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EventHome Affairs Minister Mapisa
… The meetings, expected to continue until the end of the week, also concerned improving cooperation between the … reports that people with al-Qaeda links were…
EventSouth Africa joins the OAU
… South Africa was officially admitted as 53rd member of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) at a summit, held in Tunis, Tunisia. … after membership was…
The child who was shot dead by soldiers at Nyanga by Ingrid Jonker
… against his mother who screams Africa screams the smell of freedom and heather in the locations of the heart under siege The child raises his fists against…
EventExpress train derails in Ethiopia, killing an estimated 400 people
… Ababa, derailed when it reached a curve 125 miles east of the capital. . It was suspected that the train engineer … injured in the accident. The accident…
PlaceOppenheimer Gardens, Kimberley
… The Diggers’ Memorial is one of the monuments that constitute part of this heritage, contributing to it in an important way. It … and power is seen as they…
EventGeneral Law Amendment Act No 37 is approved
… empowered to detain, without warrant and for the purposes of interrogation, anyone suspected of a political crime. They could be legally held in solitary … a…
EventAt least 100 people drown in a flood at Laingsburg
… rains immersed the whole town in water, only the roofs of the houses were left visible. At least 100 residents lost their lives and the bodies of 72 people…
EventA meeting titled “Conference for Concerned South Africans” is held, bringing together homeland leaders and conservative Afrikaner parties.
… parties. Amongst those present were: Mangosutho Buthelezi of KwaZulu, Oupa Gqozo of Ciskei, Lucas Mangope of Bophuthatswana, Andries Treurnicht of…
EventAbout 22 000 miners on Witwatersrand gold mines go on strike in what became known as the Rand Rebellion
… which effectively crushed the general strike. By the end of the strike 153 miners had been killed and 500 wounded; 5000 strikers had been arrested of whom 4…
EventSmuts becomes Prime Minister
… Christian Smuts started his first term as prime minister of the Union of South Africa after the death of General Louis Botha on 27 August 1919. Smuts was a…
EventSpanish Flu strikes South Africa
… The first cases of an unusually severe and deadly strain of influenza, popularly called Spanish Flu or 'Great Flu', … This started the worst pandemic ever in…
Zastron
… Zastron lies at the foot of the Aasvoelberg which is the highest peak in the Free … or approx. 7240 imperial feet). Close to the border of that mountainous…
EventThe Cape Agulhas lighthouse begins operating
… Cape Agulhas and not Cape Point is the southernmost tip of Africa. The seas around Cape Agulhas - about two hours … caused numerous shipwrecks. Therefore the…
PlaceCity Hall, Pretoria
… Pretoria is commonly known as Jaccaranda City, because of the purple flowered bush that flurishes there! It has … in South Africa, was built to celebrate the…
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
… The more recent pre-colonial history of CÁ´te d’Ivoire can be traced to the 17th century, with the establishment of the kingdom of Gyaaman. The capital,…
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… in 1956, obtained a BA in languages at the University of the Freestate in 1959, and He went on to study at the … Seminary in Pretoria. In 1961 he joined the…
EventChurch Council meets PW Botha over unrest
… A delegation of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) met with President P W Botha and other … calls by the church for urgent discussions on the…
EventThe first recognised AIDS cases are reported in the USA
… (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia or PCP). This strain of pneumonia was found in patients with weakened immune systems. These were the first 'recognised' cases…
EventThe Angolan-Namibian peace plan is accepted
… The Angolan Civil War began in 1975, with the end of Portuguese colonial rule. This civil war was raged between … the Communist MPLA (Popular Movement for…
EventVerney Cameron is first European to cross equatorial Africa
… navy in 1857, taking part in the Abyssinian campaign of 1868 and in the suppression of the East African slave trade. In 1872 the Royal … also to explore on…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 29 July 1990
… POM When we were talking to one of the people yesterday in one of the townships, we talked to one 15 year old boy and I … him their only course that they…
ArchiveBlack Art and Artists in South Africa
… who was residing at R740, Umlazi at the time and place of the interview. Please note that the times are for guidance … Early interest in art and needlework…
PlaceOld Magistrate’s Offices and Residence, Main Street, Simonstown
… next to Goede Hoop in Simon's Town and is located in City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. This museum depicts the history of the Simon’s Town…
PlaceKruger House Museum
… Situated at 60 Church Street, this was the home of President Paul Kruger. It was his personal property as the … in 1936, it was restored to its original form…
Address by ANC President, Nelson Mandela, to the International Solidarity Conference Johannesburg, 19 February 1993
… There are certain moments that capture the essence of life itself. Today is such a moment for me. For you are … five continents who kept hope alive. You took…
EventAll African People Conference is held in Accra, Ghana
… gained Independence from Britain under the presidency of Kwame Nkrumah the All African People Conference was held … the European powers. In April 1958,…
EventDemonstrators close down businesses and government offices in Lesotho
… offices in Lesotho as protests against the outcome of the 23 May 1998 election results intensified. The protests … Lesotho Congress for Democrats (LCD)…
EventGerman Lieutenant-General Lothar von Trotha lands in Swakopmund, South West Africa
… the first genocides in the twentieth century. By the start of the twentieth century, the Herero people, among the original inhabitants of Namibia, found…
PlaceBantu Dramatic Society, Johannesburg
… artistic and intellectual sub-cultures to meet. The aim of the society was “to perform European drama from time to … operatic art”. In doing so, the society…
PlaceWaverly Road Memorial, Durban South
… on May 24, 1910, at 360 University Avenue, in memory of those who lost their lives in the Boer War . It was … British soldiers who died during the Wars and…