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PlaceSt Michael and All Angels Anglican Church, Boksburg
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 20 September … between November 1911 and May 1912. It has been proclaimed a Provincial…
EventPolitical Activist and Advocate, Dumisa Ntsebeza, is born
… which he completed his law degree. Ntsebeza emerged as a commissioner in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 1995. After the commission, he went…
EventGabon gains independence from France
… he was an autocratic ruler. Autocratic regimes continued to rule Gabon after she achieved independence, but early in the 1990s Gabon introduced a multiparty…
EventAndries Dreyer, church archivist and collector of Africana, dies
… studying at the Normal College in Cape Town, be became a teacher, and through private study he qualified as an N.G Kerk missionary in 1896. He went on to…
EventGriffiths Mxenge is murdered
… 19 November 1981. His murderers used three okapi knives, a hunting knife and a wheel spanner because they were ordered not to kill him with a gun. They…
EventThe death in police custody of Ahmed Timol, political activist and underground operative, is confirmed
… Indians in detention, died after he had plunged from a window on the tenth floor of John Vorster Square Police … had committed suicide. Timol became the…
EventWorld Population Day
… the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It was a result of the interest generated by the marking of The Day … population reached the five billion…
PlaceMjanyana Hospital
… the Propagation of the Gospel on Foreign Parts established a mission station and lazaretto there, from that developed a government/public organisation,…
EventThe introduction of new South African flag 1994
… On 27 April 1994, South Africa introduced a new national flag, at the same time the country held its … white, spectrum green, blue, black and yellow…
The child who was shot dead by soldiers at Nyanga by Ingrid Jonker
… nor at the police station in Philippi where he lies with a bullet in his head The child is the shadow of the … and into the hearts of mothers the child who…
EventBlacks in South Africa protest against segregation
… (ANC) and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) at a meeting held on Freedom Square, Fordsburg announced its campaign to mount a mass action against the…
PlaceState President Swart Park, Bloemfontein
… lawns and shady spots. The facilities at this Park include a Rugby, a Cricket and Athletics Stadium. The President Swart Park is … the stadium's capacity…
Mzimhlophe /Qhudeni
… on Trust land in the Nkandla district of KwaZulu as a place of relocation, The name means “white home”, named as … The place was also known as Qhudeni…
PlaceCradle of Humankind, near Johannesburg
… The Cradle of Humankind was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. It is about 50 … occupies 47,000 hectares (180 sq mi) and it contains a complex…
PlaceAgtersuurberg, Eastern Cape
… The town and its surrounding areas are served by a 24-hour Primary healthcare clinic, (Venterstad Clinic), … for Health, of the Eastern cape Province. It…
EventFormer ANC President, Oliver ‘OR’ Tambo, is born
… student boycott at Fort Hare, calling for the formation of a democratically elected Student's Representative Council … son of Nzimeni and Julia, Tambo…
EventAdvocate Anton Lubowski secretary-general of the SWAPO is assassinated
… Supreme Court, when he concluded that the CCB conspired to murder Lubowski. Judge Levy's report named as accomplices … (formerly Neelse). Judge Levy's report…
EventCape of Good Hope Royal Observatory is founded
… of Good Hope (now known as Cape Town) byFearon Fallows, a British astronomer. During the 1830s astronomers at the … and the first observations from which the…
EventThe State President F.W. de Klerk issues a proclamation adopting the new national flag and National Anthem of SA
… Executive Council (TEC), former State President F W de Klerk issued a proclamation on 20 April 1994, providing for Die Stem van … Africa) and Nkosi Sikelel'…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
… (62.9%), the National Party(NP) under the leadership of F W de Klerk won 983 690 (22%) of the national votes, the … (0.45%). International observers…
EventRhodes statue removed at UCT
… Following Chumani Maxwele’s radical protest through a political performance of throwing human excrement at the … of the University of Cape Town, the statue…
EventSmiso Zwane, South African hip hop artist is born
… debut album “Mlazi Milano” in 2016.He has also contributed to the tracks of numerous South African hip hop artists which … Rick on his “Amantombazane” track…
EventRudolph Lewis, South African road racing cyclist is born
… road riders, Rudolph outperformed the other competitors to claim gold in the inpidual 320 km race.[iv] He competed …
EventThato Madonsela, the South African rapper is born
… for other popular South African hip hop artists to the likes of Da L.E.S, Tumi Molekane and the rapper …
Imijondolo
… Published in 1985, Imijondolo, (the isi Zulu word for a shack or informal housing), is Omar Badsha's second book of … of Durban. The intimate nature of…
EventScores of people are killed in Boipatong, Vaal
… in the negotiations and withdrew from the Congress for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA). At the time, it was said that the attack was organised by the…
EventTreason Trial of 16 UDF members resumes
… arrest, the accused were released following an application to the court. References NelsonMandela.org, (n.d.), …
EventThe first episode of Star Trek is aired on NBC
… The now iconic series struggled to find an audience at first, and was cancelled after just 3 … popularity blossomed in syndication and would grow into a…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.10 No.3 1992
… van Don Gxubane van Langa, Charles J. Fourie; Taxi to Town, James Matthews; Mag Ons Skreetjies 'n Ontploffing …
PlaceMLR-cannon, Middle North Battery, Simonstown
… The gun was designed in 1865 as a broadside gun for ironclad ships and harbour seafront defence. A total of 190 were made. The gun was last fired in 1903.. ……