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EventTutu leads biggest anti-apartheid protest march in South Africa
… fight against the apartheid system, including the freeing of Nelson Mandela and other imprisoned activists. Tutu became the chairman of the Truth and…
EventJohn Harris and the Johannesburg station bomb
… evening rush hours. The explosion resulted in the death of one person and severe injuries to more than twenty others, … emerged that Frederick John Harris, a…
EventXhosa author Samuel Mqhayi dies
… near King William's Town, Transkei. His first collection of poems, Imihobe nemiBongo (1927) included 'Nkosi sikelel' iAfrica'. The words of the first stanza…
EventBeyers Naude refuses to testify before the Schlebusch Commission
… Dr. Beyers Naude, former Director of the Christian Institute, defied an order to appear before … University Christian Movement (UCM), the National Union of…
EventKimberley swimmer Karen Muir (12) sets new world record
… at the Derby Baths, Blackpool, England. At the age of twelve, she became not only the youngest world … records and was voted into the International Swimming…
EventLocal elections in Townships
… Following government's introduction of Black Township Councils in the late 1980s, which attempted … measures by detaining those who called a boycott of the…
EventTranskei Defense Force topples Transkei Bantustan leader George Matanzima, but denies coup
… George Matanzima, brother of Kaiser Matanzima and leader of the Transkei Bantustan, was toppled by his military and … Further reading: ANC article titled …
EventJan de la Fontaine becomes Governor at the Cape
… Jan de la Fontaine, an employee of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), served as acting … governor. He was finally appointed as official governor of the Cape…
EventDisaster strikes as Portuguese ship São João sinks
… The Portuguese ship São João went down near the mouth of the Mzimvubu River (at the present Port St. Johns) with … other merchandise. 100 people were drowned…
EventAn American Jet is shot down in Ethiopia
… Ethiopian military forces. The incident claimed the life of the two occupants of the Jet. The plane was en route from Naples, Italy, to … The Ethiopian…
EventBlack pupils arrive at school escorted by police officers
… officers to register. They were subjected to a barrage of racist verbal abuse by some members of the White community whose children attended the same ……
EventJ.C. Smuts calls general election
… by-elections in April, prime minister and leader of the South African Party (SAP), J.C. Smuts, decided to hold … election in 1924. The SAP suffered a defeat…
EventLeprosy expert Dr Kok is born
… Susanna Helena Kok, medical missionary of the Dutch Reformed Church and authority on leprosy, was … State). She who worked mainly in Nigeria. While in charge…
EventMonty Naicker dies
… in Durban. Naicker played a crucial role in the history of South Africa and his name is well documented amongst the political icons of the liberation…
EventGriqua leader Andries le Fleur is born
… and visionary, was born in Herschel, CC. He was the son of Abraham le Fleur and one of the leading figures in Griqualand East. Both he and his father were…
EventGovernment withdraws ten police officers from service
… Following an interim report of the Goldstone Commission, which probed allegations of a Third Force in political violence, President F.W. De … the report were…
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…
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…
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…
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…
PlaceMelrose House, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… family until 1968, when it was bought by the city council of Pretoria (Tshwane) and turned into a museum. Melrose … strategised from 275 Jacob Mare Street…
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 …