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EventThe first rugby match that is played in SA
… On 23 August 1862, the first rugby match heralded the start of what would become a hugely popular sport among White … place in Green Point, Cape Town between…
EventMore than 400 miners killed in what was the worst mining disaster in South Africa
… In the worst mine disaster in South Africa, a large section of the Clydesdale Colliery, at the Coalbrook mine near … gas and crushed to death by rockfall. No…
EventBophuthatswana is granted independence by the South African government
… with other homelands, was incorporated to form part of South Africa’s nine provinces. It is now part of the North West Province. Other parts of the homeland…
PlaceYokohama, Muizenburg
… house called “Yokohama”, it was constructed in 1906 out of paper maché, imported from Japan. The house is a historical heritage property of Muizenberg and…
EventLesotho and Swaziland threatened with sanctions
… The government of South Africa threatened Lesotho and Swaziland with … regard meant their citizens were going to suffer, as both of them were dependent on…
EventOne person killed by bomb meant for Chris Hani
… person was killed in a car bomb explosion at the home of Chris Hani, then Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK) commander in Lesotho. Eben Frederick Coetzee, a department…
EventPrime Minister Botha visits Soweto
… R9m. would be written off. He told surprised residents of Soweto and of the independent 'homelands', which he also visited in … time, "we are all South…
EventTranskei announces plans to unban ANC and PAC
… During the celebration day of independence not recognised by the international community, the President of the Transkei homeland, Tutor Ndamase, announced…
EventCOSATU delegates are left at Beitbridge
… In spite of being refused to visit, the thirteen delegates of the Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU), left for Zimbabwe with …
EventCuban Foreign Minister visits South Africa
… The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Mr Roberto Robaina, visited South Africa at the …
EventFrancis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, is born
… was a lawyerand politician. He became the first president of the Senate of the Union of South Africa. He was very popular and loved for his …
EventA coalmine explosion in Rhodesia kills over four hundred workers
… stunned the whole country and the world. Over a third of those who perished were citizens of Rhodesia’s neighbouring countries of Malawi, Namibia, Mozambique…
PlaceDurban Natural Science Museum
… on Biodiversity Conservation, and Ecology. The mission of the Durban Natural Science Museum is to acquire and … its history, and life on Earth, both past and…
EventJohn Langalibalele Dube is born
… 11.02.1946) was born at the Inanda Mission station of the American Zulu Mission (AZM) in Natal to James and Elizabeth Dube. His father, James Dube was one of…
PlaceAdelaide, Eastern Cape
… A rural Town some 91 km North of Grahamstown , Eastern Cape . The Area of Adelaide, was first inhabited by Bushmen , estimated about … there and named it…
PlaceAddo Heights, Uitenhage
… than it's vertical profile. Despite its very long length of 18,7 km and a respectable altitude variance of 286 m, it only has 10 bends, corners and curves…
PlaceMaclear/Nqanqarhu
… India.) The route they followed passed a few miles South of Maclear. According to all Historical records they were the first Europeans ever to enter the Area…
EventFormer African Springbok captain, Welile Nkohla dies
… James Nkohla, also known as ‘Bomza’, died at the age of 71 years of age in Livingstone Hospital in Port Elizabeth, after a … 1946. He started playing…
EventFirst Indian workers arrive in South Africa
… grew rapidly in the late 1800s in Natal as a result of very cheap “indentured labour” sourced from India. The first group of Indian workers arrived in Durban…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.2 No.3 Apr-Jun 1958
… Marais. The Fight is on, Rev. Joost de Blank, Archbishop of Cape Town. The Widow of the Reserves, Phyllis Ntanala. Bethal Case-Book, Ruth … Multi-Racial…
PlaceSt Saviours Church Anglican Church and Cemetery, Bowwood Road, Claremont
… St. Saviours Church is at the Corner of Bowwood and Main Roads in Claremont, Cape Town, South … since 1854 and has immense Historical value. The nucleus of…
EventIndependent African States resolve to impose sanctions against South Africa
… During the Second Conference of Independent African States held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia a … to the Government and companies registered under the laws of the…
EventNelson Mandela is sentenced to five years for “incitement and leaving South Africa illegally”
… behind a call for a national strike and the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation). Mandela founded Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) with … the apartheid…
PlaceBourke's Luck Potholes
… This natural water feature marks the beginning of the Blyde River Canyon . The potholes were named after Tom … to create these formations are the Treur River…
B.J. Vorster - Select Speeches
… The Honourable B. J. Vorster is not only one of the most active speakers in the Republic of South Africa, but also one of the most sought after. As a speaker…
EventSouth African Journalist, Zwelakhe Sisulu is abducted.
… for justice and freedom. Sisulu was the founder and editor of the New Nation newspaper. He also founded the Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA)…
EventJoyce Barker, SA soprano, is born in Mooi River, Natal.
… was born at Mooi River in the Natal Midlands. At the age of nineteen she started training under Daisy Holmes … Barker made a significant contribution to the…
EventNeil Aggett is buried in Johannesburg
… Neil Aggett, former organiser of the Food and Canning Workers Union and African Food and … issued a call that on 11 February 1982, that on the day of his…
EventThe Azanian People’s Organisation is formed
… Johannesburg. The organisation was based on the philosophy of Black Consciousness advocated by Steven Biko. It was open … but closed to Whites. AZAPO emerged…
EventJimmy Kruger announces amendment to the Internal Security Act
… The Minister of Justice, James Thomas (JT, Jimmy) Kruger, announced that the provisions of the Internal Security Act, allowing for the unlimited detention…