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EventA Xhosa film wins Golden Bear award
… in Germany. The film was shot in the Cape Town Township of Khayelitsha. The musical, sung entirely in Xhosa, is about … the award in Xhosa before bursting…
EventPatricia de Lille testifies at Schabir Shaik’s trial
… At the time, leader of the Independent Democrats, Patricia de Lille, finally took … acquisition process. Her testimony relates to count three of corruption…
EventMandela asks for commitment to fight AIDS
… Former President Nelson Mandela, speaking in a meeting of international dignitaries in Bangkok, Thailand, said he … about AIDS, especially in Africa where…
EventMalawi’s Kamuzu Banda losses election
… died in a hospital in South Africa in 1997, at the age of 101 and despite the controversy, which surrounded his … Mwenenguwe, R., Malawi: Political crisis…
EventSA cricketer, Herschelle Gibbs is born
… he played soccer and rugby, but chose cricket as his sport of choice. He is a right handed batsman who made a name for … against Pakistan. Despite his…
EventGwen Lister is born
… on 5 December 1953. After graduating at the University of Cape Town, Lister left for Namibia and joined the Windhoek … In Namibia Lister focussed on…
EventKenyan politician, businessman and mathematician, George Saitoti dies
… born in Maasailand where he grew up herding cattle. He is of Masai and Kikuyu descent which would prove to be a … Moi chose Mwai Kibaki as his successor…
EventNelson Mandela announces his separation from his wife, Winnie Mandela.
… Mandela announced his intention to separate from his wife of 34 years, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Mandela and … remarried, Mandela went on to marry the …
ANC media statement on comrade Carl Niehaus, 10 July 2009
… role that he has played in the struggle for the liberation of South Africa. Like all freedom fighters, he has suffered. … to be drawn in any speculative…
EventMpho Gift Leremi, Mamelodi Sundowns soccer player, dies
… a car accident on 03 September 2007 after losing control of his car in Brackensdowns, next to Alberton. He was … win the 2002-2003season. He was described by…
EventANC activists bribe warder and escape from prison
… was later based in New Delhi as the Asian representative of the ANC. Sources: Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. … Southern African Political History:…
EventUN Secretary General is killed in a plane crash
… was on his way to meet with President Moise Tshombe of Katanga Province in Congo in an attempt to end the … a United Nations security guard, said that a…
EventSouth African poet Vincent Oliphant is born
… near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. His first book of poems, Bloed vloei in stilte (Blood flows in silence), was … International Festival in Rotterdam…
EventFormer NP member Roelf Meyer is born
… President Nelson Mandela rewarded Meyer with the Ministry of Constitutional Development, a post he previous held under … where he served as Deputy President…
EventSADF’s 31 Battallion is disbanded
… the Cape Province. This Battalion was composed primarily of the San (Bushmen) battalion who had been deployed in South … W. de Klerk announced that it would…
EventThe SA Cricket team is re-admitted to international cricket
… Pollock, Barry Richards and Mike Procter were not part of that decision. Following the re-admittance by the ICC, the Proteas have gone on to establish…
EventZola Budd breaks a world record
… the 5 000 metres world record set by Ingrid Kristiansens of Norway by more than ten seconds. Budd also stunned the … Olympic Games. Sources: Books:Mercer, D…
EventTeboho Mokgalagadi wins gold in the Paralympic Games
… to his knees in elation after equalling his own record of 13.07sec that he had set in his heat on the previous … on 26 September, another Paralympic record…
EventMxenge murder accused Dirk Coetzee found guilty
… with Almond Nofomela and David Tshikakalanga guilty of murdering human rights lawyer and UDF activist Griffiths … Police 'hit squad' was investigated by a…
EventMandela confirms Kerzner’s contribution to the ANC
… vindicated Holomisa who was branded a liar by most of the senior officials within the ANC. Holomisa demanded a … in Parliament on 1 October 1996 after…
EventLocal elections receive go
… by the Constitutional Court, necessitating the holding of elections before December, 1995. The Election Task Group, … to be held on 27 March, 1996. Source:…
EventGen. De la Rey captures Lord Methuen
… Rey defeated and captured Gen. Lord Methuen in the Battle of Tweebosch (or De Klipdrift) in Western Transvaal in the … wounded. Eleven armed Blacks, fighting…
EventCape Colony Prime Minister opposes War
… prime minister in the Cape Colony at the start of Anglo-Boer War 2 (South African War), summarised the … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard…
EventSouth African Foreign Minister, ‘Pik’ Botha denies South African support for RENAMO
… that the country is committed to the Nkomati Accord of 1984. The Nkomati Accord was signed by South Africa and … President, P.W. Botha and Samora Machel,…
EventStephen Appiah, retired Ghanaian footballer is born
… He began his soccer career with the local club Hearts of Oak. Initially a striker, he later changed to midfield and … Ghana in the 2006 World Cup. He was…
EventMannetjies Coetzer is killed by a crocodile in the Kunene River
… for three years. The Kunene River is located on the border of Namibia and Angola and has a large population of Nile crocodiles. Mannetjie and his brother…
EventThe World Health Organisation (WHO) declares Aids a worldwide epidemic
… disease a worldwide epidemic. Africa has the highest rate of infection than any continent, with South Africa having the highest of any country. According to…
EventNaguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer and Nobel laureate, is born
… that he wanted to be a writer. He began writing at the age of eleven and at 17 he published his first article. At 21 he … plays throughout his career. He…
EventANC’s Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe rally support against Urban Bantu Councils Act
… Councils Act. The Bantu Urban Councils Act, Act No 79 of 1961 created black councils in urban areas that were … was conducted at a very difficult time in the…
PlaceBo-tuin, Hof Street, Gardens.
… The property was originally part of the Leeuwenhof Estate and was developed in about 1820 by Johannes Zorn. It consisted of a gabled House which, together…