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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 …
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]…
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…