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EventEducationist George Molefe is born
… was born in Mbulwana, Ladysmith, Natal. Molefe was one of the first black Presbyterian ministers to graduate at Fort Hare College in 1932. He was ordained in…
PlaceMartello Tower, Simonstown
… The circular tower was erected in 1796 on the orders of James Craig to improve the defence system of …
EventHarry Gwala is awarded Isitwalandwe/Seaparakoe
… On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the African National Congress (ANC) on 8 January 1992, … Sonderling, N.E. New Dictionary of South African…
EventEban Abba, Israeli statesman is born in Cape Town
… born in Cape Town South Africa, on 2 February 1915. He is the son of Abraham and Alida Sachs-Eban. His parents moved to Great … Language and Literature…
EventTwo ANC members gunned down in Swaziland.
… in Swaziland. They had both formerly been students at the Swaziland University and were Mbabane hospital employees. … that a well informed policeman from…
PlaceVictoria Tower, Uitenhage
… from a settlement with a typical Dutch Layout popular in the Cape Colony at the time of the founding of Uitenhage - of broad streets, water …
PlaceRiebeeck Square, Cape Town.
… Riebeeck Square developed during the 18th century, when the town began to expand laterally into the Table Valley, and … to outspan their wagons. This changed…
EventMalebane Metsing stages a coup in Bophuthatswana
… A dissatisfied faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force and some members of the National Executive Committee of the People's Progressive …
EventMozambique and Soviet Union reject Margo Commission’s finding
… Mozambique and the Soviet Union rejected the findings of the Margo Commission, led by Justice Cecil …
EventCuban Foreign Minister visits South Africa
… The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Mr Roberto Robaina, visited South …
EventSouth African man walks from England to France through Channel Tunnel
… French police on 09 October 2005 after he walked through the Channel Tunnel between Folkenstone in England and Calaise … in France in his flip flops. Trains…
PlaceMvezo, Eastern Cape
… Mvezo is a small Village on the banks of the Mbashe River, not far from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape of … Mvezo is a small Village on the banks of the Mbashe…
In conclusion
… “the hardship of the workers made me determined never to give up” When we … People in the fishing industry only work for 4 months of the year. They sometimes…
EventCricketer Omar Henry born
… born in Stellenbosch on 23 January 1952.[i] In 1987, at the age of 34, Henry became the first South African cricketer of colour to be selected to …
EventGeorge Msimang, artist, is born
… School in 1968 after completing Standard VIII. He came to the African Art Centre in Durban and was encouraged by Jo … for a year, beginning in 1969. In 1971…
EventNelson Mandela is born
… Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in the small village of Mvezo , in the district of Qunu near Umtata , Transkei (now known as … [online],…
ANC welcomes Cde Mac Maharaj appointment as President Zuma`s spokesperson, 7 July 2011
… The African National Congress welcomes the appointment of Cde Mac Maharaj, a veteran and stalwart of …
ArchiveGrahamstown and group areas: some facts
… Map showing the plan of the city of Grahamstown under the Group Areas. Also includes Map …
PlaceSacramento Cannon, Cape Recife
… This bronze artifice, cast by the Bocarro family, also known as the Miracle Cannon , was salvaged in May 1977 from the Shipwreck site of the Portuguese Ship-…
PlaceLeinster Hall, 7 Weltevreden Street, Gardens
… Leinster Hall was built in the 1850s by Sebastian Hofmeyr on a plot of land that previously formed part of the farm Weltevreden. The outbuildings date from…
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 … Southern African Legal Information Institute, " President…
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…
PlaceFreshford House Museum, 31 Kellner Street
… Freshford House Museum is one of the few houses of the upper middle class of the Edwardian Period that still …
PlaceOfficers’ Club, Military Base, Wynberg
… on 22 August 1969. Wynberg Military Base is, with the exception of the Castle, the oldest military establishment in South …
Event2000 Students march through Cape Town
… A day after the peaceful 1 September march 2000 students from Langa, Nyanga and Gugulethu once again marched through the heart of Cape Town's CBD to protest…
EventCOSATU leads an anti-VAT strike
… The Congress Of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) called a two-day … nation-wide strike to demonstrate their opposition to the government's intention to…
EventRebel commando leader Fourie is executed
… Fourie, farmer, soldier and rebel commando leader during the 1914 Rebellion, was executed by a firing squad after being found guilty of high treason. The…
EventThree people are murdered at Eikenhof
… and his friend, Claire Silberbauer, were murdered on the old Vereeniging road, near Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg. Boy Titi Ndweni, Sipiwe James Bholo and…
ArchiveWe Call For An End To Conscription
… silkscreen yellow green black red blend on white; graphics of people working; soliders, people marching; text: We call … in an unjust society where basic…
EventAfrican leaders issue a call for African unity
… Twelve African leaders, mainly from the African National Congress (ANC), issued a Call for … apartheid and its dangers to African education, freedom of…