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EventPolitical activist Mvulane Zacharia Bheki dies in detention
… 1985. When he failed to appear in court along with the others on 7 March, his family grew concerned. They later … recounted how Mvulane had been beaten and…
EventAhmed Ben Bella is moved to a French hospital after 11 days of hunger strike
… invited by Bella where he received military training from the Algerian National Liberation Front at bases of the latter across the border in Morocco. On June…
EventEmmanuel Frimpong, Ghanaian footballer, is born
… he attended school in Tottenham. He joined Arsenal at the age of nine and has played for them since. He is … of birth, Ghana. He is hoping to represent…
EventPeter Clarence van Riet Lowe, archaeologist and civil engineer who built 109 bridges in SA, is born in Aliwal North, CC.
… of over a hundred bridges in South Africa. It was during the construction of the bridges that he discovered over 300 prehistoric sites. … archeologist. He…
EventTogo and South Africa establish diplomatic relations following a visit by Nelson Mandela
… Nelson Mandela in 1996, Togo and South Africa set the platform to establish diplomatic relations. President … met then President of Togo, Gnassingbé Eyadéma,…
EventNelson Mandela is arrested
… military training in Oujda, Morocco, and after attending the All Africa People’s Conference in Ethiopia. He was … with incitement to strike and with…
EventFormer National Public Prosecutor Bulelani Ngcuka is born
… to avoid accusation of political bias and to distance the office from his political involvement.Like many political activists he was educated at the…
EventXhosa author Samuel Mqhayi dies
… nemiBongo (1927) included 'Nkosi sikelel' iAfrica'. The words of the first stanza and chorus were originally written in Xhosa … a hymn by Enoch Sontonga in…
EventSA artist Sydney Khumalo is born
… and later Edoardo Villa. He was an art instructor at the centre until 1964, when he became full-time artist, … receiving guidance from Edoardo Villa. In 1967…
ArchiveEllen Kuzwayo
… to immediate discussions. Every day that is lost will make the resumption of the process more difficult and may lead to the loss of further lives. Annexures…
EventSA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born
… 1946 as a Catholic missionary. He was initially posted to the Orange Free State, where he worked among the black people living in and around Bloemfontein. He…
Imbewu Yesini
… In commemoration of Woman's Month, the CYPHER proudly presents "Imbewu Yesini". Through poetry … journeys through our gendered experiences, questioning the…
PlaceHoly Cross Mission & Hospital, Eastern Cape
… 224 bed Public Hospital situated in Taweni, Eastern Cape. The Hospital provides services to the Flagstaff area, part of Lusikisiki and Bizana with a ……
EventBonnie Ntshalintshali, SA artist, is born
… She won numerous awards throughout her career, among them the Corobrik National Ceramic Award in 1988 and the Standard Bank Young Artist Award in 1990.Her…
EventFormer Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad is born
… Robert Brian (Bobby) Skinstad, the youngest ever Springbok rugby captain, was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Skinstad captained the Springboks in…
EventMakgatho Mandela dies
… only surviving son, Makgatho Mandela, died of HIV/AIDS in the Linksfield hospital in Johannesburg. His father put up a … HIV/Aids. He stressed that being…
EventSA cricketer, Herschelle Gibbs is born
… a name for himself at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, India in the 1996/97 seasons, his national team debut. Gibb’s career … disciplinary action after making…
EventHenry Olonga, Zimbabwean Cricketer is born
… Zambia, to a Kenyan father and a Zimbabwean mother. The family moved back to his father’s homeland, Kenya, before … rugby player. Ologa made his Test debut…
EventKenyan politician, businessman and mathematician, George Saitoti dies
… disadvantage in his future political career. He studied in the US where he specialized in mathematics and economics. On his return to Kenya Saitoti entered…
EventGeorge Pauling, builder of railway lines in SA, dies
… and Central African countries. He came to South Africa at the age of 20. His company Pauling and Co. was a major contributor in the development of railways…
EventSA artist Ernest Methuen Mancoba is born
… never returned to live in South Africa again, but visited the country after 1994 for his Retrospective exhibition in … in his work but also motivated him to…
Democrats Film Screening
… to invite members within your organization/ department to the screening on the 28th,29th and 30th November in Cape Town and … at each screening and will…
ArchiveNUM, FEDTRAW, rural, parliament and miscellaneous
… on NUM, as Anglo American Corporation yesterday appeal to the National Union of Mines workers to resume talks aimed at … of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW) did not…
EventMandela persuades Libya to hand over two suspects accused of placing a bomb on Pan Am Flight 103
… altogether 270 people, crew, passengers and residents of the town. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has agreed to hand over the suspects to be tried in a Scottish…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.6 No.4 1987
… Contents and Contributors Stories: The Spirit of Two Worlds by Jayapraga Reddy; From the Backseat by Greg Latter; Blind Justice by Stanley Loba Mabena; The…
EventCongolese activist,Patrice Lumumba is briefly arrested
… Patrice Lumumba, Congolese nationalist who would be the Congo’s first Prime Minister, was briefly imprisoned … in Stanleyville. He was then set free in time…
EventCharles Taylor wins presidential election
… Party (NPP) won an overwhelming majority in both houses of the legislature. However, political pandemonium returned to the country until a peace deal, which…
EventMaude Francis Eyston Sumner, SA painter, is born
… in Literature at Oxford University in 1925, and studied at the Westminster School of Art in London from 1926-32. Until … She returned to South Africa…
EventAlexis Preller, SA visual artist, dies
… clerk. He left for England in 1934 where he studied art at the Westminster School of Art. He returned to South Africa in … from expressionism and surrealism,…
PlaceIndigo Vats, Pinetown
… being beaten with bamboo poles, water was released and the remaining dye was processed into cakes, for export. The venture failed due to the: climate; river…