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PlaceSt Margaret’s House, Parktown, Johannesburg
… it is to walk up the driveway through what must be one of the most stunning Gardens in Johannesburg. It was designed … its entrance, and charming old lamps…
EventJapanese attack American Naval Forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
… before 8AM on a Sunday morning. Within a short time five of eight battleships at Pearl Harbor were sunk or sinking, … were dead. Soon after, Japanese planes…
PlaceCape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
… began in November 1875 and was completed at the end of 1877. It began its operations early in 1878. For many of us, the first thought that jumps to mind when…
EventWaaihoek women embark on anti-pass passive resistance campaign
… women in Bloemfontein were experiencing the culmination of heavy pass laws being implemented to control the mobility of the Black population in White areas –…
Killings at Ntshanga, 29 December 1996
… The ANC in KwaZulu Natal strongly condemns the killing of our people in an ANC stronghold at Tin Town, Ntshanga near … self-restraint and refuse to be…
PlaceMaclear's Beacon
… It is the highest point of Table Mountain, which is a 'Seven Wonder' of the world! Discover the vast natural beauty of the Table Mountain National Park in…
PlaceAlphen; Constantia Road, Constantia- Cape Town
… , Constantia Valley. This originally formed part of the Groot Constantia Estate, and the House probably dates from the first quarter of the 19th century. The…
EventJohn Fairbairn (70), journalist and outspoken critic, dies in Cape Town
… Regarded as the father of free press in South Africa, John Fairbairn left England … African Journal. The magazine proved to be the beginning of what would…
PlaceOld Government Building, Church Street, Boksburg
… The building was designed by Sytze Wierda, chief architect of the ZAR's Public Works Department. Its foundation stone … by the Boksburg Municipality who put…
EventGerard Bhengu SA artist, is born in Natal
… African artist Gerard Bhengu was born at an outstation of Mariannhill Mission Station at Centecow, Bulwer district … from a largely white patronage. Despite…
EventPrime Minister opens SA's first atomic reactor
… The former Prime Minister of South Africa and apartheid mastermind, Dr H.F. Verwoerd … Installation-1) at Pelindaba, about thirty kilometres West of Pretoria…
EventUN names four experts to investigate apartheid in South Africa
… 1964, the United Nations Secretary-General named a team of four experts to investigate apartheid in South Africa. … called on South Africa to cease the…
EventThe UN Special Committee on Apartheid reports on SA
… The final report of the United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid, released on this date, gave a detailed review of developments in South Africa's racial…
EventGabon gains independence from France
… On 17 August 1960 Gabon, the last of the four territories, which had formed French Equatorial … In 1472, the Portuguese explorers encountered the mouth of…
EventA South African Defence Force Capt. Wynand du Toit is captured in Angola
… two other South African commandoes were killed. The rest of the commando unit evacuated successfully. According to sources this mission was part of an…
EventGovernment admits responsibility for Mdluli’s death
… African government admitted responsibility for the death of the African National Congress (ANC) member, Joseph Mdluli … and agreed to pay damages to his…
EventEgyptian and Israeli forces in fierce fights
… From 6 to 26 October 1973 Israel and a coalition of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria were involved in a … Sinai desert and Golan Heights. The war began on…
EventSA signs diplomatic relations with Vietnam
… With the processes of the dismantling of the apartheid system and preparations for democratic rule under way, the Republic of South Africa opened itself to…
EventBishop Tutu receives Martin Luther King Award
… the anti-apartheid movement, Tutu attended the launch of the National Forum, an umbrella body of Black Consciousness groups and the Pan Africanist ……
EventThe French Foreign Legion is founded
… Louis-Philippe as a military unit to support the conquest of Algeria, which the French had invaded the previous year. … France as well as unemployed soldiers…
EventNelson Mandela is voted the greatest South African
… their 100 most favourite personalities. The ranking of the rest of the top 10 had yet to be decided. SABC3 intended to screen … over the next nine weeks…
EventFirst aeroplane flight in Kimberley breaks the non-stop flight record
… John Weston, a civil engineer, began the construction of his own aeroplane in 1907 at Brandfort, in the Free State. … establishing a South African non-stop…
PlaceVrede
… Vrede, 'the town of peace', lies between the North-Eastern Free State and the Mpumalanga border of Volksrust . It was named in 1863 after a dispute between ……
EventFormer Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat is born
… was born at Tala District. al-Sadat was a graduate of the Royal Military Academy in Cairo . During the 1952 revolution which saw the end of British rule in…
New Age
… In 1954, Govan Mbeki joined the editorial board of New Age, together with Ruth First, Brian and Sonya Bunting … articles and columns in New Age reflected the…
Mzimhlophe /Qhudeni
… Mzimhlophe, an area about 60m km north of Kranskop in central Natal was founded on Trust land in the Nkandla district of KwaZulu as a place of relocation,…
PlacePhansi Museum
… The Museum houses some of the finest examples of African artefacts, such as: beadwork, headrests, milk … treasure, share and inspire. The Phansi Museum…
South African Tragedy: Jail Part Lovers by Joseph Lelyveld (New York Times), 5 January 1983
… She and Neil Aggett had been a couple for the better part of a decade. In that time, they both became doctors, then … paths into welfare and trade union…
ArchiveNatal and the 1960 Republican Referendum
… Thesis has been submitted for the partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, University of Natal, …
ArchiveMobilise for a merger
… Notice of a Congress meeting concerning the merging of Chemical Workers Industrial Union and Paper Printing Wood … and Allied Workers Union, at Randburg…