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E-0070505event Sir De Villiers Graaff, leader of the United Party opposition in SA, is born in Sea Point, Cape Town.5 Dec 2011✓
E-0070470event Sir Otto John Beit (65), financier, philanthropist and younger brother of Alfred Beit, dies on his birthday in London.5 Dec 2011✓
E-0071256event Pieter Cornelis Schoonees, lexicographer and member of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, is born in Uniondale14 Dec 2011✓
E-0073570event Bambata Rebellion: Natal Governor Sir Henry McCallum proclaims martial law. Some 1 000 men are mobilised under command of Col D31 Jan 2012✓
E-0072705event Leader of the Opposition, Sir De Villiers Graaff, demands a judicial inquiry into the activities of the Broederbond, and demand16 Jan 2012✓
E-0073232event South African Airways is inaugurated and takes over the passenger and goods air services hitherto operated by Union Airways.31 Jan 2012✓
E-0072962event South African politician and author of  "Jock of the Bushveld," Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, dies at the age of 69.20 Jan 2012✓
E-0071783event A United States military gunship launches air raids against hideouts of prominent members of the al-Qaeda network in southern S6 Jan 2012✓
B-0149336biography Alfred Msutu–✓
B-0008240biography Franklin Kaye Kendall1869-1948–
B-0068430biography King Sekhukhune1814-1882✓
B-0150649biography Rajes Pillay1944-2020✓
E-0068966event President Syngman Rhee presents the South African Air Force (SAAF) squadron, placed at the disposal of the United Nations organ1 Nov 2011✓
E-0069358event Sir John Coode, SA harbour engineer who designed the seaward defences of Table Bay, is born in Bodmin, Cornwallis, England.7 Nov 2011✓
E-0093047event The United Nations (UN) Security Council votes to impose air and travel sanctions against Angola’s UNITA movement and close its28 Aug 2012–
E-0093046event The United Nations (UN) Security Council votes to impose air and travel sanctions against Angola’s UNITA movement and close its28 Aug 2012✓
E-0087836event Sir William Cornwallis Harris, traveller, hunter and renowned artist, arrives in Algoa Bay from where he sets out on a hunting6 Jul 2012✓
E-0087815event A Royal Air Force Valiant under Wing Commander M.J. Beetham sets a new record for the London-Cape Town flight, completing the j6 Jul 2012✓
E-0087442event Willem Kempen, chairman of the Taalkommissie of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns is born in Prieska, Northern28 Jun 2012✓
E-0089233event Sir Joseph Benjamin Robinson, son of an 1820 Settler, mining magnate, chairman of the Mining Board, representative in the Legis27 Jul 2012✓
E-0086200event Sir Henry Rider Haggard, author of King Solomon’s Mines and other adventure stories, mostly about Africa, is born in Norfolk, E15 Jun 2012✓
E-0088813event Sir Joseph Benjamin Robinson, one of the richest mine magnates, buys Section B of the farm Langlaagte from mrs Anna Elizabeth d20 Jul 2012✓
E-0086532event Flight 139, an Air France A-300B Airbus hijacked from Athens on 26 June, arrives at Entebbe, Uganda. Hijackers demand release o22 Jun 2012✓
E-0074194event Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (58), British philanthropist who had a strong influence on the British policy in South Africa, dies in17 Feb 2012✓
E-0079342event Frans Vredenrijk Engelenburg, editor of De Volksstem and founding member of the Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (Academy for Sci16 Mar 2012✓
E-0076865event Riotous Assemblies Act No 17 commences: Prohibits gatherings in open-air public places if the Minister of Justice considers th12 Mar 2012✓
E-0074640event Two pilots of the SA Air Force’s Cheetah Squadron, Lieutenant D.A. Ruiter and Captain W.J.J. Badenhorst, are killed in action w24 Feb 2012✓
E-0074634event Sir John Coode (75), planner of a seaward defence for Table Bay, which was built by prisoners, dies in Brighton, England.24 Feb 2012✓
E-0074600event Pilots Doug McKellar and "Dizzy" Deans of the SA Air Force’s No 2 (Flying Cheetah) Squadron, assisting the UN in the24 Feb 2012✓
E-0011062event Sir Bartle Frere, the new British High Commissioner delivers an ultimatum to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army’16 Mar 2011✓

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