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WWI: A new battalion consisting of Cape Coloured men, called the Cape Corps, is established with the view of being dispatched
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WWI: A new battalion consisting of Cape Coloured men, called the Cape Corps, is established with the view of being dispatched
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General Koos de la Rey is buried in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, in a very tense atmosphere. From far and near veteran officers of
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King Edward VII signs the South African Law, providing for 121 members of parliament, of which ten ministers, in London. The So
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King Edward VII signs the South African Law, providing for 121 members of parliament, of which ten ministers, in London. The So
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Pieter Johannes Schoeman, SA author who is known for his sympathetic picturing of the Swazi, Zulu and San people, is born in Ut
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Pieter Johannes Schoeman, SA author who is known for his sympathetic picturing of the Swazi, Zulu and San people, is born in Ut
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Michael Mosoue Moerane, pianist, choirmaster and composer, is born in Gumtree, Basutoland (now Lesotho). He died in Gumtree in
Michael Mosoeu Moerane, composer, teacher, pianist and conductor, is born in Mangoanaleng, Matatiele, Eastern Cape. He died in Bloemfontein in January, 1980…
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Sir George Grey, governor of the Cape Colony from 1854-1861, with the exception of a few months when he was recalled, dies in L
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Sir George Grey, governor of the Cape Colony from 1854-1861, with the exception of a few months when he was recalled, dies in L
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President Paul Kruger pays his second official visit to Johannesburg on the first anniversary of the proclamation of the first
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Mine Commissioner Carl von Brandis proclaims the first public mining activities in Johannesburg.
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Mine Commissioner Carl von Brandis proclaims the first public mining activities in Johannesburg.
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The telegraph connection between Johannesburg and Cape Town is inaugurated.
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Henry Francis Fynn, pioneer, settler and member of the Farewell expedition to Shaka with a view to open up an ivory trade with
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Henry Francis Fynn, pioneer, settler and member of the Farewell expedition to Shaka with a view to open up an ivory trade with
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The farm ‘Doren fontijn’, situated in the area later known as the Witwatersrand, is transferred to Barend C. Viljoen.
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The farm ‘Doren fontijn’, situated in the area later known as the Witwatersrand, is transferred to Barend C. Viljoen.
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The Neptune, carrying 282 convicts, sails into Table Bay. SESA gives the date as 19 September 1849 and the harbour as Simon’s B
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The troopship Charlotte is wrecked in Algoa Bay and ninety-seven people drown.
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The French take possession of Mauritius and rename it l’Ile de France (The Island of France).
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Hendrik Swellengrebel, the only Cape governor to be born at the Cape, is born in Cape Town. Swellendam is named after him and
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Start of Clean up the World Campaign (19-21 Sept.).
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Start of Clean up the World Campaign (19-21 Sept.).
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In the Athens Paralympic Games, field athlete Fanie Lombaard wins a gold medal (his sixth Paralympic medal, three gold and one
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UN Security Council agrees to send 15 000 peacekeeping troops to Liberia.
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UN Security Council agrees to send 15 000 peacekeeping troops to Liberia.
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SA signs protocol on consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Poland.
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South Africa signs memorandum of understanding with Iran on cooperation in the fields of mining and minerals.
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