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EventNelson Mandela is sentenced to five years for “incitement and leaving South Africa illegally”
… the following year he was charged with treason along with 10 other accused following the government’s discovery of …
PlacePublic Library, Port Elizabeth
… under old NMC legislation on 7 December 1973. Reviewed 10 June 2016, Jilldutoit Port Elizabeth, South Africa This …
PlaceDonkin Heritage Trail, Port Elizabeth
… Reserve, one at 14 Constitution Street and two at 8 and 10 Whitlock Street. The Donkin Street complex forms a unique …
EventMpho Mathibela, one of the Siamese twins separated in an operation six months earlier, leaves hospital for the first time
… [Accessed on 12 October 2011] Molefe, A (September 10 2007). ‘Mpho celebrates her 21st on December 7’ from …
EventSAAN announces its decision to close the Rand Daily Mail
The Rand Daily Mail newspaper was closed in April 1985. The South African Associated Newspapers (SAAN) made the announcement on 15 March 1985. SAAN, the…
EventMembers of the AAM hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary about Apartheid policies
… On 10 March 1961, members of the Anti-apartheid Movement (AAM) …
EventWell-known political activist and academic, Dr. Neville Alexander is born
… members of the NLF and was imprisoned on Robben Island for 10 years. Upon his release, he did extensive work on language …
EventAPLA burns down farm house in Fouriesburg
… down the farm house of Edmund Middleton of Fouriesburg on 10 October 1992. The attack was part of an APLA military …
EventBlacks boycott municipal elections
… largely boycotted the elections, with only an estimated 10 - 14 per cent of 'eligible' Black voters participating. …
EventApartheid bomb kills Zimbabwean and injures six ANC members
… On 10 January 1988, Mr Obed Amon Mwanza, a Zimbabwean, was …
EventFake versions of the new South African banknotes hit the streets
On 7 February 2005, reports were issued of the use of fake versions of the then new South African banknotes. These came hardly a week after the latest currency…
EventThe TRC refuses amnesty to Hani’s killers
… Communist Party (SACP). Walus, a Polish immigrant, on 10 April 1993 shot and killed Hani in the driveway of his …
EventDr Louis Luyt resigns as president of the SARFU
… rugby unless they did so by May 7. On Sunday, 10 May 1998, Luyt resigned from his position and cited three …
SA author Hymne Weiss is born
… for attaining the highest marks in her standard 8 (grade 10) examination at Hoër Volkskool. Weiss attained A Grades in …
EventRailway line between Cape Town and Beira in Mozambique is completed
… the South African War(Anglo-Boer War II, 1899-1902). On 16 February 1898, the first regular freight service began. … the Highveld. The military force was…
EventRobert Koch announces the discovery of a rinderpest vaccine
… On 10 February 1897, Robert Koch, a German bacteriologist, …
EventNqwiliso cedes land to Cape Government
… were promised protection. On 30 September 1878, he sold 10 000 acres of land at Umzimvubu River mouth. Two British … Sciences Research Council, v. 3, p. 661…
The Hewat Teacher Training College in Athlone is set alight in solidarity with the UWC students on a boycott
… at Struts Bay, Cape Town. The boycott raged on, and on 10 August a prefabricated building that was part of the …
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… Party (NP) received 20.39 %, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) 10.54 %, Freedom Front (FF) 2.2 %, Democratic Party (DP) 1.7 …
PlaceWarriors Gate: MOTH Museum of Militaria
Warrior's Gate is situated at the Corner of Old Fort Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, in Durban. In addition to its Headquarters function, Warriors Gate is…
Special Screening of Wat Was Hie? Followed by an engaging discussion with filmmaker Luke De Kock
Special Screening of Wat Was Hie?Followed by an engaging discussion with filmmaker Luke De Kock of Cammisa Create.Wat Was Hie? is a powerful site-specific film…
PlaceKlerksdorp- Matlosana Local Municipality
The City in Matlosana Local Municipality; (previously the City Council of Klerksdorp) is a Category B Municipality situated within the Dr Kenneth Kaunda…
Slangkop Lighthouse, Kommetjie- Cape Town
The Slangkop Point Lighthouse in Kommetjie has a long history dating back to 1914 when it was scheduled to be completed. When World War 1 broke out, the…
Following the January meeting of health ministers in London, a decision is taken that December 1 become World Aids Day
The World Summit of Ministers of Health on Programmes for AIDS Prevention concluded in London with representatives from 140 national governments. The…
EventSir Benjamin D'Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
The Mfengu (or Fingo in the colonial lexicon) were defeated and left landless by King Shaka's Zulu army, and slowly arrived in Xhosa territory over a period of…
PlaceEdenburg, near Bloemfontein
Edenburg is situated 83km South-West of Bloemfontein. This typical Transgariep Town, nestled in the golden prairies alongside the Country's busiest National…
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… In 1981 when the Council's election took place only 10% of the Indian voters cast their votes. Women and labour …
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… Crowds fleeing from bullets on the day of the massacre On 16 December, 1961, just a day before the formation of ASA the … Natal, between the Zulu's and the…
ArticleThe Western Front
… of British and Indian armies. Battle of Neuve Chapelle, 10 – 13 March 1915: Both British and Germans suffered heavy …
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
… two questions, conduct a survey as follows: Ask 8 to 10 people what they think of our national flag. (Make sure …