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… Bill, 169-11; Native Trust and Land Bill becomes law in May June 29””July 2 , AAC reconvenes 1937 Natives (Urban … of the short-lived National Union of…
Address at the UN General Assembly, New York, 12 September 2002
… Ladies and Gentlemen: I would like to add my voice in thanking the outgoing President of the General Assembly, Dr Han Seung-Soo for the diligent manner in…
PlaceMiddle Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… as it stands today was laid out by architect J.M. Soloman in 1918 when the South African College became the University … the early 1800’s restored by famed…
EventNew Zealand imposes a blanket ban on sports teams from South Africa
… At the height of apartheid in South Africa, New Zealand imposed a blanket ban on … against South Africa dates back to the late 1950s. In 1959, the Anti…
EventFormer NP member Roelf Meyer is born
… Roelf Meyer paved the way for fully democratic elections in 1994, in the manner they negotiated for a peaceful political … a post he previous held under the…
EventMxenge murder accused Dirk Coetzee found guilty
… and UDF activist Griffiths Mxenge. Mxenge was murdered in 1981 and his mutilated body was found near Umlazi Stadium … Durban. His wife, Victoria Mxenge, was…
EventCellist and music teacher Betty Pack is born
… Betty Pack, who started several youth orchestras, was born in Nylstroom, Transvaal. At the age of 16, she gave her first … of the Dvorak cello concert. A…
EventActress and teacher Wilhelmina Freund is born
… (Minna) Freund, actress and teacher of elocution, was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, when her parents, who were … were on a visit to Germany. On…
EventPLAN launches armed struggle against South Africa
… Army of Namibia (PLAN), the armed wing of SWAPO, fought in a battle against South African occupying forces at Omugulugwombashe in northern Namibia. In 1973 a…
EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe refuses to end the Katanga secession
… Katanga into secession following the independence of Congo in June 1960 from Belgium. In his announcement on Katanga's secession from Congo Tshombe … The…
EventUranium enrichment programme gets a boost from B.J. Vorster
… Prime Minister, Balthazar Johannes Vorster disclosed in July 1970 in the House of Assembly that the government has decided to … the South Africa government…
EventZambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon killing 18 national soccer team players
… Buffalo carrying the Zambian national soccer team crashed in the Atlantic Ocean just 500 meters offshore from Libreville, Gabon in 1993. The Zambian national…
EventKing Mswati III is born
… Makhosetive Dlamini (King Mswati III) was born in Masundini Swaziland to King Sobhuza III and one of his … Tfwala’s only child. When his father,King…
EventNkomo, leader of ZAPU forms a coalition government with Robert Mugabe
… (ZAPU) formed a coalition government with Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe. Nkomo's party won twenty seats in the new Assembly, all in his tribal homeland of…
EventAKA, the Prince of South African hip hop is born
… Forbes, popularly known by his stage name AKA was born in Cape Town on 28 January 1988.[1] He started out his hip … record is “Touch N Go”, however the group…
PlaceKommetjie, Cape Town
… Kommetjie was established in 1902 when a consortium of Cape Town businessmen purchased … and Government surveyor Henry Teubes. Rubbi, who was born in Padova,…
PlaceFort Wonderboompoort, Wonderboom-Pretoria
… remained and no cannons were left. Today, the fort is in ruins, and is now part of the Wonderboom Nature Reserve. … forces. This area was proclaimed a nature…
PlaceThe Struben Mine Shafts, Kloofendal, Roodepoort
… prospectors to the Witwatersrand, and eventually resulted in the discovery of the Main gold reef in 1886. The first payable gold on the Rand was extracted by…
PlaceCookhouse, Eastern Cape
… of a "cookhouse". Cookhouse is now a small Village located in Eastern Cape Province some 170 km North of Port Elizabeth … Station, once vital and bustling,…
58. Congress has sold our rights
… He supported Aiyar's stand, which was apparently reported in the newspapers before the manifesto had been presented to … and as tillers of the soil and…
Call for Papers: Teaching Palestine: Pedagogical Praxis and the Indivisibility of Justice
… conference and study tour will be convened in South Africa on March 18-19, 2019 (international … contextualise the praxis of Palestine as a justice issue in…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the ANC’s manifesto launch 24 August 1995
… process of building a better life for all. With the ANC in local government together we can take sure this happens … We have introduced school feeding…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the G20 Finance Ministerial Conference, Kleinmond, Western Cape
… some opportunity to enjoy some of the rich natural beauty in the surroundings of this resort. The world in which all of us live is changing rapidly and…
EventMichael “Muis” Roberts, South Africa’s best jockey is born
… Michael Leonard Roberts was born on 17 May 1954 in Cape Town.[i] Roberts was one of South Africa’s most … registered as a member of the South African Jockey…
PlaceCape Agulhas, Western Cape
… Antartic. It is reputed to be, the richest fishing area in the Southern Hemisphere! Unlike its better known relative, … which is the name of the first…
PlaceGanesha Temple, Mt Edgecombe
… 1977. Believed to be the oldest surviving ‘solid’ temple in Africa and one of the finest examples of temple architecture in South Africa , the ' Ganesha…
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
… Africa, this system was replaced by French colonial rule in 1893. From 1904-1958, CÁ´te d’Ivoire was incorporated into … were granted the right to organize…
EventSouth Africa abandons the Gold Standard, sparking a period of economic expansion
… As the Great Depression set in, many countries (including Great Britain) abandoned their … and farmers were hard hit when the resulting spike in the cost of…
EventSouth Africa closes its borders with Lesotho
… The relationship of the South African and Lesotho in the 1970s and early 1980s was fraught with friction. This … Chief Leabua Jonathan who came to power as…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2 - Kitchener proposes establishment of concentration camps
… taking up the role of Supreme Commander of British forces in 1900 helped turn the tide in the Anglo-Boer War. In the early stages of the war, the Boer…