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PlaceVictorian dwelling, 7 Union Street, Gardens
… This House was probably erected in 1895 and has a number of prominent Architectural features including an unusual … predominantly Georgian idiom, was…
EventThe 25th Summer Olympics opens in Barcelona, Spain
… opened in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona was chosen ahead of Amsterdam, Brisbane, Birmingham, Belgrade and Paris who … host the games. The games were also the…
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…
EventMarthinus van Schalkwyk is born
… Marthinus van Schalkwyk leader of the New National Party was born on 10 November 1959. He replaced FW de Klerk as leader of the National Party in 1997 and…
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…
EventDe Klerk and Mandela receive UNESCO peace prize
… Africa. In the process they set an example to the rest of the world that conflicts could be ended without shedding … by an eleven-person jury chaired by…
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…
EventWynand Malan leads the newly formed National Democratic Movement
… Former National Party (NP) member of parliament, Wynand Malan, lead the newly formed Afrikaans … and the NDM during which common ground on the protection of…
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…
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki is inaugurated at Union Buildings
… as the party's leader, became the second Black president of the Republic of South Africa. He was unanimously appointed by the new … Mandela stepped down from…
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 ……
EventF. W. de Klerk is implicated
… implicated former state President and Deputy President of the Government of National Unity, F.W. de Klerk, of knowing and condoning a 'dirty tricks' campaign…
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…
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 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…
EventWalter Sisulu evades security police and goes underground
… The incident happened while he was awaiting the outcome of an appeal against a 6 year sentence. On the following day … Botswana). Three Months later, Sisulu…
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…
Document 25 - Response by Nelson Mandela to De Klerk’s 2 July 1992 memorandum
… National Congress NEC's decisions on the Basic Conditions of Employment as reflected in the statement dated 14 July … so that the ANC can explain its…