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Troops allied with the government of Congo capture the strategic port town of Matadi from rebel forces trying to oust President
… allied with the government of Congo capture the strategic port town of Matadi from rebel forces trying to oust President …
For a large tract of British Somaliland (Western Hawd) and a right for duty free imports through the port of Zeila, Emperor Men
… Hawd) and a right for duty free imports through the port of Zeila, Emperor Men …
BiographyCharles Daniel Helm
… by wagon to Matabeleland. Daniel Helm and his wife Elizabeth Eduardine nee Von Puttkamer (she was a German …
Queen Mother Elizabeth celebrates her 100th birthday as thousands line the roads of London to cheer her. Her popularity stems i
… Queen Mother Elizabeth celebrates her 100th birthday as thousands line the …
Lady Elizabeth Somerset, wife of Governor Lord Charles Somerset, dies at Newlands House, Cape Town. She is buried in the Groote
… Lady Elizabeth Somerset, wife of Governor Lord Charles Somerset, …
BiographyWalter Battiss
… in 1964 and retired in 1971. Walter Battiss passed away in Port Shepstone, Natal in 1982. …
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (16), second son of Queen Victoria, after whom several places and towns in SA are named, e.g. Port
… after whom several places and towns in SA are named, e.g. Port …
Babu Bodasing, also known as Dulel Sing Boodasing, prominent sugar cane farmer on the Natal north coast who arrived in Port Nat
… sugar cane farmer on the Natal north coast who arrived in Port Nat …
Zulu king Dingane cedes "the place called Port Natal together with all the land annexed from the sea to the north" to
… Zulu king Dingane cedes "the place called Port Natal together with all the land annexed from the sea to …
Helen Elizabeth Martins, artist known for her queer sculptures at the Owl House in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda dies in h
… Helen Elizabeth Martins, artist known for her queer sculptures at …
Adam Tas marries Elizabeth van Brakel, wealthy widow of Hans Jurgen Grimpe, and becomes the owner of the farm, which he later c
… Adam Tas marries Elizabeth van Brakel, wealthy widow of Hans Jurgen Grimpe, …
An American post-graduate student, Amy Elizabeth Biehl, 26, is dragged from her car by a 100-strong mob of youths in Guguletu,
… An American post-graduate student, Amy Elizabeth Biehl, 26, is dragged from her car by a 100-strong …
Britain’s Queen mother, widow of King George VI and mother of his successor to the throne, Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 101.
… George VI and mother of his successor to the throne, Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 101. …
Britain’s King George VI dies and is succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II. Her husband, Prince Philip, informs her of his de
… King George VI dies and is succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II. Her husband, Prince Philip, informs her of his …
Helen Elizabeth Martins, artist known for her queer sculptures at the Owl House in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda, is born
… Helen Elizabeth Martins, artist known for her queer sculptures at …
The Red Sea port of Assab, Ethiopia, and the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, 400 miles away, are linked with the re-opening of
… The Red Sea port of Assab, Ethiopia, and the country’s capital, Addis …
Subbiah Moodley
… near Margate in the Natal south coast, while living in Port Shepstone. He stayed there for five years and qualified … own oscilloscope and signal generators…
BiographyAnderson Khumani Ganyile
… Dispatch for some years,he became a court interpreter in Port St. Johns. …
BiographyBarend Jacobus (Ben) Erasmus
… Barend Jacobus Gerrit Wessel Erasmus and Susara Catharina Elizabeth Horak on 29 December 1918 in Johannesburg. His …
The Portuguese ship Sao João goes down near the mouth of the Mzimvubu River (at the present Port St. Johns) with 600 people on
… down near the mouth of the Mzimvubu River (at the present Port St. Johns) with 600 people on …
Gov. George Napier wants to cut off the Voortrekkers from the harbour in Port Natal and sends Capt. Smith with 125 men by land
… wants to cut off the Voortrekkers from the harbour in Port Natal and sends Capt. Smith with 125 men by land …
BiographyGilbert Hani
… escaped to Basutoland [now Lesotho]. Here, he lived with Elizabeth Mafikeng in Mafeteng, Lesotho and ran a small shop. …
BiographyGqeba Mzwandile
… to death at the age of 23 at the Supreme Court of Port Alfred in June, 1987. Along with 14 others, they were … sentenced to death in June, 1987 at the…
BiographyBartolomeu Dias
… coast, they sailed into Golfo de Santo Estevão (Elizabeth Bay). On 6 January, Dias named a range of mountains … selected to found a fortress-factory at the…
BiographyNongqawuse
… Stanford said she was living on a farm in Alexandria near Port Elizabeth in 1905. A settler historian by the name of Cory …
BiographyDuke Ketye
… Zondi and Ruben Xulu. Between 1981 and 1983 Ketye lived in Port Edward with potters Steve and Angelique Kirk where he …
BiographyAdam Small
… universities of Natal, now KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), (1981), Port Elizabeth, now Nelson Mandela University (1996), the Western … from the universities of Natal …
BiographyLivingstone Mqotsi
… in Keiskammahoek, Mqotsi went to Paterson High School in Port Elizabeth where he matriculated in 1943. After school he …
BiographyElize Botha
… Elizabeth Botha (née Lindes) was born on 19 November 1930 and …
BiographyPopo Molefe
… and he grew up poor. Molefe is married to Boitumelo Elizabeth Plaatjie and has four children. He is a Christian, …