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ArchiveInterview with Duma Nokwe
… with Duma Nokwe (1927-1978) who was Secretary-General of the ANC from 1958 to 1969. Born to working class parents … School in Johannesburg, Fort Hare, and…
EventBonnie Ntshalintshali, SA artist, is born
… encouraged her to pursue her own path. In many of her works, Ntshalintshali drew inspiration from her early … in collections locally and overseas…
EventFlorence Nightingale opens the first school for nurses at the St. Thomas hospital in London
… Nightingale chose to become a nurse over the popular role of wife and mother. Though her family was against it, they … school in the world. The nursing…
EventCyclone Favio, a powerful tropical storm, strikes Mozambique
… category 4 cyclone named Favio struck the central province of Inhambane in Mozambique. Although the cyclone was … the winds and rains were felt as far away…
EventPolitical activist Mohammed Shaik is born
… Mohammed Iqbal Shaik, political activist and member of the Dolphin Unit of the Special Operations Unit, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was …
EventVaal Triangle erupts in violence
… Three township councillors, including the deputy mayor of the Vaal Triangle, Kuzwayo Jacob Dlamini, were killed in … for the killings. Click here to read an…
EventSA is suspended from World Meteorological Organization
… facilitate international cooperation in the establishment of meteorological and related services and observations, … Southern African Political History: a…
EventGert Maritz (41), Voortrekker leader, dies.
… trekked (moved) into the interior by ox wagon, in search of land where they would be free and beyond British control. Gert Maritz, along with Piet Retief was…
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…
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…
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,…