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EventRebel commando leader Fourie is executed
… Force of the Defence Force before joining General Beyers in protest against the government's attack on German South … we enter the valley of death). His…
EventThe Great Comet of 1901
… eye over most of South Africa. The comet was yellowish in colour and remained visible for the next month (until 25 … was first spotted by astronomers at the…
EventTraditional Bushman artist Vetkat Regopstaan Kruiper, aged 38, dies suddenly from natural causes
… a prolific artist. He was born at the camp Twee Rivieren in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park (now Kgalagadi … The Kruipers are from the #Khomani Bushmen…
EventSixty ANC refugees are airlifted out of Lesotho
… later, forces led by Maj-Gen Metsing Lekhanya who had been in talks with the apartheid government in South Africa seized power. The National Assembly was ……
EventGwen Lister is born
… publisher and anti apartheid activist. She was born in East London on 5 December 1953. After graduating at the … the Windhoek Advertiser as a political…
EventDr. E. Rhoodie is arrested at the French Riviera resort Juan les Pins
… the French Riviera resort Juan les Pins. He would appear in Aix-en-Provence for extradition proceedings on 31 July … African government. Rhoodie was one of…
EventUN and OAU take a stand against Apartheid policy
… the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) at UNESCO House in Paris, France. The UN had been vocal about the apartheid … the early 1950s. On 1 April 1960, the…
EventA memorandum containing a proposed constitutional dispensation is delivered to the CPRC
… community welfare and pensions. It was first elected in 1969, re-elected in 1975, and permanently dissolved in 1980. …
EventMusician, Gito Baloi of Tananas fame, is killed
… on his way home from a concert. Gito Baloi was born in Mozambique on 30 September 1964. He gained fame as a bass … guitarist and vocalist of the South…
Letter to Americans by Albert Luthuli, distributed by the American Committee on Africa with the "Appeal for Action", 4 November 1962, New York
… the majority to a position of permanent inferiority. In that letter, I said: "I regard the Prize as not for me … hunger, find their protest movements banned,…
Biennale Dak’Art 2018 : Open Call for Submissions - Deadline: 31 Jul 2017
… African Art Dak’art will be held May–June 2018 in Dakar, Senegal. Following the establishment of the … has been launched to select the artists for the IN…
PlaceFranskraal and the Strandveld Museum
… 4 x 4 trails. An array of birds and animals can be enjoyed in their natural environment while testing yourself and your … showcases the area off wonderfully…
Appeal For Funds For New Age, January 1956
… to place them under the corroding influence of racialism. In the face of this onslaught the people of our land must rally and stand firmly united in order to…
EventZimbabawean Independence Day
… Zimbabwe Independence Day On this day in 1980, Southern-Rhodesia gained independence from the … a protracted war of liberation that claimed many lives. In…
PlaceWelgelegen Homestead, next to Mosterts Mill
… In 1657 the VoC granted land on the slopes of Table Mountain … was subsequently altered by Herbert Baker who rebuilt it in a pseudo-Cape Dutch style…
National Arts Festival 2017
… at the end of June/beginning of July, it runs for 11 days in the small university city of Grahamstown, which is situated in the Eastern Cape, 130km from Port…
Message by Oliver Tambo to Frelimo Central Committee on the death of Samora Machel, 22 October 1986
… has befallen the people of Mozambique is without parallel in the history of the independent Africa. It is a tragedy … a tragedy they can never forget. Our…
Message to Frelimo Central Committee on the Death of Samora Machel by O. R. Tambo, 22 October 1986
… has befallen the people of Mozambique is without parallel in the history of the independent Africa. It is a tragedy … a tragedy they can never forget. Our…
EventPhakisa Freeway opens
… The Phakisa Freeway located in Welkom, Free State, opened on 10 October 1999.[i] The … 1999 Federation of International Motorcycling Grand Prix in 1999.[iii]…
Statement on naming of OR Tambo International Airport, 31 October 2006
… Company of South Africa (ACSA) for their respective roles in the successful renaming of Johannesburg Airport to OR … among South Africans of the critical…
PlaceAi-Ais, Namibia
… and sulphur-rich hot Spring, and means 'burning water' in the Local Dialect. One of the eyes of the hot Spring is in the Ai-Ais Resort Area. This Resort is…
EventKhoikhoi warriors defeat Portuguese thieves
… a fleet of three ships – Garcia, Belèm and Santa Cruz. In late February he dropped anchor near the Cape of Good Hope … De Almeida and his men then traded…
PlaceOns Huisie, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town
… Home”, is an internationally recognised Heritage Site in Bloubergstrand now accommodating a world renowned and … owners stretching over more than 130 years…
EventUN concerned about Fischer’s arrest
… about the arrest of Abraham Fischer, defence attorney in the Rivonia Trial and opponent of the apartheid regime. … charged with promoting the aims of…
EventThemba Sono is expelled from SASO
… annual General Student Council meeting (2 - 9 July) held in Hammanskraal. Sono's expulsion came after giving a controversial opening address in his capacity…
EventXhosa hero Maqoma dies on Robben Island
… Makoma or Macoma), died on Robben Island. He was captured in 1858 after the Cattle Killings, ranging from August 1856 … and issued an instruction that crops…
Establishment of Food Committee
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , the South … based organizations as well as the involvement of women in politics. They were mobilising…
EventBirth of Paul Kruger
… Johannes Paulus Kruger), son of Casper Kruger, was born in Whittlesea, Eastern Cape on his grandfather's farm. In 1842 he married Maria du Plessis with whom…
Democrats Film Screening
… launch of our film Democrats which focuses on politics in Zimbabwe, and are looking to invite members within your … to the screening on the 28th,29th and…
PlaceMacassar Beach Pavillion
… pastel hues against the dunes. The Macassar Beach Pavilion in Cape Town has been abandoned to let nature reclaim the … Dunes Reserve which is comprised of 2…