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PlaceDutch Reformed Mission Institute, Cape Town
… established a ministry in Wagenmakersvallei in 1796 and ministered to slaves and to detribalised Khoikhoi people who worked as labourers … were succeeded by…
EventTwo top SA scientists are refused entry into Russia.
… the Department of Anatomy at the University of Cape Town and Prof. Phillip Tobias, a palaeontologist at Wits University and initiator of the excavation at…
PlaceWeskoppies Psychiatric Hospital, Main building, Ketjen Street, Pretoria
… which includes seven buildings, was begun in 1904, and was completed in 1907. It is an imposing and well-ordered group of Edwardian structures located in a ……
PlaceDie Kraal, Brummeria, Pretoria
… most well known artists. He was born in Pretoria in 1886 and moved to Holland at the time of the Boer War. He studied there and then returned home to South…
EventInternational Labour Organisation excludes South Africa from its two-day meeting
… meeting to discuss emergency measures against South Africa and the problems its membership poses, the governing body of … the international organization…
EventControversial ‘Black Jesus’ painter, Ronald Harrison, dies
… on the cross next to apartheid mastermind Hendrick Verwoed and former Minister of Justice John Vorster, who are depicted … the notion that Jesus was white…
EventUgandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announces the proposed division of Buganda
… Buganda was the most powerful province independent Uganda and considered a threat to the central government Hence the … performed by six ministers advised…
EventFidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba
… government. A battle ensued between the rebel guerrillas and the Cuban army in the town of Santa Clara, the capital of … the government forces the rebels…
EventPolice swoop down on the homes of Congress of the People leaders across the country, the arrests led to the Treason Trial
… in June 1955, the South African Police raided the homes and offices of those who had participated in the conference, … later, the police had arrested 156…
EventProtest against pass laws in Langa
… the crowd Dora Tamana, a member of the ANC Women's League and later a founding member of the Federation of South … my heart. I appeal to you young Africans…
EventThe official launch of the SABC
… Company (ABC), which was formed in 1927, ceased and the broadcasts from the newly formed SABC began. At first … in both official languages became a reality…
EventManuel Pinto da Costa becomes the president
… the leader of the Committee for the Liberation of São Tomé and PrÁncipe(CLSTP) became the first president of the newly independent Democratic Republic of…
EventNelson Mandela announces intentions on nationalisation policy
… sector will be excluded from certain areas of business and reiterated that the ANC welcomes dialogue with the business sector to ensure growth and equal…
EventBilateral talks to continue
… between the leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) and government over the continuation of talks toward a … was issued after a meeting between…
EventCoup attempt on S Doe’s government in Liberia
… to power. The opposition refused to accept the election and were threatened by Doe to accept them. As a result, the military decided to take power by force…
EventFormer Student Representative Council (SRC) Vice-President shot by Police
… Council (SRC) Vice-president at the University of Transkei and staunch opponent of Transkei government, Batandwa Ndondo, … cousin of the Human Rights lawyer,…
EventThe Battle of Blood River
… the Voortrekkers under the leadership of Andries Pretorius and the Zulu's under the leadership of Dingane the Zulu King. … Zulu warriors led by Dingane's…
EventVan Riebeeck establishes the first burgher commando
… fire-arms. The company, under Sergeant Steven Jansz Botma and Corporals Herman Remajenne and Wouter Cornelisz Mostert, paraded at the fort every … themselves…
EventSibusiso Vilane tells about his conquest of Everest
… of the world's highest. Vilane, with dual South African and Swazi nationality, took part in an international team … at parliament about his experience: "I…
EventBettie Cilliers, famous SA painter, is born
… Bettie Cilliers-Barnard, famed SA painter and mother of actress Jana Celliers was born in Rustenburg, … artists, her contribution in helping young artists…
EventSelf government is granted to the Transvaal
… signed between representatives of the two Boer Republics and Britain on 31 May 1902. The implementation of this term … (1902) gave the White people in the…
EventWorkers embark on strike action
… complained about their poor living conditions in compounds and the harsh conditions under which they had to work. In … employers of ill treatment in order to…
EventThe historic Tana Baru Muslim cemetery is forced to close
… Baru (meaning 'New Ground'), where some of the earliest and most respected Muslim settlers of South Africa were … Cape Muslim Imams, namely Tuan Nuruman,…
EventGeneral Sir Redvers Henry Buller’s troops relieve British forces at Ladysmith
… was not the only town to be under Boer siege. Mafikeng, and Kimberley were besieged for equally long periods. At the … 1902, shortly before midnight, the two…
EventSamora Machel pledges solidarity with the people of South Africa
… Mankankaza, Albert Mahutso, Mduduzi Guma, William Khanyile and Vuyani Mavuso. Mavuso was kidnapped during the raid, and was later executed when he refused to…
EventCecil Edwin Frans Skotnes is born in East London, Eastern Cape
… Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes,a muralist and graphic artist, was born on 1 June 1926 in East London, … the art world. Skotnes produced many drawings, paintings…
EventHelen Zille, former leader of the Democratic Alliance, is born in Johannesburg
… She went on to become a prominent journalist in the 1970s and 1980s. Zille became well-known after she exposed the real … Democratic Alliance). She became a…
EventLevy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.
… in 1948. He studied law at the University of Zambia and went on to form his own law firm, Mwanawasa & Company. He … Kenneth Kaunda. He resigned as Vice…
EventSpringbok rugby player, Schalk Burger is born in Port Elizabeth
… He plays the forward position for the Western Province and Stormers teams. Burger was selected for the Springbok squad in 2003 and made his debut against…
EventAlexis Preller, SA visual artist, dies
… this time for Paris, where he visited studios, galleries and museums. Preller‘s work was hard for critics to classify. It seems to borrow from expressionism…