On This Day: What happened on 08 May?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 08 May, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

1996 | The new constitution of South Africa is adopted by Constitutional Assembly. 

2018 | The Democratic Alliance (DA) terminated Patricia de Lille’s party membership.

2020 | President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the parole of close to 19 000 prisoners in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19 in prisons.

2020 | In South Africa suspected murders during lockdown were down by 50% in the Western Cape according to Minister of Community Safety Albert Fritz.

2020 | South African Airways were ordered to cease its retrenchment roll-out by the Labour Court after the action was deemed “unfair”.

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DEATHS

2010 | Ethiopian-Greek stage designer, Stefanos Lazaridis (67)

2010 | Zambian football player, Shadreck Biemba (45) 

2015 | Congolese football player, Mwepu Ilunga (66) 

2019 | Cameroonian politician and diplomat, Martin Belinga Eboutou (79)

BIRTHDAYS

1934 | Former South African Minister of Education, Sibusiso Bengu

1944 | South African poet and writer, Mongane Wally Serote

1985 | South African professional boxer, Tshifhiwa Munyai

1986 | South African golfer, Anton Haig

SPORT

2019 | South African cricketer, Chris Morris signed with Hampshire for a stint in the T20 Blast.

2019 | International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), said if Caster Semenya is not willing to take testosterone suppressing medication, she can still compete in international competition against men.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

1992 | Miss Namibia, Michelle Mclean, is crowned Miss Universe in Bangkok, Thailand.

AFRICA FACT

Africa is the world’s oldest populated area according to paleoanthropologists.