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EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… Man of the People (1966), and Anthills of the Savannah (1987) are set in Africa and describe the struggles of the …
ArchiveI Write What I Like: Selected Writings
… detention - the book was subsequently republished in 1987 and again in April 2002. The collection was edited by …
EventLadybrand Four story told at the TRC
… Tax Sejaname’s affiliations or abduction. Early in January 1987, Mbulelo ‘Khaya Kasibe (KK)’ Ngono was involved in a …
PlaceSouth African Naval Museum, formerly the Navy Mast House and Dutch Store House
… Military Museums to the various Arms of Service in June 1987! Martello Tower was transferred to the functional …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Contextual Overview
… groups, namely the Broederbond and the Reddingdaadbond. [24] The broederbond were not against capitalism but were … withdrawal from the occupied territories…
The Clanwilliam Arts Project / Lantern Festival 2017
Back for the 17th year in a row! Magnet Theatre in patnership with The UCT Drama Department, The UCT College of Music and The Michaelis School of Fine Arts …
News SABC ‘should be hitting the panic button’ over Jimi Matthews’ resignation by Ndileka Lujabe (City Press), 27 June 2016
Jimi Matthews has been praised as “doing the right thing” following his resignation from the SABC today. Matthews, who was acting SABC chief executive,…
PlaceOld Lutheran Church, Kroondal
… had already been built in Kroondal and was consecrated on 24 June 1896. Prior to this, from about 1891, regular …
EventThe Berlin Airlift comes to an end
… for some time, though, to build a comfortable surplus. By 24 July 1949, a three-month surplus was built-up, ensuring …
EventEgyptian President Sadat formally accepts an invitation to visit Israel. The Egyptian foreign minister and his deputy resign over the proposed visit to Israel and the Arab nations are in uproar
Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel came about after he delivered a speech in Egypt stating that he would travel anywhere, "even Jerusalem," to discuss peace. In…
EventTrojan Horse Massacre Memorial unveiled
… On 24 September 2005, Heritage Day, the Trojan Horse Memorial …
EventScientists uncover possible reason for SS Waratah’s disappearance 100 years later
… [sic] wave encounters". Published in Geofizika Vol. 24 No.1 2007 [online] [Accessed 7 July 2009] SAHO Special …
11. A Brahman seeks work in Natal
… success. I beg to state that I am an Indian, Brahmin, aged 24, and conversant with Tamil, Telugu, Malay, English, and a …
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa
… men who are infected. The difference is greatest in the 15-24 age group, where three young women for every one young man …
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… of 21 March, mass funerals were held for the victims. On 24 March 1960, in protest of the massacre, Regional Secretary …
Background to the Freedom Charter 1955
… defiers were acquitted, most notably in the case of 24 who entered a railway waiting room in Cape Town and were …
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
… as a federal structure to coordinate their activities. 1987 From 13 January to 23 March the apartheid South African … on the African continent since the end…
BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
… 1990s. Among the first of these meetings, in November 1987, Zuma, together with Mbeki, was present at a meeting …
PlaceColigny, North West Province
… who was killed in the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew’s Day (24 August 1572) in Paris. At first sight, Coligny gives the … leader, Gaspard de Coligne. He was…
ArchiveBirth of a reggae superstar 3 August 1964 by Sam Mathe
… launched one of his biggest reggae hit albums – Slave (1987). Eleven years after his senseless murder by a gunman, …
EventLouis Raymond, an Olympic tennis singles gold medalist is born
Louis Bosman Raymond was born in Pretoria on 1 January 1895.[i] Raymond won a gold medal in the men’s singles at the Olympic Games in 1920, hosted in Antwerp,…
Press Statement by O. R. Tambo, December 1964
… reported in The Nationalist, Dar es Salaam, on December 24, 1964. Mr. Diallo Telli was Administrative …
EventThe Black People’s Convention (BPC) holds its first National Congress
… prohibited all meetings by these organisations between 24 September and 20 October. Members who defied the ban in …
EventThe first detainees are held under the apartheid regime’s 90-day Law
When the apartheid government introduced the General Law Amendment Act, the South African Security Police, or Special Branch, were given the authority to…
EventProfessional soccer is introduced in SA when the National Football League is founded
In 1958, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) officially recognised the White body of the Football Association of South Africa (FASA) as…
EventGhana demands independence from Britain
In 1821, the British Government took control of the British trading forts. In 1844, Fanti chiefs on the Gold Coast (as Ghana was then known) signed an…
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… 51 founding members of the UN from its inception on 24 October 1945. Political developments in South Africa …
EventThe ship São Bento (St Benedict) is wrecked on the Transkei coast
… Transkei, possibly on Msikaba Island. On the night of the 24 April 1954, the Sao Bento, together with its sister ship, …
PlaceBarberton, Mpumalanga
… William Died: 20 June 1896 Hammond, Frank Joseph Died: 24 Aug 1894 Hammond, Margaret Maud Born: 23 Mar 1866 Died: 16 … No Name McKinnon, Margaret Born: 22…
EventNyanga school Principal's office burnt
… On 24 June 1976 the Principal's office in Hlengisi Primary, …