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PlaceSignal Hill
… . One day in June 1895, the Gun fired at 10:30 rather than 12:00 when a spider interfered with the relay used to … Guns in daily use in the World. They fire…
EventSA Special Forces accused of train violence
… in which he claimed he was abducted from Mozambique on 23 August 1982 and was later brought to the SADF's Phalaborwa …
PlaceBrandfort, Free State
… The camp Cemetery was declared a National Monument in 1985 and currently holds Provincial Heritage Site status. It …
PlaceBennebroek Wreck, Hamburg
… those last three survivors. The wreck was excavated in 1985 under a National Monument’s Council permit. …
ArchiveLetter to Zuma by David Goldblatt (Mail and Guardian), 25 November 2011
… Information Bill that was passed in Parliament on Tuesday 23 November. The damage done to our democracy by the very …
PlaceOld Fort and Cemetery, Durban
… British did not take kindly to this, and on the night of 23 May, attacked the Dutch camp at Congella. This proved to …
PlaceAnton van Wouw House, Museum- Pretoria
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 June 1989.This house dating from 1938 was built for the …
PlaceSammy Mark’s Residence, Zwartkoppies, Pretoria
The Sammy Marks Museum is a Victorian Mansion called Zwartkoppies Hall, situated about 23km outside Pretoria. The 48-room Mansion with its lush gardens and…
PlaceBritish Kaffraria, now the Border Region
… Cape was again pushed eastwards to the Great Kei River. On 23 December 1847 the lands between the Keiskamma and Great …
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… people are detained in Pretoria, Durban and East London. 23 March, Robert Sobukwe, president of the PAC, and P.K …
ArticleTransformation in Southern Africa Timeline 1700-1800
… at Potchefstroom with Potgieter as Chief-Commandant. 1842 23 May: Captain Thomas Charlton Smith attacks the Boer camp …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… Lindsay, Sir Kurma Reddi and G.S. Bajpai (Secretary). 12 January, The Second Round-table Conference between the … as representatives of the opposition South…
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… given access to water, through their own leading sluice. [12] To instil self-discipline the settlers had to maintain … (2011), p. 26. [8] Ibid. [9] Ibid. [10…
1. The Way to Fox Street
… born in 1905 (interview, Mahlapong, Witzieshoek, 27 April 1985). As a student in the 1930s, Govan Mbeki used to earn … " ' (Letter, Edwin Mofutsanyana to…
The ANC launch the Luthuli Volunteer Corps in Magareng Sub Region, Warrenton, Frances Baard Region, 19 September 2013
This launch comes after successful sub regional programmes which took place in Phokwane and Dikgatlong Sub Regions in the recent past. Our final launch will…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.1 Feb 1980
… NGWANA WA AZANIA A film concept by Mothobi Mutloatse 12 GALLERY PROFILE Behind the Lens: Judas Ngwenya. DRAMA …
EventFatima Meer, South African anti-Apartheid activist is born
Professor Fatima Meer was a writer, academic and human rights and gender activist who born in Grey Street Durban on the 12th August 1928. She was the daughter…
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… volunteers were mobilised to contravene apartheid laws. On 12 August 1952, Sisulu was arrested, and consequently banned …
EventThe Berlin Airlift comes to an end
… Berlin was finally lifted at one minute after midnight, on 12 May 1949, and the first great standoff of the Cold War was … Grade 12: The Berlin Wall [online]…
EventA car bomb explodes in Durban, killing five and injuring 27 people
… On 12 July 1984, a car bomb exploded in Durban, killing five and …
EventSA troops invade East Africa in their confrontation with German forces in World War I
… casualties during the war was approximately 7000 dead and 12 000 wounded by 1918. South Africa greatly assisted the …
Entering Namibia without visas
… with the approval of the South African Government.] On 12 May 1967, the General Assembly established a United …
A growing urban African population
… (later Western Coloured Township). In 1928 there were 12 000 people living in the three townships. By 1931, the …
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
Freedom Day on 27 April is an annual celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections of 1994. It is significant because it marks the end of…
Document 119 - Non-European United Front of South Africa, Minutes of Conference held in City Hall, Cape Town, 8 to 10 April 1939
… carried. The amendment of Mr. Kies was defeated by 35 to 12 votes. 3. (e) was referred back to the National Committee … and to obtain licences on an equal…
Work In Progress
… and grounded in practical issues. At the beginning of 1985, WIP became one of the first South African-based …
PlaceStone Chapel, Tokai, near the Porter Reformatory School
… National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 December 1985. Although fortifications were a necessary feature of … National Monument under old NMC…
EventSASO founder and Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko dies in detention
… Medical Council took disciplinary action. On 30 January, 1985, the Pretoria Supreme Court ordered the SAMDC to hold an …
The ANC Gauteng condemns violent protests and ongoing disruption of schools in Gauteng Province!, 7 September 2011
… 2011 West Rand : 16 - 18 September 2011 Johannesburg: 23 - 25 September 2011 Tshwane: 23 - 25 September 2011 The Regional Conferences are taking …
ArchiveBiography of Amina Desai by Cole Deal
… interrogators. Of course there (is) no rest in-between.” [12] The state used this as a tactic to break prisoners so … store. This would continue on for the…