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… 1930 At the age of 11 Abrahams is exposed to books for the first time prompting him to begin to attend school. He is … school in order to work to help support his family. He first works odd jobs such as carrying bags for White shoppers … of the group’s monthly bulletin. In September , World War II breaks out and Abrahams manages to bribe himself on …

… on London and elsewhere in the penultimate year of the First World War. This was the first time aircraft, only a recent invention, had struck …

… Pondo revolt which broke into the open early in 1960. At first the government pretended that nothing untoward was … in Pondoland. But soon it became clear that a minor war was in progress. Emergency Proclamation 400 was gazetted … taken up arms against even the early British forces who first occupied Pondoland. On one occasion in 1895, when it …

… the caves to the University of the Witwatersrand. The first sophisticated people, to explore the caves were lime … of the fossils began. They found many hominids, but World War II stopped the work until 1946. Professors Broom and Dart … used. Other sites The entrance to the Swartkrans cave. The first strong and healthy fossils of an ape-man man were found …

… of the Pretoria Convention on 3 August 1881) for the first time. He won the election against Joubert with 3 471 … as a British colony. In 1880 the Boers launched a war of independence, which was known as the First Anglo-Boer War or First South African War. On 27 …

… between people at village level. As in 16th century war-torn Europe, the balance of power between political … through merchants in North Africa for centuries. The first traders to sail down the West African coast were the … as gold, ivory and spices, particularly pepper. From their first contacts, European traders kidnapped and bought …

… Gandhi in South Africa Formation of the S.A.I.C. and the First Three Conferences Conclusion (BACK TO TOP) CHAPTER II: … of the Radicals in the Transvaal Formation of the NIA War Issue Convulsions in Natal - The Resuscitation of the NIC …

… Gen. Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is … was leader of the Transvaal army in the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) from March 1900, and he was one of the … Dutch. Botha was prime minister of South Africa during the First World War and was a leading figure in the Paris Peace …

… The first Black South African newspaper, Imvo Zabantsundu … an independent political newspaper for Black people. Its first editor was Tengo Jabavu, well-known politician and … survived a banning order during the Second South African war (or Second Anglo-Boer War) from August 1901 until 1902. …

… armed conflict, but it also laid the groundwork for a post-war reconstruction. Because the Soviet Union boasted such … and cities after their decimation during the second world war, was largely a strategic move to counter the spread of … Carl Modig. The Industrialization of Soviet Russia in the First Half Century. Research Analysis Corp. McLean, 1968, pg. …

… voyages of trade and discovery Bartholomeu Dias, the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa. … in 1483 and Cape Cross in 1486. Bartholomeu Dias was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa. He … laws, issuing currency, negotiating treaties, waging war and administering justice. These were the most important …

… to the rise in tensions and eventual outbreak of war between the settlers and the Khoikhoi was the exclusion … gradually building up tensions led to the outbreak of the first Khoi-Dutch war of 1659-60. After the war, the Khoi were … and Indian people out of the city. Africans were the first to be targeted. In the aftermath of the outbreak of the …

… (ARPCT) and gaining sole control over Somalia’s war-torn capital. This victory was significant enough to be a … to portray their struggle in Somalia as part of a global war against the West. [iv] In 2009 Ethiopian forces withdrew … of Somalia’s borders. In July 2010 the group launched its first attack outside of Somalia, targeting Kampala, Uganda …

… of five children. At the outbreak of the South African War in 1899, the family moved to Estcourt in Natal . It is here that she attended the first of thirteen schools. Two years after the end of the war … an able and talented woman herself, gave her daughter her first lessons in painting veld flowers in watercolour. That …

… colonialism in the Americas The Caribbean Islands On his first voyage, Columbus claimed San Salvador, Cuba and … Spanish colonists to settle in Hispaniola. This was the first European colony in the ‘New World’. These colonists … This blood was supplied by victims were captured during war. The Aztecs therefore went to war continuously. Those who …

