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EventOubangi-Shari achieves independence as the Central African Republic
Oubangi-Shariachieved independence as the Central African Republic (CAR) with David Dacko, the cousin of the former Prime Minister, Barthélémy Boganda (who…
EventUN troops arrive in Congo to help deal with the political crisis
United Nations (UN) troops arrived to help deal with the political crisis following MoÁ¯se-Kapenda Tshombé's declaration of independence for Katanga province…
EventParliament passes legislation separating the people of South Africa into four distinct races
The National Assembly voted in favour of the separation of the people of South Africa into four distinct races (White, Black, Coloured, and Indian) through…
EventA proposed amendment to the Population Registration Act is made
Under a proposed amendment to the Population Registration Act South Africans across race spectrum would have their fingerprints taken and recorded on a central…
EventAaron Mokoena, SA footballer is born in Boipatong
Footballer, Tebogo Aaron Mokoena was born on 25 November 1980 in Boipatong Johannesburg. In his early career, he played for local teams such as Jomo Cosmos. He…
EventSiyabonga Eugene (Bhele) Nomvete, SA footballer who was winner of the Kick Off Magazine Soccer Player of the Season, 98/99 &
Siyabonga Eugene (Bhele) Nomvete, SA footballer who was winner of the Kick Off Magazine Soccer Player of the Season, 98/99 & 00/01 awards, was born on 2…
EventThe Kingdom of Ashanti is formally annexed by Great Britain
On 25 September 1901, the Kingdom of Ashanti was formally annexed by Great Britain as part of the Gold Coast colony. The Northern regions of the Gold Coast…
EventThe condition of Edwin Smith, the youngest baby in SA to undergo open-heart surgery, improves
Edwin Smith became the youngest baby in South Africa to undergo open-heart surgery. Edwin was operated at J.G. Strijdom Hospital by Professor Rob Kinsley, head…
Contact
Contact, the official publication of the Liberal Party, was published monthly, in Pietermaritzburg, during the period January 1954 to December 1957. With…
King Kong a venture in the theatre
This is the story of an inter-racial venture in South Africa. Many hundreds of white people and Africans in the Union’s four largest cities worked selflessly…
EventThe body of the former president Nelson Mandela is taken to the Union buildings in Pretoria.
On 11 December 2013, Nelson Mandela’s body is taken to the Union buildings in Pretoria. As the body was transported from the Military Hospital people waiting…
ArchiveThe end conscription campaign 1983-1988: a study of white extra-parliamentary opposition to apartheid
Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Arts in the subject history at the University of South Africa. This thesis…
ArchiveAddress at 46664 Concert, by Nelson Mandela, 27 June 2008, London United Kingdom
Friends, 20 years ago London hosted a historic concert which called for our freedom. Your voices carried across the water to inspire us in our prison cells far…
EventGhana’s Black Stars, the only African team standing in the Quarter Finals of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in SA, are defeated by Uruguay
In the 2010 World Cup, Ghana progressed beyond the group stages, and reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Uruguay. Ghana was defeated by…
EventCape Coloured Board agrees with the Department of Education on the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children
The Cape Coloured Board agreed, in principle, to the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children in Cape Town. The resolution was taken during a…
PlaceHomestead on Totteridge Park Farm, District of Uitenhage
The Historic Homestead of the Farm Totteridge Park, situate on Portion 55, a portion of Portion 10 of the Farm Zwartkops, River Wagensdrift 567, Municipality…
EventGeneral De Wet is defeated by British forces
At the height of the South African War 1899-1902 (Anglo-Boer War), General Christiaan Rudolph De Wet was defeated at Bothaville, South Africa by British forces…
EventFather Smangaliso Mkhatshwa served with restriction order
A year after the 1976 Soweto Student Uprising, the former Secretary of the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) and Tshwane Metropolitan Council…
EventThe Herstigte Nasionale Party is established
The Herstigte Nasionale Party (HNP) (Reconstituted National Party) was established as a right wing splinter group of the South African National Party (NP). The…
EventAmerican Troops pull out of Somalia
American troops a re pulled out of Somalia following a series of gun battles Somali militias under the Command of General Mohammed Farrah Aidid. American…
EventMulti-party delegates endorses the Interim constitution
Delegates at the multiparty Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) negotiation endorsed the Interim Constitution according to which SA would have a…
EventCelebration of Nigeria’s Day of Independence cancelled due to air disaster
Nigeria's thirty-second independence anniversary celebration was called off at the last minute by General Ibrahim Babangida's military government as result of…
EventANC government tension continues
On the day that the first serious talks between the Minister of Constitutional Development, Roelf Meyer, and Cyril Ramaphosa started, ANC's Deputy President…
EventP. W. Botha grants reprieve to the “Sharpeville Six”
South African President P. W. Botha granted a reprieve to the "Sharpeville Six" (Reginald Sefatsa, Reid Mokoena, Moses Diniso, Theresa Ramashamole, Duma…
EventMorgan Tsvangirai is cleared of Treason charges
The Zimbabwean opposition leader of the Movement for Democratic Change, Morgan Tsvangirai, was charged with treason for allegedly plotting to kill President…
EventMandela asks for commitment to fight AIDS
Former President Nelson Mandela, speaking in a meeting of international dignitaries in Bangkok, Thailand, said he could not receive a better birthday gift the…
EventDecision to integrate city councils of Pretoria area
The municipality of Pretoria announced that several autonomous city councils were going to merge to form the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (CTMM)…
EventBritish Airways prohibits smoking on all flights
On 29 March 1998, British Airways (BA) prohibited smoking on all flights. Other countries across the world had begun to impose the first restrictions on…
EventFormer member of the Mandela United Football Club, Katiza Cebekhulu appears before the TRC
A former member of the Mandela United Football Club, Katiza Cebekhulu, who disappeared on the eve of the 1991 trial in which he was expected to testify,…
EventDinuzulu refuses British instructions to take up arms against Boers
King Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo of the Zulu Kingdom in northern Natal, which is now part of the Kwazulu-Natal province, refused to follow British instructions to…