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EventWole Soyinka is born
… The Nigerian, novelist, playwright and poet, Wole Soyinka, … Abeokuta, near Ibadan in western Nigeria. Soyinka became the first African to receive the Nobel…
EventJustice Minister, Jimmy Kruger, announces mass arrest
… The Minister of Justice, Jimmy Kruger, made an announcement to the effect that 697 were being held for various security reasons. The breakdown of the total…
EventMaritime headquarters at Silvermine is opened
… Prime Minister B.J. Vorster officially opened the South African Navy's R15m Maritime Operational and … at Silvermine, West Lake, near Simonstown, Cape…
EventThird Pan African Parliament session begins in Midrand
… The third session of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) began at its temporary home … in Gallagher Estate in Midrand, north of Johannesburg. The session was…
EventRDP White Paper is tabled in Parliament
… The Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) White Paper, which was put before the parliament, called for an expeditious programme to ensure that the…
EventAfrica Women’s Peace Train leaves Kampala for Johannesburg
… The Africa Women's Peace Train was launched in Kampala, … and finally to South Africa - Johannesburg, in time for the World Summit on Sustainable Development…
PlaceQueen’s Tavern, 16 Stamford Hill Road, Durban
… Durban’s few remaining links with its Colonial past. It is the oldest licenced premises in the City, its licence dates back to 1894. It is now a … Monument. …
9. In search of better employment
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … teacher and enquired in a letter dated 3 June 1891 whether the Protector knew of any vacancy…
PlacePhansi Museum
… The Museum houses some of the finest examples of African artefacts, such as: beadwork, … pots, ceremonial attire and medicinal items dating back to the mid…
ArchiveWiehahn Commission: precis of speech
… Precis of speech on the Wiehahn Commission of Inquiry into labour legislation, by Auret van Heerden, President of the National Union of South African…
ArchiveBesoek van Mnr Clark aan Suid-Afrika en Suidwes-Afrika: 10-13 Junie 1981
… by Minister R F Botha and written mostly in Afrikaans, of the visit of Mr W P Clark of the United States of America, to South Africa and South West Africa…
ArchiveD.I.V.I.D.E. And Rule; South Africas Bantust
… white; map showing Bantustans; text: Apartheid: 70% of the population are Africans. They are allocated 13% of the land -- the Bantustans. 17 % of the…
EventColoured Labour Party strengthened its stance against apartheid
… The Coloured Labour Party strengthened its position by forging an alliance with six members of the Coloured Persons Representative Council (CPRC). Unity ……
EventGamal Abdel Nasser becomes premier of Egypt
… Under his leadership Egypt continued its participation in the Arab-Israeli conflicts. Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal and blocked British and French ships…
EventMoses Mabhida receives awards
… politician and Umkhonto we Sizwe commander, was awarded the Soviet Order of the People and the Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria First Class on …
EventMakhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi, trade unionist and community leader, dies
… died in Orlando West, Soweto. Butshingi was born in the Transkei in 1906, and moved to the Transvaal in 1925 to become an insurance company agent. During the…
EventOscar Nominations are announced
… The first Oscar nomination for a South African film Yesterday in the Best Foreign Language category, was announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
EventMahamane Ousmane is overthrown
… toppled in a military coup d'etat and put under arrest in the presidential palace. Coup leader Col Barre Mainassara Ibrahim issued a statement on the state…
EventMargaret Mary Smith, SA artist and ichthyologist, is born
… ichthyologist, Margaret Mary Smith, was born in Indwe in the Eastern Cape. Ichthyology is the branch of zoology that deals with the study of fishes. Margaret…
EventLouis Botha becomes Union’s first Prime Minister
… A former member of the Volksraad of the South African Republic (Transvaal), representing the Vryheid district in 1897 and also Boer general during …
EventHarold Cressy is born in Rorke’s Drift
… Harold Cressy , co-founder of the Teachers League of South Africa (TLSA), educationist and … teacher, is born in Rorke's Drift, Kwazulu-Natal . He was the…
PlaceCarlisle Bridge, Eastern Cape
… Farmsteads and is known as Carlislebrug. It is located in the Cacadu Municipality in the Eastern Cape!. The original bridge was built in 1863 over the Great…
PlaceAmsterdam, Mkhondo Local Municipality
… Town some 77 km East of Ermelo. It formed part of the Scottish Settlement established by Alexander … proclaimed a Town in June 1881. At first called Roburnia…
Accredited Events
… The National Centenary Task Team (NCTT), has established a sub committee referred to as the Content and Copyright Sub Committee whose primary function is to…
PlaceZonderwater
… Situated in the Highveld of Gauteng, just outside Cullinan near Pretoria. The Zonderwater museum and the Italian Military Cemetery are alongside one another!…
PlaceBo-tuin, Hof Street, Gardens.
… The property was originally part of the Leeuwenhof Estate and was developed in about 1820 by … high garden wall enclosing its courtyard, was occupied by the…
EventZola Skweyiya is born
… Minister of Social Development of the Republic of South Africa since 17 June 1999, Dr Zola … Themba Skweyiya, was born in Simonstown. Skweyiya is the former…
EventDr Louis Luyt is born
… and self-made millionaire, former president of the SA Rugby Football Union and politician, was born in … was axed as president of SARFU in May 1998. Luyt…
EventJournalist and political activist Selby Msimang dies
… Pietermaritzburg. Msimang was a founding member of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), renamed the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923…
EventCoup attempt on S Doe’s government in Liberia
… headed by Brigadier-General Thomas Quiwonkpa, a faction of the Liberian military failed to take power from Samuel Doe. … a third coup attempt since Samuel…