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EventA school bus with seventy-six learners plunges into the Westdene dam, killing forty-two
… In the second worst bus accident in South African history, a double decker school bus with … children. The bus driver survived and was exonerated in the…
EventNaguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer and Nobel laureate, is born
… Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo, Egypt. He knew from a very young age that he wanted … on his life. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988…
PlaceBoom van Sameswering, Onze Rust, Bloemfontein
… the last President of the Free State, who bought the land in 1897, and settled here in 1905, after his return from Europe. The tree is reputed to … whose…
ArchiveFrank Talk
… Frank Talk, first published in March 1984, as the official publication of the Natal … which Steve Biko wrote several articles, later published in the journal…
EventMorocco reclaims its long lost region of Sidi Ifni from Spain
… of the local population forced Spain to abandon the region in 1524. In 1860 Spain reclaimed the region following a treaty with Morocco, but the effective…
EventZulu King Cetshwayo address his warriors at the great military kraal of Nodwengu
… the camp adequately defended, Chelmsford trotted off early in the morning with half the force to search the hills for … of whether Colonel Henry Pulleine or…
Don’t eat potatoes!
… doing to our children. So again we went from door to door in the location talking to the people about how we feel about … had a hole or a black mark. We used…
PlaceIsipingo, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… people for employment”. Nevertheless, he enjoys living in the Area because of the diverse cultures . “We always come … be derived from the intertwined cat…
EventCharles Barends, the renowned South African jockey is born
… Charles “Charlie” Barends was born in Johannesburg on 24 September 1919. [i]Charlie was a jockey … winners [ii] Charlie only rode one July Handicap winner in…
The attack of Syria by Israel, 7 May 2013
… this as provocation that can only escalate hostilities in the middle East which in our view complicates and undermine the need for peaceful … sovereignty of…
ArchiveWhere do we stand?: APDUSA and a nation free of race hatred and oppression
… APDUSA shows concern in how the Herrenvolk and the Broederbond, and particularly in the Western province, attempts to split-up the Non-Whites … The…
PlaceGoedverwact
… Moravian Church on the Western slopes of the Piketberg, in the magisterial district of Piketberg. The farm was … by H. S. Burger. On the death of the last of…
EventInternational Labour Organisation excludes South Africa from its two-day meeting
… In a two-day meeting to discuss emergency measures against … should be excluded from ILO meeting. The meeting was held in Geneva from 28- 30 June 1963. The…
EventNUSAS disbands
… Students (NUSAS) elected to disband on this day. Founded in 1924, the aim of the organisation was to represent and … of the organisation was that the members…
EventUnion leader, Moses Mayekiso is reported to be under arrest on his return from Sweden.
… Communist Party (SACP). Mayekiso was first detained in February 1986 and was released on 7 March about the same year. This was after metal workers in the…
EventSolly Sachs addresses Garment Worker’s protestors
… was deemed unlawful by the government and he appeared in court the following Monday. The case was postponed and … to address a mass meeting of striking…
EventANC co-founder and journalist Pixley Seme dies
… Pixley ka Isaka Seme died in Johannesburg on 7 June 1951. He was a political activist, … native affairs. When a tombstone was unveiled at his grave in 1984…
EventDr. Dadoo and Naicker lead Passive Resisters
… shopping, throughout the country. Mass meetings were held in many cities and towns. A mass meeting of over 15 000 people at the Red Square in Durban was…
EventItaly invades Ethiopia
… establish an Italian empire and to avenge Italy's defeat in 1896 at Adwa by the Eritreans invades Eritrea. A border clash at Wewel (also referred to as…
EventThe Bantu Labour Regulations Amendment Bill becomes operative
… introduced this the Bantu Labour Relations Regulation Act in the wake of wide-spread labour unrest to set up a limited … labour unions, many Black trade…
EventThe English Cricket Council calls off South African cricket tour
… In May 1970, the British government requested that the … to boycott the Commonwealth Games that would be held in Edinburgh in the same year should the South…
EventDorothy Fischer becomes the first South African woman to undergo a heart transplant
… 40 year-old Dorothy Fisher was given a new heart in 1969 and became the longest surviving patient. She lived … of "chronic rejection" of her transplanted…
EventNUSAS President Ian Robertson is banned
… before Senator Kennedy's visit. Robertson was instrumental in inviting Senator Kennedy to be the keynote speaker at … Senator Kennedy visited him at his…
EventHarold Strachan is served with restriction order
… Harold Strachan, former South African Air Force pilot in World War 2 and member of the Communist Party of South … Congress (ANC), was served with a…
EventCOSATU conference prohibited and organisers restricted
… an anti-apartheid conference organised by COSATU in Cape Town, which aimed to include delegates from a broad … general secretary and Donsie Khumalo, regional…
EventCosatu calls for three days national protest against the Labour Relations Amendment Bill (LRA)
… At its Special Congress in May, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) … led to the largest stay-away (5 - 7 June) up to that time in South…
EventSimon Hendrik Freykenius and Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh arrive at the Cape to assist dissatisfied burghers
… Freykenius and Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh arrived in the Cape. Both Freykenius and Nederburgh were … However, the VOC had a monopoly over trade and…
EventThe four corner stones of the castle (Kasteel de Goede Hoop) at the Cape are laid
… The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest surviving building in South Africa. This fortification replaced a small clay and timber fort built by Jan van…
EventUnited Nations World Summit starts
… Summit started at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York. The Millennium Summit was the biggest ever for … environment, poverty and globalisation…
EventAbortion legislation is passed
… abortions continue to be public health and social problems in South Africa. The Act, a critical milestone for gender … beliefs. Muslim and Christian…