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EventThe Hewat Teacher Training College in Athlone is set alight in solidarity with the UWC students on a boycott
… hours of fighting. Students in Cape Town also marched on 12 August. The University of Cape Town (UCT) provided one …
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… [online], Available at www.southafrica.info [Accessed: 18 March 2012]|Boddy-Evans, A. ‘This Day in African History: … Available at https://africanhistory…
EventMazisi Kunene, Zulu poet and ANC activist, is born
… Mazisi Kunene was born on 12 May 1930 in Amahlongwa, Southern KwaZulu Natal to a Swazi …
EventKenya is granted independence
… to seven years in prison. When Kenya became a Republic on 12 December 1964, Kenyatta was named Kenya's first president, …
PlaceWarriors Gate: MOTH Museum of Militaria
Warrior's Gate is situated at the Corner of Old Fort Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, in Durban. In addition to its Headquarters function, Warriors Gate is…
EventSophiatown residents are forcefully moved to Soweto
… to a notice, residents were supposed to be moved on 12 February 1955, but the government caught them by surprise. …
EventANC leader Walter Sisulu is convicted and sentenced to six years in prison for contravening the unlawful Organisations Act
… others. They were charged in October 1963 and on 12 June 1964 the Rivonia Trialists were sentenced to life …
Exploring Student-Worker Alliance: the role of COSAS in trade unions, 1979-1985 by Noor Nieftagodien
… Alliance: the role of COSAS in trade unions, 1979-1985 In 1982 the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) convened …
PlaceVereeniging, a City in Gauteng
… in the Vaal Triangle . It was formally established in 1982 and is one of the youngest of South Africa's National …
SAHO Milestones
… . Imperial Ghetto - Ways of Seeing in a South African City 18 March - The exhibition Imperial Ghetto by Omar Badsha was … 27 celebrations at the Castle of…
ArticleThe ‘four nation’ thesis
… as a ‘multi-national’ state comprising of between 10 or 12 ‘nations [2] ; hence the formation of the ‘self-governing’ …
EventPeter “Terror” Mathebula dies
… On 18 January 2020, Peter “Terror” Mathebula South Africa’s … from boxing in 1983. Peter “Terror” Mathebula died on 18 January 2020, in Leratong Hospital,…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Two - By Riashnee Pather
… of the world's quislings. I can not say anything further." 12 The question of who had paid the fine and why was the main … Kajee, PR Pather and SR Naidoo…
EventThabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, Transkei
… Mvuyelwa Mbeki was born in Idutywa in Transkei on June 18 1942. Both his parents were activists. His father, Govan …
EventNotorious role of Ferdi Barnard is disclosed
… Military Intelligence (MI) officials and approved. On 18 November 1992 President W.F. de Klerk appointed Lt-Gen. …
Event7 People are killed during a SATS strike
… date as 10 January, the numbers killed as 6 and injured as 18. The bloody clash took place during a violent nine week …
EventUS House of Representatives approve Bill to impose stricter sanctions on Apartheid South Africa
… On 18 June 1986, the House of Representatives of the United …
EventNongqawuse’s unfulfilled prophecy
… and nothing happened, other dates were set, including 18 February 1857. Disappointment followed disappointment, …
EventSteven Biko is arrested.
… Trust Fund to aid political prisoners and families. On 18 August 1977, he was arrested on his way home from a …
PlaceBellville, a Suburb of Cape Town
… the city of Cape Town, Bellville was originally called 12 Mile Stone. It was originally founded as a railway station …
PlaceFort Wynyard
… Battery, but after the outbreak it was rearmed on April 12, 1861. The Kijk-in-de-pot battery was improved in 1862 and …
PlaceGeorge Division
… 10,086 residents, of whom 3,780 were literate 1904 census: 12,667 residents, of whom 5,716 were literate …
PlaceFraserburg
… of Worcester and was proclaimed a separate division on 12 December 1853. In about January 1890 its Southern …
EventSpringboks beat New Zealand in Rugby Wold Cup final match
… shown by the All Blacks, the final score was 15-12 in favour of South Africa. The South African President, …
EventTwo actors, Athol Fugard and Zakes Mokae arrive in Cape Town to stage a play on the ‘Colour-bar’
… was staged at Labia Theatre, Cape Town on the evening of 12 February 1962. Fugard's play "The Blood Knot" was …
EventJournalists’ first visit to Robben Island
The South African government for the first time allowed 20 local journalists, five correspondents of international news agencies and two official photographers…
EventThe death in police custody of Ahmed Timol, political activist and underground operative, is confirmed
… film by Enver Samuel in 2015. Finally, on October 12 2017, a South African court ruled that Timol's death had …
EventElephant poaching reaches an all time high
… Ivory Trade ', from the National Public Radio (NPR) News,12 November, [online], Available at www.npr.org [Accessed: …
EventPiet Retief, Voortrekker leader, is born
… On 12 October 1780 Voortrekker leader, Piet Retief was born at … gelofteland," 12 NOVEMBER 1780: PIET RETIEF "From: gelofteland … ,[Online],Available at:…
EventCharles Swart, a student ranger from Mangosuthu Technical College, is killed by a leopard
… Camp,the Kruger National Park. The young Swart was guiding 12 visitors when the incident occurred. The animal mauled …