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EventDesire Wilson is born
… in Brakpan. Wilson is a former racing driver who is one of only five women to have competed in Formula One. In 1980 …
EventSouth African athlete and Africa high-jump record holder Hestrie Cloete is born in Germiston, Transvaal
… on 26 August 1978. She began high jumping at the age of 13 when she was discovered by her coach Martin Marx. From …
EventOubangi-Shari achieves independence as the Central African Republic
… African Republic (CAR) with David Dacko, the cousin of the former Prime Minister, Barthélémy Boganda (who died in … (Accessed: 05 August 2013)| Shokran World…
EventAaron Mokoena, SA footballer is born in Boipatong
… He also led Bafana Bafana in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana. Mokoena’s tough tackling skills have …
EventHumphrey Ndlovu, veteran IFP leader dies
… in Soweto during the 1990s. He was a strong proponent of tribalism and believed that the Zulu Nation should reign … Makatile D.(2011), SA has been spared…
PlaceAmanzamnyama, a small size Town in Kwa-Zulu Natal
… elevation Above Sea Level is 936 metres. Variant forms of spelling for aManzamnyama or in other languages: … New Dictionary of South African Names by Peter E…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.5 No.3 1983
… and Contributors VOLUMES NUMBER 3,1983, Stories: The Night of the Long Knives by Bheki Maseko; Jericho Again by Ahmed …
PlaceConstitution Street House 14, Port Elizabeth
… 1880, lending it a completely unique charm. It consists of five dwellings in Donkin Street, facing on to the Donkin …
EventChief Buthelezi considers registering the IFP for April 1994 election
… on April 27. This announcement emerged after several hours of talks between the African National Congress (ANC) …
EventJacob Matlala, SA flyweight, wins the World Boxing Organisation world champion title
… and turned professional in 1979. Under the guidance of Theo Mthembu, Matlala won his first professional victory …
EventDr Ribeiro and his wife are gunned down
… granted amnesty for the role he played in the planning of the murder. … Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography , v. 2|Coleman, M. …
EventBritish Airways prohibits smoking on all flights
… the late 1980s all smoking was prohibited on all flights of less than two hours. However, as this entry indicates, … : Human & Rousseau.|Help with Smoking,…
EventMarks Maponyane, former Bafana Bafana striker, is born in Meadowlands, Soweto
… football for 17 years and was awarded footballer of the year three times. He played for Kaizer chiefs from …
EventDavid Frost wins the South African Open golf championship in Stellenbosch
… (1989) and his first South African Open in 1986. Most of his victories were at the Gary Player Country Club at Sun …
EventNigerian Political Scientist Professor Claude Ake is born
… into a lagoon in a mangrove jungle 25 miles northeast of Lagos. There were no survivors. Ake’s death sparked … Akyeampong E.K. and Gates H.L. Jr. Dictionary…
EventSA actress, Ashley Callie dies
… Actress Ashley Callie, most famous for her portrayal of Leonie Haines in the soap opera Isidingo, died on 15 …
EventWorld Cancer Day is instituted as an annual world-wide cancer awareness campaign
… treatment. The day was inaugurated in 2002 by a consortium of governmental and non-governmental cancer research …
EventLillian Ngoyi, well-known anti-Apartheid activist, dies
… Anti-Apartheid activist and founder member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL), …
EventA new right-wing group Aksie Eie Toekoms (Action for our Own Future) (AET) is founded in Pretoria.
… that Afrikaners survived. The group later became part of the Conservative Party (CP). … L.E, (1999), South African Political History: A Chronology of Key…
Democrats Film Screening
… We are planning a screening launch of our film Democrats which focuses on politics in …
EventEzrom Kgobokanyo Sebata Legae is born
… United States America. From 1972 to 1974 he was director of the art programme at African Music and Drama Association. …
EventFirst sextuplets in the world to survive their infancy are born in Cape Town
… from 2 lb 6 oz (1.1 kg) to 4 lb 6 oz (2.0 kg) Only one of the six children, Grant, still lives in South Africa where …
EventNic Cruse, who worked for PC Plus, which was started by people within the Mass Democratic Movement is assassinated.
… the package which he believed contained a computer in need of repair. The company’s premises were located at 37 Crart … A Crime Against Humanity: analysing…
EventZambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon killing 18 national soccer team players
… attributed his error in judgment to fatigue. The cause of the fire remained uncertain. All the players and coaching … [Accessed on 19 April 2013]| Football…
ANC Secretary General meeting former political prisoners on the Cuban Five, 21 May 2010
… a move aimed at strengthening the campaign for the release of five Cubans - who include trade unionists - incarcerated …
Further information on services for the late Adelaide Tambo, 07 February 2007
… 2007 Gencor Hall, Soshanguve Campus, Tshwane University of Technology 14h00 MEMORIAL SERVICE – WATTVILLE Wednesday, 7 …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.6 No.4 1987
… Contents and Contributors Stories: The Spirit of Two Worlds by Jayapraga Reddy; From the Backseat by Greg …
EventEfforts by a pro-sanctions lobbyist group against SA debt rescheduling prove unsuccessful
… its debts. Reference: Fraser, R. (1989). Keesing's Record of World Events, Longman: London, p. 36965. …
EventCecil Edwin Frans Skotnes is born in East London, Eastern Cape
… series he did for his portfolios was The Assassination of Shaka and The White Monday Disaster based on text by the …
EventDavid Malebane, a student at the Tompi Seleka Agricultural College in the Limpopo, shoots three lecturers before shooting himself
… he stormed into the school with a gun and accused lectures of deliberately failing him. It is reported that he went …