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In elections to the 100-member Lebowa National Assembly, Dr. Phatudi’s ruling Lebowa People’s Party wins more than three-quarte
The government forfeits 400,000 Pounds Sterling bail when the ‘Coventry four’ fails to appear to answer arms smuggling charges,
A pipeline explodes in Nigeria when villagers try to siphon off oil. Between 400 and 700 people die in the blaze.
The pyramids, the Sphinx and other monuments survive Cairo earthquake that kills at least 400 and injures more than 4 000.
Overwhelmed by rising waters on the Niger River, officials open the floodgates of two major dams, submerging 400 villages and l
Former president Nelson Mandela is declared the ‘Greatest South African’ in a TV show that had the country nominate their 100 f
Shadrack Fuba Zibi, chief of the Mbuto (Mbuthweni) section of the Hlubi group of tribes, arrive with approximately 400 families
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says conditions are appalling for the estimated 100 000 Rwandan refugees that are being denied
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says conditions are appalling for the estimated 100 000 Rwandan refugees that are being denied
Up to 100 ANC members are reported to have been detained in Swaziland. The Swaziland Police Commissioner confirms the arrests a
Bellington Mampe
Bellington Mampe was a Poqo activist, He died in hospital while in custody.Mr Bellington Mampe died in September 1963 after being detained for 140 days at the…
BiographyChief Malebogo
Malebogo (Kgalusi Seketa Masilo Ratshatsha Malaboch) was chief of the Bahananwa chiefdom, a group of the Tswana peoples. Lebogo led the Bahananwa to the…
BiographyPenny Heyns
Penny Heyns was born on 8 November 1974 to a deeply religious family in Springs, Gauteng Province. She attended the local primary school and later Amanzimtoti…
Afrikaans Community 1652-1795
Jan van Riebeeck was sent to the Cape to establish a station at which ships of the United Dutch Chartered East Indian Company could obtain fresh vegetables and…
Address by President Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Cape Town Cape Town, 27 November 1997
Premier Hernus Kriel; Mayor Theresa Solomon; Distinguished guests; Citizens of Cape Town, It is a great honour to be given the freedom of one of South…
EventThe 4 x 100m men's relay team win the gold medal for SA at the Olympic Games in Athens
The South African squad of Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling clocked 3 minutes and 13.17 seconds to triumph over the Netherlands…