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Place'Aba Mponjwana', Drakensberg Mountains
… such Peaks as Cathedral Peak, the Bell, the Outer Horn and the Inner Horn. Said to mean 'Ridge of Horns'. One of the … where dramatic geological uplift…
EventOne of the most infamous murders in South Africa takes place
… with whom Lehnberg previously had an affair. [i] Lehnberg and Choegoe first assaulted Mrs van der Linde with a pistol … before stabbing her several times. …
EventSouth African historian Charles van Onselen is born.
… whose work is widely published, both nationally and internationally. He chose to centre his already well documented research on the social, economic and…
EventZuma announces freeze on university fees increase
… African economy, the news fell on an already disgruntled and highly mobilised student body. #FeesMustFall began at the … took to social media to spread the…
EventFinal legal note on the SS Mendi
… liability limited for the collision of their SS Darro and the SS Mendi ships, under the Merchant Shipping Acts. The accident was found to be caused by the SS…
PlaceMaclear's Beacon
… of easy to challenging routes, depending on your fitness and experience! Visitors can choose to ascend to the top via … offers breathtaking 360-degree views…
PlaceRotunda, Bay Hotel- Camps Bay
… turn of the century when it was built as part of a hotel and functioned as an events venue. The Rotunda began life as … a pavilion that also functioned as a…
PlaceGeorge Division
… George was originally part of the district of Swellendam, and was proclaimed a separate district on 23 April 1811. Over … at Mossel Bay in 1848, Knysna in…
EventThe Natal Legislature plans to introduce the Indian Franchise Bill
… Indians. On the previous day (27 June 1894) Indian and civil rights fighter, Mahatma Gandhi,sent telegrams to … the Natal Legislative Assembly, Prime…
PlaceOld Government Building, Church Street, Boksburg
… Its foundation stone was laid on 15 October 1890 and construction was completed on or before 10 April 1891. … From 1902 to 1958 the building housed the local…
EventThe Biafran War erupts as Nigerian forces invade the Republic of Biafra
… being the Igbo in the East, the Hausa-Fulani in the North and the Yoruba in the West. When Nigeria gained independence … Britain, the three major ethnic…
EventSouth African man walks from England to France through Channel Tunnel
… through the Channel Tunnel between Folkenstone in England and Calaise in France in his flip flops. Trains travelling at … on the French end of the tunnel, …
EventWW2: British 8th army marches into Tripoli
… denying the Allies access to the reserves of labour and raw materials in the North African/ Middle Eastern … that a depleted Germany force fought in North…
EventPolitical activist Molly Blackburn is born
… Political activist and civil rights campaigner Molly Blackburn, widely respected … maker, for her constant questioning of police actions and the dealings of…
EventNon military national service for objectors
… Angola that cost the lives of many South African soldiers and as internal political perception of the war shifted. The Amendment Bill was introduced and a…
EventGovernment admits responsibility for Mdluli’s death
… (ANC) member, Joseph Mdluli (50), on 19 March 1976 and agreed to pay damages to his family. A claim for loss of … support by Mdluli's widow against the…
EventThe first indications of protest over Afrikaans in Soweto schools
… was that Black teachers now had more students to teach and fewer resources to accomplish this task. This coupled … insistence on making an inferior…
EventNP presents its revised constitutional proposals
… by CODESA during the first phase to oversee regional and local government, finance, and multiracial elections with the ultimate responsibilities … years…
EventSoweto agrees to pay rent
… In a meeting between the Soweto People's Delegation (SPD) and,and the Transvaal Provincial Administration an agreement was … uniform tariffs across Soweto,…
EventElephant poaching reaches an all time high
… automatic weapons, profited from government corruption, and laundered tons of elephant tusks through several African countries to destinations in Eastern and…
EventKhotso House is bombed
… led by Colonel Eugene de Kock. During the 1996 Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) hearings, police chief … revealed that he received injunction from…
EventIFP declares attacks on UDF as self-defence
… of the popular UDF as a threat to its stronghold and control of rural Kwazulu. To make matters tense both … chiefs in the area were less inclined to join the…
EventCarte Blanche is denied permission to quote Oliver Tambo
… On 30 January 1987 the Minister of Law and Order issued a message to the newspapers denying Carte … stated that: "Please note that the Minister of law and…
EventIFP proposes truce with ANC
… it was not responsible for the violence between the ANC and itself. In an attempt to bring itself closer to the ANC, … the two parties established a co…
EventWorld Aids Day
… to bring to people's attention the worldwide challenges and consequences of the epidemic, in order to prevent the spread of HIV and improve the lives of…
EventResearchers proclaim they found a type of SIVcpz that is almost identical to HIV
… of researchers, led by Paul Sharp of Nottingham University and Beatrice Hahn of the University of Alabama, made the … sample proved that chimpanzees were the…
EventCharles Swart, a student ranger from Mangosuthu Technical College, is killed by a leopard
… A 25 year-old tour guide and student from Mangosuthu Technical College in Durban, … the tourists' attempt to chase it off by shining lights and shouting at…
EventPW Botha refuses to testify before the TRC
… declared that he would never testify before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). He also stated that he would never apologise for apartheid and he…
EventThe Afrikaner Broederbond is formed
… Brotherhood). A rigorous selection process was maintained and membership - by invitation only - was restricted to … was evident throughout South African…
EventHelen Suzman is born
… Politician and Anti-Apartheid activist, Helen Suzman , was born in … Six years later she founded the Progressive Party (PP) and became its sole…