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EventHarold Strachan is served with restriction order
… Harold Strachan, former South African Air Force pilot in World War 2 and member of the Communist Party of South … Congress (ANC), was served with a…
EventCOSATU conference prohibited and organisers restricted
… an anti-apartheid conference organised by COSATU in Cape Town, which aimed to include delegates from a broad … general secretary and Donsie Khumalo, regional…
EventCosatu calls for three days national protest against the Labour Relations Amendment Bill (LRA)
… At its Special Congress in May, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) … led to the largest stay-away (5 - 7 June) up to that time in South…
EventSimon Hendrik Freykenius and Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh arrive at the Cape to assist dissatisfied burghers
… Freykenius and Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh arrived in the Cape. Both Freykenius and Nederburgh were … However, the VOC had a monopoly over trade and…
EventThe four corner stones of the castle (Kasteel de Goede Hoop) at the Cape are laid
… The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest surviving building in South Africa. This fortification replaced a small clay and timber fort built by Jan van…
EventUnited Nations World Summit starts
… Summit started at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York. The Millennium Summit was the biggest ever for … environment, poverty and globalisation…
EventAbortion legislation is passed
… abortions continue to be public health and social problems in South Africa. The Act, a critical milestone for gender … beliefs. Muslim and Christian…
EventSouth Africa’s new constitution is approved
… Constitution on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning points in the history of the struggle for democracy in South Africa. The Constitution is considered by many…
EventThe TRC is set up by parliament
… to set up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1995. The Commission, based on the Promotion of National … 1960 and 1994. The conflict during this…
EventThe first issue of the weekly periodical ‘TIME’ appeared on news stands
… On this day in history, the first issue of the weekly periodical TIME … founded by Henry Luce and Briton Hadden, is printed in several languages. It is one…
EventAlbert Einstein introduces his theory of relativity
… In 1905, Albert Einstein had four papers published in the Annalen der Physik, the leading German physics … that history has come to call the Annus Mirabilis…
EventChief of the Lebelo group of the Ndebele, Johannes Jane Tane Kekana, dies
… him. Shortly after the arrival of the Voortrekkers in the Transvaal, chief Lebelo Seroto, Kekana's father, broke away from the Ndebele in the area of the…
EventEdenburg is founded
… The church village Edenburg in the Orange Free State was established when the farm … on 4 March 1863. Municipal status was only attained in 1891. The economy…
EventBattle of Viervoet (Basotho-British war)
… In 1851, the British controlled the area between the Orange … as the fertile Caledon River Valley served as a vital area in terms of agriculture for both the…
EventZimbabwean politician and trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai is born
… Morgan Richard Tsvangirai was born in the Bahure area of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He is … The MDC became the main opposition to Mugabe’s regime. In…
EventThe Polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective
… In April 1955 the vaccine for Poliomyelitis developed by Dr. … central nervous system. It was a dreaded childhood disease in the early 19th century. The…
EventBantu Holomisa deposes Stella Sigcau as President of the Transkei
… Holomisa, who would become Deputy Minister of Housing in President Nelson Mandela's cabinet, suspended the civilian … of Stella Sigcau who would also be a…
EventThe League of Nations grant Belgium the right to govern Rwanda
… fought for control of the areas of Rwanda. Led by Belgians in 1916, they advanced from Congo into Germany's East African … citizens fighting alongside the…
EventSouth Africa begins occupation of South-West Africa
… 1899 – 31 May 1902), the European continent got embroiled in hostilities, which culminated in the break out of World War I in 1914. The outbreak of this war…
EventMK soldiers threaten armed struggle
… for their illegal strike about their poor living standards in Wallmansthal military camp previously in November, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) guerillas through…
Harry Hart, a South African athletics champion is born
… Harry Beltsazer Hart was born in Harrismith, Free State on 2 September 1905. [i] He … during both the Games and attained a silver and bronze in the javelin. …
Addis Video Art Festival to Cape Town Hosted by ALMA MARTHA
… Video Art Festival is a platform for innovative video art in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The festival will screen throughout the city in a variety of locations…
ArchiveAddress at 6th Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture, by Nelson Mandela, 12 July 2008, Kliptown Soweto
… see what an old man looks like. To see a ninety-year-old in real life must surely be an irresistible temptation! But … too much discord, hatred, division,…
PlaceOriental Plaza, Fordsburg, Johannesburg
… to home-ware to spices, plus food stalls. Established in the Johannesburg suburb of Fordsburg in the mid-1970s, when Indian traders from the vibrant 14th…
PlaceRailway Administration Building, bounded by Maitland-, Hanger, St Andrew and Harvey Streets, Bloemfontein
… The first railway line connected Bloemfontein to Cape Town in 1890, resulting in a centrally located station site on the corner of Maitland … and Harvey…
PlaceOld Fort, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg
… Following the invasion of the ZAR in January 1896 by a troop of cavalry led by Dr Leander … Prison Services. When British forces captured Johannesburg in May…
EventThe Queen mother Elizabeth is born.
… was educated at home, and at the age of 10 she was fluent in French. At the age of 13, she attended private school in London and passed with merit.When the…
EventTanzania gains independence
… accessible to Arab traders and slave traders, who operated in the region. While French interest in Tanzania peaked towards the mid-eighteenth century due to…
PlaceCoffee Bay, Wild Coast
… Coffee Bay and the Hole in the Wall are virtually synonymous - mention the one and … the elements have eroded a hole. The hole is directly in the path of the…
PlaceMoses Mabhida Stadium
… regime, this has been voted the most popular stadium in the country on an online poll. And it is no wonder when … most breath-taking views of the stadium and…