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Cyril Ceoghegan Cycling Track, Durban
Place
… champion cyclist and ex SACF (South African Cycling Federation) president, Cyril Geoghegan. It is situated in Durban, Kwa
Zulu
Natal, behind the Kings Park rugby Stadium. A lap on this outdoor track covers 333 m. The track has monster bends that …
Andries Pretorius Monument , Graaf Reniet
Place
… in honour of the Voortrekker leader General Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (1798-1853), whose forces defeated the
Zulu
's under Dingaan, at the Battle of Blood River in 1838. He also took the lead in concluding the Sand River Convention of …
Botshabelo Mission Station, near Middleburg
Place
… Grützner, arrived in South Africa from the Berlin Mission Society during the 1860’s, to spread the gospel among the
Zulu
nation. They bought a farm in the Olifants River Valley near Middelburg and soon established a Mission Station named …
Buthelezi snubs ANC and homeland leaders
This day in history
… absence, the meeting agreed that the roots of violence did not originate with the tribal conflict between Xhosas and
Zulu
, as it was initially believed. These leaders were of the view that Xhosas and Zulus were played against one another by …
The Bethal Treason Trial resumes
This day in history
… revolution and for being behind the Soweto uprising. Other notable members of the defence were Masina, Ganya and
Zulu
. During the course of the 1979 trial of PAC members (the Bethal Treason Trial), four of those awaiting prosecution died …
Women's Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
This day in history
… unveiled in Bloemfontein, on the same day as the celebration of Dingaan's Day upon which the Voortrekker victory over the
Zulu
at Bloodriver (Ncombe) was celebrated. The ceremony, which was attended by 20 000 people from all over the country, was …
CODESA II Talks end in deadlock
This day in history
… Party (IFP) refused to attend the second plenary session in protest against what it regarded as the disregard for the
Zulu
King, Goodwill Zwelithini's traditional role as political leader. CODESA II was delayed for two months and soon reached …
Rain Queen Makobo Modjadji VI, dies after a sudden illness
This day in history
… education, and went on to complete high school. The legend of the Rain Queen has been told for centuries, as even Shaka
Zulu
is said to have asked for her blessing. As the name suggests, the Rain Queen is responsible for bringing rain, and …
Sir Benjamin D’Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
This day in history
… The Mfengu (or Fingo in the colonial lexicon) were defeated and left landless by King Shaka's
Zulu
army, and slowly arrived in Xhosa territory over a period of time. By the 1830's, a centre of Mfengu settlement had been …
Mandela and De Klerk hold emergency talks
This day in history
… and Nelson Mandela held emergency talks in Pretoria about increasing violence in Soweto. Fighting in Soweto started when
Zulu
migrant workers armed with axes and spears attacked passengers at a train station. This was seen as long standing …
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