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EventHeavy rains continue to ravage SA, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
… Cyclone Eline, which struck the Southern African countries of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique was … ravaged by heavy floods in early 2011,…
EventSouth African actor, Ken Gampu, dies in Vosloorus
… At the time of his death at the age of 74, Ken Gampu was a well known veteran actor in South … born in Germiston in 1929. Before entering the the world of…
EventSouth Africa and the United Kingdom embroiled in a diplomatic crisis
… faced what was seen as a worst diplomatic crisis because of tension over six dissidents hiding from police in the … South African back to Britain to stand…
EventPaul Kibii Tergat Kenyan professional long distance runner is born
… Olympics, losing by a small margin to Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia. Tergat has broken several world records and was … in long-distance running. He is…
EventTranskei’s first President, Paramount Chief Botha Sigcau, dies
… first President, Paramount Chief Botha Sigcau, died of a heart attack. Prime Minister K.D. Matanzima announced … homeland. In 1960, before Sigcau became the…
EventLady Mary Bailey, the first pilot to complete the London to Cape flight and back solo, dies in Cape Town
… Lady Mary Bailey, wife of a South African mining magnate, was the first person to … London to Cape Town and back. She was already the mother of five children…
EventWalter Sisulu evades security police and goes underground
… The incident happened while he was awaiting the outcome of an appeal against a 6 year sentence. On the following day … Botswana). Three Months later, Sisulu…
1983, Volume 7 Dawn page 3 Article: Response to a Crisis
… RESPONSE TO A CRISIS JAMES MAKHAYA, A combatant of MK, discuss the November white referendum The history of the Nationalist Party is pock-marked with the…
Document 25 - Response by Nelson Mandela to De Klerk’s 2 July 1992 memorandum
… National Congress NEC's decisions on the Basic Conditions of Employment as reflected in the statement dated 14 July … so that the ANC can explain its…
EventSaxophone player, Bobby Hendricks, dies in Cape Town
… renowned South African saxophone player known as the "King of 'Langarm' music" (straight arm music),a dance music … his true wealth and recognition was…
PlaceBeach houses, Main Road, Muizenberg
… and St James, are the only remaining concentration of early 20th century Edwardian beach houses in South Africa, … the old False Bay coastal road, regarded…
EventJohn Traicos makes his International Cricket Test debut for South Africa
… a disciplined and perfect off-spinner, John Traicos one of international cricket's most unusual members, made his … for Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe) at…
EventJohn Lawrence, Winnie Mandela’s bodyguard, dies after a shoot
… On the evening of 10 November 1993, Winnie Mandela and her bodyguard, John Lawrence, were driving through the centre of Johannesburg, when Lawrence had an…
EventThe first known reference to Antjie Somers, a South African bogy figure, is made in The Friend
… government. When capital punishment and the torture of Khoi and slaves were outlawed, he found himself jobless. … are also conflicting stories pertaining to…
EventA plan designed to fight Italian forces, Operation ‘Agreement’ is executed in Libya
… the Second World War which started in the early hours of 1 September 1939 when three German Stuka dive bombersshowed up unexpectedly over the skies of Poland…
PlaceHoly Cross Mission & Hospital, Eastern Cape
… The Hospital provides services to the Flagstaff area, part of Lusikisiki and Bizana with a Population of about 18,000. Holy Cross Hospital is a Provincial …
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.4 No.4 Jul-Sept 1960
… African and Indian in Durban, Fatima Meer. The Prisons of Apartheid, Sonia Bunting. Petition from Goal. Cartoon, … M.P. A Tory Looks at Federation, James…
PlaceBergvliet Farmstead, Bergvliet
… This farm complex consists of a Cape Dutch house built in 1769, and a ring wall and … the mid-19th Century. The land originally formed part of the farm…
PlaceLanherne Building, Humewood Road, Port Elizabeth
… Hammersley-Heenen, resident engineer and general manager of the South African Railways. During WWII it was converted … servicemen, and in 1960 it was sold to…
PlaceCuyler Manor, Uitenhage
… On the outskirts of Uitenhage is Cuyler Manor; a Historical giant in Nelson … Cape-Dutch style, in 1814. Was the homestead of Jacob Glen Cuyler, Uitenhage…
EventANC members, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe go overseas under false names
… Romania, where they attended the communist "World Festival of Youth and Students for Peace and Friendship". After this, … through the countries behind the…
EventMandela discharged from Pretoria hospital
… to Mediclinic heart hospital in Pretoria on the 8th of June 2013 for a recurring lung infection. His condition … unstable. Mandela received medical support…
EventSouth West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO) is founded to oppose South African rule
… party following independence in 1990. SWAPO, led by one of its co-founders Sam Nujoma, began attacking the South … by the United Nations as the legitimate…
EventSA Prime Minister speaks before the British Parliament
… in enforcing world peace. He also called for the increase of the membership of the British Commonwealth and more effective organisation of the British Empire…
EventNovelist and poet Kgadime Matsepe is born
… (At the king's court) in 1964 and Meyokgo ya bjoko (Tears of the brain) in 1973. His father was a senior police sergeant and his grandfather was the chief…
EventSA artist Mizream Maseko is born
… John Mohl, who taught him basic principles and techniques of painting. A book by Groenewald interested him in leather painting techniques. A selection of his…
EventProgressive Federal Party is formed
… The Progressive Reform Party of South Africa and the 'Japie' Basson dissident group of United Party (UP) members merged to form the Progressive … rights for…
EventMulti-party delegates endorses the Interim constitution
… Constitution according to which SA would have a Government of National Unity (GNU) for 5 years after its first … on 27 April 1994. This document was the…
EventRamaphosa and Motlatsi are arrested
… First general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Cyril Ramaphosa, and its president, … out to be the longest and costliest strike in the…
EventUS opposes new sanctions against SA, believing they will be counterproductive to the transformation and negotiation process
… committee, United States (US) Assistant Secretary of State, Herman Cohen, said that the US strongly opposed any … prisoners and unban all political parties…