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EventAn earthquake, measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, hits Cape Town.
… to destroy, leaving only fissures on the ground. A quake of that magnitude would be devastating if it hit the area …
EventNelson Mandela is buried in the Eastern Cape
… Nelson Mandela died on 5 December 2013 at the age of 95, in his home in Johannesburg. He was born in Mvezo …
PlaceDe Beers Building, 88 St Georges Street, Simonstown
… & Supply Co., who then sold it to the Standard Bank of South Africa. They established a branch in the building …
PlacePioneer's Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth
… 1912 and 1954. It features an interesting collection of Memorabilia, Ceremonial Items and Historical Photographic …
EventNigeria imposes sanctions on South Africa, and implements a total trade boycott
… from South Africa, and was reportedly in the process of refusing facilities for South African aircraft. However, … (1965), "Notes on the Origins of the…
EventOmar Badsha, South African photographer, is born
… South African liberation struggle. He was at the forefront of all the major anti-apartheid campaigns in Natal and the …
EventTrader and philanthropist Mohamed Joosub dies
… place Ranavav, India where he was born in 1862, at the age of 14. He undertook a voyage to South Africa in 1876 and …
EventANC attacks Koeberg nuclear power station
… comrades, including those that were buried as a result of the Maseru massacre, following a raid by the South African … (1999). Southern African Political…
EventMthunzi Njakazi, ANC member, is killed in shooting after returning from exile
… by askari (former ANC member who defected to the Bureau of State Security ) members after his return from exile. The … O'Malley," Chapter 7: Political…
EventUN approves embargo against Ethiopia and Eritrea
… immediately terminated if a peaceful definitive settlement of the conflict has been concluded. Otherwise, the council …
EventBrian Duddy dies
… manager at Standard Bank Home Loans and second victim of the Planet Hollywood bomb blast, Brian Duddy, died at the …
EventF.W. de Klerk delivers his farewell address to Parliament
… solving the country's problems. De Klerk, a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace with Nelson Mandela, pioneered …
EventWorld’s largest diamond at the time, the Cullinan, is found in South Africa
… was given as a gift to King Edward VII and now forms part of the British crown jewels. Experts have valued this diamond … Telegraph Media Group, (2009), One…
EventPolitical activist Mvulane Zacharia Bheki dies in detention
… by the police until he lost consciousness. He was just one of the many detainees who mysteriously lost their lives … N. Junior, (1985), Detainees` Families…
EventPriscah Jeptoo is born in Nandi Kenya
… in 2008 but has achieved so much in such a short space of time.jeptoo was runner up in the World Championships in …
EventThe Proteas become the first South African team in history to win a Test cricket series in Australia
… South African national cricket team, The Proteas, is one of the most successful national teams in the country and the …
EventA Pretoria biker is caught doing 284km/h on his Suzuki motorcycle on the R59
… biker made news when he was caught travelling at a speed of 284km/h on the R59 south near Kliprivier in Ekurhuleni. …
EventJustice Sfiso Ka-Mkame, SA artist, is born in Durban
… fame in 1988 when he sold his ‘Letters to God’ series of drawings to the South African National Gallery in cape …
EventVuminkosi Zulu, S.A. sculptor is born in Mapumulo, Natal
… carvings. His famous woodcarving work titled the Battle of Isandlwana won him praise and a sculpture award. Zulu had …
PlaceLittle Chelsea, 18 Windermere Road, Durban
… Turn left into Argyle Rd and left again into Wi. It is one of the last remaining double storey cast-iron verandah … fs…
EventAt Botha, SA artist, is born.
… At Botha is one of South Africa’s most renowned artists. He was born in … [Accessed on 31 October 2013]| House of Art Story of At Botha the artist [online]…
EventTogo and South Africa establish diplomatic relations following a visit by Nelson Mandela
… diplomatic relations. President Mandela met then President of Togo, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, to review the situation in West … IRC, Togo (The Republic of) , from…
EventSoweto Town council asks SADF troops to stay
… SCA were ‘not from an organization that loves the people of Soweto’ and was emphatic that the troops would remain in …
EventMandela pays his first state visit to Mozambique
… to sign more than twenty agreements in various spheres of co-operation, inter alia, regular visits on official, … Southern African Political History: a…
PlaceCora Terrace Houses (1,3,5,7,9,11), Port Elizabeth
… built in the 1850’s to house soldiers guarding the port of Port Elizabeth. Situated in picturesque surroundings, you …
EventKenyan runner, Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 meters in less than 27 minutes
… gold medal in Tokyo and set a Kenyan 5000 meter record of 13; 01.82 in Zurich. … [Accessed on 25 June 2012]|Confederation of African Athletics Yobes Ondieki…
EventTwenty former SA political prisoners launched a campaign against apartheid laws
… former South African political prisoners, in defiance of the restriction orders the regime imposed on them after … O’Malley P. ‘1989’ , from Nelson Mandela…
EventAnnesu de Vos, SA poet, is born.
… years later her second book was published. In recognition of her poetry debut, De Vos obtained the Eugene Marais prize, …
EventRobert McBride is born
… African National Congress (ANC) member and current chief of Ekurhuleni Metro Police, Robert McBride, was born in …
EventNelson Mandela is arrested
… Congress (ANC) leader and first commander-in-chief of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was captured in Cedara, a small … HarperCollins.| Hepple, B. Rivonia: The Story…