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ArchiveTerrorist Weapons 2
… of the above weapons depending on the size of the group and its task. There are a number of small variations and model improvements of each weapons. Warning:…
PlaceRuimzicht House, 10 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
… This double-storey dwelling was built in the late 1890s and boasts of a number of fine Victorian architectural features, including ornate front and side…
Nelson Mandela Speaks on Tolerance, April 30, 2006 on CBS (Video)
… debuted on April 30, 2006 in the program 60 MINUTES on CBS and is believed to be Nelson Mandela's first ever PSA on … leader with greater stature on the…
EventAhmed Ben Bella, former president of Algeria, is released after fourteen years in prison
… from France. He became the country’s premier in 1962 and was elected president in 1963. Bella‘s popularity began … to decline after his presidency,…
EventUN Special Committee on Policies of Apartheid appeals for assistance to families of apartheid victims.
… Policies of Apartheid issued an appeal to member states and organizations to assist families of persons persecuted by … theb situation turned violent as…
EventInaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
… 1961 the leading non-racial trade union co-ordinating body and the trade union wing of the ANC led Congress Alliance. … went into exile, were banned,…
Event3 students from Johannesburg are the first to climb ‘Devil’s Tooth’ in the Drakensberg Range
… also consists of various parts, including the Amphitheatre and pinnacle rocks such as the Devil's Tooth. Until 1950, the … unclimbable, but on 11 August 1950…
EventSA artist, Daniel Sefundi Rakgoathe is born
… Later, Rakgoathe was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and completed an MA degree in African Studies at the … California, Los Angeles. He has exhibited his…
EventBomb explodes at Johannesburg synagogue
… Marais Viljoen was due to attend a ceremony there and was an attempt to prevent him from attending the temple's 50th anniversary. No one was injured, however…
EventANC attacks Koeberg nuclear power station
… nuclear reactor plant to dispel allegations that the ANC and MK existed only in neighbouring countries. It also saluted all its fallen heroes and imprisoned…
EventJournalist Percy Qoboza is released from detention
… Qoboza remained in the country for another three years and joined the Black weekly, The Voice, which was later also banned. He then joined the Post Transvaal…
EventCommittee of Ten wants election of a new community board
… total autonomy in Soweto, including powers to levy taxes and to control education, the police and local elections. The minister of justice, Jimmy Kruger,…
EventSeparate Representation of Voters Amendment Act No 50 of 1968 is enacted
… Council was formed with forty elected members and twenty nominated members. It had legislative powers to … on finance, local government, education, community…
EventConstant Viljoen announces his resignation from AVF
… The former leader of the Afrikaner Volksunie (AV) and Freedom Front (FF), General Constant Viljoen, announced … (CP), ultra-right Afrikaanse…
EventPAC attends Patriotic Front Conference
… After a long pursuit by the African National Congress (ANC) and other African countries, the Pan African Congress of Azania (PAC) acceded to meet with the…
EventFirst World Haemophilia Day
… celebrated in 1989 to increase awareness of haemophilia and to bring the needs of those affected by the disorder to … with wide range of activities around…
EventBrett Kebble is shot dead
… Mining magnate and African National Congress member Brett Kebble was … engagement. Andile Nkuhlu, Kebble's business partner and member of the ANC Youth…
EventPioneer tomato farmer Bertie van Zyl is buried in Mooketsi
… Bertie van Zyl (72), founder and owner of ZZ2, the biggest tomato growing operation in the country and one of the biggest in the world, was buried in…
EventControversial Catholic Archbishop Milingo agrees to renounce marriage
… him from his vow of celibacy. On refusal of the Vatican and a threat to excommunicate him, Milingo agreed to renounce his marriage and return to the Catholic…
EventErnie Els wins the Nedbank Golf Tournament
… record win of 25-under-par 263, after rounds of 67, 66, 64 and 66. He was ranked in the top five of the official World Golf Rankings and went on to win the…
EventFerdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster
… charges including two of murder, two of attempted murder and various charges relating to fraudulent transactions and the illegal possession of firearms and…
EventUDF distances itself from Madikizela
… The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) heard from the leading … of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Frank Chikane and Azar Cachalia, about the…
EventNew SA Constitution takes effect
… approved by the Constitutional Court on 4 December 1996 and signed by President Nelson Mandela in … It enshrines the rights of all people in South Africa and…
EventProvincial Executive Committee of Free State resigns
… Following allegations of corruption and nepotism, Free State Provincial Premier Patrick "Terror" Lekota and the entire Provincial Executive Committee…
EventThe National Party wins Western Cape local elections
… were closely contested between the National Party and the African National Congress at the opening stage. … results showed National Party leading with 73…
EventSeretse Khama is born
… now known as Botswana. He studied in South Africa and graduated from Fort Hare College with a Bachelor of Arts … his leadership Botswana developed from an…
EventCommunity leader James Sofasonke Mpanza is born
… all die), community leader, founder of the Sofasonke Party and a champion for better housing for Johannesburg's Blacks, … the law: first as a court…
EventChief Mqikela dies
… The Paramount Chief Mqikela, eldest son of Chief Faku and first chief of East Pondoland, died in Qawukeni, near … in 1878, his recognition as paramount chief…
EventDe Klerk calls for stringent safety measures
… the reinstatement of the death penalty for murder and other serious crimes and would permit a free vote in parliament on the issue. … at Eikenhof, near…
EventSir John Herschel, British astronomer, arrives in Cape Town
… Herschel was a British astronomer, mathematician, chemist and photographer. In 1833, he embarked on a journey to South Africa to catalogue the stars, nebulae…