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EventUN peace-keeping troops deployed to the Republic of Congo
… the Belgian Congo, the Republic of Congo was established in 1960. The fight for independence was initially led by … the Republic of Congo was plagued by…
EventNatal Indian Organisation delegation meets Premier Smuts
… Indian Congress (NIC). The NIC had grown more radical in its attitude to apartheid after the Second World War and … alliance" between a small section of "big…
The Reunited National Party is founded by Malan and Hertzog
… and D.F. Malan were the most prominent White politicians in South Africa. In 1933 Hertzog and Smuts formed an alliance that culminated in the merger of the…
EventBeyers Naudé is served with his second banning order
… system. The Sharpeville Massacre was a turning point in Naudé life, as it was this event that inspired him to end … particularly with regard to the role that…
EventThe possessions of Piet Retief are auctioned
… Piet Retief's visit to Dingane's kraal in October 1837 was the beginning of an eventful relationship … between the Zulu and the Voortrekkers. Retief was in…
EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
… of the Voortrekker leaders. He was born near Oudtshoorn in the Karoo on 10 August 1783. The Voortrekkers (Afrikaans … Colony for various contested and…
PlaceRobert Sobukwe Town, was called Graaf-Reinet
… The oldest town in the Eastern Cape, the fourth oldest in South Africa and certainly one of the most atmospheric, Graaff-Reinet lies enclosed by a bend in…
EventPallo Jordan opens the Mbuzini Samora Machel Public Library
… Pallo Jordan, opened a community library at Mbuzini in the Mpumalanga Province, known as the Mbuzini Samora … Machel and his compatriots were returning from…
EventSouth Africa signs agreement with Switzerland to support the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP)
… by great political and socio-economic inequality. In order to address this, the African National Congress (ANC) … poverty and addressing the lack of social…
Freedom for Namibia by Toivo Herman Ja Toivo (1968)
… by the Southwest African People's Organization (SWAPO). In the address below which was originally published in April, 1968, Toivo Herman Ja Toivo, a SWAPO…
PlaceThe Wits School of Arts and Arts Museum
… from Nelson Mandela Bridge. Wits Art Museum or WAM is in the hip, regenerating Area of Braamfontein, which is also … images and objects. The stories they…
EventRayda Jacobs, the novelist and documentary filmmaker is born
… Rayda Jacobs was born in Cape Town on 6 March 1947. Her first publication was a … stories called “The Middle Children”, which was published in 1994.[i]…
PlaceGreytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… This small Town in KwaZulu-Natal was, according to district records, named in honour of: Earl Grey , who was the renowned British … referred to as the ‘jewel…
PlaceOlivedale , Randburg
… The Property was purchased in 1940 by a Dutch diamond trader known as Messias, who had a … on the estate. One of which, a windmill, was built in accordance…
PlacePaardekraal Monument, Market Street, Krugersdorp
… or Boer Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled country in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th … African province of Transvaal. The ZAR was…
EventSASOL plant under attack
… and SASOL II took place on the night of 31 May/1 June 1980 in order to coincide with Republic Day. The attack was … July 1979 and two teams of chosen cadres…
Address at the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly 23 September 2003
… said about the deaths of the dedicated UN workers who died in the bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad last month, including Sergio Vieira de Mello, an …
A Political Reflection By John Fikile Block
… of any collective is not when the executive tasks in the normal course of organisational work, but when … leadership is confronted with the execution of…
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
… Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), country located in central Africa. Officially known as the Democratic … about 320 miles (515 km) from its mouth. The…
EventNizaam Carr, the South African rugby player is born
… Nizaam Carr was born in Cape Town on 4 April 1991.[i] He is a professional South … rugby for Bishop Diocesans.[ii] Nizaam played Craven Week in 2009, and was…
PlaceNewlands
… In 1700, Governor Willem van der Stel was granted land some … officials. Translated into English means: 'New land'. In 1791 the property was sold to the…
PlaceRondebosch
… In 1657 a group of four free burghers were granted land in an area south of Table Bay at the Cape of Good Hope . Jan … of the Liesbeek River. By 1670 this…
PlaceShangana Cultural Village
… who speak isiTsonga, one of the official 11 languages in South Africa. The Village, which was built by locals, is … Kruger National Park. The picturesque…
EventNapoleon assembles his army near Aboukir, Egypt
… for the French and secured France's occupation of Eqypt. In June 1798 Napoleon's army departed France to conquer … Nelson. After the Ottoman Empire declared…
PlaceThe Fourth Raadsaal, Bloemfontein
… The Raadsaal building which currently stands in President Brand Street, is the fourth such to have been … Following the abolition of the Orange River…
PlaceVictoria Tower, Uitenhage
… 1910 from a settlement with a typical Dutch Layout popular in the Cape Colony at the time of the founding of Uitenhage - … the street edge, with all the…
EventLiberian President, Samuel Kanyon Doe publically offers to resign
… Liberian President, Samuel Kanyon Doe offered to resign in response to rebel incursions in his country. Doe was eventually kidnapped during a truce … Court …
EventSecond biggest archaeological discovery of the century at Sterkfontein
… discoveries of the 20th century was documented in the South African Journal of Science on this date. Dr Ron … skeleton of a 3,5 million year old hominid (ape…
EventSir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate and politician, marries Mary Westenra, pioneer aviatrix
… Westenra on 5 September 1911, and together they settled in Johannesburg. Lady Mary Bailey, as she was later known, received her pilot's certificate in 1926,…
EventJean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself.
… on 4 December 1977. Bokassa was overthrown by the French in 1979. He fled the country and went into exile in France. The Central African Empire was dissolved…