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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…
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…
PlaceLions Head, Mt.
… about this hike. Along the path you will find a series of chains and ladders to assist you as you scramble up a particularly steep section of rocky faces…
PlaceCity Hall, Port Elizabeth
… in 1977 and was rebuilt. Also in the Square, is a replica of the Diaz Cross, donated by the Portuguese Government to commemorate the arrival of Bartholomew…
EventThe HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire sink near Colombo
… were sunk on 5 April 1942 after receiving notification of an impending Japanese raid on Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). … Tone spotted the two cruisers while they…
EventPrime Minister B.J Vorster supports changes to Black labour
… steps to bring about improvements in the productive use of Black labour. The government would not obstruct changes in … the country Vorster did much to begin…
EventBomb in Benoni Wimpy kills Mary
… Benoni on the East-Rand. About sixty people were injured, of whom nine seriously. Four men, Tebogo Kebotlhale, Molwedi … because they believed it was a…
EventCollen Chauke, infamous escapee, is captured
… late on Tuesday evening. Chauke, a former member of the African National Congress ' armed wing Umkhonto we … He died in 2003 in Kalafong hospital, under the…
EventJohnny Clegg, South African musician is born
… He left England for Zimbabwe where he lived until the age of seven. He and his mother immigrated to South Africa … music. Sadly the music could not receive…
EventThe Eureka Diamond is sold in London for 5 700 Pounds
… Britain where it was displayed until 1967. The discovery of the Eureka diamond sparked mild interest in the mining industry, but it was only the discovery of…
EventMolly Blackburn, political activist and civil rights campaigner is killed in a car accident
… in the accident. Blackburn's death saddened thousands of people and her funeral was attended by about 20 000 people, a sign of her close relationship with…
PlaceQueens Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… fort erected in 1848, originally housed the Artillery Unit of the Free State, and depicts all major military conflicts … this History and learning about the…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.2 No.2 Apr-May 1979
… and Contributors CONTENTS Two letters on the banning of Staffrider Vol 2 No. 1 March 1979, Soweto Speaking to … Mtutuzeli Matshoba (Orlando West) A…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.4 No.4 Mar 1982
… Devil on the cross by Ngugi wa Thionga; The Spring of Life by Daniel P. Kunene; In the Twilight Embrace by Funda … by Nelson Ottah; Music Profile: Baby Come…
EventSenzo Mfundo Vilakazi, the South African hip hop artist and lyricist is born
… “Flava”.[ii] The track “Stomp” was used in the soundtrack of the American action film Death Race 3: Inferno.[iii] … DaKar” in 2012. His sophomore album…
EventSA artist, Lionel Davis, is born
… joined the Cape Arts Project (CAP). The main objective of the CAP was to educate and empower South Africans of all races by introducing them to art, theatre…
PlaceRoodepoort Town School, Rex Street
… 10 March 1989. The Old Roodepoort Town School, consisting of the main Building with 14 Classrooms, three Offices, three … a Hall and the Toilets, as well as…
EventSA artist, Bongiwe Dhlomo, is born
… Westville. Dhlomo-Mautloa moved to Johannesburg at the end of that year and curated exhibitions at the FUBA Gallery … Gallery in Hyde Park and later was…
EventSA artist Mmakgoba Sebidi is born
… Art Centre in Germiston and in Alexandra. She sold many of her paintings at the art fair, Artists under the Sun, in … from the whole year piling up on the…
EventThe Native Affairs Commission went once more to Ntabelanga for negotiations
… would end in 1920. His declaration inspired a pilgrimage of his followers from all over South Africa. About 3 000 … themselves or paying tax. Mgijima was…
EventSouth African woman, Janice Bronwyn Linden, is sentenced to death in China for smuggling drugs
… a normal search procedure, customs officers found 3kg of methamphetamine hydrochloride in her trunk. Linden was not … prisons for drug related crimes. In the…
Pietie Norval was born on this day
… 1970 in Belleville. [i] He began playing tennis at the age of 7 years old, and turned professional at 18. [ii] Norval is … in the men’s tennis doubles at the…
Africa South
… for liberation. The articles were related on issues of interest to the masses, the liberals, the communists and … occasionally covered current events in…
EventShaun Thomson*, world surfing title winner, is born in Durban
… School and Carmel College, and began surfing at the age of ten. In 1973, after serving 18 months in the army, Thomson … in 2006. He is regarded as the best…
EventHugh Masekela, South African musician, is born
… at London's Guildhall School, then the Manhattan School of Music. In New York he befriended Harry Belafonte, who … tours around the world. Today, Masekela…