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EventThe first legal photograph of Nelson Mandela released.
… to have his photographs or to photograph him for the 22 years that he had been in prison. Mandela’s reproduced … clippings collection, the first photo of…
EventThe Prince Imperial of France dies in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879
… The 22-year-old Prince Imperial of France, Eugene Louis Jean …
EventChief Mangosuthu Buthelezi meets President Kaizer Matanzima in Tongaat
… of Representatives and Delegates were respectively held on 22 August and 2 September 1984. …
EventWiseman Khuzwayo, reporter for the Durban Daily News hands himself over to the police
… fit as per a medical examination. He was released on Feb 22 1978. Eight days later, the security police arrested 28 black journalists and 1 white…
EventThe World Health Organisation (WHO) declares Aids a worldwide epidemic
… to the United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), 22.4 million people in Sub Saharan Africa were living with …
EventMuntu Myeza, SA anti-apartheid activist, is born.
… of the Black Consciousness Movement. At the age of 22 , he joined the first black consciousness organisation in … Archives, (2012), Muntu Myeza ,from City…
EventWorldwide speculation begins that a bright flash detected over the southern Indian Ocean was a South African nuclear test
… In the early hours of 22 September 1979, an American Vela satellite recorded a … the event, known as the Vela Incident or the "September 22 event," has never…
ArticleThe missionaries
… missionary, the Reverend William B. Boyce from England. On 22 November 1930, the Wesleyan mission was officially …
The French Revolution
… beginning of the French Revolution, which would last for 10 years. The Revolution destroyed the Old Order in France … 1792 - Legislative Assembly declares…
Glossary: Local History
… age or who are living at the same time. Hectare An area of 10 000 square metres. Hominid Humans and human-like …
ArticleProvincial Leaders
… Council of Provinces (NCOP). The NCOP has 90 members, 10 from each province. This council is supposed to make sure …
PlaceKenya
… rare or endemic species. Endnotes [i] Gatheru, R. M. (2005). Kenya: From Colonisation to Independence, 1888-1970. … History , 48, 173-199 (p.173) ↵ [iv]…
29. Removal to locations: the people are terrified
… Market Square, the central part of Johannesburg.... 10.It is submitted that to ask the Indians to remove to that … rights of the present population in the…
EventDusi Canoe Marathon commences
… The Dusi Canoe Marathon started on 22 December 1951, when eight individuals arranged to canoe … South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p…
EventThe Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, to which SA is a signatory, is signed in Vienna
… down the ozone layer. The Vienna convention signed on 22 March 1985 is a multilateral environmental agreement in …
EventThe official launch of the SABC
… South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), under Act 22 of 1936. The broadcasts of the African Broadcasting …
EventThe English Cricket Council calls off South African cricket tour
… Cricket Council subsequently withdrew the invitation on 22 May 1970. …
EventThe Pretoria Show is opened for all races
… in 1939 and was only open to whites only. However, on 22 August 1977 the show was officially opened to all races. …
EventCharges against 53 of the 76 Africans detained after the Sharpeville massacre are dropped
… one of the detainees had died while in custody and 22 inmates still faced charges of public violence. Five …
ArchiveAn Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland
… used for washing themselves and going to the bathroom. [10] The meal times severely lacked necessary vitamins, … proved torture was used by police during…
ArchiveBiography of Dulcie September by Claire Albin
… the Yu Chi Chan club, inspired by the Chinese Revolution. [10] The name itself was based on the Maoist term for guerilla … ending the illegal arms trade…
Invitation to the TB Davie Memorial Lecture
… The lecture is to be held at 17:30 for 18:00 on Tuesday, 22 August, at the New Lecture Theatre. In this lecture … forward to your joining us for this event…
EventMaxwell Mlilo, South African actor, dies of diabetes
… actor and longtime diabetes sufferer Maxwell Mlilo died on 22 June 2006. The veteran actor had been on South African … Available at: http://vcmstatic.sabc.co…
EventThe SACBC urges that lawful means be used to resist Apartheid
… On 22 February 1962 the Southern African Catholic Bishops' …
EventUDF organises boycott of Coloured and Indian parliamentry elections
… On 22 August 1984 the United Democratic Front, an internal …
EventSA TV Producer reported killed in Air crash
… Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos at 7 p.m. Saturday night 22 October as Flight 210 en route to Abuja -- a trip that … News 24,(2005)," SA TV producer dies…
EventSecond biggest archaeological discovery of the century at Sterkfontein
… skeleton, belonging to the Australopithecus species, is 1.22 metre tall. Australopithecus preceded the genus Homo, to …
EventAdriaan Vlok applies for amnesty
… President P.W. Botha. He was granted amnesty along with 22 former members of the security forces. Vlok recently … at: africanhistory.about.com ,[Accessed on:…
EventPresley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria
… On 23 January 2007 Presley Chweneyagae (22) was arrested near Sunnyside in Pretoria for driving with …
EventTakudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-born American rugby player, is born
… Takudzwa Ngwenya was born in Harare, Zimbabwe on 22 July 1985. He played for the Mashonaland Club and for …