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EventColoureds are removed from the voters roll
… was necessary to avoid the collapse of White civilisation in the whole of Africa, as this move would guarantee their … people, as they embark on their own…
EventWW2: British 8th army marches into Tripoli
… marched into Tripoli, later occupying the Libyan capital in this World War Two battle. This was part of a series of … thrust was eventually supported by the…
EventPolitical activist Molly Blackburn is born
… Molly Blackburn, widely respected by Blacks, was born in Port Elizabeth. In 1981 she started her political career by winning the … Federal Party (PFP). A…
EventThe Big Three are convicted of treason
… collectively known as the "Big Three", were arrested in April 1989 and charged with treason. At the time of their … School, rent and consumer boycotts, which…
EventCarte Blanche is denied permission to quote Oliver Tambo
… from three particular newspaper articles which appeared in the New York Times, New York Post and the Wall Street … of the pressure the apartheid government…
EventThe Dutch East India Company decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape
… On 3 October 1685 the Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam decided to send French Huguenot refugees to the … of the Calvinist Reformed Church that was…
EventHome Affairs Minister Mapisa
… racket after reports that people with al-Qaeda links were in possession of South African documents. Although she was … promised her British counterpart that…
EventThe South African Reserve Bank is established
… The South African Reserve Bank was established in terms of the Currency and Banking Act, 1920 (Act No. 31 of 1920) in Parliament.This came into being after a…
EventThe Afrikaner Broederbond is formed
… On 5 June 1918 disaffected Afrikaners were brought together in a new organisation called Jong Suid-Afrika (Young South Africa). In 1919 the organisation…
EventThe cornerstone of Cape Town City Hall is laid
… City Hall on 29 August 1900, but the hall was only opened in 1905. It was designed by architects Reid and Green from Johannesburg and was built in Italian…
EventSouth African Committee investigates the Jameson Raid report
… confirmation that Britain sought to annex their territory. In response to public outcry, the British Colonial Office in South Africa appointed a Mr…
EventPresident Paul Kruger lays the foundation stone of the Raadsaal on Pretoria’s Church Square
… called Market Square, was home to the first church built in Pretoria, which burnt down in 1882. The square's current layout was designed by Vivian S. Rees…
EventSouth African Library Week is held from 22 - 27 March 2010 to make people aware of the value of libraries
… In 1997 the Library and Information Association of South … to promote libraries and to instil a culture of reading in South Africa. In 2001, LIASA initiated…
EventTransvaal Anti-SAIC Committee decided to revive the old TIC
… annual congress of the Transvaal Anti-SAIC Committee held in Johannesburg, it was decided to revive the old Transvaal … a national scale to participation by…
PlaceGreen Lodge, 81 St George Street, Bloemfontein
… Kingdom formally recognised the independence of the Boers in the area between the Orange and Vaal rivers, which had … been known as the Orange River…
Closing speech by Oliver Tambo at the ANC conference "Peoples of the world united against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa", 04 December 1987, Arusha
… here during this week which will go down as a watershed in the history of our struggle. Apartheid is Death As we … destruction directed against a people who…
PlaceIndian Army Memorial
… was erected towards the end of 1902, on the highest point in Johannesburg ; Observatory Ridge. It honours Hindus , … members of the Indian Army that lost…
PlaceAustin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, New Muckleneuk, Pretoria
… after ornithologist-mammalgist, J Austin Roberts, born in Pretoria in 1883, and largely self-taught. He was to produce a number … books on both birds and…
EventLouis Washkansky dies
… recipient of the first successful human heart transplant in the world, died in Cape Town, eighteen days after receiving the heart of Denise Darvall who had…
EventMandela and De Klerk hold emergency talks
… F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela held emergency talks in Pretoria about increasing violence in Soweto. Fighting in Soweto started when Zulu migrant workers…
EventCuban Foreign Minister visits South Africa
… of his South African counterpart Alfred Nzo. They met in Cape Town to deliberate extensively on international issues, the situation in their respective…
EventLesotho celebrates independence from Britain
… Lesotho is one of the smallest countries in the world, with just over 30 000 km2 of land. It has a … Day and is celebrated yearly. Lesotho is the only…
EventSouth Africa abolishes financial Rand
… abolished on 10 March 1995. The currency was introduced in the 1960’s and only widely used in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Created by the sale of nonresidents’…
EventPresent UN headquarters is opened
… Nations (UN), which had replaced the League of Nations in 1945, opened its headquaters two years after construction work at UN Plaza in New York, USA, had…
PAC Constitution - Extract from Karis & Carter
… policy is inconsistent with the cause of the P.A.C. (iii) In doubtful cases applications shall be forwarded by the … as petty cash. (h) All national funds…
EventRiaan Cruywagen was born on this day
… On this day, Riaan Cruywagen was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was educated at … obtained a BA degree. He began his career as a journalist in 1965…
August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers
… lettering and illustrations. Notice of August 9th workshop in Durban. Description of origin of Women's Day with two … women's protests. 'We pledge' and…
EventZola Budd and Annette Cowley are banned from the Commonwealth Games
… On 13 July 1986 Commonwealth Games officials in London ruled that two South African born athletes, Zola Budd and Annette Cowley, could not participate in the…
Event12 people are killed after Kenyan jets bombed Somali town
… al Shabaab rebels. Kenya moved its troops into Somalia in mid-October in pursuit of Somali insurgents it blamed for a series of … Kenyan soil and…
EventNigeria imposes sanctions on South Africa, and implements a total trade boycott
… due to objections against South Africa's apartheid policy. In early 1960, Nigeria had decided to ban all imports from South Africa, and was reportedly in the…