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Entering Namibia without visas
… Committee on South West Africa visited South West Africa in 1961 with the approval of the South African Government.] … to take over the administration. …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Bloemfontein
… on 13 November 1848, and its services were initially held in the Raadsaal, a humble thatched building in St George's Street. On 6 January 1849 Major Henry…
PlaceWarden, Thabo Mofutsanyana Municipality
… is a Hundred Years old (the Town celebrated its Centenary in September 2013). There is a larger than most Dutch … (seating as many as 1750 people at a time),…
EventThe town of Bethlehem, Free State, is founded
… The town of Bethlehem was founded in 1864 (other sources claim 1869). It is nestled in the Maluti Mountains in the Free State Province and is one of the…
EventConservationist and entrepreneur Rufus Maruma is born
… as member/chair of numerous environmental boards, was born in Pietersburg (now Polokwane). Maruma served as chairman and director in many companies such as…
EventA.W.G. Champion, outspoken opponent of apartheid dies
… Allison Wessels George (A.W.G.) Champion died at his home in Chesterville, Durban. He was known as a campaigner for … devoted his life to the betterment of…
EventMozambique gains independence
… The campaign for the liberation, which was launched in 1962, was spearheaded by the Liberation Front of … of Eduardo Mondlane. After the death of Mondlane in…
EventChoirmaster and composer Kumalo dies
… member and first secretary of the Bantu Social Centre in Beatrice Street, Durban (YMCA), died in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg. He showed a talent for music ……
EventPastor Sekano Ntoane is born
… Church moderator and pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA), S.G. Sekano Ntoane, was born in Hebron, Pretoria. Ntoane served on what was then…
EventKen Oosterbroek is killed
… the Chief Photographer of The Star, was killed in bloody pre-election fighting in Thokoza township on the East Rand, just two weeks before South Africans…
EventGolfer,Nick Price beats Tiger Woods at Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament at Sun City
… golfer, Nick Price beat American golf icon, Tiger Woods in the 1998 Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament. It was … Price’s third win of the tournament,…
John Vorster Square revisited as Timol inquest reopened by Ernest Mabuza (Timeslive.co.za), 27 June 2017
… Timol on Tuesday afternoon visited the scene of his death in October 1971 - John Vorster Square police station. The … the 10th floor of the building. An…
ANC Statement on the 40th anniversary of Chief Albert Luthuli`s death, 20 July 2007
… the legacy of an outstanding South African leader. Writing in the foreword, President Thabo Mbeki recalls the day the … tells of the occasions that Chief…
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, warns the League of Nations that he is going to mobilise his forces after threats of invasion by Italy
… "the scramble for Africa" by the major European powers in the late 19th century. Both Italy and Ethiopia were members of the League of Nations, founded in…
EventThe birth of the Treatment Action Campaign
… 15 people protested on the steps of St George's Cathedral in Cape Town to demand medical treatment for people living … didn't realise that AIDS medications…
PlaceCape Province- 'Province of Good Hope' or previously the- Cape Colony
… trading post was started by Jan van Riebeeck , who arrived in 1652. At first most of the Europeans worked for the DEIC, … Dutch, French and German people…
Killings at Ntshanga, 29 December 1996
… The ANC in KwaZulu Natal strongly condemns the killing of our people in an ANC stronghold at Tin Town, Ntshanga near Durban … 6. Bongani Hadebe The ANC calls…
PlaceGeorge Division
… were separated to form new divisions at Mossel Bay in 1848, Knysna in 1856, Oudtshoorn in 1858, and Uniondale in 1879. Originally the region had …
EventThe Biafran War erupts as Nigerian forces invade the Republic of Biafra
… as one country. It served the British to have the country in turmoil because it would make it much easier for them to … 300 ethnic groups, with the more…
EventColoureds are removed from the voters roll
… was necessary to avoid the collapse of White civilisation in the whole of Africa, as this move would guarantee their … people, as they embark on their own…
EventWW2: British 8th army marches into Tripoli
… marched into Tripoli, later occupying the Libyan capital in this World War Two battle. This was part of a series of … thrust was eventually supported by the…
EventSouth African Parliament repeals The Separate Amenities Act of 1953
… formed part of the apartheid system of racial segregation in South Africa. The Act enforced segregation of all public facilities, including buildings, and…
EventThe Big Three are convicted of treason
… collectively known as the "Big Three", were arrested in April 1989 and charged with treason. At the time of their … School, rent and consumer boycotts, which…
EventCarte Blanche is denied permission to quote Oliver Tambo
… from three particular newspaper articles which appeared in the New York Times, New York Post and the Wall Street … of the pressure the apartheid government…
EventThe Dutch East India Company decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape
… On 3 October 1685 the Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam decided to send French Huguenot refugees to the … of the Calvinist Reformed Church that was…
EventHome Affairs Minister Mapisa
… racket after reports that people with al-Qaeda links were in possession of South African documents. Although she was … promised her British counterpart that…
EventThe South African Reserve Bank is established
… The South African Reserve Bank was established in terms of the Currency and Banking Act, 1920 (Act No. 31 of 1920) in Parliament.This came into being after a…
EventThe Afrikaner Broederbond is formed
… On 5 June 1918 disaffected Afrikaners were brought together in a new organisation called Jong Suid-Afrika (Young South Africa). In 1919 the organisation…
EventThe cornerstone of Cape Town City Hall is laid
… City Hall on 29 August 1900, but the hall was only opened in 1905. It was designed by architects Reid and Green from Johannesburg and was built in Italian…
EventSouth African Committee investigates the Jameson Raid report
… confirmation that Britain sought to annex their territory. In response to public outcry, the British Colonial Office in South Africa appointed a Mr…