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The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, to which SA is a party, is signed in Ra
… Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, to which SA is a party, is signed in Ra …
Albert Kimmerling, a visiting Frenchman, is the first person to fly in SA. He reaches a height of 6m at East London.
… a visiting Frenchman, is the first person to fly in SA. He reaches a height of 6m at East London. …
BiographyHelene Marie Passtoors
… Hélène Passtoors, a Belgian national was born in the Netherlands (from a Belgian-Dutch family) on 9 August 1942. She immersed herself in the struggles of…
BiographyIan Mkhize
… Ian Mkhize was born on 3 October 1941 in Nhlazantshe Township in Pietermaritzburg. He spent his formative years in Ixopo … this incident, Mkhize and his…
EventGrace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, SA minister of education since 2004, is born in Durban
… Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor was born in Durban on 7 December 1953. Her father, Joe Matthews, was a … Regina Thelma, was a teacher. Following her family's…
BiographyKate O’Regan
… Kate O’Regan was born in Liverpool, England. She grew up in Cape Town. She obtained her B.A. from the University of … articles that were published in…
BiographyRev George Wauchope
… Rev George Wauchope was born in South Africa. He joined the South African Student … (SASO) while studying at the University of Fort Hare in the early 1970s,…
BiographyKenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa
… industry. That industry recklessly dumped petroleum waste in Saro-Wiwa’s home region, the Nigerian delta, which gave … taught briefly at the University of…
BiographyJabulani Sam Nhlengethwa
… Jabulani Sam Nhlengethwa was born on 9 January 1955 in the Payneville township of Springs , Gauteng (formerly Transvaal). Forced removals in the area made…
BiographyPenelope Jane Dunlop
… Penelope Jane Dunlop (P.J. Powers) was born in Durban , KwaZulu-Natal on 16 July 1960. She chose PJ … singing career as lead singer of the all-girl group…
EventAfter being allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amateur Athletics Union, Matthews Motshwarateu, breaks the national 5,000m record
… Motshwarateu, recently allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amatuer Athletics Union, breaks the national 5 000m record in Stellenbosch, so entering the…
Dr D.F. Malan is the first cabinet minister in SA to travel by air. He leaves Cape Town in a Moth aeroplane at 6.30 a.m. and ar
… Dr D.F. Malan is the first cabinet minister in SA to travel by air. He leaves Cape Town in a Moth aeroplane at 6.30 a.m. and ar …
BiographySonja Schlesin
… Sonja Schlesin was born in Moscow on 6 June 1888 to Isidor Schlesin and his wife … to South Africa, and arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in June 1892. In…
BiographyAbdul Samad Minty
… Abdul Samad Minty was born on 31 October 1933 in Hartebeesfontein, Northern Transvaal (now known as Limpopo … Security Council Arms Embargo Committee between…
BiographyArchibald Campbell Jordan
… born on 30 October 1906 at the Mbokothwana Mission Station in the Tsolo District of Pondoland in Transkei (now Eastern Cape). He completed his primary ……
BiographySipo Elijah Mzimela
… Sipo Elijah Mzimela was born on 19 June 1935, in Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) to Allison and Maria … the African National Congress (ANC) and became…
BiographyJeffry Dumo Baqwa
… Jeffry Dumo Baqwa was born on 24th of July 1949 in Pinetown, Natal. He was the second child and oldest son … while his mother worked as a nurse. He attended…
Henry Mutile Fazzie
… Henry Mutile Fazzie was born on 3rd of January in 1924 in Stutterheim. Fazzie went into exile in the early 1960s. He … (MP) following the country's first…
BiographyJeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe
… Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe was born on 18 February 1953 in Cato Manor, Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal). In 1958, his family was evicted to KwaMashu, north…
BiographyJoseph Johannes Marks
… Joseph Johannes Marks was born on 22 April 1936 in Mossel Bay, where his father, a fisherman, was also born. He grew up in Pacaltsdorp near George in the…
BiographyRuth Mompati
… Ruth Mompati was born on 14 September 1925 in the village called Khanyesa in the North West Province . She was the daughter of Seli … Day of Solidarity with…
BiographyJudge Albert Louis “Albie” Sachs
… Albert Louis Sachs was born in Johannesburg in 1935. His father, Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs , had arrived … democracy. After the first democratic election in…
BiographyFrederik Willem de Klerk
… Frederik Willem de Klerk was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 18 March 1936. F.W. de Klerk grew up in a political family, with both his…
BiographyBarend de Wet
… Barend de Wet was born in Boksburg in 1956, and towards his untimely death had long become an … Amongst several exhibitions his work was included in the 1994…
BiographyLetsau Nelson Diale
… Nelson Diale was born on 1st January 1936 at Ga-Masemola in Limpopo where he spent most of his childhood years. He attended school in Sekobetlane Maphutha…
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… The revolution in Cuba, culminating in Fidel Castro’s seizure of power on 1 … On 10 January, Lobito and Benguela fell, followed by Sa de Bandeira on 16…
Relations between SA and the USA becomes strained by SA’s announcement that it is going to normalise full diplomatic ties with
… Relations between SA and the USA becomes strained by SA’s announcement that it is going to normalise full …
Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961.
… Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961. …
Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961.
… Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961. …
Prof. Elize Botha, Afrikaans literary critic and former president of the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (SA Academy of Scien
… Afrikaans literary critic and former president of the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (SA Academy of Scien …