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EventThe Berlin Airlift, which delivered food and fuel to West Berliners during a Soviet blockade, and in which the SAA took part, comes to an end
… Berlin was finally lifted at one minute after midnight, on 12 May 1949, and the first great standoff of the Cold War was …
EventJacob Zuma, Former President of South Africa and of the ANC, is born.
… Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma was born on the 12 April 1942, at Inkandla, in KwaZulu Natal. At the age of …
EventAn application to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails.
… access to abortion services upon request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, and in certain cases, access to the …
EventThe first Comrades Marathon takes place
The first Comrades Marathon was run by Vic Clapham, ex World War One veteran and other 34 runners, who initiated it as a reunion. Clapham wanted to remember…
EventBeginning of the Anglo-Zulu War, 10 January 1879
… of the Anglo-Zulu War , while others claim that the 12 January 1879 (first attack) or the 22 January 1879 (first …
EventBasutoland (now Lesotho) becomes British territory
… State. He appealed to the British for protection, and on 12 March 1868 his country became a British protectorate, and … 2014]|(2003). Milestones (feature…
Mandela and Fidel A film by Estela Bravo
… Buitenkants Stree, Cape town Venue:Tuesday 4 March 2014, 12-2pm UCT Africa Studies African …
EventEdgar Wallace (56), author and newspaper editor in South Africa, dies in Hollywood.
… up for adoption when he was nine years old. At the age of 12, Wallace left school and held several menial jobs. He …
Freedom In Our Life Time - List of Photographs
… 10-11. Lembede's gravesite, Croesus cemetery, Johannesburg 12.Signature page, ANC Youth League meeting, 14 February 1944 …
EventEugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born
… Marais began writing at a very young age. By the age of 12, he was a published writer. Marais became famous as an …
PlaceEbenezer, Limpopo
… The name is of biblical origin , (1 Samuel 7:12) and means 'stone of help'. Also spelt 'Ebenhaesar ' or ' …
ArticleA timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan
… steel giant ArcelorMittal worth more than R3-billion. 12 September 2010 Duduzane Zuma says in a statement: “I am … time. The Guptas are reported to have left…
Message to the People of South Africa on the 67th Anniversary of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1979
… in the observance of its 70th anniversary in January 1982. A programme which will reflect our struggle and … majority of our people. It is our conviction and…
ArchiveBiography of Buchi Emecheta by Alphonce Baraza
… of English at the University of Calabar in Nigeria. From 1982 to 1983 she and her son, Sylvester, started and ran … name, the first being a novel titled…
James Stewart - the ANC fighter who spoke truth to power by Martin Plaut, 1 February 2016
… Quibaxe at ‘Camp 32’, also referred to as Quatro. “In late 1982, a circular from Lusaka requested that in the Angolan … to discipline members, not leaders,…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 67th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1979
… in the observance of its 70th anniversary in January 1982. A programme which will reflect our struggle and … majority of our people. It is our conviction and…
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts timeline 1602-1966
… the Dutch and local Khoi erupt at the Cape. 1657 The first 12 free burghers settle along the Liesbeeck River in the Cape …
ArticleTreason Trial 1956 - 1961
… still faced re-indictment. Speaking later, on May 12, 1959, about "the ordinary course of justice", the …
Cape Town Book Sale 2017
… you have a right to be excited. From Friday, 16 to Sunday, 18 June 2017 the V&A Waterfront will become the centre of the …
PlaceSoweto Theatre
… ↵ [iv] Ibid ↵ [v] “Soweto Theatre”, Portfolio, Accessed 18 April 2017, … .|“Soweto Theatre”, Portfolio. Accessed 18 April 2017, …
PlaceEmpangeni
… art displays!" Also available is an impressive 18-hole Empangeni Golf Course for golf enthusiasts. Empangeni …
EventRiaad Moosa, the South African comedian is born
… Riaad Moosa was born in Cape Town on 18 June 1977. He has won numerous awards as a comedian, …
PlaceWynberg Park, Southern Suburbs
In the heart of Cape Town lies the beautiful Wynberg Park! This spans over an area of 22 square kilometres and showcases some of the Western Cape Vegetation,…
EventSouth African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang, Club Kevin Carter, commits suicide
… a Sudanese child being stalked by a vulture in 1993. On 18 April, 1994, only 6 days after Carter won the Pulitzer, …
EventPansy Tlakula, Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission, announces her resignation
… and wanted Tlakula removed ahead of the 2014 elections. On 18 June 2014, Electoral Court judge, Lotter Wepener, found …
EventBomb meant for Kangaroo Court judge, May Ledwaba kills sleeping William Ledwaba
… of all relevant facts pertaining to the incident.18 September, stated to the to the Truth and Reconciliation … [online] Available at: www.sahistory.org.za …
EventThe Rand Revolt strikers’ stronghold at Fordsburg Square falls to the government
… The end of the revolt was declared at midnight on 18 March 1922. …
Articlehoz tab example
… curriculum covering all the topics from Grade 4 to Grade 12. To make the Online Classroom even more accessible, it is … of his career to the arts, especially…
ArchiveSonia Bunting: Continuous Compassion and Adamant Activism by Jack Lucas
… for which she was imprisoned until December 19, 1956. [12] She was not alone in this situation, as dozens of other … the reverse effect took hold in 1962. …
PlaceSt. Francis Church, Simonstown
… Written by Prof Boet Dommisse, who sadly passed away on 12 July 2014, it records the History the Parish Church from …