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EventThe League of Nations officially dissolves
… Powers at the end of World War I was officially dissolved in Geneva, Switzerland. From its inception, the League, … by the new international body, the United…
EventMethane gas explosion kills 68 mine workers
… gas explosion at the Hlobane coal mine near Vryheid in Kwazulu-Natal . The gas explosion was caused by poor … A week before the explosion a miner who also…
EventBomb explodes at Johannesburg synagogue
… mine exploded outside the Temple of Israel synagogue in central Johannesburg, the mother 'shul' of the … and Viljoen attended the celebration. It later…
Violence erupts on the eve of Soweto uprising anniversary
… of the Soweto Uprising, Soweto, 15 June 1976 By this day in 1976, the plan was already set. Days earlier, students had … on 16 June. They were protesting an…
EventMandela and de Klerk agree to restart talks
… talks after accusing the government of complicity in the violence sweeping the country. This had been soon … Congress decided to suspend his party's…
EventSanctions are applied on Libya over Lockerbie bombing
… sanctions against Libya because of its alleged involvement in the destruction of a Pan Am airliner over Lockerbie on 21 … December 1988 and the bombing of a…
EventThe ANC and Government accept the Pretoria Minute
… of political prisoners, return of exiles, obstacles in the Internal Security Act and suspension of violence by … considered the possibility of continuing…
EventSouth Africa sends troops to Ciskei
… of the South African Defence Force (SADF), leads a coup in the homeland of Ciskei. His aim was to overthrow the rule … society based on democratic principles…
EventNelson Mandela was issued with his first passport after being released from prison
… who was working at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College in Tanzania in March 1990, made the photograph on the left of Mr …
EventBritain proclaims Natal a British colonial territory
… that the power of the volksraad finally came to an end. In the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 the British defeated the Zulus … kaNdlela Ntuli. The Zululand was…
EventBavumile Vilakazi dies
… to Uganda, Bavumile Vilakazi, died of a heart attack in Kampala. He was on his way back from the airport to fetch … the East Rand before he was posted to…
EventThe Gift Of The Givers Foundation helps tsunami victims
… of the Gift Of The Givers Foundation, announced in Johannesburg that the foundation would fly forty tons of … a go-ahead from the United Nations to aid…
EventBafana Bafana loses to Gabon at Odi Stadium
… Following a win over Botswana national team in a Cosafa Castle Cup earlier, Bafana Bafana coach Trott … Most of the foreign-based players who were missing in…
EventFerdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster
… activist, David Webster. Bernard shot Webster in 1989, in front his home. Bernard was also found guilty of the …
EventPolitical parties call for Constitutional changes
… Political parties in parliament tabled more than 300 amendments to the … call. They were both (ANC and NNP) accused of negotiating in private. …
EventDe La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers
… ordered to meet with Generals Jan C Smuts and Louis Botha in Pretoria. The trio was going to discuss about a planned … which was formed after the defeat of…
EventBoer statesman, soldier and first president of the South African (Transvaal) Republic, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius dies
… Republic, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, died at his home in Potchefstroom at the age of eighty-one. He was elected as president by the Volksraad in 1857 and…
EventLabram, manufacturer of ‘Long Cecil’ is killed by shell from ‘Long Tom’
… manufacturer of a cannon popularly known as 'Long Cecil' in the De Beers' workshop in Kimberley, was killed by a shell from a Boer 'Long Tom' … 6, p. 513…
EventDe Klerk calls for stringent safety measures
… and other serious crimes and would permit a free vote in parliament on the issue. These measures were aimed at … an ambush on a motorist at Eikenhof, near…
EventArchbishop William Barnett issues a statement condemning Apartheid
… indefensible. He expressed particular concern over deaths in detention and the imprisonment and interrogation of people … under Apartheid's detention laws…
EventLansana Conte’ leads a coup that deposes Guinea’s interim government
… President Ahmed Sékou Touré, Conte’ who was a Lieutenant in the army at the time, toppled the government just hours … Guinea. Conte’ was president of Guinea…
EventFilm producer, Jamie Uys passes away
… Foreign Press Association award for best documentary in 1974 for 'Beautiful People'. 'The Gods Must be Crazy' enjoyed three years of uninterrupted screening…
EventGandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913
… Christopher. This marked one of the greatest episodes in South African history. He was arrested the following day … the Satyagraha Campaign (Passive…
EventDundee and Glencoe are retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops during the South African War II
… and are still separated from each other by less than 10km in KwaZulu Natal. The war ended on 31 May, 1902 following the … Peace Treaty of Vereeniging by all…
EventThe Transkei Constitution Act is enacted
… Transkei within the Republic of South Africa. This was in accordance with the Transkei Self-Government Bill. This was endorsed by the Transkei Territorial…
PlaceVictorian Manor-house, 59 Musgrave Road, Durban
… who was responsible for many notable Buildings in Natal. The House was completed in 1897 and latter passed into the Ownership of the Brown …
PlaceLittle Chelsea, 18 Windermere Road, Durban
… cast-iron verandah was designed by architects Reid & Hurst in 1897 and was built for L Evans, for use as a shop, dining … last remaining double storey cast…
PlaceRailway Station, Sannaspos, Bloemfontein
… Building, situate on a protion of the Farm Klipkraal 117 in the District of Bloemfontein. Situated on the Druenberg – … Barkly East branch. There is a large…
PlaceFalse Bay
… described the False Bay as " Gulf between the Mountains ", in 1488. False Bay owes its name to the erroneous beliefs of … that are just an hour away. From…
EventThe ship São Bento (St Benedict) is wrecked on the Transkei coast
… by South African archaeologists, C. Auret and .T.Maggs in 1982, the final resting place of the Sao Bento is located … concerned as the Sao Bento, as well as…