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EventMark Thatcher arrested
… Mark Thatcher, the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was … later in the day on R2 million bail. Thatcher was accused of providing about …
EventLord Roberts crosses the Vaal River en route to Pretoria
… In May 1900, at the height of the South African War (1899-1902), Field Marshall Lord … later the Boers made an effort to stop the advance south of…
EventGeneral Idi Amin overthrows Ugandan President Milton Obote
… was a soldier in the British colonial army and became one of its first Ugandan commissioned officers. He was Obote’s close ally, rising to become the army's…
EventUgandan President Idi Amin releases political prisoners
… by Obote’s government. He wasted no time announcing names of 17 new cabinet Ministers. Amin overthrew his long time … arms from their respective countries…
EventBritish racing driver Tom Pryce dies in a freak accident during the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami
… lead a Formula one World Championship Grand Prix. A statue of him has been erected in his hometown of Ruthin in his remembrance. …
Event270 workers charged with Marikana Massacre
… hundred and seventy workers were charged with the murder of their collegues. The charges were connected with the … and the hearing was adjonerned for the…
EventTakudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-born American rugby player, is born
… moving on to Dallas Athletic Rugby Club. Ngwenya is one of the best wingers in rugby. He has demonstrated a remarkable ability to outpace some of the best…
Part 2: Ahmed Kathy Kathrada Addresses Gandhi Satyagraha Tour Delegates
… Johannesburg, during the inaugural Gandhi Satyagraha Tour of South Africa, documenting the tour delegation led by Arun … youtube.com/watch?v=8k7PLO5EyeU…
EventSA Prime Minister, P.W. Botha calls for unity against Marxism
… nine years later the Soviet Union, known by many as one of the strongest socialist countries, collapsed. The Prime Minister’s statement came at the height of…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs second heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital
… a month after his first transplant. Hamilton Naki was part of the team that assisted him. Barnard's second heart … 178. Twenty-seven patients had survived,…
EventThe UN lifts mandatory sanctions against SA
… General Assembly of the United Nations requested States to terminate … from the UN General Assembly. This move ended years of conflict between the UN and…
EventSouth African boxers,Zolile Mbityi and Peter Malinga both win world titles
… Boxing Organisation (IBO) welterweight title. The number of South African world champions peaked in the 1990's. The … and in 1999 at five world title holders…
EventGeneral Koos de la Rey, buried in Lichtenburg amid a very tense atmosphere.
… Second Anglo-Boer War who is widely regarded as being one of the strongest military leaders during that conflict, was … leader had been killed deliberately…
EventPeter van der Merwe, South African cricketer, dies
… as an administrator; becoming the first national convener of selectors and the first president of the Eastern Province Cricket Board (EPCB). He also served …
EventIvorian Footballer, Arouna Kone, is born in Anyama, Ivory Coast
… Malaria in 2007. There have also been unconfirmed rumours of a heart complication. Kone currently plays for Wigan … the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and…
EventSamuel Tshabalala becomes the first black athlete to win the Pietermaritzburg-Durban Comrades Marathon
… in the race. They run the 90 kilometers between the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban. The first comrades took place … Medal by the Comrades Marathon…
EventBenjamin Mzimkulu Macala, SA artist, is born
… by Ephraim Ngatane in the mid 1960s, and was a pupil of Bill Ainslie for a short time. He held thirteen … used other media from time to time. His subject…
Part 3: Ahmed Kathrada and Arun Gandhi - Gandhi Satyagraha Tour SA
… Johannesburg, during the inaugural Gandhi Satyagraha Tour of South Africa, documenting the tour delegation led by Arun … youtube.com/watch?v=9UU4QDruMqs…
EventA Nigerian Boeing 727 airliner carrying 143 people crashes some twenty-five miles from Lagos, killing all on board
… on impact. A later investigation revealed the cause of the crash to be “ the untidy traffic separation by the … radar controller” and "the error in judgment…
EventJames Filbert Sojane, sports administrator and pioneer in the taxi industry, dies
… as a supporter in 1966 He was soon elected Secretary of the Supporters Club and subsequently Secretary of the club its self. In 1973, Sojane was appointed…
EventAbebe Bikila wins gold at Rome Olympic Games
… became the first Black African to win gold in the history of the Olympic Games. In the process Bikila set a new world … Olympics, Abebe's fame has already…
EventViolence erupts in Bophuthatswana Townships and Kathlehong
… eleven people and wounding 450. The crowd caused millions of rands of damage. On the same day 75 000 people marched to the … South African Institute of Race…
EventSA sugar magnate Sir Hulett is born
… in England and came to South Africa in 1857 at the age of 19. Hulett pioneered the country's sugar industry when he … it merged with the Tongaat sugar…
EventThe ‘Hospital and Lunatic Asylum’, the first civilian hospital in Cape Town, is opened
… land in Green Point, which was then in the outskirts of town. On 1 August 1818, the 'Hospital and Lunatic Asylum' … had to sell the hospital in 1821 at a…
EventMax the gorilla is shot
… Robert Tshabalala on his arm and buttocks, broke the arm of Sergeant Rassie Rassenele and caused Constable Amos … clear. Max's feat earned him the title …
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
… as well as his relatives, assert that it was on one of these trips that he and not David Livingstone, as is … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard…
EventWidespread violence and intimidation in 1996 Kwazulu-Natal
… Inevitably the elections had to be postponed to the end of June. The announcement was made by former President, … Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, warned that…
EventJohn Kani was born on this day
… he met Athol Fugard. In collaboration, they produced some of the most well-known plays, including SizweBansi is Dead – … other involvements in theatre led…
EventSouth African GMO Act implemented
… The Genetically Modified Act 15 of 1997 was implemented by the Department of Agriculture on 1 December 1999.[i] The Act was aimed at …
We are no longer in France - Book Launch
… This book recovers the lost history of colonial Algeria’s communist movement. Meticulously … political and social justice attracted growing numbers of…