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ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… and were used to raid Boer farms for cattle. In 1900, 7000 Blacks took part in General French's march to …
PlaceKuboes, Northern Cape
Regarded by the local people as the heartland of the Nama Culture, the little Town of Kuboes lies nestled between the Mountains of Ku Boesberg to the North,…
PlaceOhrigstad
… abandoned in 1848 . Ohrigstad was only resettled in the 1900's when the malaria plague was controlled. Today, … and abandoned in 1848. Ohrigstad was only…
Mission Stations - N-S
… Natal: WMS 1848 NDARALAS , district of Kokstad, Cape: SPG 1900 NDLANKOMO , Transkei, Cape: No data available NDLOKU , … FMS ONDANGUA , Namibia: FMS 1890…
Biography of Arthur Nortje by Kangkang Yang
Abstract: For most of his life, Arthur Nortje’s poetry remained relatively unknown, especially since he died very young at 28. Activist Dennis Brutus called…
PlacePaul Kruger’s House, 60 Church Street West, Pretoria
… before 1899. Kruger occupied the house until 29 May 1900 when his Government was forced to flee Pretoria before …
PlaceSudwala Caves, Nelspruit
… of gold sovereigns that unaccountably vanished , in 1900.Home to some 800 Horseshoe bats, the caves are not only …
PlaceLadysmith
… on the 2 November 1899 and continued to the 28 February 1900 Approximately 3,000 British soldiers died during this …
PlaceSimon's Town Museum
… from St Helena to settle in Simon’s Town. In the early 1900’s another group of islanders arrived from Tristan da … and whalermen. Also arriving in the late…
PlaceKimberley Airport
… has a long standing history that stems back to the early 1900's. In 1930 Kimberley Airport was at the time rated as …
ArticleArts and Crafts and reconstruction by Jillian Carman
… of William Morris (1834-96) and John Ruskin (1819-1900) that initially informed the movement. Although there is … South African Women and Children Distress…
PlaceMooivallei, Dairy Farm
… born in Scotland and settled in the Breede River Valley in 1900, having previously farmed in the interior. He was … published by the district often describe…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 2000-2014
2000 January, The partnership is formalized by South African National Aids Council (SANAC) to review its two years of work against HIV/AIDS being under the…
Outbreak of bubonic plague
… seriously the Health authorities viewed this danger. In 1900 the first steps were taken by Government to place Port … a Thresh's Disinfector. This was…
ArticlePaul Kruger Timeline 1825-1904
… this leads to the dispatch of an ultimatum to Britain. 1900 May 7, Paul Kruger addresses the volksraad for the last …
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
The increasing social unrest in South Africa that swept through the country in the 1980s, and the changing geopolitical circumstances on the international…
The small matter of a horse: The life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula, 1867-1948 by Charles van Onselen, 04 January 2012 (libcom.org)
… a brief interlude of freedom. On the night of 22 March, 1900, while making his way through the hilly outskirts of … into custody by the badly-shaken…
PlaceStatue of President Paul Kruger, Pretoria
… President of the South African Republic between 1883 and 1900 and the Opponent of Britain, during the Second Boer War. …
PlaceMahaking, formerly known as Mafikeng
… of Mafikeng lasted 217 days, from October 1899 to May 1900, and this part of Mafikeng’s history is well covered at …
PlaceSterkfontein Caves, Krugersdorp (within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site)
… about 1896 or 1897, and were opened to visitors in about 1900. Previously, in 1895, geologist Dr D Draper had reported …
PlaceUniversity of Cape Town
… into a fully fledged University during the period 1880 to 1900, thanks to increased Funding from Private Sources and …
14. Suicide among indentured labourers
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai By far the largest number of Indians (152 184 in…
14. Suicide among indentured
By far the largest number of Indians (152 184 in all by 1911) who came to South Africa were indentured. Among the many problems that faced them, and apparently…
PlaceKing Williams Town, Amatola
… across KwaZulu Natal to the Eastern Cape in the early 1900’s and the Amathole Museum has the biggest collection of …
PlaceYMCA-Cape Town and later Athlone, as well
… in the 1940's. From its inception, through to the early 1900's, the focus was on the welfare of young men, and …
ArticleAfrica Timeline
100 000 BC Humans begin to migrate from Africa to other parts of the world 8500 BC – 6500 BC In the Sahara Desert region, the people develop the use…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 3: An ancient African society: Egypt
The Nile river and its influence on settlement The tomb of Tutankhamen Way of life in ancient Egypt The spread of Egypt’s knowledge Together we will learn…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - The glitter of gold by Emilia Potenza
… 1940 YEAR VALUE (POUNDS) TRANSVAAL (%) 1895 40843000 21,0 1900 52312000 2,8 1905 77756000 26,8 1910 93332000 34,3 1915 … over the land and the people living…
PlaceGauteng Province
The Area of Gauteng Province is small; stretching from Pretoria in the North to Vereeniging in the South. Gauteng in Sotho means: 'for place of gold'…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the AU-African Diaspora Ministerial Conference Gallagher Estate, Friday 16 November 2007
… the first Pan-African Congress which was held in London in 1900. One of the most important and indelible results of this … organised expression in the Pan…