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PlaceGold Reef City
… Gold Reef City is a re-creation of turn-of-the-century Johannesburg, which was flooded by prospectors after the discovery of gold in 1886. With its Victorian…
EventThe SA government grants ‘Independent’ status to Venda
… Following South Africa's policies of racial segregation and the promulgation of the Promotion Bantu Self-Government Act,46 of 1959, the South African…
EventSenator Robert Kennedy visits SA
… In June 1966, during the darkest years of Apartheid, United States (US) Senator Robert Kennedy made … to South Africa. He was invited by the National Union…
EventSifiso Nkabinde is shot dead by assassins
… Sifiso Nkabinde, former Secretary General of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Natal Midlands and at the time of his death secretary-general of the…
EventChoirmaster, educator and singer Mary Eveline Fincken is born
… Mary Eveline Fincken , also known as choirmaster, teacher of singing and educationist was born in Hoyland, Yorkshire, … South Africa in 1908 for health…
EventFelix Mounie, the Cameroon opposition leader is assassinated in Geneva.
… Felix Mounie was the leader of the political movement Union du Peuple Camerounnais (UPC). … The UPC was a major political force demanding the end of UN…
Forming the Federation
… and liberation can only be won when women, mothers of the nation - a half of the whole population - can take their rightful place as … now they wanted to…
PlaceRoyal baFokeng Stadium
… in Rustenburg, which is a charming Town at the foot of the Magaliesberg Mountain Range in the North West … Cup, hosted by South Africa. This stadium hosts a…
EventThe Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation was founded in South Africa
… global empire in 1941 becoming named on the Forbes list of 500 wealthiest families worldwide. At the time of his death his assets were estimated at $1.7…
EventSouth African artist, Gerard Sekoto, dies
… Sekoto (80) died in Paris. Often cited as the pioneer of urban black art and social realism, Sekoto studied to be a … him with his subject matter, and he…
EventANC rejects National Party proposal for a new constitution
… demonstrated the party's opposition to any domination of any kind. However the ANC rejected the proposal on the … because it gave the three biggest parties…
ANC President Jacob Zuma to speak at the Imvuselelo one Million Membership Countdown Launch, 16 July 2011
… As part of the African National Congress (ANC) drive towards the one … and Campaigns Chairperson Fikile Mbalula and members of the ANC NEC sub-committee on…
PlaceOrkney, North West Province
… for, its gold mining opportunities, and lies on the banks of the Vaal River . Although a relatively quiet Town … just about 180 kilometres from the bustling…
Grassroots
… Grassroots was started in 1980 as the first of a series of community newspapers designed to give a voice to the 'voiceless' and oppressed peoples of South…
EventThe United Arab Republic is proclaimed by Egypt, Iraq, and Syria
… 1958. The agreement was signed by presidents Quwwatli of Syria and Nasser of Egypt, after a public referendum in both countries. These two countries adopted…
EventViolence erupts in Paarl
… Mbekweni, Paarl, met and resolved to attack the White town of Paarl. Over 200 men armed with axes, pangas, sticks, … police patrol vans. Three were shot dead…
EventThe Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and looming forced removals
… In terms of the notorious Group Areas Act (1950), the following … Africans would be shifted. Indians will lose 2,891 acres of land and 2,444 dwellings valued…
EventThe Korean War ends
… The undeclared Korean War ended after three years of fighting between North Korean and Chinese Communists … Korean and American). The war started when armed…
EventThe apartheid government agrees to eliminate racial segregation in theatres but not in cinemas
… In 1950, the two major pieces of legislation designed to create the new 'apartheid (apart) … Act . The first provided for the compulsory classification of…
EventSecurity Council examines violence in South Africa
… At the instigation of a letter titled the Question of South Africa from the Charge D'affaires of the permanent mission of Madagascar to the United Nations …
EventF.W. de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be freed on 11 February
… Apartheid government attempted to negotiate the release of Mandela before, but always with conditions. As de Klerk's … banned in 1960. ″It was only then,…
EventApartheid policemen apply for amnesty at TRC
… to bomb ANC offices in London in 1982 with the knowledge of Minister of Law and Order, Louis le Grange. This was in retaliation for the 1981 bombing of the…
EventAugustine Makalakalane, former SA National soccer team player is born
… soccer player who later became a coach. He spent most of his soccer career playing midfield for Cosmos, though he … teams like FC Zurich and FC Baden. He was…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Foreword by A. P. Mda
… by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede When I reflect on my memories of Lembede, two things stick out in my mind ”” his scholarliness and his innovative analysis of the…
PlaceBill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
… known as the Johannesburg Art Foundation. The core idea of a school was of a network of people, artists, writers and benefactors coming together …
PlaceAliwal Shoal, a Rocky Reef Off; Kwa-Zulu Natal Coast Coast
… The Aliwal Shoal is a rocky Reef which is the remains of an ancient sand dune, approximately 5 kilometres off the Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The…
EventWalter Sisulu and others are arrested for attending a party
… used as a cover up for a political meeting at the house of Lillian Ngoyi. They were charged with contravening section 9(1) of Act 44 of 1950. The case was…
EventThe energy and chemical company, Sasol, is registered
… The history of Sasol began in 1927 when a White Paper was tabled in Parliament to investigate the establishment of a South African oil-from-coal industry. It…
EventPrime Minister opens SA’s first atomic reactor
… Reactor Installation-1) at Pelindaba, about thirty km West of Pretoria. The installation was not intended for the production of nuclear energy on a…
EventNegotiations between SA, Cuba and Angola start in London
… Representatives of South Africa, the United States (US), Angola and Cuba met in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to the Angolan war and independence…