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EventZimbabwe and England draw in a Bulawayo Test Cricket match with England needing one run to win
… run to win. They finished on 204 for 5, just one run short of the 205 that they needed. … on 19 November 2012]| ESPN Cricinfo," England tour of Zimbabwe,…
EventHenry Morton Stanley’s expedition reaches Fort Bodo, Congo
… was commissioned by The New York Herald with the task of finding explorer David Livingstone. No one had heard from …
Document 6 - Africans’ claims in South Africa
… Day we occupied the prison's surgery” During the time of the UDF (United Democratic Front) I was assisting the …
Desmond Tutu: External Video and Audio Archive
… Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate Message of Support for July 25 Rally (video) Bono on Desmond Tutu, …
PlaceErica Girl’s School Building, Richmond Hill, Port Elizabeth
… 1903 by Dr Thomas Muir, then Superintendent-General of Education. It was declared a National Monument under old …
EventAfrican-American tennis player, Arthur Ashe. is denied a visa by the South African Government
… man to win the US championship in 1968. He died on the 6th of February 1993 from an AIDS- related illness. …
EventDe Klerk announces referendum date
… Former South African president and leader of National Party (NP) F.W. De Klerk promulgated the date for … Keesing's Record of World Events , New Digest for…
EventAgreement to reincorporate Ciskei into South Africa is reached
… to implement the agreement took place when the ministries of economic affairs, finance and justice, and, agriculture, … Keesing's Record of World Events, New…
EventSouth Africa win the most medals at the 7th All African Games
… medals and Nigeria with 128 medals. The closing ceremony of the games was on 19 September. The 1999 Games included: …
EventKen Oosterbroek is killed
… Ken Oosterbroek, the Chief Photographer of The Star, was killed in bloody pre-election fighting in …
EventJeremy Cronin and British couple are sentenced in the Cape Town Supreme Court
… was expecting a baby, the court suspended eleven months of her twelve-month sentence and she returned to Britain with … 2013)| O’Malley, P. ‘1976’ , from…
Umrabulo Roundtable discussion, 7 March 2016
… Gugile Nkwinti and Professor Somadoda Fikeni. Members of the media are invited to cover the discussion which will …
EventAn intricate prisoner exchange takes place in Maputo, Mozambique
… information on "hostile elements which threaten the Safety of South West Africa (Namibia) and South Africa". These …
EventSouth Africa gets a new R5 coin with distinct security features designed to outsmart counterfeiters
… circulating in South Africa. Although not an exact match of the original, the coin was convincing enough to fool many …
EventAfrikaans Writer Breytenbach is sentenced
… apartheid in exile and was intended to be the White wing of the banned African National Congress (ANC). He remained a … (1999). Southern African Political…
EventSA tenor Johan Botha is born
… He attended his first singing lessons at the age of ten. After completing his education and military training, …
EventMandela and De Klerk hold emergency talks
… as long standing political feud between the supporters of African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party … Nelson Mandela Center of Memory. (1990)…
EventFirst Black Test cricket captain in SA is announced
… withdrawal from the tour with an ankle injury. The first of two Tests between Sri Lanka and South Africa were to start …
EventFour men die instantly in car races
… incident took place in Kgabalatsane, near Mabopane, north of Pretoria. References: …
EventBulelani Vukwani on a shooting spree
… at everyone he came across before returning to the scene of the original murder to shoot dead his girlfriend's father, …
EventBritish Kaffraria becomes a province with its own administration
… the area was declared a Crown Colony under administration of Lieutenant-Colonel John MacLean. Read more about British …
EventSA footballer, Steven Pienaar is born in Johannesburg
… joined the Dutch mother team Ajax and quickly became one of its best players. He later moved to other European teams …
EventSouth Africa abolishes financial Rand
… widely used in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Created by the sale of nonresidents’ assets in the country, it was available only … [Accessed on 28 February 2013]|…
EventThe Japanese government announces that South Africans will no longer be granted visas to enter Japan
… to be seen as allies with the country. Japan was one of these countries. Japan depended heavily on trade and it …
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 …