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EventDr David Webster, a social anthropologist at Wits University and political activist, is shot dead outside his home
… in Grahamstown in South Africa. He studied Anthropology at the University of Grahamstown and later went on to teach the subject at the University of the…
EventAfrica Malaria Day
… Malaria Day is observed annually on 25 April. The day was officially instituted by the World Health Assembly in May 2007. Malaria Day was first … as Africa…
PlaceTembisa Township, Midrand
… Tembisa is a large Township situated to the North of Kempton Park , under the Ekurhuleni Municipality . It was established in 1957 when … Areas in Edenvale,…
Zuma to grow ANC membership in tribute to Madiba, 17 July 2011
… of his organisation - taken as far back as 1942 - to grow the ANC membership to one million, members of the media are reminded of the address by ANC…
EventHajara Ibrahim appears before a Nigerian Islamic court to launch an appeal against her conviction for adultery
… sexuality and hygiene. Since 1999, 12 states across the mainly Muslim north of Nigeria have begun reintroducing … amputation and stoning for crimes like…
PlaceDe Goede Verwachting, 17 Cavalcade Road, Green Point
… The land, which included the whole of Green Point, was granted in 1814 to David Kuuhle. Construction of the house probably began almost immediately and for…
EventKenyan political activist Jomo Kenyatta released from jail
… was released from jail after serving 9 years. During the 1952 Mau Mau rebellion, Kenyatta, together with other nationalist leaders was imprisoned by the…
EventPretoria Boys High School opens
… The Staatsmodelskool (State Model School), started in 1893 by … was refurbished by Lord Alfred Milner and opened as the Pretoria Boys High School under the…
PlaceAdams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Settlement West of Amanzimtoti and South of Durban, in the Umlazi district. Established in 1836, it was destroyed by Dingaan, but rebuilt in 1839. Named…
EventHaile Selassi I, Emperor of Ethiopia, is born
… Haile Selassi was born as Lij Tafari Makonnen in the village of Ejersa Gor, in the Harar province of Ethiopia. Heir to a 13th century dynasty, he ascended to…
EventEdgar Wallace (56), author and newspaper editor in South Africa, dies in Hollywood.
… gave him up for adoption when he was nine years old. At the age of 12, Wallace left school and held several menial jobs. He later joined the army and was…
ArchiveInterview with Ashby Peter Solomzi Mda
… Ashby Peter Solomzi "A. P." Mda (1916-1993) who grew up in the Herschel district of the Transkei. He was prominent among the founders of the ANC Youth League…
ArchiveRenewed fighting in April
… On April 1 1989, the start of the implementation of Resolution 435, clashes between Swapo … forces broke out in northern Namibia . For nine days the most…
EventMuhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman to regain his world heavyweight title
… The historic boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George … Republic of Congo) took place on 30 October 1974. Ali won the fight when he knocked out Foreman…
PlaceCity Hall, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
… pile was designed in a grandiose Edwardian style heralding the subsequent pomp of the Georgian era. The Duke of Connaught and Strathern, laid the corner…
EventBomb explodes at Johannesburg synagogue
… A limpet mine exploded outside the Temple of Israel synagogue in central Johannesburg, the mother 'shul' of the Johannesburg Jewish Reform Congregation. The…
EventJournalist Percy Qoboza is released from detention
… Percy Qoboza, editor of the banned newspaper, The World, was released from detention, together with nine … for his release. After his release, Qoboza…
EventSmugglers of military recruits in court
… Twelve people (eleven men and one woman) appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court after being accused of smuggling military recruits out of the country…
EventPres Mandela’s testimony in SARFU affairs set aside
… In providing reasons for the decision of the Pretoria High Court to set the investigation of the Browde Commission into South African … African Legal…
EventSiege of Kimberley is raised
… During the Second Anglo-Boer War between the two Boer republics and Britain, Gen. French relieved … after a siege of 123 days. Despite numerous attacks by…
EventTwenty-six miners trapped in a Swaziland coal mine are rescued with help from South Africa.
… Twenty-six miners were trapped when a roof collapsed at the Emaswati Coal mine near Mpaka, Swaziland. The fastest way to get the miners out was through a…
ArchiveNatives (Urban Areas) Act, Act No 21 of 1923
… The Act was to provide for improved conditions of residence for natives in or near urban areas and the better administration of native affairs; for the…
EventTrade union federation, COSATU, celebrates its 26th anniversary
… The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), a … was established on 2 December 1985 in Durban. It is among the fastest growing labour federations in…
PlaceDurban Main Post Office
… which was designed by Phillip Dudgeon in 1882. It was the first meeting place of the South African National Convention, which took place in a hall to the…
Author uncovers Gandhi’s links with early ANC leaders by Anelisa Kubheka (Daily News), 02 March 2012, Durban
… that Gandhi had close ties and friendships with some of the ANC’s early presidents when he was still alive. Advocate Anil Nauriya was speaking at the Durban…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.5 No.1 Oct-Dec 1960
… CONTENTS The Heart of Darkness. Cartoon, Papas. The Pondoland Massacre, Dennis Kiley. Cartoon, Gask. South … Referendum for a Republic, L.J. Blom-Cooper. The…
EventRetired soccer player and founder of Kaizer Chiefs FC, Kaizer Motaung, is born in Soweto
… playing soccer at a young age and turned professional at the age of 16 when he joined Orlando Pirates. He entered the international scene when he was…
EventInternational Olympic Committee re-admit South Africa
… Following the ban on South Africa by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) prior to the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964 for its racial discrimination …
EventAlgerian head of state Mohamed Boudiaf assassinated
… by military officers during a public speech at the opening of a cultural center in Annaba. The incident demonstrated how the political crisis in Algeria was…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk promises repeal of apartheid laws
… The circumstances that led to the repealing and ultimate dismantling of the Apartheid structure was similar to those that led to the earlier proclamation…