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PlaceTable View
… Further North of Cape Town’s City Centre , across the Rietvlei Lagoon which is popular for its abundant … young families and is a vibrant and growing…
PlaceIbeka, Simonstown
… This land was one of the original erven granted in Simons Town . Built in 1816 by … Customs who owned it until 1842. In 1840 it was leased by the government…
EventInternational Labour Organisation excludes South Africa from its two-day meeting
… to discuss emergency measures against South Africa and the problems its membership poses, the governing body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)…
EventControversial ‘Black Jesus’ painter, Ronald Harrison, dies
… National Congress (ANC) leader, Albert Luthuli as Jesus. The painting, named Black Christ, depicts Luthuli crucified on the cross next to apartheid…
EventSolly Sachs addresses Garment Worker’s protestors
… Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs addressed 15 000 workers on the steps of the Johannesburg City Hall during a protest meeting organised by the Garment Workers'…
EventHendrik Jacobus Coetsee is born
… Jacobus "Kobie" Coetsee, former minister of justice in the government of F.W De Klerk, was born in Ladybrand, Orange Free State. Both his parents were…
EventNelson Mandela announces intentions on nationalisation policy
… The African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Nelson … to abandon its long-held policy of nationalisation if the business community could provide an…
EventANC stage marches in major cities
… The African National Congress (ANC) and its allies staged marches in major cities across the country in protest at the delays in the release of political…
EventSibusiso Vilane tells about his conquest of Everest
… Mpumalanga game ranger, Sibusiso Vilane, became the first Black South African to reach the top of Mount Everest, an 8 848m Himalayan peak, one of the world's…
EventBlack empowerment makes headway
… Black economic empowerment deal, Anglo American and the National Empowerment Consortium (NEC) signed an agreement … entertainment, media, casino, exhibitions…
EventAlbert Einstein introduces his theory of relativity
… In 1905, Albert Einstein had four papers published in the Annalen der Physik, the leading German physics journal. These are the papers that history has come…
EventWorkers embark on strike action
… Sixty-one Xhosa-speaking workers, under the leadership of their Headman known as One O'clock, went on strike at the Brakpan Electric Works. The workers…
EventDr David Webster, a social anthropologist at Wits University and political activist, is shot dead outside his home
… in Grahamstown in South Africa. He studied Anthropology at the University of Grahamstown and later went on to teach the subject at the University of the…
EventAfrica Malaria Day
… Malaria Day is observed annually on 25 April. The day was officially instituted by the World Health Assembly in May 2007. Malaria Day was first … as Africa…
PlaceTembisa Township, Midrand
… Tembisa is a large Township situated to the North of Kempton Park , under the Ekurhuleni Municipality . It was established in 1957 when … Areas in Edenvale,…
PlaceDe Goede Verwachting, 17 Cavalcade Road, Green Point
… The land, which included the whole of Green Point, was granted in 1814 to David Kuuhle. Construction of the house probably began almost immediately and for…
EventKenyan political activist Jomo Kenyatta released from jail
… was released from jail after serving 9 years. During the 1952 Mau Mau rebellion, Kenyatta, together with other nationalist leaders was imprisoned by the…
EventScottish missionary, Robert Moffat arrives in Northern Cape
… Robert Moffat, Scottish missionary of the London Missionary Society (LMS), arrived at Maruping, ten … present day Kuruman, to assist with missionary work,…
EventSA Rugby team loses to New Zealand
… The South Africa Rugby team, the Springboks, were beaten 18-29 by the New Zealand team (All Blacks) in a Tri-Nation first test …
EventPretoria Boys High School opens
… The Staatsmodelskool (State Model School), started in 1893 by … was refurbished by Lord Alfred Milner and opened as the Pretoria Boys High School under the…
PlaceAdams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Settlement West of Amanzimtoti and South of Durban, in the Umlazi district. Established in 1836, it was destroyed by Dingaan, but rebuilt in 1839. Named…
EventHaile Selassi I, Emperor of Ethiopia, is born
… Haile Selassi was born as Lij Tafari Makonnen in the village of Ejersa Gor, in the Harar province of Ethiopia. Heir to a 13th century dynasty, he ascended to…
EventEdgar Wallace (56), author and newspaper editor in South Africa, dies in Hollywood.
… gave him up for adoption when he was nine years old. At the age of 12, Wallace left school and held several menial jobs. He later joined the army and was…
ArchiveAfricans in Cape Town: state policy and popular resistance, 1936-73
… Thesis presented for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of History in the University of Cape Town. The study focusses on Cape …
ArchiveInterview with Ashby Peter Solomzi Mda
… Ashby Peter Solomzi "A. P." Mda (1916-1993) who grew up in the Herschel district of the Transkei. He was prominent among the founders of the ANC Youth League…
ArchiveRenewed fighting in April
… On April 1 1989, the start of the implementation of Resolution 435, clashes between Swapo … forces broke out in northern Namibia . For nine days the most…
EventMuhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman to regain his world heavyweight title
… The historic boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George … Republic of Congo) took place on 30 October 1974. Ali won the fight when he knocked out Foreman…
PlaceCity Hall, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
… pile was designed in a grandiose Edwardian style heralding the subsequent pomp of the Georgian era. The Duke of Connaught and Strathern, laid the corner…
EventElectric lights are installed in Adderley Street, Cape Town.
… Adderly Street is possibly the most historically rich street in Cape Town. It gets its name from the man who vehemently opposed a proposal by the British to…
EventJournalist Percy Qoboza is released from detention
… Percy Qoboza, editor of the banned newspaper, The World, was released from detention, together with nine … for his release. After his release, Qoboza…