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EventGeneral Assembly adopts a resolution condemning the South African Foreign Minister
… with 20 abstentions, to censure the Foreign Minister of South Africa Eric Louw for his offensive speech in the General Assembly. A staunch defender of…
EventIndian people march in Durban to protest against the Ghetto Act
… Ghetto Act takes place in Durban. The Asiatic Bill was one of the many anti-Indian legislation bills passed by the South African government. Dr G M Naicker,…
EventAllan Boesak marries Elna Botha
… Cape Town. Prior to this Boesak had resigned as president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and as minister and moderator of the Uniting Reformed…
EventSA Policeman Wins 90km Comrades Marathon
… A member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) from Mafikeng in … his win to his late baby daughter who died at the age of eighteen months in February…
EventBafana Bafana wins against Algeria
… The SA soccer team, Bafana Bafana, won their Africa Cup of Nations Quarterfinal match against Algeria 2 - 1 at the … John "Shoes" Moshoue scored Bafana…
EventViolence escalates in German South West Africa during Herero Revolt
… Herero Revolt . Violence also erupted at Omarasa, north of the Waterberg. The Ovaherero conquered the Waterberg military station. All soldiers under the…
EventZAR’s last Cruesot ‘Long Tom’ dynamited
… Anglo-Boer War II, the fourth and last Creusot 'Long Tom' of the state Artillery of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (South African Republic, … into British…
EventSA painter Frederick Timpson I’Ons (85) dies
… Frederick Timpson l'Ons (85), SA painter of the early life in the Eastern Cape, died in Grahamstown. … to the Cape Colony in 1834. They settled in the…
EventFormer ANC president, Z.R. Mahabane, is born
… Clergyman, teacher, politician and president of the African National Congress (ANC) Zaccheus Richard … and during the 1950s he was concerned with the…
ArticleHow to undertake research?
… to undertaking research, especially within the field of history, designed for a wide range of users from primary learners to university students and…
PlaceBoulders Beach, Simons Town
… Just around the corner from the seaside Village of: ' Simons Town ', turn left off main road to Boulders Visitor Centre to visit the famous colony of African…
Briefing on Lekgotla outcomes, 27 January 2015
… The African National Congress invites members of the media to a briefing on the outcomes of the NEC Lekgotla being held at the St. George`s Hotel, … Albert…
PlaceAbiquasput, Northern Cape
… 26 km North of Noenieput. The name in Afrikaans meaning, water-well. … the name could have arisen from the usage, by the locals of the species of plants,…
Sechaba
… The African National Congress began publication of Sechaba in 1967. It documents the struggle, from the … for freedom in South Africa and for the freedom of…
PlaceGroote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
… Groote Schuur is one of Cape Town's premier tertiary Academic Hospitals and was … internationally renowned as the training ground for some of South Africa's…
PlaceHluleka Nature Reserve, Mthatha
… lies along the ancient Wild Coast within the district of Ngqeleni. Comprising magnificent coastal forest reserves … Strachan Grant Farm, Hluleka Nature…
PlaceKeur River Bridge
… place at the Keur River bridge in the pass. The honour of naming the pass fell to Mrs Geesje Bergh, wife of the former Civil Commissioner of George. The pass…
EventThirty people die in a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Algeria
… earthquake devastated the Northern African country of Algeria on 29 October 1990. It claimed the lives of 30 people. This was a rather mild earthquake…
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah
… An attempt on the life of President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana fails. Nkrumah escaped an assassination attempt when … Detention Act, which he had used to…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister Strijdom dies
… Former National Party leader and Prime Minister of South Africa, Advocate J. G. Strijdom dies. It was during … Freedom Charter, which embraced the…
EventThe Population Registration Bill is read for the first time
… the first time in Parliament. The Bill was a cornerstone of the Apartheid policy as it recognised three race … until a fourth racial group was added later…
EventOscar Dumisani Dhlomo, politician and businessman, is born
… Umbumbulu, Natal. Dhlomo served in the homeland government of Kwa-Zulu under the leadership of Mangosuthu Buthelezi as Minister of Education and Culture. He…
EventRobert Sobukwe, first PAC president, dies
… Founder and first president of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) , Robert Mangaliso … midnight and 01h00 on February 27, 1978. Sobukwe died of lung…
EventJames Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, dies in Tsolo, Transkei
… Born in Transkei, Jolobe was best known for his collection of poems, Umyezo (1936). He also played a major role in the compilation and translation of the…
EventBritish labour conditions in South Africa condemned
… Report on Black Labour Conditions indicated that 63 of the 141 British companies investigated have been paying … were: the British government should initiate…
EventChoirmaster and composer Kumalo dies
… and composer who was a founder member and first secretary of the Bantu Social Centre in Beatrice Street, Durban (YMCA), … age and his first attempt at…
EventPolitical Organisations are unbanned in Transkei
… leader, Gen. Bantu Holomisa , announced the unbanning of the African National Congress (ANC), the Pan African … In the same speech Holomisa announced the…
EventReginald (Reg) September, prominent trade unionist and anti-apartheid activist, is born
… 'Reg' September was a prominent trade unionist, the leader of the South African Coloured People's Organization and an executive member of the South African…
EventFirst aeroplane flight takes place
… On the morning of 17 December 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright succeeded in … in a heavier-than-air machine under complete control of the pilot. The brothers…
Event33 American airmen arrive in Durban on a mission to launch a long-range missile
… 24 crew members and nine technicians under the leadership of Lt-Col. Spencer Morgan were based in Durban. America hoped … Florida into the Indian Ocean,…