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EventInternational Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
… events that took place six years earlier, when police shot and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in … for The Elimination of Racial Discrimination…
EventThe first Gay Marriage in South Africa
… On this day in South African history, Vernon Gibbs and Tony Halls became the first same sex couple to legally … This made South Africa the first country on…
EventPresident Barack Obama visits South Africa
… was elected President of the United States of America. He and his family visited Cape Town, where they spent time at … also attended a press conference with…
PlaceAan de Doorns, Western Cape
… was established in 1954. The Cellar's forward-thinking and the ability to shift their goals always further has … produced a success formula in excellent…
PlaceAasvoelkop a Hill on which Northcliff Water Tower Stands, Johannesburg
… Draught sticken oxen that were left on the road, and thousands of vultures gathered to feed on them. Aasvoelkop was then far away from any habitation and…
ArchiveInvestigating womens participation in protes
… participation in unconventional politics between 1991 and 2001. The period is specifically important, as it makes … of trends in women's political…
ArchiveInterview with Sibongile Mthembu Mkhabela
… was a defendant in the trial of the "Soweto 11" and was jailed for two years. Answers have been transcribed … but questions were partially inaudible on the…
PlaceBlockhouse in Hekpoort, Krugersdorp
… built by the British elsewhere in Southern Africa, and formed part of a defensive line which extended from Hekpoort and Maanhaarrand to the Magaliesberg. It…
PlaceGazankulu
… Gazankulu was the homeland of the Shangaan and Tsonga people in South Africa. It was divided over two territories, west of the Kruger National Park, and its…
EventSomaliland is granted independence by British government
… end of 73 years of British regime in Somaliland. Fireworks and singing crowds marked the Independence of Somaliland and celebrations continued throughout the…
EventDr. Andries P. Treurnicht is re-elected NP leader in the Transvaal
… P. Treurnicht, Minister of Public Works, Statistics and Tourism, was unanimously re-elected as the National … of the country to the African National Congress…
EventSouth African Actor, Henry Cele , dies
… The iconic role garnered him international acclaim and the series would prove to be one of the most iconic … Zulu, Cele landed minor roles in a few…
EventUganda gains independence
… with traditional kingdoms Ankole, Buganda, Bunyoro and Toro receiving federal status and a degree of autonomy. Buganda, under the leadership of …
EventCapital City of Zimbabwe is renamed
… embarked on the process of renaming its cities, towns and streets. This was an attempt by Zimbabwe to eradicate all symbols associated with the British…
EventBenjamin Tyamzashe dies in East London
… John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer, choir conductor and organist, dies in East London. Two years before his … died due to cardiac failure at Free Hospital,…
EventMaluzi Gigaba is born
… South Africa's youngest cabinet member and deputy minister of home affairs, Malusi Knowledge … been African National Congress (ANC) member of parliament and…
EventThousands protest the killing of Chris Hani
… Two days after Chris Hani was shot and killed, thousands of Blacks took to the streets to … elections, by two right wing associates Clive Derby-Lewis and…
EventThe Pretoria Minute is agreed upon
… The government and the African National Congress (ANC) reaffirmed their … return of exiles, obstacles in the Internal Security Act and suspension of violence…
EventA prison warder is killed in Groote Schuur Hospital
… prison warder Jacques Horne on guard duty, was shot dead and another injured in an attack by gunmen at Cape Town's … silver grey Toyota Corolla after which…
EventInhabitants flee UNITA occupation
… (UNITA), formed in 1966 by Jonas Savimbi to contest power and access to minerals in Angola, occupied Kuxi in southeastern Kuando Kubango province and Pango…
EventFinance Minister Chris Liebenberg presents his budget
… a cautious package intended to reduce the fiscal deficit and provide tax relief to low and middle-income groups. Liebenberg pronounced his primary …
EventViolence escalates in German South West Africa during Herero Revolt
… The post offices at Waldau and the Waterberg in German South West Africa (now Namibia) … missionary Eich with his small party of German women and children…
EventSouth African artist, Maggie Laubser, is born
… Laubser worked with German Expressionists in Berlin, and soon after returning to South Africa she developed a … a member of the South African Society of…
EventChurch bombing kills 15 people in Nigeria.
… his car, filled with explosives, through a checkpoint and exploded, killing people at the Living Faith Church in … About 15 people were confirmed dead…
EventHenry Morton Stanley’s expedition reaches Fort Bodo, Congo
… 1840. Finding Livingstone in 1871 brought fame for Stanley and he became known as the man who uttered the words “D.R … finding Livingstone, Stanley continued…
PlaceBloemfontein, Capital City of the Free State Province
… the 'City of Roses', or Manguang , 'the place of cheetahs' and the landscape is predominantly dry grassland. … is currently the Judicial Capital of South…
EventUnited Democratic Front call to Police
… Front criticized the police actions at a Guguletu Funeral and made a call for police to stay away from funerals. This … flags displayed, people giving the…
ArchiveOrganisational Report of the National Executive Committee
… legality. Examines the period after ANC legalisation, and the ANC National Campaigns Committee. Includes Reports … Department of Economic Policy, Department…
ArchiveThe birth of the African Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… conference in which the national situation was discussed, and how it had been a plan to gather the many existing … of political organisation on a nation-wide…
PlaceBoekenhoutfontein, District of Rustenburg
… In 1862 the property was purchased by President Kruger and remained in his family until; 1903. During this time an … in a Georgian style, as well as two…