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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]…
EventTogo and South Africa establish diplomatic relations following a visit by Nelson Mandela
… diplomatic relations. President Mandela met then President of Togo, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, to review the situation in West … IRC, Togo (The Republic of) , from…
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 …
PlaceCora Terrace Houses (1,3,5,7,9,11), Port Elizabeth
… built in the 1850’s to house soldiers guarding the port of Port Elizabeth. Situated in picturesque surroundings, you …
EventKenyan runner, Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 meters in less than 27 minutes
… gold medal in Tokyo and set a Kenyan 5000 meter record of 13; 01.82 in Zurich. … [Accessed on 25 June 2012]|Confederation of African Athletics Yobes Ondieki…
EventTwenty former SA political prisoners launched a campaign against apartheid laws
… former South African political prisoners, in defiance of the restriction orders the regime imposed on them after … O’Malley P. ‘1989’ , from Nelson Mandela…
EventAnnesu de Vos, SA poet, is born.
… years later her second book was published. In recognition of her poetry debut, De Vos obtained the Eugene Marais prize, …
EventRobert McBride is born
… African National Congress (ANC) member and current chief of Ekurhuleni Metro Police, Robert McBride, was born in …
EventNelson Mandela is arrested
… Congress (ANC) leader and first commander-in-chief of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was captured in Cedara, a small … HarperCollins.| Hepple, B. Rivonia: The Story…
EventMovie director Henry Cornelius dies
… Henry Cornelius, died unexpectedly during the production of the crime comedy "Law and Disorder" in 1958. Charles …
EventAcademic and ANC politician Z.K. Matthews dies
… the old guard and the more militant younger members of the African National Congress in the late 1940s and 1950s, … Matthews, ZK., (2011), ' A biography of…
EventMandela addresses ANC rally in Durban
… Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader and Chief Minister of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, for the role … Keesing's Record of World Events , News…
EventThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela
… to sixty different countries with an estimated audience of a billion people. Nelson Mandela has continued raising …
EventFrontline states call on RSA government to release Mandela and end Apartheid
… The six frontline states of Angola , Botswana , Mozambique , Tanzania , Zambia and … Mail : Vol 6 no 34| M.Evans(1984/1985),' The front-line state,South…
EventCaribbean countries refuse to send troops to Haiti
… and his family are still living in great comfort as guests of the South African government. … [Accessed: 25 February 2013]|Caister N. Haiti's history of…
EventMcBride is conditionally released from prison
… who had been held in Mozambique for six months on charges of gun-running and espionage, was conditionally released from … Keesing's Records of World Events ,…
EventThomas Thornton becomes the first passenger on an aeroplane in South Africa
… on 28 December 1909,over the Nahoon Racecourse. At the end of February 1910, Kimmerling made three flights in Sydenham … jaar, Kaapstad : Human & Rousseau…
EventFierce fighting erupts between pro-Patrice Lumumba troops and UN forces
… 36, had escaped from Kolatey prison farm in the west of the breakaway province. …
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…