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EventSA Prime Minister H. F. Verwoerd stabbed to death
… Parliamentarian Service Officer Dimitri Tsafendas stabs main architect of apartheid Prime Minister H.F. Verwoed to …
EventKuruman missionary Robert Moffat is born
… of Kuruman. The Moffats returned to Britain in 1870. The main achievement of Moffat was translating the Bible into …
EventThe Esso Oil Company closes its business in South Africa
… was an affiliate of America’s Exxon. It was one of the main producers of petroleum products. Esso was one of the …
PlaceZorgvliet, Sir George Grey Street, Oranjezicht
… of office as Governor he occupied this house, and that the main rooms were renovated for his tenure. The homestead was … https://www.artefacts.co.za/main…
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa
… Much like Mapungubwe, the commoners lived outside the main walls, while the royal family lived on the hill. The … were highly skilled in stonework and…
EventSA’s first official commercial airline service is launched
… to and from Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. Its main object was to fly mail to connect with mail-boats. …
EventDr. Albert Hertzog is attacked by Ben Schoeman
… time Hertzog was still a member of the National Party. His main attack was aimed at B.J. Vorster whom he claimed had …
EventDictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending his 22 year rule
… a junior general in the army. Thereafter he was one of the main organisers of a military coup that overthrew the …
EventThe Santo Alberto is wrecked
… such proportions that some historians regard them as the main reason for the collapse of the Portuguese empire. …
EventIndependent Democrats benefits from floorcrossing rule
… a major gain with the NNP being the main casualty after 23 of its 32 councillors crossed to the …
EventZimbabwean politician and trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai is born
… Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). The MDC became the main opposition to Mugabe’s regime. In 2009, he formed a …
ArchiveThe African National Congress in exile: strategy and tactics 1960-1993
… Africa and centres around the strategy and tactics of the main lliberation organization, the African National Congress, …
EventANC and IFP to meet over violence
… violence'. The high level talks were aimed at finding the main cause of violence and how to go about maintaining peace. …
EventA strike by White mineworkers turns into open rebellion
… on the Witwatersrand. They also attacked Johannesburg's main post office and power station in a mass protest that, in …
PlaceSilikamva High School, Penzance Estate-Hout Bay
… to well-adjusted and responsible adulthood. The Schools main feeder School is the Secondary in The Settlement of …
PlaceClocktower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
… the structure with a clock, imported from Edinburgh, as a main feature. The red walls are the same colour as they were …
PlaceAir Force Museum, Port Elizabeth
… with a fine collection of models and pictures in the main exhibition hall. Interested aviation enthusiasts will …
EventMac Maharaj is born
… an underground commander, and a negotiator. He was the main accuser of Bulelani Ngcuka of abuse of power as Director …
EventSAA Helderberg 747 crashes
… all 159 people on board. A fire, which started from the main deck cargo hold, caused the crash of the jet. The board …
EventThe railway line between Cape Town and George is opened.
… also allowed for easier passenger travel. Until then, the main form of transport had been wagon and ox and cart and …
EventThe passive resistance movement begins with a mass meeting of 2000 Africans
… on the crowd and arrested hundreds. When asked about their main grievances, the representatives stated two things: 1. …
Celebrating 62 years of struggle, 10 September 2006
… was "freedom in our lifetime" and this symbolised the main challenge until freedom and democracy were attained in … Likewise, since 1994, we have crafted…
PlaceSudan
… food processing and cotton ginning, and petroleum is the main export. (In 2021, Sudan exported $395M in Crude Petroleum . The main destinations of Sudan…
PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
… be the Town Hall from 1885 to 1910 and today serves as the Main Post Office. The City Hall may no longer be the most … chambers; art gallery, museum and…
ArchiveA critical look at the role of the Muslim Judicial Council in the struggle for liberation in South Africa from 1960 to 1994
… be investigated. The remaining chapters will look at the main objective of this study - to examine the MJC's role in …
PlaceCross erected by Bartholomew Dias
… A minor road turns sharply off to the right from the main road that leads from Alexandria to Bushman’s River …
EventResumption of talks
… It was believed by those close to the discussions that the main stumbling block was the identification of political …
EventThe Second General Election is held in the Union of SA
… National Party (NP) participating for the first time. The main point at issue was whether South Africa should continue …
EventFirst mines are proclaimed in Johannesburg
… (meaning Ridge of White Waters), the first gold from the Main Reef on the Witwatersrand was obtained in 1885, after …
EventGerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen buys a section of land, which is later declared part of the Witwatersrand gold reef
… reef, when gold was discovered on the property. When the main gold reef was discovered in the Roodepoort area of …