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The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
… the Pioneer Corps. [i] The history of pioneer corps dates back to 1854 when the Army Works Corps was formed in …
ArticlePre-colonial history of Southern Africa
… by calcified sediment in an underground pool. The sediment dates to between 1.78 and 1.95 million years ago. Visit …
ArticleWomen in the Cities and the Resistance Movement
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1932 - 1949 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… purchased six acres at a cost of Rand 14 000.00. On June 12, 1971 the foundation was laid by A M Moolla and the … roof-garden. The Juma Musjid Trust was…
The Polly Street Era
… paintings than any real place or actual experience. (11) Sihlali Durant (b.1935) Pimville ruins The other stream … only 'discovered' African art in 1953 when…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Source Based Questions
… to change the indigenous belief systems of the colonies. [11] Colonization impacted both the colonial empires and the … in neocolonialist ways?”, Europe and…
PlaceNelson Mandela Museum, Mthatha
… The Youth and Heritage Centre was officially opened in 2006 by President Nelson Mandela. This repositioned the …
PlaceElandsberg Nature Reserve, Western Cape
… Cape. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 2006 metres. The Elandsberg Nature Reserve was formally … Cape. The estimate terrain elevation above…
PlaceGreatmore Studios
… Dayile as program manager, until the end of 2016. It has 12 studios, an event/exhibition space, a digital arts … (Accessed 12 May, 2017).| …
Death of ANC Education Secretary, Seretse Choabi, 29 August 1991
… at 9am to the Methodist Church, Rockville, Soweto. At 12 noon the cortege will proceed to Alexandra Old Cemetery. …
EventCourt verdict made on the sinking of the SS Mendi
… 1894. The Court suspends his certificate, No. 017169, for 12 months from the date hereof. [8 August 1917]” …
PlaceOld Locomotive “Emil Kessler”, Johannesburg
… plaque on the side of the loco.) The engine weighs 12,7 tonnes and was manufactured by Emil Kessler of Esslingen … http://steam-locomotives-south-africa…
EventThe Republic of South Africa is established
… his plea for a republic. This was also the first time in 12 years of government that the National Party (NP) was able …
EventLord Charles Henry Somerset, governor of the Cape Colony, is born in Badminton, England
… Cape from 1814 to 1826, was born in Badminton England on 12 December 1767. Under his term as governor, Somerset played …
History of Muslims in South Africa: Introduction by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… Islamic Studies University of Durban-Westvilieday, Monday, 12 Rabi alAwwal 1414/30 August 1993 …
ArchiveAt the Pompidou by Jeremy Harding, 26 April 2018
… a mat and a copy of a newspaper announcing that the Apollo 11 mission is on its way back from the Moon. These powerful … Life of Kas Maine (reviewed by R.W…
PlaceElaandslaagte, a Mission Station in Kwa Zulu Natal
Elandslaagte was a mission station of the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, and was probably founded in about 1860. The 1875 census indicated that the…
EventProceedings against SA start in the International Court of Justice
… Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, pp. 78-85 . Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en …
EventUN peace-keeping troops deployed to the Republic of Congo
… and tension rose between Congolese ethnic groups. On 11 July, Katanga broke away from the Republic of Congo to …
EventGerman Lieutenant-General Lothar von Trotha lands in Swakopmund, South West Africa
… that he helped suppress the Boxer rebellion of 1900. On 11 June 1904, von Trotha arrived in Swakopmund to take charge …
PlaceOliewenhuis Art Museum
… for the conservation and exhibition of artworks. On 11 October 1989, Oliewenhuis Art Museum was officially opened …
PlaceColesberg, Northern Cape
… French attacked Boer forces in and around Colesberg. On 11 January they managed to drag a 15-pounder Armstrong Gun to …
Outbreak of bubonic plague
… single natives were erected, each hut being 112 feet by 18 feet, divided into nine rooms, constructed of wood and …
Community histories of Rustenburg
… Province) and Botswana areas in 1830. A group of about 12 Eastern Cape farmers living next to the East Riet River … were situated on a reserve. Muller…
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: A Reflection of the Chasm Between Constitutional Rights and the Lived Experience in South Africa by Rhiain Moses
… to the shortcomings of the post-apartheid state (p. 12). Her novel is a retrospective glance at the violence of … sooner in”¦ literature”¦ than in politics” …
Shared Cultural Trauma: Inarticulacy as Social Disability in South African Literature by Hannah Pagan
… to the shortcomings of the post-apartheid state (p. 12). Her novel is a retrospective glance at the violence of … sooner in”¦ literature”¦ than in politics” …
The flight of the Gwala-Gwala bird: Essays by Ari Sitas, review essay by Linda Cooper
… the “fears, feelings and intimately personal sides” (p.12) of workers, in addition to broader insights into the … Gwala-Gwala bird from “the labour movement…
Restrictions on the media
… of Emergency rule in most urban areas in 1985 and, from 11 June 1986, nationally. The first time around, the state … With the new emergency regulations-each…
PlaceKlerksdorp- Matlosana Local Municipality
The City in Matlosana Local Municipality; (previously the City Council of Klerksdorp) is a Category B Municipality situated within the Dr Kenneth Kaunda…
PlaceSlangkop Lighthouse, Kommetjie- Cape Town
The Slangkop Point Lighthouse in Kommetjie has a long history dating back to 1914 when it was scheduled to be completed. When World War 1 broke out, the…