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… 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 heart. Only in the middle 1980s did researchers develop cyclosporin, an … larger-than-life existence for more than 12 years, a woman in love with life and unafraid." …

… 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 restriction order in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act. At the time he … had already been imprisoned for three years for conspiracy in bombing activities. He was MK's first bomber and his …

… 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 Transvaal and Natal (now kwaZulu Natal) protested his … 29 of the Internal Security Act. He spent seven months in solitary confinement. He and four others including his …

… 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 disease mostly affected … world, but isolated cases of the disease still occur in third world countries. …

… 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 2009, he formed a power-sharing government with Mugabe and became Prime Minister. In the 2013 elections, Tsvangirai lost to Mugabe and the …

… consensus an invitation to SA to resume its participation in the activities of the General Assembly. The Assembly … satisfaction at the successful holding of elections in April 1994 in South Africa, the establishment of the Government of …

… 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 Cabinet Minister in Mandela’s government. The Transkei was then ruled by a … and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for what they did in 1987. …

… 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 present-day Potgietersrus. He succeeded … His desire for a small church at Leeuwkraal became reality in 1882.  …

… 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 Ualual) in Southern Ethiopia along the border of Somaliland increased … tension. The League of Nations, which Ethiopia had joined in 1923 called for economic sanctions against Italy, but they …

… and introduced the first official commercial air service in South Africa under the name of Union Airways Company … with five bags of mail. The company, with headquarters in Port Elizabeth, flew a regular service to and from … with mail-boats. Passenger services were introduced in 1934, especially between Durban and Johannesburg. The …

… 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 garment workers in front of the city hall. He was rearrested and released on bail a day later. In July 1952 he was found guilty on two charges and sentenced …

… 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 Mangosuthu Buthelezi spoke. As a young man Buthelezi … by Seme when he was unable to write after losing an eye in an operation, Buthelezi's mother was Seme's first wife's …

… APDUSA shows concern in how the Herrenvolk and the Broederbond, and particularly in the Western province, attempts to split-up the Non-Whites … The discussion goes on to describe the manner in which the labour reserves are set-up for the Coloured …

… 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 miners meant … after heavy bombardment of the headquarters of the miners in Fordsburg …

… 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 of the most popular magazines in history, with readership topping 4 million, which includes …

… 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 presented South Africa with … https://www.factbites.com/topics/Bantustans-in-South-West-Africa …

… 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 addressed by Dr Naicker. After the meeting, a … pitched five tents on a piece of vacant municipal land in defiance of the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian …

… Freykenius and Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh arrived in the Cape. Both Freykenius and Nederburgh were … However, the VOC had a monopoly over trade and industry in the Cape, which made matters difficult for free burghers. … encouraged whaling and free trade with passing ships, in order to boost the burgher economy. Nederburgh, who was a …

… 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 British and the Basotho. … who were defeated by Moshoeshoe at the battle of Viervoet in 1851. …

… 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 Papers. In one of the four papers on mass-energy equivalence, …

…   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 Riebeeck in 1652 upon establishing a maritime replenishment station at … Leerdam, Buuren, Katzenellenbogen, Nassau and Oranje, In 1936 the Castle was declared a National Monument. …

… 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 of the town revolves around sheep and … believe that it is an Afrikaans version of Edinburgh in Scotland. …

… people for employment”. Nevertheless, he enjoys living in the Area because of the diverse cultures . “We always come … be derived from the intertwined cat-thorn shrubs present in the Area, or the River’s winding course. The Town … Ntuli, said Isipingo has most of the things one might need in a big town. “As you can see the Town is buzzing during the …

… 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 to tell the people in the public meetings, 'you see this mark here? It's where your child's blood went in. You see this mark "here? It's the blood of our children, …

… 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 Colonel Durnford was in charge, and about distribution of the ammunition. Hearing … of distant firing and thinking that General Chelmsford was in trouble Colonel Durnford left the camp with a force of men …

… 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 including street corners, rooftops, … the location: Erf 81 was originally built by the military in the 1890’s to store magazines and artillery. After being …

… 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 1900, the guns on the bastions of the Fort remained silent and it played no part in the conflict. After the war it was converted into a …

… 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 streets, East of Kings Park. Centrally located in both the City and the Nation, in March 1900 at the Battle …

… 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, conflict and violence in our world here at the beginning of the twenty-first century. A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in …

… Prize and several other accolades, and whose gallantry in the face of adversity and commitment to freedom is … arrest, trial and incarceration on Robben Island. Whilst in prison he wrote numerous correspondences which helped keep … possible without the influence and support of his comrades in the struggle for Freedom. SAHO has launched a project that …