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EventSA to host future Pan African Parliament
… The third conference of the African Union (AU) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, selected South Africa as the seat of the future Pan African Parliament (PAP)…
South Sudanese Independence Granted
… A 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement granted the region of Southern Sudan semi-autonomous status after successive civil unrest in the region made it…
PlaceSilikamva High School, Penzance Estate-Hout Bay
… There vision is for the positive transformation of Individuals and Communities through the creation of a School environment that fosters Academic … integrity…
PlaceAir Force Museum, Port Elizabeth
… This museum depicts the history of the South African Air Force and houses a collection of old … uniforms, aeronautical displays and paintings. The Port…
PlacePeter Mokaba Stadium
… In preparation of the FIFA World Cup of 2010 , South Africa had to upgrade and build a variety of Stadiums, and as a result, some of the most impressive…
EventHertzog and Smuts to form a coalition
… Nationalists were stunned by the announcement of seven points according to which Gen. … Malan strongly opposed moves to form a coalition between the National…
EventNegotiations between SA, Cuba and Angola start in London
… Representatives of South Africa, the United States (US), Angola and Cuba met in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to the Angolan war and independence…
EventPretoria disputes compensation for Gaborone raid
… The government of South Africa disputed compensation claims from the government of Botswana for damages caused by the July 1985 South African Defence Force…
EventEleven people are killed at Donnybrook, Kwazulu
… The killing of eleven people at Donnybrook, Kwazulu-Natal on the 21 March 1996 can be considered as part of the ongoing rivalry between supporters of the…
EventRestitution of Land Rights Act is signed
… The Restitution of Land Rights Act, restoring the rights of those dispossessed by discriminatory land legislation dating back to the 1913 Land Act, was…
EventUnion of South Africa officially ceases to exist
… Conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers held in London, the South African Prime Minister, H.F. Verwoerd formally … a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic…
Funeral arrangements afoot for Mama Dideka Mhlaba, 20 January 2010
… Funeral arrangements are afoot in the Eastern Cape in preparation for the funeral of African National Congress (ANC) veteran, Mama Dideka Mhlaba (85) - wife…
PlaceOttery
… established in 1904 as a residential suburb of Cape Town. The railway line from Maitland reached Ottery on 1 February … built and operated as a private line,…
PlaceGabon
… 1960, Gabon, a country in west central Africa, astride the Equator. The Country gained independence from France. It shares common … borders with Equatorial…
EventHarry Frederick Oppenheimer is born in Kimberley
… was founded by his father in 1917. Oppenheimer joined the South African Corps and served under the Fourth South African Corps during World War 2 in North ……
PlaceMohodi
… The area of Mohodi ga Manthatha or Mohodi in short was a settlement in the former homeland of Lebowa about 75 km north-west of Pietersburg (now Polokwane)…
ANC Election victory party, 19 May 2010
… With the number of ballots already counted following yesterdays … elections signalling yet another convincing victory for the African National Congress, the…
PlaceMaloti-Drakensburg Park
… The Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a transboundary site composed of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park in South Africa and the Sehlathebe National Park in…
PlaceJonkershoek
… This Nature Reserve is home to the majestic Jonkershoek Mountains and parts of the Jonkershoek valley, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site! The rugged…
PlaceRoodepoort Town School, Rex Street
… The Roodepoort Town School was established in the 1890s and its premises, including a School Building and a Hall, were opened on 8 October 1913. In 1914 the…
EventDaily Dispatch editor, Donald Woods is banned
… The South African government closed down the daily newspaper 'The World' and its associated 'Weekend World'. The actions … Stewart.G.(2013)," Fated to make…
EventJournalists’ first visit to Robben Island
… The South African government for the first time allowed 20 local journalists, five … news agencies and two official photographers to visit the prison on…
EventSoweto agrees to pay rent
… In a meeting between the Soweto People's Delegation (SPD) and,and the Transvaal Provincial Administration an agreement was reached bringing to an end a five…
EventElephant poaching reaches an all time high
… African elephants have been hunted for several centuries, the exploitation of elephant herds on a massive scale began in the 1970s. Organized gangs of…
EventWorld Population Day
… Each year on 11 July, countries around the world commemorate World Population Day. This day was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations…
EventZulu King Cetshwayo Dies
… to undermine his father’s authority and assumed control of the kingdom. By the time Mpande died, he was only King by name as Cetshwayo had long taken over…
EventInkatha Freedom Party boycotts parliament
… Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) announced the suspension of its active participation in both chambers of parliament and in the constitution-making process. IFP…
EventMbhazima Shilowa, former premier of Gauteng, is born
… Mbhazima Samuel (Sam) Shilowa, was born in Olifantshoek in the Transvaal (now Limpopo Province.) After High School, … Shilowa moved to Johannesburg, where…
EventFormer Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat is born
… was born at Tala District. al-Sadat was a graduate of the Royal Military Academy in Cairo . During the 1952 revolution which saw the end of British rule in…