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EventJohn “Shoes” Moshoeu was born on this day
… On this day the South African and International soccer player was born in Diepkloof, Soweto. One of the most successful players to have ever played the game…
ANC`s Subcommittee on Education, 18 January 2016
… The ANC`s Subcommittee on Education will hold a media … concerning urgent matters affecting education. Details of the briefing are as follows: Date: 18…
PlaceWoolsack House, Rondebosch
… features, was Rebuilt by Sir Herbert Baker for the use of Poets and Artists on the instructions of Cecil John Rhodes. Rudyard Kipling and his family stayed…
ArchiveInterview with Mr H Molooi
… his experiences as a labourer at that time. Mrs Ngcobo was the only known, living daughter of Langalibalele Dube, until … for Allison Wessels George Champion…
ArchiveUDF Unites To Expose What Underlies Reform
… on white; silkscreen, graphic hand pulling up paper; text: The United Democratic Front was launched in Cape Town in … Agust 1983 to unite a broad range of…
EventDaryll Cullinan, SA cricket player, is born in Kimberley.
… style. Cullinan broke Shaun Pollock’s record and became the youngest Protea player to score a first class century at the age of 16. Cullinan retired from…
EventKing Goodwill Zwelithini is born in Nongoma
… residence of Khethomtandayo. Zwelithini was installed as the eighth monarch of the Zulus at a traditional ceremony attended by 20 000 people in Nongoma on…
EventSenator Robert Kennedy visits SA
… In June 1966, during the darkest years of Apartheid, United States (US) Senator … made a historic visit to South Africa. He was invited by the National Union…
EventDjibouti and Cote d’ Ivore strengthen diplomatic ties with SA
… Following a visit to Nigeria by the state president, F.W. de Klerk, and his foreign minister … had imposed on South Africa, whilst Cote d'Ivore announced the…
EventMandela and Tambo meet in Sweden
… met his old friend, ANC President Oliver Tambo, for the first time in twenty-eight years. The meeting took place in Sweden, where Tambo was … from a stroke…
EventWestern Cape High Court suspends pebble bed modular reactor at Koeberg
… The Western Cape High Court set aside Western Cape provincial … Department of Environmental Affair's decision to permit the construction of a pebble bed…
EventFanie de Villiers ends his last Test triumphantly
… Villiers played his last cricket match for South Africa in the third Test match against Pakistan at St George's Park, … Elizabeth. De Villiers ended his Test…
EventP.W. Botha is born
… Pieter Willem Botha, (also known as Die Groot Krokodile - The Big Crocodile) was born on the farm Telegraaf in Paul Roux district, Free State. Before … 1983…
EventAn assassination attempt is made on first Ghanaian President, Kwame Nkrumah
… attempt was made on first Ghana President, Kwame Nkrumah. The bomb, intended to eliminate Nkrumah, exploded and killed … injured. Four years before this…
PlaceMusgrove road, Berea
… Piekes. Erected in 1904-05, it is an excellent example of the Natal verandah house popular at the beginning of the 20th century, and includes a finely…
Namibia resource package
… Namibia resource package, produced by the SACBC peace and war committee, Cape democrats Namibia … overview of economy, 4 Privatisation NUNW pamphlet, 5 the…
ArchiveNamibia resource package
… Namibia resource package, produced by the SACBC peace and war committee, Cape democrats Namibia … overview of economy, 4 Privatisation NUNW pamphlet, 5 the…
PlaceRust-en-Vrede, Wellington Road, Durbanville
… Construction of this complex dates from the mid 19th Century and reflects a blending of Cape Dutch, … Residences. More recently in 1978 it was acquired by…
Yukon, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg
… of Johannesburg from 1917 to 1919. It is a testament to the high expectations that initially surrounded the establishment of this suburb. In addition to a…
EventA Dakota air-liner, Paardeberg, crashes into Ingeli Mountain
… One of SAA’s early aircrafts, a Dakota, crashed into the Ingeli Mountain in Kokstad on 15 October 1951. It was … all seventeen passengers. It was SAA’s third…
EventSouth African pop queen, Brenda Fassie, is born
… in Langa, a township near Cape Town. She was named after the American country singer Brenda Lee. The daughter of a pianist, Brenda began singing to her…
EventJan Volschenk, a well-known South African painter, dies
… Jan Volschenk, a prominent South African painter, died at the age of 83. He passed away in the town of Riversdale in the Cape Province, where he was born…
EventSelassie becomes emperor
… as Emperor Haile Selassie in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, after the death of Empress Zaudito. After 45 years of rule, … ousted by Marxist dictator Mengistu Haile…
EventDorothy Nyembe is released from jail
… who participated in many political demonstrations against the apartheid regime and led the Cato Manor protests, was released from jail with her … intact…
EventSA poet Sydney Vernon Peterson dies
… Sydney Vernon Petersen, one of the prominent South African poets and educationist of the 1940s, died in Germiston. His poetry was translated into … a highly…
EventChris Ntuli is stabbed to death
… Chris Ntuli, was stabbed to death in Kwa Mashu, Durban. The incident, believed to be a political murder, happened on … M. (ed) (1998). A Crime Against…
EventInternational Candlelight Memorial Day
… started by people living with HIV and Aids to break down the barriers of stigma and discrimination. The community mobilisation campaign began on 1 December, …
PlaceAlverstone, a Railway Station near Drummond
… in turn takes its name from Lord Alverstone, president of the Royal Commission on Martial Law Sentences, who visited … Webster became Chief Justice of…
PlaceAasvoelkop a Hill on which Northcliff Water Tower Stands, Johannesburg
… from Dutch, 'vulture hill', this name arouse from before the railway reached Johannesburg, up to a thousand wagons at a time were on route to cross the Vaal…
Place'Boekenhout' Farm in Rustenberg
… Paul Kruger's farm was declared a National Monument by the Monument's Commission. The complex features three buildings: a house built in 1841 before Kruger…