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National Arts Festival 2017
… at the end of June/beginning of July, it runs for 11 days in the small university city of Grahamstown, which is situated in the Eastern Cape, 130km from Port…
Message by Oliver Tambo to Frelimo Central Committee on the death of Samora Machel, 22 October 1986
… has befallen the people of Mozambique is without parallel in the history of the independent Africa. It is a tragedy … a tragedy they can never forget. Our…
Message to Frelimo Central Committee on the Death of Samora Machel by O. R. Tambo, 22 October 1986
… has befallen the people of Mozambique is without parallel in the history of the independent Africa. It is a tragedy … a tragedy they can never forget. Our…
EventPhakisa Freeway opens
… The Phakisa Freeway located in Welkom, Free State, opened on 10 October 1999.[i] The … 1999 Federation of International Motorcycling Grand Prix in 1999.[iii]…
Statement on naming of OR Tambo International Airport, 31 October 2006
… Company of South Africa (ACSA) for their respective roles in the successful renaming of Johannesburg Airport to OR … among South Africans of the critical…
PlaceAi-Ais, Namibia
… and sulphur-rich hot Spring, and means 'burning water' in the Local Dialect. One of the eyes of the hot Spring is in the Ai-Ais Resort Area. This Resort is…
EventKhoikhoi warriors defeat Portuguese thieves
… a fleet of three ships – Garcia, Belèm and Santa Cruz. In late February he dropped anchor near the Cape of Good Hope … De Almeida and his men then traded…
PlaceOns Huisie, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town
… Home”, is an internationally recognised Heritage Site in Bloubergstrand now accommodating a world renowned and … owners stretching over more than 130 years…
EventXhosa hero Maqoma dies on Robben Island
… Makoma or Macoma), died on Robben Island. He was captured in 1858 after the Cattle Killings, ranging from August 1856 … and issued an instruction that crops…
Establishment of Food Committee
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , the South … based organizations as well as the involvement of women in politics. They were mobilising…
EventBirth of Paul Kruger
… Johannes Paulus Kruger), son of Casper Kruger, was born in Whittlesea, Eastern Cape on his grandfather's farm. In 1842 he married Maria du Plessis with whom…
Democrats Film Screening
… launch of our film Democrats which focuses on politics in Zimbabwe, and are looking to invite members within your … to the screening on the 28th,29th and…
PlaceMacassar Beach Pavillion
… pastel hues against the dunes. The Macassar Beach Pavilion in Cape Town has been abandoned to let nature reclaim the … Dunes Reserve which is comprised of 2…
PlaceCaledon Museum, Eastern Cape
… (So if you’re visiting on a Friday make sure you get there in time to watch a bread baking demonstration in the old working Victorian kitchen – you might…
ArchivePenal reform and race relations
… This address delivered by Winifred Hoernle is the fourth in the series of the Hoernle Memorial Lectures. This is the … to the problem of crime-prevention and…
PlaceSmuts Hall, University of Cape Town
… hall was Mark Shuttleworth, who was also the first African in space. "The first thing that you will notice about the rooms in Smuts Hall is that they are…
EventDr Frederik van Zyl Slabbert resigns from parliament
… Party (PFP), resigned as leader of the PFP and as a MP. In his dramatic announcement he stated that he came to the … a book, The Last White Parliament, after…
PlaceMandela House
… The Mandela House Museum in Soweto is housed in what was once the home of Nelson Mandela , the World's … wife, Evelyn , and later with his second wife,…
EventMpho Gift Leremi, Mamelodi Sundowns soccer player, dies
… Sundowns FC midfielder, Mpho Gift Leremi died in a car accident on 03 September 2007 after losing control of his car in Brackensdowns, next to Alberton. He…
EventSouth African man sets record for world’s deepest dive
… plunge beat the record of 313m, set by Mark Ellyatt in Thailand in 2003. His target was a depth of 320, but he only managed … descend and slow return to…
EventTanganyika formally ends all trade ties with South Africa
… South Africa. Tanganyika became one of the first countries in Africa to impose sanctions on South Africa. The majority of countries in the western bloc and…
EventDeputy Minister of Interior Affairs, P.W. Botha, introduces the Republican Referendum Bill to Parliament
… On 11 March 1960, for the first time in the history of South Africa, the Republican Referendum … to vote either "Yes" or "No" to the question; "Are you in…
EventThe S. A government seizes the passport of Bishop Desmond Tutu
… 1978 Desmond Tutu served as Bishop of the Anglican Church in Lesotho and as Secretary-General of the South African … the Nobel Peace Prize award for his…
EventEx Defence Minister P.W. Botha denies arms purchase
… The denial of South Africa's involvement in arms dealing with the former Rwandan Army came seven years … Africa by the United Nations. South Africa's…
EventNuclear Reactor At Pelindaba Goes Critical
… On this date the nuclear reactor Safari, located in Pelindaba, near Pretoria, went critical and South Africa … after World War II when uranium deposits were…
EventWinnie Mandela is elected ANCWL president
… Born Nomzamo Winfreda Zanyiwe Madikizela in the Eastern Cape, President Mandela’s former wife and … her post as Member of Parliament. She was re-elected in…
EventMagoo’s Bar is bombed
… Three people died and sixty-nine are injured in a bomb explosion in Magoo's Bar on the Durban beach. An ANC's arm wing, … we Sizwe (MK) cell, led by Robert…
EventDeath of Harry Oppenheimer
… business enterprises, Oppenheimer played a crucial role in politics and openly opposed apartheid. In 1998, commenting on apartheid he said: "Disagreeable ……
EventWinnie Mandela sued by the government
… Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology in 1995. Former President Nelson Mandela dismissed her … of financial mismanagement and her improper…
EventMandela confirms Kerzner’s contribution to the ANC
… by Bantu Holomisa, but stated that he has told no-one else in the African National Congress (ANC) about the donation. … ANC's Disciplinary Committee ousted…