… what became of the Ntuli clan 1843 George Cato, the first Durban mayor, is given this area as compensation for … incident in Grey Street sparks a violent anti-Indian war that spreads to Cato Manor. A two-day orgy of murder, … voters line the streets of Cato Manor as South Africa's first democratic elections take place 1995 The Cato Manor …

… liberation movement in South Africa proved to be a bloody war between the country’s government and anti-apartheid … MK in the ANC’s training camp in Angola. Gilder was the first White member of the 1976 ANC generation to attend an MK … to which it helped the people. Most importantly, he had a first hand experience working alongside the MK soldiers. …

… written in pigeon English  Sozaboy,  about the Biafran war. Saro Wiwa was arrested and eventually executed for his … computers. The Heart Transplant (South Africa) The world’s first heart transplant was performed by Dr Christian Barnard … Tablet (Cameroon) In 2012, Arthur Zang invented the first remotely operated medical tablet PC which allows for …

… territory sometime in the 1820s. The second Basotho war, dubbed the Seqiti war, took place seven years after the first one. Led by King Moshoeshoe I, the war lasted for … The Second Basotho War, known as Siqiti war, breaks out …

… was erected in 1888 by EF Bourke, who later became the first mayor of Pretoria. It is one of the last remaining … fields, which included a gold mine near Machadodorp.   His first home was a small house at the corner of the present … of President Kruger. Thus the outbreak of the second war of independence, the South African War, placed him in a …

… at the start of the 20th century. The South African War (1899 – 1902) also left the country’s economy in ruins. … also focused on educating poor whites On 18 July 1898 the first canvas tent was used as a school where 30 pupils … 1899 the left bank furrow of the dam was completed and the first 60 workers received their first plots of 5 hectares. …

… South African Air Force was established. This made it the first air force of the Commonwealth, with Lt-Col. Pierre van … training. Five of them eventually qualified. When World War I broke out in August 1914, these pilots were granted … and now Thaba Tshwane), near Pretoria . Here the first aerodrome for the SAAF was established and was named …

… Party's standard by which we judge this action is in the first place an uncompromising opposition to all forms of … do we say this Council is a segregation measure? In the first place, Mr. Lawrence has stated that the Government is … morale of the non-Europeans and their enthusiasm for the war. They have proved their willingness to sacrifice their …

… and rural drift into the towns after the South African War had left many Afrikaners indigent and politically abject. … ministers of the country and Swart was appointed as the first state president of the South African Republic of 1961. … and one of the nationalists’ arch-enemies, experienced at first hand the Bond’s divisive attempt to detach Afrikaner …

… persisted to the present day. The end of the South African war resulted in renewed economic activity, and in the … the Corner House and the Carlton Hotel, both being the first of many steel-framed structures to be erected in the … were springing up in the CBD. This period also saw the first commercial and office developments taking place in …

… ambulance corps of 1100 men during his service in the Boer War 1906 He organizes stretcher-bearer corps that serves … philosophy of Satyagraha 1908 Gandhi is arrested for the first time, for refusing to carry an obligatory id card in …

… Land Wars Europeans who came to stay in South Africa first settled in and around Cape Town. As the years passed, … they sought to expand their territory. This expansion was first at the expense of the Khoikhoi and San, but later Xhosa … 19th century South African History. The first frontier war broke out in 1780 and marked the beginning of the Xhosa …

… Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN). 26 August 1966 The first armed clash takes place between the South African … independence, and to prevent a proxy Cuban-South African war on Angolan soil. 1982 SWAPO, together with the frontline … withdraw into Angola. 7-11 November 1989 Namibia holds its first free and fair elections under UN supervision. SWAPO …

… the 10 January 1879 as the beginning of the Anglo-Zulu War , while others claim that the 12 January 1879 (first attack) or the 22 January 1879 (first decisive battle of Isandlwana) marked the beginning of … Beginning of the Anglo-Zulu War, 10 January 1879 …

… African Military Service in Western Europe during the First World War and was awarded the Croix de Recompense for distinguished service in France. She received the first Gold Medal of the South African Nursing Association on …