Wolpe was an active member of uMkhonto we…
EventProfessor Bob Hepple is born
… Transvaal (now Gauteng). His father, Alex Hepple, was a trade unionist, Labour Party member and Chairman of the … Trade Unions (SACTU) in 1955, Bob Hepple…
EventTwo former Soweto student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo and Mary Loate are given long term sentences
… given 10 years. The two were convicted for events related to the 16 June 1976 uprising. On this day, more than 20 000 learners marched against the use of…
EventThe death of Andries Tatane
… 2011, activist Andries Tatane was killed, by police after a service delivery protest turned ugly in Ficksburg, Free … murder and the rest faced charges of…
EventANC member and UDF-leader Christmas Tinto, is born in Mqanduli in the Transkei
… started at an early age. In 1942, while he was still a student at St John’s College in Umtata, Tinto spearheaded a protest march against the poor food…
EventDavid Phaswane Mogano, SA artist, is born in Pietersburg , Northern Transvaal
… studies he left for Johannesburg. In Johannesburg he got a job in a hotel where he worked as a cook. Blessed with a natural ability to draw, Phaswane began…
EventZelda la Grange was born on this day
… Grange was born in Pretoria, South Africa. She completed a 3-year National Diploma and started her career at the … of State Expenditure in 1992. In 1994, she…
Part 2: Ahmed Kathy Kathrada Addresses Gandhi Satyagraha Tour Delegates
… by South African History Online with acknowledgement to the original creators. We thank you for producing and … Duration: 34:10 - Part 2 of a three-part…
EventNjabulo Ndebele was born on this day
… Hospital in Johannesburg, where his mother worked as a nurse. [1] He matriculated in Swaziland in 1966 and went on to study at the universities of Botswana,…
PlaceBill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
… , located at 6 Eastwold Way, Saxonwold, Johannesburg in a house rented from the Johannesburg City Council at the time. By 1971 the Bill Ainslie Studios had…
EventJacob Thabo Lengane is murdered in Soweto
… involvement in political activities, was found dead with a bullet wound in his head, near to Community centre in Moletsane township, Soweto. Mr … was…
PlaceAndalusia, Cape and Transvaal Border
… came from! During the Second World War, it was the site of a concentration camp housing German men, regarded as … was proclaimed in 1953 and named after…
PlaceAliwal Shoal, a Rocky Reef Off; Kwa-Zulu Natal Coast Coast
… The Aliwal Shoal is a rocky Reef which is the remains of an ancient sand dune, … is inhabited by many kinds of hard and soft corals and a variety of tropical…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.5 No.2 1982
… Contents and Contributors Stories: To Fly by Steve Jacobs ; Pikinini’s Adventure by Walt Oyi …
EventJan Ernst Abraham Volschenk, landscape painter, is born near Riversdale, Western Cape
… Jan Volschenk was a self taught painter who specialised and excelled in the … he did exhibit, these took place mostly in Cape Town and a few were held…
PlaceAir Force Museum, Port Elizabeth
… the history of the South African Air Force and houses a collection of old aircraft, missiles, uniforms, … enthusiasts, who are members of the Friends of the…
Lionel Davis, SA artist, is born in Cape Town. He was a political prisoner on Robben Island between 1964 and 1971, where he c
… 6 in Cape Town. While incarcerated on Robben Island as a political prisoner between 1964 and 1971, he completed his … Certificate. After his release he was…
EventPalaeontologist Mary Leakey discovers one of the oldest hominid skulls in Tanzania
… with her husband in Olduvai for many years, also developed a system for classifying stone tools in the area. She also discovered the Laetoli footprints,…
EventNovelist and historian Bessie Head is born
… Head was born in Pietermaritzburg. Being the daughter of a White mother (who was disowned by her parents when she became pregnant and sent to a mental asylum…
EventThe Conservative Party is formed
… Konserwatiewe Party) and the 'Aksie Eie Toekoms' (AET), a breakaway group from the National Party, opposed to the reforms and the idea of racial integration…
EventNegotiations between SA, Cuba and Angola start in London
… (US), Angola and Cuba met in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to the Angolan war and independence for Namibia. These … Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. &…
EventMemorial service for the victims of mining disaster
… A memorial service for the 177 miners, who died as a result of an underground fire in a tunnel at the Kinross … , Lesotho , Swaziland and Mozambique . They…
EventPretoria disputes compensation for Gaborone raid
… and pay compensation for the loss of life. According to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now African Union assessment, the damages totalled R25…
EventSouth African boxers,Zolile Mbityi and Peter Malinga both win world titles
… 22 October 1999 was a red-letter day in South African boxing history, as both … holders. However, the term of "world champion" has become a misnomer as in…
EventThe first SARS case is suspected in South Africa
… On 9 April 2003, a 62-year-old South African man was treated at a Pretoria hospital as a possible Severe Acute Respiratory … with no signs of being ill but…
EventNicolaas Jacobus Smit, Vice-President of the ZAR, is born in Graaff-Reinet.
… from the Netherlands, arriving at the Cape prior to 1688. Smit, a Boer general in the Anglo-Transvaal War and Vice-President … was fought from 16 December…
EventEthnic violence in Rwandan capital Kigali is spreads throughout the country
… and the Hutus. The Hutus who are the majority, set out to kill, rape and loot properties of the Tutsis. The genocide … in Kigali. It was never determined who…
EventPhambili Ka Ntloko, national organiser of AZAPO, is born
… was born on 18 April 1960 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape. As a high school student, Ntloko became involved in the South African Students’ Movement (SASM), a…
EventOldest part of Johannesburg, Marshalltown, is planned
… September 1886, Henry Brown Marshall asked Kidger Tucker to draw up a plan for a new residential area for Johannesburg. The plan was laid …
PlaceAlbertskroon, Suburb of Johannesburg
… family, who owned it. The Afrikaans term 'kroon', refers to the brow of a Hill. Fresh water runs through the Alberts Farm, the only … beginnings of the…