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Thabo Mngomeni, SA Bafana Bafana player who was awarded Kick Off’s accolade for the Goal of the Decade for his goal for Bush Bu
… awarded Kick Off’s accolade for the Goal of the Decade for his goal for Bush Bu …
Anglo-Boer War 2 -ZAR General De la Rey arrests ex-General Schoeman on his farm near Pretoria for refusing to obey an order to
… 2 -ZAR General De la Rey arrests ex-General Schoeman on his farm near Pretoria for refusing to obey an order to …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Pres. Steyn of the OFS takes leave of his wife and four children at Fouriesburg, to be reunited only after th
… Anglo-Boer War 2: Pres. Steyn of the OFS takes leave of his wife and four children at Fouriesburg, to be reunited …
Statement at a special meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid to pay tribute to Paul Robeson on his 80th birthday, April 10, 1978
… against Apartheid to pay tribute to Paul Robeson on his 80th birthday, April 10, 1978 …
Toast Remarks by Thabo Mbeki, at the State Banquet in his honour by the President of Zambia, Levy Mwanawasa, Lusaka, Zambia, 23 October 2004
… Toast Remarks by Thabo Mbeki, at the State Banquet in his honour by the President of Zambia, Levy Mwanawasa, …
Ten-year-old Liam Aspeling, snatched from a car on his way to school the previous day, is found unharmed but guarded by an arme
… Ten-year-old Liam Aspeling, snatched from a car on his way to school the previous day, is found unharmed but …
Ernest Methuen Mancoba, SA born artist who left for Paris to further his studies in 1938 and never returned to SA, is born in B
… Mancoba, SA born artist who left for Paris to further his studies in 1938 and never returned to SA, is born in B …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Pres. M.T. Steyn, too weak to leave his tent, resigns because of poor health and Gen. C.R. de Wet is appointe
… Anglo-Boer War 2: Pres. M.T. Steyn, too weak to leave his tent, resigns because of poor health and Gen. C.R. de Wet …
Merchant Jan van Riebeeck is appointed commander at the Cape at a salary of 90 Dutch guilder per year and not 150, as was his r
… a salary of 90 Dutch guilder per year and not 150, as was his r …
Ernest Mabaso, chairman of the ANC Zola Branch and member of the Soweto Civic Association, is shot dead as he is leaving his ho
… Soweto Civic Association, is shot dead as he is leaving his ho …
Freedom Day. Pres. Thabo Mbeki is inaugurated for his second term as president on the same day the RSA celebrates its 10th anni
… Freedom Day. Pres. Thabo Mbeki is inaugurated for his second term as president on the same day the RSA …
Mr Justice P.J. van der Walt acquits Moses Mayekiso and his four co-accused of all charges. They were arrested on 28 June 1986
… Mr Justice P.J. van der Walt acquits Moses Mayekiso and his four co-accused of all charges. They were arrested on 28 …
Pope John Paul II issues the 11th encyclical of his papacy in which he condemns abortion and euthanasia as crimes that no human
… Pope John Paul II issues the 11th encyclical of his papacy in which he condemns abortion and euthanasia as …
Dr Robert Smit, National Party MP for Springs, and his wife, Jean-Cora, are murdered in their home in Springs. The TRC found in
… Dr Robert Smit, National Party MP for Springs, and his wife, Jean-Cora, are murdered in their home in Springs. …
A Pretoria biker is caught doing 284km/h on his Suzuki motorcycle on the R59. He earns the dubious honour of being the offender
… A Pretoria biker is caught doing 284km/h on his Suzuki motorcycle on the R59. He earns the dubious honour …
Col. J.F. Jordaan of the SA force captures Gen. Christiaan de Wet, on his way to German South West Africa at Waterbury, near Vr
… of the SA force captures Gen. Christiaan de Wet, on his way to German South West Africa at Waterbury, near Vr …
The SA cricket team wins the first test against the West Indies by four wickets. During the match Shaun Pollock takes his 100th
… by four wickets. During the match Shaun Pollock takes his 100th …
The bodies of world-famous South African opera star Deon van der Walt and his father have been found on their wine estate near
… South African opera star Deon van der Walt and his father have been found on their wine estate near …
Vlermuisklip near Vredendal on the West Coast is used as stay-over for the first time by Pieter Everaerts and his group on an e
… as stay-over for the first time by Pieter Everaerts and his group on an e …
Gen. Christiaan Rudolph de Wet (67), well-known leader of Boer forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2, dies on his farm. He was given
… leader of Boer forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2, dies on his farm. He was given …
Vasco da Gama comes ashore at the mouth of the Limpopo River. He and his crew make the first White contact with Black southern
… comes ashore at the mouth of the Limpopo River. He and his crew make the first White contact with Black southern …
American Max Conrad sets a new world non-stop-flight record with his 7,878 mile journey from Cape Town, South Africa, to St Pe
… Max Conrad sets a new world non-stop-flight record with his 7,878 mile journey from Cape Town, South Africa, to St Pe …
BiographyMhlupeki Hlongwane
… 22 of those responsible were apprehended and sentenced to death. According to Mdhluli, on 12 April 1957 the police took …
BiographyDr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
… in Krugersdorp on the West Rand, Transvaal (now Gauteng). His father, Mahomed Dadoo, was born in 1881 in the small … War . He was only 15 years old when he…
BiographyElizabeth Komikie Gumede
… She lived in Chiawelo in Soweto, Gauteng, right until her death. Gumede is remembered for her extraordinary bravery in … free and democratic South Africa…
BiographyNarriman Gadija Bazier Samuels
… available sources, she was 60 years old at the time of her death in November 2025, placing her birth around 1964-1965. … severe breathing difficulties on the…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to Kwazulu-Natal Black Management Forum Gala Dinner in his Honour Inkosi Albert Luthuli, 11 July 2008, International Convention Centre Durban
… in my honour. They say a prophet is never honoured in his hometown; you are therefore defying the odds as BMF KZN! … to Kwazulu-Natal Black Management Forum…
BiographyMary Moodley
… aware as result of her father’s protection over his wife and children from the racism that they were exposed … and grievers sang freedom songs – in…
Mary Butcher Turok
… for three years under the Explosives Act as he left his fingerprint on a bomb he placed after he was recruited to … husband during this time of political…
Vasco da Gama goes ashore in St Helena Bay and he and three of his men are wounded in the first skirmish between Europeans and
… da Gama goes ashore in St Helena Bay and he and three of his men are wounded in the first skirmish between Europeans …