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EventFNB cancels its R20 million anti-crime initiative designed to encourage President Thabo Mbeki to make crime his priority
… bank cancelled its R 20 million anti-crime campaign. The bank had launched the campaign with the intention of encouraging then President Thabo Mbeki to … (…
EventBafana Bafana loses to England
… a friendly international match at Absa Stadium in Durban. The match was to mark South Africa's campaign to host World Cup finals in 2010. The England team…
EventSouth Africa mandated to govern South
… The League of Nations, the world body formed after World War 1 in 1919, afforded … a mandate to govern South-West Africa (now Namibia). The mandate gave…
PlaceAgate Terrace, Port St. Johns
… of verigated, semi-pelucid, Chalcedonies found here. The 'Meliskerk' was wrecked off the Coast there in 1943. Agate Terrace is halfway between the river…
PlaceDorkay House (1952)
… Dorkay House, a building at the south end of Eloff Street in downtown Johannesburg, functioned as the headquarters for the Union of South African Artists,…
Place'Aba Mponjwana', Drakensberg Mountains
… Zulu name for ridge on the Mountains in Drakensberg, including such Peaks as Cathedral Peak, the Bell, the Outer Horn and the Inner Horn. Said to mean 'Ridge…
PlaceBensusan Museum of Photography and Library, Johannesburg
… The Bensusan Museum of Photography is named after Dr AD … mayor of Johannesburg and a man who has devoted himself to the promotion of the art and science of…
PlaceOld Government Building, Church Street, Boksburg
… The building was designed by Sytze Wierda, chief architect of the ZAR's Public Works Department. Its foundation stone was … completed on or before 10 April…
EventCall for a stay-away in Black townships
… A stay-away by Black workers in the industrial areas of the Witwatersrand and the Vaal Triangle is called by Black unions and civic groups …
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic’s office
… The office of a member of Prime Minister P.W. Botha's team, … of States, Professor Jan Lombard, was destroyed at the University of Pretoria. The aims of the…
EventBafana Bafana loses to Germany
… South African soccer team Bafana Bafana played against the German national soccer team in an international friendly match, in Dusseldorf in Germany. The game…
EventGandhi leads Satyagraha Passive Resistance Campaign
… Born in 1869 at Porbandar, Gujarat, India, the internationally prominent Indian campaigner, Mohandas Gandhi, led the 1906 Satyagraha Passive Resistance…
PlaceState President Swart Park, Bloemfontein
… The largest of Bloemfontein's many Recreational spots, the Park has many sculptured flowerbeds, rolling lawns and shady spots. The facilities at this Park…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The new and competitive presence of Indians in…
PlaceFort Daspoortraand
… This fort was built by the firm Schneider & Co, which was connected to the French firm, Le Creusot. Military engineers, Leon Grunberg and Sam Leon were…
PlaceIrish House, Polokwane Museum
… Right in the centre of the city of Polokwane is Irish House, a Victorian building that was prefabricated and moved complete to the City by a German immigrant…
EventKing George VI is born
… Cottage in Norfolk on 14 December 1895. George ascended the English throne following his brother, Prince Edward's abdication on 12 December 1936. George who…
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
… The more recent pre-colonial history of CÁ´te d’Ivoire can be traced to the 17th century, with the establishment of the kingdom of Gyaaman. The capital, ……
EventAngola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial rule
… 14 years of armed resistance to Portuguese colonial rule. The three major movements fighting the war, the Movimiento Popular de Liberación de Angola, (MPLA),…
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… The Defense Amendment Bill, designed to make military service … for White young men, was passed on 9 June 1967 - with the support of the opposition…
PlaceSao Bento Shipwreck, Coffee Bay
… The earliest known wreck is the Portuguese carrack, Sao Bento. A carrack is a sailing sailing ship of the 14th–17th centuries that was usually built with…
EventGerman Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, famous German commander of German forces in North Africa, dies on this day
… The legendary German general was known as the "Desert Fox for his brilliant military exploits in north Africa during the Second World War. He was born in…
EventSuppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950 approved in Parliament
… The Suppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950, according to which the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) was declared an … and came into force on 17…
EventSupreme Court changes ruling on forced removals, traditionally
… From 1960 to 1983, the apartheid Government forcibly moved 3.5 million Black South Africans in one of the largest mass removals of people in modern history…
Country Divided in Black and White by Holland Cotter, 1 July 2010
… For the last few weeks millions of fevered eyes have been fixed on South Africa, host to the World Cup, which ends next weekend. For half a century the…
Secret Ballot
… ‘A Protest Theatre And Political Satire Farce’. It follows the exploits of 5 members of ‘The Brotherhood’. This here organization is one designed for the…
EventMangope calls out troops as unrest flares in Bophuthatswana
… In 1994, the persistant tensions in Bophuthatswana homeland came to a head after the homeland's government decided against registering for the election and…
PlaceElizabeth le Roux Hostel, Bloemfontein
… Monument under old NMC legislation on 8 August 1975. The building has wood windows, old lamps, and border trellis work. The building is built in a victor The…
PlaceFree State Stadium
… The Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein was originally built for the Rugby World Cup of 1995. Then, it was revamped to host a number of matches for the 2010…
EventA two-day All-in African Conference starts in Pietermaritzburg, Natal
… The two-day All-in African Conference - with 1,400 delegates … political bodies was hosted in Pietermaritzburg, Natal. The conference called for a national…