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EventSisulu is served with two notifications
… from taking part in the activities of these organisations and from attending any gathering at any place within the … a period of two years. However, Sisulu…
EventXhosa author Samuel Mqhayi dies
… Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi, Xhosa poet, prose writer and educator, died at Ntab'ozuko, near King William's Town, … 'Nkosi sikelel' iAfrica'. The words of the…
EventThe South African cricket team beats England for the first time on English soil
… Cricket in South Africa was established by the British, and the first tour by a side from England took place in … with a victory by 157 runs thanks to Bruce…
EventSA War Memorial is opened at Delville Wood
… War too. The Memorial was topped by a sculpture of Castor and Polloux holding hands and was designed to symbolise the unity between all nations … 511 & 512.|…
EventTwo limpet mines explode in Hillbrow
… a member of the SADF, who carried them down the staircase and put them at another place before they exploded, causing … to all the operations, the Amnesty…
EventTranskei breaks all diplomatic ties with the Republic of South Africa
… from the non-aggression pact between the two governments, and the demand that all South African Defence Force (SADF) … O’Malley, P. ‘1980’, from Nelson…
EventUniversity of Stellenbosch in a historic move
… announced that it was to open its doors to Black, Coloured and Asian students for all post-graduate degrees and would also accept non-White undergraduates…
EventTrade unionist, Barend Erasmus dies
… of the Johannesburg Municipal Transport Workers' Union and was elected to the executive committee of the union. He … was a member of South African Council of…
EventBeyers Naude refuses to testify before the Schlebusch Commission
… the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) and the Institute of Race Relations. In October 1975 he was … convicted by the Pretoria Regional Court…
EventMalawian President Hastings Banda visits SA
… During his visit Banda met with the State President and Prime Minister and invited the President to visit Malawi. On his return, he … Eye on Africa, " Malawi…
EventKimberley swimmer Karen Muir (12) sets new world record
… record in any sports code. Muir set fifteen world records and was voted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, … ban on South Africa, she never…
EventMandela threatens armed struggle
… was alluding to the fact that the political violence and vigilante activities that had engulfed KwaZulu-Natal and the Rand, were due to the government's…
EventMandela addresses ANC rally in Durban
… He further commended Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader and Chief Minister of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Chief Mangosuthu … the need for a single united stand against…
EventDutch Reformed Church in Africa talks with the ANC
… synod decided to have separate church services for White and Coloured members, and in 1881 a separate church was formed for non-White …
EventEric Mntonga is found dead
… ranging from two to twelve years for culpable homicide and defeating the ends of justice. Oliver Tambo, president of … National Congress (ANC) also held P.W…
EventMoses Mabhida dies in Maputo
… trade unionist, politician, Umkhonto weSizwe commander and Secretary-General of the SA Communist Party, died of a heart attack in Maputo, Mozambique, and was…
EventAmina Lawal is freed
… Lawal was accused of having a child out of wedlock and subsequently found guilty by the Sharia courts. The … federal system. Click here to read more about…
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki is inaugurated at Union Buildings
… was unanimously appointed by the new parliament on 14 June and inaugurated two days later at a ceremony held at the … 4 500 guests, including various…
EventPresident Yasser Arafat arrives in SA
… Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Palestinian National Authority president, Yasser Arafat, … good relations between the African National Congress…
EventMgqwetho,the first poem of Nontisi is published
… She is the sole significant female Xhosa poet up to now and her work is only now being rediscovered. She contributed … South African Black people to put…
EventLeprosy expert Dr Kok is born
… Kok, medical missionary of the Dutch Reformed Church and authority on leprosy, was born in Brandfort, Orange Free … a major contribution to medical…
EventAfrikaans author, Lulu Latsky is born
… as the children's science editor for the Nasionale Pers and collaborated in the publication of the Kennis vir Almal … be awarded a Doctorate at the…
PlaceClumber, Eastern Cape
… In October 1893 its name was changed to Trappes Valley, and soon after, in November 1893, another Village, also … held a service of thanksgiving on their…
EventAdam Kok III is killed in an accident
… Adam Kok III, founder and chief of Griqualand East, was killed in an accident when … in that region; they relieved Kok of his duties as chief and granted him…
EventThe first Boer Trek to Angola that started in 1874 reaches Lake Ngami (Thirstland Trek) in 1875
… families, most of them from the districts of Pretoria and Rustenburg, through Northern Bechuanaland to Angola, in … a country where they could live according…
EventGovernment withdraws ten police officers from service
… them. The possible major standoff between the generals and De Klerk seemed to have been resolved when on 25 March … that Deputy Police Commissioner Lt.-Gen…
EventTranskei announces it is re-establishing diplomatic relations with South Africa
… The break of diplomatic relations between South Africa and Transkei became official when Kaizer Daliwonga Matanzima … from the non-aggression pact between…
EventPaul Kibii Tergat Kenyan professional long distance runner is born
… from 1995 to 1999. He came second in the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sidney Olympics, losing by a small margin to Haile … of Ethiopia. Tergat has broken several…
EventKaNgwane is proclaimed a self-governing territory.
… Africa. It was situated along the border with Swaziland, and its capital was at Louieville. Kangwane was granted … into South Africa, like the other nine…
EventFrance’s war in Morocco ends with Treaty of Tangier.
… in Morocco. He also had to agree to remain neutral and not assist any enemy of France in any way. A peace treaty was signed in Tangier on 10 September 1844…