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EventNelson Mandela marries Graça Machel on his 80th birthday
… release from prison, Mandela met Graça Machel, the widow of former Mozambican president, Samora Machel. Apart from her … and headed the first United Nations…
EventWalter Battiss is born in Somerset East
… East to an English Methodist family in 1906. He became one of South Africa's first and most important abstract painters. … his Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts…
EventFirst Nobel prizes are awarded
… Swedish chemist and inventor of dynamite, Alfred B. Nobel, established the Nobel Prizes in … F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela had been recipients of these…
EventStandard Bank becomes the first bank to opens its doors on the Witwatersrand
… in Port Elizabeth in 1862, then known as The Standard Bank of British South Africa. It started doing business in a tent … Pretoria to Johannesburg and in…
EventProfessor Roland Levinsky, world leading researcher in biomedicine dies
… Professor Roland Levinsky, of the University of Plymouth, was born in South Africa to a British mother and …
PlaceIndigo Vats, Pinetown
… and Mr von Preen went into partnership with Mr Murray, of Pinetown . Locally grown indigo plants were gathered in … soil. 'Though were rediscovered in 1969…
EventMarianne Kriel was born on this day
… attended Bellville High School, and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Stellenbosch University.[ii] Kriel earned … held in Atlanta, Georgia.[iv] She was…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.2 No.3 Jul-Aug 1979
… Seth 'n Sam by Peter Wilhelm, Three Days in the Land of a Dying Illusion by Mtutuzeli Matshoba. The Road is Much … reviews The Hajji, Ashok P. Josshi reviews…
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;…
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…
EventProtests against Afrikaans language in Black schools
… since Afrikaans was regarded by some as the language of the oppressor. It was against this background that on 30 … in the township protested against…
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…
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…