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EventSelassie becomes emperor
… Haile Selassie in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, after the death of Empress Zaudito. After 45 years of rule, Selassie was ousted by Marxist dictator Mengistu … into…
EventFirst ANC Conference in SA in three decades
… in importance with such historic moments as the Congress of the People convened in June 1955; the Defiance Campaigns of 1952 and 1989; the launching of the…
EventSchabir Shaik is convicted on two corruption charges
… A close friend of former deputy president Jacob "JZ" Zuma and successful … businessman Schabir Shaik was found guilty on two counts of corruption and one…
EventGen. Magnus Malan appears in court
… The trial of Gen. Magnus Malan former defence minister, and nineteen … Supreme Court. They pleaded not guilty to thirteen charges of murder and other charges…
PlaceBelvidere, Knysna
… in 1826. In 1830 he visited Knysna, where he was the guest of George Rex, whose daughter Caroline he subsequently … year, where he devoted his time to the…
ArchiveCosatu News
… Cosatu News, published by COSATU, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, documents the struggle of workers to gain power in the workplace in order to…
PlaceOld General Post Office, Grand Central, Cape Town
… Overlooking the Western side of the Parade is the lofty General Post Office building. It was completed in 1940 on the site of the old Opera House. The…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 2: Aug. 22 elections and you
… APDUSA (African Peoples Democratic Union of South Africa) is calling for a boycott to the elections and is seen as the only method of rejecting the new…
EventBurundi gains independence from Belgium
… Burundi, a country located east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gained its independence on 01 July 1962. Formerly part of German East Africa,…
EventCOSATU issued a statement on Marikana Massacre
… On 24 August 2012, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) issued a statement … ones in their grief and the country that was in a state of shock over…
EventWilliam Selborne Dies
… P. Selborne, British High Commissioner in SA and Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, dies at the age of 82. His predecessor was Lord Milner…
EventZimbabwe’s interior minister Joshua Nkomo is dismissed
… Joshua Nkomo, long time friend of Robert Mugabe, was dismissed as minister of the interior on the accusation of plotting a coup in Zimbabwe. This triggered…
EventBenjamin Tyamzashe dies in East London
… his death, Tyamzashe was awarded an honorary Masters of Arts degree from University of Fort Hare in recognition of his contribution to the music industry. He…
EventMaluzi Gigaba is born
… South Africa's youngest cabinet member and deputy minister of home affairs, Malusi Knowledge Nkanyedzi Gigaba, was born … he had been African National…
EventG7 meeting on world finance kicks off in London
… Top finance officials from seven of the world's richest countries, the G7 (now Group of 8 after the inclusion of Russia), opened a two-day meeting in London…
EventSA to host future Pan African Parliament
… The third conference of the African Union (AU) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, selected South Africa as the seat of the future Pan African Parliament (PAP)…
EventSouth African artist, Maggie Laubser, is born
… was born on Bloublommetjieskloof farm in the district of Malmesbury, Cape Colony. Laubser went on to become on of South Africa's most renowned South African…
ArchiveWomen in the ANC-led underground by Raymond Suttner
… The involvement of women in liberation struggle tends to attract controversy. … This relates mainly to the extent and character of women's participation…
SABC’s Matthews was Motsoeneng’s willing enforcer-in-chief: FJT (TMG Digital), 28 June 2016
… overdue”. It added that it “represents the lowest levels of questionable editorial decision-making that Matthews is as much culpable for allowing himself to…
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… relevance. In January 1969, the foundation stone of the present church building was laid. At that time, the … A document signed on that day gave thanks to…
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981. [1] At the time of his birth his parents were living in exile due to the … as a South African. [2] Tumi was the lead…
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981.[1] At the time of his birth his parents were living in exile due to the … as a South African.[2] Tumi was the lead…
PlaceMonterey House, Klaasens Road, Wynberg
… House, Klaassens Road, Wynberg and was formed as part of Monterey Preparatory School. In the last quarter of 1978, Monterey Pre-Primary School, as the School…
PlacePakhuis Pass
… and Builder, Thomas Bain , was an incredibly energetic man of many talents, which included: Art, Rock Paintings, … tarred over its entire length and offers a…
Document 37 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 29 November 1930
… absence this year) he held forth something on the lines of the enclosed. It reminds me of the Conference of two years ago when he made a violent attack on me…
EventAmy Johnson, a female aviator, lands in Cape Town in record time
… record by over ten hours. After breaking a number of solo and duo records, Johnson and her aviator husband Jim … from Wales to the United States. The…
EventA car bomb explodes in Durban, killing five and injuring 27 people
… Reconciliation Commission (TRC) by Rayman Lalla, a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and a senior officer … Durban area, where Cyril Rayman a.k.a…
EventAir France A-300B Airbus hijacked from Athens arrives at Entebbe, Uganda
… a stopover in Athens. The four hijackers were members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Bader-Meinhof gang in Germany. Once ……
EventDr. Federik Van Zyl Slabbert leads delegation to meet ANC
… On 6 July 1987, Dr. Federik van Zyl Slabbert led a group of fifty-two mainly Afrikaans-speaking intellectuals, to meet … African government however saw it as…
EventEban Abba, Israeli statesman is born in Cape Town
… Cape Town South Africa, on 2 February 1915. He is the son of Abraham and Alida Sachs-Eban. His parents moved to Great … and Literature. During World War II…