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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…
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, …
EventMovie director Henry Cornelius dies
… Henry Cornelius, died unexpectedly during the production of the crime comedy "Law and Disorder" in 1958. Charles …
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 …
EventNigeria cuts its diplomatic missions
… economic decline. The cut came after the military regime of Buhari, which took power from a civilian government, …
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…
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 …
ArchiveAddress at 46664 Concert, by Nelson Mandela, 27 June 2008, London United Kingdom
… freedom for all ... We say tonight, after nearly 90 years of life, it is time for new hands to lift the burdens. It is …
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 …
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 …
EventVigilante mob beats man to death in Diepsloot
… where they were standing. When the confrontation got out of hand, Ramoloyi, who was travelling with his brother, …
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…
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. …