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EventBlack empowerment makes headway
… In South Africa's largest Black economic empowerment deal, … agreement for Anglo to sell almost 48 percent shareholding in Johnnic (an investment holding…
EventThe first issue of the weekly periodical ‘TIME’ appeared on news stands
… On this day in history, the first issue of the weekly periodical TIME … founded by Henry Luce and Briton Hadden, is printed in several languages. It is one…
Coal Miners Strike on the Rand
… the ratio of Whites to Blacks should be adjusted in favour of Blacks. If applied, it would also have resulted in wage cuts. The strike of the 20 000 White…
EventAlbert Einstein introduces his theory of relativity
… In 1905, Albert Einstein had four papers published in the Annalen der Physik, the leading German physics … that history has come to call the Annus Mirabilis…
EventChief of the Lebelo group of the Ndebele, Johannes Jane Tane Kekana, dies
… him. Shortly after the arrival of the Voortrekkers in the Transvaal, chief Lebelo Seroto, Kekana's father, broke away from the Ndebele in the area of the…
EventEdenburg is founded
… The church village Edenburg in the Orange Free State was established when the farm … on 4 March 1863. Municipal status was only attained in 1891. The economy…
EventBattle of Viervoet (Basotho-British war)
… In 1851, the British controlled the area between the Orange … as the fertile Caledon River Valley served as a vital area in terms of agriculture for both the…
EventZimbabwean politician and trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai is born
… Morgan Richard Tsvangirai was born in the Bahure area of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He is … The MDC became the main opposition to Mugabe’s regime. In…
EventThe Polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective
… In April 1955 the vaccine for Poliomyelitis developed by Dr. … central nervous system. It was a dreaded childhood disease in the early 19th century. The…
EventBantu Holomisa deposes Stella Sigcau as President of the Transkei
… Holomisa, who would become Deputy Minister of Housing in President Nelson Mandela's cabinet, suspended the civilian … of Stella Sigcau who would also be a…
EventThe League of Nations grant Belgium the right to govern Rwanda
… fought for control of the areas of Rwanda. Led by Belgians in 1916, they advanced from Congo into Germany's East African … citizens fighting alongside the…
EventSouth Africa begins occupation of South-West Africa
… 1899 – 31 May 1902), the European continent got embroiled in hostilities, which culminated in the break out of World War I in 1914. The outbreak of this war…
PlaceTembisa Township, Midrand
… , under the Ekurhuleni Municipality . It was established in 1957 when Black People were resettled from Alexandra and other Areas in Edenvale, Kempton Park,…
EventMK soldiers threaten armed struggle
… for their illegal strike about their poor living standards in Wallmansthal military camp previously in November, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) guerillas through…
Harry Hart, a South African athletics champion is born
… Harry Beltsazer Hart was born in Harrismith, Free State on 2 September 1905. [i] He … during both the Games and attained a silver and bronze in the javelin. …
Addis Video Art Festival to Cape Town Hosted by ALMA MARTHA
… Video Art Festival is a platform for innovative video art in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The festival will screen throughout the city in a variety of locations…
ArchiveAddress at 6th Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture, by Nelson Mandela, 12 July 2008, Kliptown Soweto
… see what an old man looks like. To see a ninety-year-old in real life must surely be an irresistible temptation! But … too much discord, hatred, division,…
PlaceOriental Plaza, Fordsburg, Johannesburg
… to home-ware to spices, plus food stalls. Established in the Johannesburg suburb of Fordsburg in the mid-1970s, when Indian traders from the vibrant 14th…
PlaceRailway Administration Building, bounded by Maitland-, Hanger, St Andrew and Harvey Streets, Bloemfontein
… The first railway line connected Bloemfontein to Cape Town in 1890, resulting in a centrally located station site on the corner of Maitland … and Harvey…
PlaceOld Fort, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg
… Following the invasion of the ZAR in January 1896 by a troop of cavalry led by Dr Leander … Prison Services. When British forces captured Johannesburg in May…
EventThe Queen mother Elizabeth is born.
… was educated at home, and at the age of 10 she was fluent in French. At the age of 13, she attended private school in London and passed with merit.When the…
EventTanzania gains independence
… accessible to Arab traders and slave traders, who operated in the region. While French interest in Tanzania peaked towards the mid-eighteenth century due to…
EventNelson Mandela celebrates 88 th birthday
… of Black resistance before he was jailed for 27 years in 1964 and include photographs of his family. Some show a youthful Mandela in his law practice and…
PlaceCoffee Bay, Wild Coast
… Coffee Bay and the Hole in the Wall are virtually synonymous - mention the one and … the elements have eroded a hole. The hole is directly in the path of the…
PlaceMoses Mabhida Stadium
… regime, this has been voted the most popular stadium in the country on an online poll. And it is no wonder when … most breath-taking views of the stadium and…
PlaceGeneral Smuts House Museum, Doornkloof
… Home to General Jan Smuts for over 40 years, Doornkloof in Irene, Southeast of Pretoria, is a unique museum that … It was at Doornkloof, a modest wood-and…
ANC President Nelson Mandela’s statement at the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Bildt of Sweden 20 May 1992
… who have the welfare of our people at heart. mis is in stark contrast to our own country, where every day is a … that an interim government of national unity…
EventTutu is outraged by De Klerk’s denial of responsibility for apartheid’s atrocities
… (TRC) chairman Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Tutu was almost in tears and choked with emotion at a media briefing on … many others, had told him of security force…
17. Latief insists on his right to travel by any train
… and favour as indicated by your letter of the 13th inst. in allowing me to travel by the 5.5 p.m. train from Pretoria … that Indians can only utilize the…
PlaceAmanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal
… the South Coast, 29 km from Durban . It was founded in 1928, proclaimed a Township in 1939 and became a Borough in 1952. In 1961 Amanzimtoti, Isipingo Beach…