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EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins
… There is a pass in the Magaliesberg known as Silkaatsnek It was here that the two 12-pounder guns of 'O' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (RHA), were placed…
ArchiveVisualising the web of state capture, November 7, 2016
… The State Capture Report is all over the news since its release last week after last ditch attempts by members of our own government (including President…
EventThe Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act commences
… The Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act No 30 of 1956 came into effect, amending the 1951 Separate Representation of Voters Act No 46 of 1951 ……
In summary: Factors resulting in the crisis
… The emergence of South Africa's democracy in the 1990s The crisis of apartheid in the 1980s Factors … As a result, the South African currency lost value, the…
The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer
… The diary of Maria Tholo - Introducing by Carol Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - August 11 - 15 by Carol Hermer The diary of … The Diary of Maria Tholo by…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Bibliography
… From the book: Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The … Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Bibliography …
PlaceBloemfontein, Capital City of the Free State Province
… Bloemfontein is the capital City of the Free State Province , previously known as the Orange Free … Abrahm, S. The history of Bloemfontein and surroundings…
EventFreedom of press is established at the Cape
… The freedom of the press was established in the Cape Colony through the efforts of journalist John Fairbairn, founder of The South African … Morris M. (2004)…
PlaceThe Wits School of Arts and Arts Museum
… The Museum is one of Johannesburg's premier Tourist Attractions, along with the Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill. It is part of the Wits University…
EventFormation of the South African Native National Congress
… The South African Native National Congress (SANNC), later known as the Africa National Congress (ANC) was founded on the 8 … president in absentia. The…
Side By Side: The Autobiography of Helen Joseph
… Helen Joseph is one of the most well-known South African women to campaign … This be Treason (1963) and Tomorrow's sun (1966). One of the accused in the…
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool
… The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool. The book takes us back to the late 19th century Cape Colony … and Abdurahmans. The context is Cape Town, South…
EventPresident Mbeki opens the second sitting of PAP
… The South African state president, Thabo Mbeki, opened the second sitting of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) for the first time at its … President Mbeki…
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA SPEAKING AS CHAIRPERSON OF SADC AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE SUMMIT OF SADC HEADS OF STATE OR GOVERNMENT. Blantyre, 8 September 1997
… BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA SPEAKING AS CHAIRPERSON OF SADC AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE SUMMIT OF SADC HEADS OF STATE OR GOVERNMENT. Blantyre, 8 …
EventThe longest state of emergency in Kenya ends
… The state of emergency in Kenya which had lasted from 1952-1959, probably the longest in the history of Kenya, came to an end. The state of emergency was…
EventThe last sitting of an all-white Parliament
… course in which Blacks, Coloureds and Indians were denied the right to parliamentary representation. White political domination was maintained through the…
EventAndries Hendrik Potgieter establishes the town of Potchefstroom
… Andries Hendrik Potgieter establishes the town of Potchefstroom after moving away from Natal and heading inland and eventually settling in the northern Free…
EventThe League of Nations hands over German colonies
… The League of Nations, an international body which preceded the United Nations, agreed to hand over three former German … as mandates. Tanganyika, which…
EventYouth rage follows the funeral of Victoria Mxenge
… Political violence by the youth began after the funeral of assassinated Victoria Mxenge, a civil rights … Youth rage follows the funeral of Victoria Mxenge …
EventKabila is inaugurated as president of the DRC
… Joseph Kabila was inaugurated as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Kabila was the country's first … Kabila is inaugurated as president…
EventThe introduction of new South African flag 1994
… 1994, South Africa introduced a new national flag, at the same time the country held its first democratic elections in which … G. Brownell Source:www.bbc.com…
EventSibusiso Ndebele, The premier of Kwa-Zulu Natal province and a National Executive Committee member of the ANC, is born
… The current premier of Kwa-Zulu Natal province and a National Executive Committee member of the African National Congress (ANC), Sibusiso Joel Ndebele, ……
ArchivePlanning and assessment report of the NUSWEL to the 49th Congress of NUSAS, held at Rhodes, December, 1972
… Report from the National Union of Students Welfare and Social Action Department to the 49th Annual Congress of the National Union of South … Planning and…
EventRobert Koch announces the discovery of a rinderpest vaccine
… German bacteriologist, discovered a vaccine successful in the prevention of the animal disease, rinderpest. Robert Koch was brought to … Potgieter, D.J. et…
EventThe first legal photograph of Nelson Mandela released.
… Nelson Mandela was a member of the banned African National Congress and a famous black … South Africa. In 1964 Mandela was convicted of sabotage in the…
EventPresident Mandela addresses the National assembly of Mali
… On the 2 March 1996, President Nelson Mandela paid his first state visit to Mali. While there, he addressed the National Assembly at Bamako where he…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of Women’’s Day: Ga-Motlatla, Ditsobotla Local Municipality, North-West Province, 9 August 2008
… Programme Director, Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, Minister of Provincial and Local Government, Sydney Mufamadi, Premier of the North West, Edna…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the SA-Mali Project Fundraising Dinning, St. Georges Hotel, City of Tshwane, 27 September 2005
… your presence here today to support an important project - the South Africa-Mali Project for the preservation of the Timbuktu Manuscripts. As you know, that…
ArchiveDraft theses: The Workers Party of South Afr
… The theses is written on the basis of both the economic and political conditions of South Africa and serves as a programme for the Workers' … Draft theses:…
ArchiveAddress on the role and future of NUSAS
… Address given by John Daniel at a National Union of South African seminar on the future of the Union. Includes analysis of the student scene in South ……