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PlaceVhembe District Municipality
… namely: 'Makhado; Musina; Thulamela and Mutale'. It covers 21 407 km2 and the population of over 1.1 million are living …
EventFirst enslaved people arrive in Cape Town
… entry from Van Riebeeck's journal for 28 March reads: In 12 deg. S. Latitude [the Amersfoort] had captured a … taken off the Portuguese ship on the coast of…
PlaceSignal Hill
… . One day in June 1895, the Gun fired at 10:30 rather than 12:00 when a spider interfered with the relay used to … Guns in daily use in the World. They fire…
PlaceSt Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Odendal Street, Germiston
… Boundary, were donated by the Young Persons' Guild in 1938. The Lighting System, including the Chandelier, were …
A growing urban African population
… (later Western Coloured Township). In 1928 there were 12 000 people living in the three townships. By 1931, the …
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
Freedom Day on 27 April is an annual celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections of 1994. It is significant because it marks the end of…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.1 Feb 1980
… NGWANA WA AZANIA A film concept by Mothobi Mutloatse 12 GALLERY PROFILE Behind the Lens: Judas Ngwenya. DRAMA …
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… could carry on with his missionary work among the Zulu. On 12 May 1885, Wilhlem Posselt passed away after a period of …
EventFatima Meer, South African anti-Apartheid activist is born
… (2011), ‘ Tribute to Fatima Meer’ , from Devterm , 21 March [online], Available at www.devterms.co.za [Accessed: …
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… volunteers were mobilised to contravene apartheid laws. On 12 August 1952, Sisulu was arrested, and consequently banned …
EventThe Berlin Airlift comes to an end
… Berlin was finally lifted at one minute after midnight, on 12 May 1949, and the first great standoff of the Cold War was … Grade 12: The Berlin Wall [online]…
EventA car bomb explodes in Durban, killing five and injuring 27 people
… On 12 July 1984, a car bomb exploded in Durban, killing five and …
EventSA troops invade East Africa in their confrontation with German forces in World War I
… casualties during the war was approximately 7000 dead and 12 000 wounded by 1918. South Africa greatly assisted the …
Entering Namibia without visas
… with the approval of the South African Government.] On 12 May 1967, the General Assembly established a United …
Celebrating 20 years of ASAI!
… 2025 Venue: KZNSA Gallery, 166 Bulwer Rd, Durban Time: 12:00 - 18:00 The afternoon will begin at 12:00 with ‘Artists on the Decks’, an informal event where …
A Brief Commentary on the Question of HIV and AIDS by Thabo Mbeki, 7 March 2016
… ? Rank? Number? ?% ?Tuberculosis (A15-A19)* ?1 ?77 009 ?12.7 ?Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) ?2 ? 52 791 … and substance abuse. Every year in…
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
… Peace Prize, the first African to win any Nobel Prize. 21 March 1960 At a peaceful demonstration against the pass … James Kantor, was later arrested shortly…
Last kicks of a dying horse July 1992 - June 1993
… fewer major high-profile attacks (massacres declined to 12) but a high number of incidents (nearly 20% more) … 3-year period as follows: Year l - 34 Year 2 -…
PlaceClanwilliam, Stellenbosch District
… Ryneveld was proclaimed as the assistant Magistrate, on 21 Jan. 1814 Caledon's successor was Sir John Cradock …
EventThe apartheid government reportedly pays compensation for death of Steve Biko
… Bantu Biko [online] Available at: zar.co.za [Accessed 21 July 2009] Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) …
EventThe New Zealand Mounted Rifles leave Wellington for the South African War
… aboard the SS WAIWERA ship bound for South Africa on 21 October 1899. As the war drew became an inevitable …
Don’t be misled by the PROPAGANDA OF THE KAJEE-PATHER GROUP
The government and the African National Congress agree on a common commitment towards the resolution of the existing climate of violence and intimidation…
Event1 575 people are detained under a state of emergency
… Nyanga, organised by the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) on 21 March 1960, led to bloodshed and chaos. At Sharpeville …
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Three - By Riashnee Pather
… was given to South African Indian Males over the age of 21 who had to be educated up until the standard six level. … the European public and other races of…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)
… had been killed by security police while in detention on 12 September 1977. The memorial was held on 20 September 1977 … World Music, whose song Biko had hit…
EventTravis Logie, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… (12 November 2014). ↵ [vii] Travis Logie joins the World Surf … (12 November 2014).|Travis Logie joins the World Surf League …
EventThe Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation was founded in South Africa
… were manufactured in an old flour mill in Paarl on 12 June 1948. After 1954 the group expanded worldwide and …
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… the UN denounced the Bantustan (homeland system). On 12 November 1974, the United Nations General Assembly …
EventArthur Robert Ashe Jr, prominent African American tennis player and vocal protester of apartheid, dies
… both the U.S. Amateur and the U.S Open championships. For 12 years, Ashe was ranked among the world's top ten tennis …
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… Chapter 11 The Final Prize: A Charge of Treason - Chapter 12 The Final Prize: Transition to Armed Struggle - Chapter 13 …