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EventHip Hop Pantsula, the South African rapper is born
… Hip Hop Pantsula first broke onto the music scene as part of the high school friends group Verbal Assassins, who … Sesotho, Setswana and isiZulu.[6] He won…
EventJuan de Jongh, the South African rugby player is born
… professional South African rugby player.[ii] His position of choice in “centre” in rugby.[iii] He attended Huguenot … first choice centre for the Stormers…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around property and land
… or Nomoscow [a kinsman] about the site at the upper end of Xami's residence? That place may already be occupied, but … there. 27 March 1977 I wrote two…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.4 No.3 Nov 1981
… Gift For Rajendra by Jayapraga Reddy. Features: The Story of a Black Blind Worker by Elda Oliphant; Staffrider Profile; … Sempamla and Jaki Seroke;…
EventThe Second Basotho War, known as Siqiti war, breaks out
… the Basotho and the Boers. All three wars were the result of conflict between the Basotho in what is now the Free … However, the Basotho were soon…
Eventold Indian flower seller is fined for trading in a racially restricted area
… Act, Pass Laws and many others. Under the provisions of the Group Areas Act, urban and rural areas in South Africa were divided into zones in which members…
EventNP holds federal congress
… from the African National Congress (ANC)-led Government of National Unity, the National Party held its federal … Southern African Political History: a…
EventLouis Hayward, South African–American Actor dies.
… in films such as The man in the iron mask and The Son of Monte Cristo. Sadly, his career started to decline as several of his films flopped in the box office…
EventIvorian Footballer Didier Zokora is born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
… moving to Turkish side, Trabzonspor. He has been part of the Ivorian national team for the past twelve years. Zokora is therefore part of the Ivorian team…
EventSudanese-born basketball player and political activist, Manute Bol is born
… Turalei, Sudan on 16 October 1965. He came from a family of tall people; both his parents were over two metres tall. … his physique. He played in the NBA for…
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…
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…
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…
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…