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09/03/2026

*9 March — South Africa: notable moments*

- *1917 — SS Mendi tribute*: The South African House of Assembly stood in silence to honour the 616 South Africans (most black labourers) who died when the SS Mendi sank, expressing sympathy to their families. 【3MXc】

- *1990 — ANC on homeland unrest*: ANC veteran Walter Sisulu publicly denied accusations that the ANC was behind the unrest in the homelands, calling it a popular revolt against repressive dictatorships. 【3MXc】

- *1998 — COSATU walk‑out*: The Congress of South African Trade Unions walked out of a parliamentary budget session, demanding a more expansionary “people’s budget” for jobs and growth. 【3MXc】

- *1998 — Robert McBride arrest*: Former ANC operative Robert McBride was arrested in Mozambique on gun‑smuggling allegations, sparking diplomatic talks between the two countries. 【3MXc】

- *2015 — spark*: Chumani Maxwele threw human excrement at the Cecil Rhodes statue at UCT, igniting the Rhodes Must Fall movement that spread to campuses nationwide. 【3MXc】

Those are the main March‑9 events that pop up in South African history records.

09/03/2026

March 9 is a significant date in South African history:
- 1995: The Rugby World Cup Final took place in Pretoria, where South Africa beat New Zealand 15-12, marking a historic moment for the country as it was the first major sporting event post-apartheid

07/03/2026

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07/03/2026

06/03/2026

1957: The Women's March took place, where thousands of women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the apartheid government's pass laws.

06/03/2026

2020: South Africa confirmed its first case of Covid-19 after a 38-year-old man returned from Italy with his wife and tested positive for the virus

05/03/2026

5 May 1950* – The Group Areas Act was being debated in Parliament around this time (it was enacted later that year), part of the early apartheid legal framework.
- *5 May 1986* – South African Defence Force raids on ANC bases in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe were reported in the press (the government often carried out cross‑border operations in May 1986).

04/03/2026

1970* – Minister of Water Affairs S.P. Botha announces new proposals to address the Western Cape’s water‑supply crisis, an early chapter in the region’s long‑running water‑management story

03/03/2026

On 3th March 1971 – Winnie Mandela sentenced*: Winnie Mandela was handed a one‑year prison sentence for her anti‑apartheid activities, underscoring the regime’s crackdown on ANC leaders.

02/03/2026

On March 2* in South African history — it’s not a Soweto‑uprising or Union‑building date — but a couple of nearby threads are worth noting:

- *1970 – Rhodesia’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) fallout*: On 2 March 1970 Rhodesia formally declared itself a republic, cutting final ties with Britain. While Rhodesia isn’t South Africa, the move hardened white‑minority rule just north of our border and pushed Pretoria deeper into regional isolation and security entanglements that shaped SA’s 70s‑80s policies.

02/03/2026

Day 2 of March: I’ve already survived February’s load‑shedding roulette, so today I’m allowed one irrational joy”—coffee at the beach, barefoot, don’t care who sees.