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EventLabram, manufacturer of ‘Long Cecil’ is killed by shell from ‘Long Tom’
… the Boers during Anglo-Boer War 2. He died only a few days before the siege was lifted. …
EventLansana Conte’ leads a coup that deposes Guinea’s interim government
… in the army at the time, toppled the government just hours before a new leader was to be chosen. Two days later, he was …
PlaceStasiegebou, Sannaspos
… Station Building of sandstone was completed shortly before the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). It is one, of only a …
The Neglected Tradition
… it was felt that the basic research needed to be done before an integrated history of South African art could be …
Chapter five: A Historical Overview of Madressa Education
… illiterate. "Illiteracy was almost universal in Arabia before Islam" (Kaloti, 1974:12). Illiteracy was not … there are indications that children's schools…
An historical overview of madressa education - Chapter 5 by A. Akhalwaya, I. Waja, A.H. Gabru, A.K. Dockrat, S. Pandor and E. Garda
… illiterate. "Illiteracy was almost universal in Arabia before Islam" (Kaloti, 1974:12). Illiteracy was not … there are indications that children's schools…
Insurrections: The Storming
September 2015, District Six Homecoming Centre, Cape Town. Performance Curated by: Sumangala Damodaran, Tina Schouw and Ari Sitas Performance Visual: Piya…
ArticleThe Storming: Insurrections Ensemble
September 2015, District Six Homecoming Centre, Cape Town. Performance Curated by: Sumangala Damodaran, Tina Schouw and Ari Sitas Performance Visual: Piya…
PlaceSecunda
… ongoing sewage problems, despite municipal efforts and court orders. Known as one of the world's largest single-site …
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… mining and increasing labour control and land expansion Before South Africa's vast mineral wealth was discovered in …
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
… had been involved with the Communist Party of South Africa before it was outlawed in 1950, and many had since joined the … in 1929 and was married to Eli…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… Nasionale Party (HNP) [Reformed National Party] on 29 Jan 1940. Hertzog was the party’s leader, with Malan as his … who were opposed to a republic. Like…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Unveiling of the Tombstone of Oliver Tambo, 19 April 1998, Wattville, Benoni
… He placed our organisation on a level it had never reached before. Through exile and imprisonment kept us apart for many … his dedication had taken on his…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the tombstone of Oliver Tambo
… He placed our organisation on a level it had never reached before. Through exile and imprisonment kept us apart for many … his dedication had taken on his…
EventIconic musician, John Lennon, was shot dead outside his New York apartment
… had asked the former Beatle for his autograph only hours before he laid in wait and killed him. After the shooting, … His new album, Double Fantasy, released…
EventNapoleon assembles his army near Aboukir, Egypt
… greatly assisting him mount his coup d'etat in November before declaring himself emporer of France. The battle is … a single pistol shot at Murat striking…
Mission Stations - T-Z
… the two apertures - and it did, though we hung blankets before them - we were snugly ensconced in our beds, with a … though certainly we had no idea of it…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 12
… met Mr. H. G. Lawrence for an interview at the Magistrates Court. He had his notes with him. Poor Kajee. He was talking, … his lagged beneath him and he was…
PlaceThe Gallows Museum Exhibition
… prisoners were told that they had seven days left to live before they would be hung. The executions were usually on a Friday, at 6:00 in the morning. But…
Chapter V - South Africa belongs to all who live in it
… the banned leaders belong to you," declared Walter Sisulu, before he was himself banned. "They will remain your leaders … BE SHARED AMONGST THOSE WHO WORK IT…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 7 Union Street, Gardens
… Homestead of the loan Farm Zorgwyk. It was probably built before 1820 and is one of the last original surviving …
ArchiveAll That Glitters by Emilia Potenza
… all gems..." C.W. de Kiewiet . What is Industrialisation? Before the mineral discoveries. Bridging two worlds. In the …
EventInsulin is first introduced to the American public
… introduced to the public. It had taken two years of trials before it was deemed safe enough for the public. Insulin is …
EventANC leader, Walter Sisulu is arrested for not being in possession of a reference book.
… Sisuslu was confined to his house for 5 years. Before his banishment in June 1961 Sisulu, Joe Slovo, Nelson …
EventThe Bantu Homelands Citizenship Bill is passed
… first homeland, Transkei, became “independent”. In 1975, before Transkei’s independence there was still about 1, 2 …
EventTwo limpet mines explode in Hillbrow
… them down the staircase and put them at another place before they exploded, causing structural damage to the …
EventOlympic games end in Athens
… was started off with Greek music, dance and fireworks before the flame was extinguished and the flag lowered. The …
EventTsafendas, murderer of South African Prime Minister Hendrik F. Verwoerd in 1966, dies
… messenger, was declared schizophrenic three months before he knifed to death Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd. …
EventAn American Jet is shot down in Ethiopia
… with the Ethiopian Air Traffic Control (ATC) ten minutes before entering Ethiopian airspace, a requirement set by an …
EventSA Journalist James Gray is born
… and was wounded three times in the First World War before joining the parliamentary staff of The Times. He moved …