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EventHosni Mubarak, President of Egypt is born
… he joined the Egyptian Military Academy, where he received a bachelor's degree in Military Science. He later joined the … Air force where he served in…
EventMoses Kotane, the South African Communist Party and African National Congress stalwart dies in Moscow
… away in Moscow, Russia where he was hospitalised after a long illness he suffered since 1968. In 1931 Kotane became … sneaked out of the country without…
EventSpringboks beat Scotland at Murrayfield
… 2007 World Cup victory of the Springbok team. In addition to that he was crowned the International Rugby Board's Player …
EventDeputy Minister of Defence attends commemoration of Delville Wood
… the Battle of Delville Wood in France, which raged from 15 to 20 July 1916. Thousands lost their lives in a fierce battle in the woods, dubbed by South…
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
… For the first time in the South African criminal history a man was hanged with his name known only by authorities. The … Circuit Court on 11 February 1960…
EventThe Sebokeng Massacre of mourners leaves more than 30 dead and 40 more injured
… were killed while attending an all-night vigil held in a tent in Sebokeng, in the Vaal region, where weeping mourners paid final respects to their comrade…
EventTrevor Manuel, Minister in The Presidency: National Planning Commission, is born
… regional secretary. In 1985, Manuel was arrested for a month for his activities in the UDF and was banned from … deputy co-ordinator in the Western Cape and…
PlaceRhodes
… Rhodes, then Prime Minister of the Cape Colony. Records of a public meeting held there on 24 February 1892 indicate that … as Rossville. The 1904 census…
PlaceAdelaide, Eastern Cape
… A rural Town some 91 km North of Grahamstown , Eastern Cape . … Bushmen were displaced and no longer found in the Area. A British officer named Captain…
PlaceAddo Heights, Uitenhage
… Addo Heights is a Farm and is located in Cacadu District Municipality, … it, you will wonder which cartographer had the courage to name this Road a Pass as…
EventSouth African GMO Act implemented
… be executed for any GMO activity.[ii] The GMO Act created a forum for cultivators, farmers and the general public to better understand the complexities that…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.4 No.1 Apr-May 1981
… by Miriam Tlali; Jobman by Achmat Dangor; Reflections in a Cell by Mafika Gwala; Bushcraft by Nadine Gordimer; The Windflower, a children’s story by…
EventFormer African Springbok captain, Welile Nkohla dies
… of age in Livingstone Hospital in Port Elizabeth, after a long battle with cancer. Nkohla was born on 22 February … beating the opposition with the score of…
PlaceSteve Biko Bridge, East London
… most vital aspects of the bridge is its close proximity to Fort Glamorgan Prison. Known as kwa Nongqongqo in Xhosa, … during the apartheid era. Steve Biko…
EventBafana Bafana legend Philimon Raul Masinga dies
… Bafana striker Philimon Masinga died at 49 years old in a Johannesburg hospital after a long battle with cancer. Masinga was born on 28 June 1969 … Xasa…
We are no longer in France - Book Launch
… struggle and the Second World War, the PCA remained close to the French Communist Party. But as the national liberation … political pluralism and class…
PlaceValkenburg Hospital, Observatory
… The Building, originally designed in a Cape Dutch style and is one of the oldest Farmhouses … 19th Century. It subsequently underwent the addition of a…
PlaceSt Saviours Church Anglican Church and Cemetery, Bowwood Road, Claremont
… additions were made in 1903 and 1953. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 31 December 1981. The Cemetery is next to and…
EventSoweto’s chief of police, Nkanyiso Maphanga is arrested and charged with negligent and drunken driving
… in Boskruin, on the West Rand.Maphanga was involved in a collision with another car at the intersection of Beyers … Swart drives. Allegedly, he drove away…
PlaceDonkin Heritage Trail, Port Elizabeth
… It consists of five dwellings in Donkin Street, facing on to the Donkin Reserve, one at 14 Constitution Street and two … 8 and 10 Whitlock Street. The Donkin…
PlaceCity Hall, Port Elizabeth
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 29 November … tower was only added in 1883. The City Hall serves as a Council Chamber as…
EventNigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom
… Council, made up entirely of Nigerians, was led by a Prime Minister, Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Its first government was a coalition of conservative…
EventWinnie Mandela at Johannesburg Magistrate’s court
… was charged for leaving the country illegally and inciting a strike. This was after he had been arrested near Howick, … wife, was at Johannesburg Magistrates…
EventSouth African Journalist, Zwelakhe Sisulu is abducted.
… Zwelakhe Sisulu was a prominent journalist in the apartheid era who fought for … Johannesburg,by four armed White men who wore balaclavas to conceal their…
EventChief Kaiser Matanzima is elected Chief Minister
… made paramount chief of the emigrant Thembu clan. He was a strong proponent of the Apartheid regime’s Bantu … his support of the Apartheid government,…
EventDisbanding of Communist Party is announced
… that the party has disbanded. The announcement was made a few days before the Suppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of … the African National Congress (ANC)…
EventThe SABS is established
… 29 of 1993. In terms of the Act, the SABS is controlled by a Council appointed by the Minister of Trade and Industry and … Africa's interests are advanced…
EventThe 4th Pan-African Congress is held in New York City, USA
… and representatives of Sierra Leone and Nigeria. Following a lively debate, delegates took some resolutions and made … ancestry, the congress reiterated the…
EventSipho Malaza allegedly dies in detention
… A Black high school student, Sipho Malaza, presumably died on … not be ascertained. Sources: Coleman, M. (ed) (1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the…
EventDr. Silas Modiri Molema dies in Mafikeng
… that set the Bechuanaland Protectorate on its road to independence as a Republic of Botswana. Source: Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New …