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EventUN Tribunal on Rwanda sentences Jean Kambanda
… The United Nations Tribunal on Rwanda, which was held in Arusha, Tanzania, passed a life imprisonment verdict on … guilty to all counts of genocide pressed…
EventSouth African artist, Maggie Laubser, is born
… Maggie Laubser was born on Bloublommetjieskloof farm in the district of Malmesbury, Cape Colony. Laubser went on … as an artist, Laubser worked with German…
EventThe Bloemfontein Convention is signed
… Britain) and twenty-five 'representatives of the people' in Green Lodge, Bloemfontein. The convention guaranteed the … of the territory between the Orange…
EventANC leads march through central Durban
… and self-determination. The march was the first event in the ANC's mass action campaign in Kwazulu-Natal. …
EventSouth African police close the investigation into the death of Steve Biko
… When Steve Biko was found dead on a cold cement floor in a Pretoria prison, police claimed that he died of hunger … and was officially closed on 17 May 1978…
French and Belgian paratroopers who were flown into Kolwezi, Zaire’s main copper producing town, to rescue the 3,000 White resi
… White residents, have discovered over 150 bodies lying in the town's main streets. Most have been badly mutilated. … this month, are blamed. Zairian troops,…
PlaceAlkmaar, a Town Near Nelspruit
… River, some 18 km from Nelspruit. Named after a city in the Netherlands which is 32 km from Amsterdam, well known … is a popular Cultural Destination…
Nelson Mandela Letter to the United Party, 23 May 1961
… of the Opposition, House of Assembly, Cape Town. Sir, In one week's time, the Verwoerd government intends to … satisfaction from this developing crisis. We,…
"Should we get rid of the whites?" - Albert Luthuli answer to a question, 5 March 1959
… to get rid of the white man." I believe that the tendency in the world from way back has been for people to come … the people. But I say, for all that, the…
Remember Khwezi beyond the Zuma rape trial, says Marianne Thamm (Cape Talk) , 10 October 2016
… Thamm. Thamm says the silent anti-rape protest held in August, during President Jacob Zuma’s IEC address, is evidence of this. Kuzwayo accused Zuma of rape…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer
… record of the second resistance movements waged by Indians in the country; the first was waged by Gandhi at the … beginning of the century. The 1946 Campaign…
PlaceFort Frederick, Port Elizabeth
… is located along Belmont Terrace, is a stone fort built in 1799 by the British Forces to defend the mouth of the Baakens River. Built in 1799 on a natural…
Document 45 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Left Opposition to Cape Town comrades, 23 October 1932
… language do the comrades speak? It is necessary to know in which language we shall send you literature and correspond … the Russian State. Therefore, the…
EventSomerset concludes a treaty with Ngqika (aka Gaika)
… help when his uncle, Ndlambe, attacked him at Grahamstown in 1819. Ndlambe, who was defeated, had opposed Gaika's claim … the Xhosa to unite and he and…
EventScientists uncover possible reason for SS Waratah’s disappearance 100 years later
… to Durban, South Africa, on 26 July 1909. The ship, built in Scotland, was meant to serve as a passenger and cargo … the SS Waratah was bound for Durban, and…
PlaceRailway Station and Post Office, Point Road, Durban
… This building was erected in 1900 as part of a general upgrade by the Natal Railways. … the Railway, passengers and freight had to be transported in carts…
PlaceBoulders Beach, Simons Town
… and offer guided tours. After you have fallen in love with the penguin's head to the secluded Boulders Beach and take a swim in the comparatively warm…
PlaceAogutoas, Village near Port Nolloth
… by Bartolomeu Dias on his epic voyage around the Cape, in 1487. It was the last landfall sighted before a wild storm … virtually unihabited until James…
PlaceGrydo Pass
… Gydo Pass is situated in the Western Cape, province of South Africa on the Regional … by Andrew Geddes Bain and his team of convict labourers in, 1848. This…
PlaceKeur River Bridge
… on the Historic Montagu Pass this bridge was built in 1847. This solid bridge was designed by Charles Michell … The official opening took place at the Keur…
EventRobert Sobukwe, first PAC president, dies
… (PAC) , Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe (54), passed away in the Kimberley General Hospital between midnight and 01h00 … died of lung complications after having…
The Cillie Commission of Inquiry into the Soweto uprisings, holds its first public hearing
… appointed Cillié Commission of Inquiry into the uprisings in Soweto on 16 June, 1976, held its first public hearing in Johannesburg. Evidence was taken on…
EventPresident de Klerk warns General Bantu Holomisa
… According to the report APLA's high command was based in Transkei and the homeland was used as a springboard for … immediately dispatched 1 000 troops to…
EventNelson Mandela says “thank you” to the world
… At the Mandela Day 2 concert at the Wembley Stadium in London, England, Nelson Mandela delivers a speech in which he thanks the world for their wide support…
EventPotgieter barters land from Chief Makwana
… the Vet and Vaal Rivers from the Bataung captain, Makwana, in exchange for forty-nine head of cattle and the promise of … of this event, some sources state…
Event6 th Partnership Against AIDS anniversary is celebrated
… The Partnership against HIV/AIDS was launched in 1998 by the then Deputy President Thabo Mbeki . He made a … The 6th anniversary celebration of the day was…
EventDepartment of Transport launches Be Legal campaign
… month Be Legal campaign at the Jack Mincer Taxi Rank in Johannesburg, aiming to improve and legalise the taxi … minibus taxi operators to apply for…
EventFirst aeroplane flight takes place
… of 17 December 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright succeeded in the world's first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine under complete control of the …
The Transvaal National Union is established
… to campaign for equal franchise rights for all White men in the Transvaal. The union became an instrument of … to bring about the abortive putsch, the…
EventThe Battle of Kambula takes place
… and native levies fighting againist some 20,000 Zulus. In the event, the British were successful in defeating the Zulus, with Wood’s force suffering 83 …