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EventGriffiths Mxenge is murdered
… assassinated and his body was severely mutilated in an act of barbaric brutality on 19 November 1981. His murderers used … into his death found that his…
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic’s office
… The office of a member of Prime Minister P.W. Botha's team, responsible for drawing up plans for a Southern African Constellation of States, Professor Jan…
EventSA signs multilateral treaty on the civil liability for oil pollution damage
… was available to those who suffered damage as a result of oil spills, and to standardize international legislation regarding questions of liability. Oil…
EventFearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born in England
… born in Cockermouth, Cumberland on 4 July 1789. The son of a weaver, he was brought up in the profession of hand-weaving. However, Fallows spent his spare…
EventTruck drivers strike in major cities
… over 35,000 workers, who were demanding a wage increase of 9 percent across the board and 10 percent for workers … traffic and creating chaos. Blood flowed…
EventA blaze destroys Wanderers Cricket Club
… started in the kitchen but soon spread. SA Eagle, insurer of the clubhouse, approached the Johannesburg City Council … admitted Johannesburg's response times…
EventWorld Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
… Dunant; a Swiss national, who witnessed the suffering of the wounded, dying, and displaced in a battle in Northern Italy. Among the notable successes of this…
EventOrganisations forward applicants for amnesty to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
… to submit at least another sixty, including those of three of their Cabinet ministers. The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) announced that at least 600 of its…
EventTransvaal Anti-SAIC Committee decided to revive the old TIC
… At the annual congress of the Transvaal Anti-SAIC Committee held in Johannesburg, it … the South African constitution to create a new structure of Parliament…
EventFormer Springboks player, Naas Botha is born
… Hendrik Egnatius Botha was born on the 27 of February 1958 in Breyten, in the Eastern Transvaal (now … He schooled in Pretoria, where he participated in a…
EventChris Hani, the SACP secretary-general, is assassinated
… (his clan name), was shot and killed in the driveway of his Boksburg home. Soon after, Janus Walus, a Polish … Clive Derby-Lewis, a Conservative Party (CP)…
EventANC stalwart, Albertina Sisulu dies in Johannesburg
… Sisulu died at her Linden home, Johannesburg at the age of 92. Often referred to as the ‘Mother of the Nation’, she was a nurse and one of the most important…
EventThe State Theatre in Pretoria opens
… The Japanese- influenced building is actually a complex of theatres. At the time of construction, it was the first of its kind in Southern Africa. The…
PlaceWhite Horse Stones, Naval Hill, Bloemfontein
… stones were laid during the South African War by members of the Wiltshire Regiment who were then Stationed at Naval Hill. An Area of 28 x 30 metres of land…
ArchiveBesoek van Mnr Clark aan Suid-Afrika en Suidwes-Afrika: 10-13 Junie 1981
… by Minister R F Botha and written mostly in Afrikaans, of the visit of Mr W P Clark of the United States of America, to South Africa and South …
ArchiveANC/UCT Position Paper proposals
… Report of a meeting between the ANC and the University of Cape Town on the education crisis. Includes handwritten … on a consultative meeting between the ANC…
PlaceElliot, Thembuland
… The Village of Slang Rivier was founded early in 1885, and in April 1894 … , a prominent Colonial administrator and Chief Magistrate of Transkie , which is…
EventFour Indian leaders are sentenced under Terrorism Act
… At the end of a lengthy trial in the Supreme Court in Pretoria, four Indian leaders are convicted of conspiracy under the Terrorism Act and sentenced to a…
EventHarold Cressy is born in Rorke’s Drift
… Harold Cressy , co-founder of the Teachers League of South Africa (TLSA), educationist and teacher, is born in … Drift, Kwazulu-Natal . He was the only Black…
People associated with Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
… Nana Sita G.H.I. Pahad J. Nanabhai R. Stuttaford (Minister of Interior) V.S.C. Pather Manilal Gandhi Dayabhai Govindji …
Interview with Harry Gwala conducted by Tony Karonat, January 1989, Dambuza Pietermaritzburg
… in its own way, you know. I grew up in an environment of poverty. I was staying with my mother's people. They were … consumed because there was no food…
Soweto: urban politics, poverty and race in apartheid society
… A dissertation presented to the Faculty of Princeton University in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Department of Politics. Abstract:…
PlaceGrand Parade, Cape Town
… dissected by meandering streams. In 1763 the burgers of Cape Town planted a number of oaks around this area, and in 1806 the city treasury voted money for…
EventZola Skweyiya is born
… Minister of Social Development of the Republic of South Africa since 17 June 1999, Dr Zola Sidney Themba …
EventHendrik Jacobus Coetsee is born
… Jacobus "Kobie" Coetsee, former minister of justice in the government of F.W De Klerk, was born in Ladybrand, Orange Free State. Both his parents were…
EventPresident John Vorster resigns
… Voster was elected to the unprecedented honorary position of State President. However, his spell in the new office was … scandal, named after Dr Connie…
EventManuel Pinto da Costa becomes the president
… After a brief period of transitional government Dr Manuel Pinto da Costa, the leader of the Committee for the Liberation of São Tomé and PrÁncipe(CLSTP)…
EventDictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending his 22 year rule
… Siad Barre shared the fate of many post liberation leaders in Africa. Having started out as policemen in the Italian governed part of Somalia prior to World…
Event’Purple rain’ used on women protesters
… The rioting spread from the Schotche Kloof Malay section of Cape Town. Rioting started when groups of women wearing T-shirts with the slogan "Troops Out" ……
EventFormer Student Representative Council (SRC) Vice-President shot by Police
… Council (SRC) Vice-president at the University of Transkei and staunch opponent of Transkei government, Batandwa Ndondo, was shot by police on the outskirts…