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EventPaedophile Gert van Rooyen and mistress commit suicide
Padeophile Gert van Rooyen and his mistress, Joey Haarhoff, commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police. Paedophile Gert van Rooyen and his…
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique sign a non-aggression pact
President Samora Machel of Mozambique and Prime Minister PW Botha of South Africa signed the Nkomati Accord, a non-aggression, and good-neighbourliness pact,…
ArticleTimeline of South African photographic books and exhibitions 1958 - 2003
… and Cape Town . Gideon Mendel ’s exhibition, Beloofde Land , opens on 19 March, at the Market Gallery and was … De Klerk; Bob Gosani; Ernest Cole and Ranjith…
PlaceOld Magistrate’s Offices and Residence, Main Street, Simonstown
Simon's Town Magistrate's Court is next to Goede Hoop in Simon's Town and is located in City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. This museum depicts…
18. Narayanan searches for his wife and child
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Narayanan, who worked for a Port Shepstone sugar…
EventThe energy and chemical company, Sasol, is registered
The history of Sasol began in 1927 when a White Paper was tabled in Parliament to investigate the establishment of a South African oil-from-coal industry. It…
EventBritain and Egypt sign the Suez Canal agreement.
The Suez Canal was opened in 1869. As the easiest link to both the Mediterranean and the Indian Oceans, the canal was of great strategic importance. Situated…
Amulets & Dreams by Omar Badsha and Guy Tillim
This book covers civil strife and its effects on the society in 6 African countries namely Angola, Mozabique, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Eritria. The…
EventSasol I, NATREF and Sasol II are under attack
Three attacks were launched on the night of 31 May/1 June at Sasol I and NATREF in Sasolburg and Sasol II in Secunda to coincide with Republic Day…
EventLibrary and clinic names are changed in Pretoria
The name of the Mid-City Library (Sammy Marks), city library of Pretoria, was changed to Es'kia Mphahlele Community Library and the Sammy Marks Clinic to the…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Glossary
From the book: Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education abscond- to leave hurriedly and secretly to…
EventWorld Book and Copyright Day is celebrated globally
World Book and Copyright Day is a UNESCO initiative first held in 1995.By celebrating this Day throughout the world, UNESCO seeks to promote reading,…
PlaceSt Michael and All Angels Anglican Church, Boksburg
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 20 September 1974. This delightful Sir Herbert Baker church is near the South West corner…
EventA wave of strikes hits Durban and spread countrywide
On 9 January 1973 around 2 000 workers in the Coronation Brick and Tile factory in Durban downed tools after the employers rejected their demand for a wage…
EventGifted writer and actor William Modisane is born
Journalist, short-story writer and actor William (Bloke) Modisane was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. Modisane left South Africa in 1959 and while in exile…
EventBritain and Egypt agree on independence for Sudan.
Britain and Egypt agree on independence for Sudan following years of colonial rule. The tale of these two countries’ rule over Sudan dates back the 19th…
EventCosatu and TAC table a National HIV/AIDS plan
On 28 June 2002 the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) tabled a national HIV/AIDS treatment plan in the…
ArchiveAll children need ... : All children need a safe environment where they can be helpful and also receive love and support
Offset litho; black; All children need ... : All children need a safe environment where they can be helpful and also receive love and support
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool. The book takes us back to the late 19th century Cape Colony to the early 1950s covering the family history or the…
ArchiveBlack Peoples Convention: The April seminar on BPC administration and the implementation of BPC policies and National Congress resolutions
A brief discussion on Head office administration, Branch office administration and the implementation of BPC policies at executive level and the implementation…
EventFraud and Corruption on the rise in SA
Advocate Steven Powell of the forensic and auditing firm Deloitte and Touche surprised many delegates attending a conference of the Institute of Municipal…
EventEbrahim, Maseko and Dladla are abducted in Swaziland
South African Security Forces abducted African National Congress (ANC) activists Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, Mandla Maseko and Simon Dladla in Swaziland and…
EventBritain and the Zulu Nation sign a peace treaty
In mid-January 1879 Lt-Gen. Lord Chelmsford invaded Zululand with three columns of British troops, starting the war that ended Zulu independence. After the…
EventTrader and art collector Habib Rajab is born
Habib Mohamed (A.M.) Rajab was born in Durban. He was a trader and collector of oriental art, remembered for his role in preventing the Grey Street complex…
EventDurban mass meeting endorses Smuts and Gandhi agreement
An Indian mass meeting in Durban unanimously endorsed the agreement between General J.C. Smuts and Mahatma Gandhi regarding voluntary registration, poll tax,…
ArchiveHealth professionals and human rights in South Africa
Report on the impact of apartheid on health, health related problems of detentions, especially the detention of children, and the reaction of health…
EventTrial of nine BPC and SASO leaders ends
The lengthy trial of nine student leaders from the Black People's Convention (BPC) and the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) ended on this date. They…
EventMK’s Luthuli Detachment and ZAPU in a joint operation
Umkhonto we Sizwe's (MK) Luthuli Detachment in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Zimbabwean African People's Union (ZAPU) guerrillas engaged Rhodesian forces in Wankie …
EventOrlando Pirates captain and goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa dies
On 26 October 2014, Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper and captain was shot dead by two armed men who entered the house in Vosloorus township, near…
EventWaluz and Derby-Lewis are sentenced to death
Presiding Judge C.F. Eloff sentenced Polish immigrant and supporter of the Neo-Nazi Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), Janusz Waluz, and Conservative Party …