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EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, issues a Unilateral Declaration of Independence
… declared independence from Britain in 1965. During his address to the nation he declared: We Rhodesians have …
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… granting this oldest Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Natal to continue its service in its new home. That day … The emigrants left Bremen on 10 November…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer
… Part Two Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils: Natal and Transvaal 1946 - 1946 Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils: Natal and Transvaal 1946 -…
PlaceRailway Station and Post Office, Point Road, Durban
… was erected in 1900 as part of a general upgrade by the Natal Railways. It replaced an earlier structure built … and the latter Custom House. Ships entering…
PlaceMpofu – Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve
… and to apply for an activity permit please obtain the address from FURTHER READING. Please be advised that an …
EventPius Langa is born
… Constitutional Court and Chancellor of the University of Natal (now KwaZulu Natal) was born in Bushbuck Ridge, Eastern Transvaal (now …
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 1
… oldest of them remembered the days when the coastlines of Natal were covered with natural bush being cleared by … enjoy in these parts today. Reports of…
EventGandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913
… and children led by Mahatma Gandhi marched from Newcastle, Natal Colony (now KwaZulu Natal) into the Transvaal to purposefully defy the … [Accessed: 28…
EventSA Artist, Andries Johannes Botha, is born in Durban
… Durban. He studied Fine Arts at the University Of KwaZulu-Natal and later went on to teach the subject at Techinkon Natal. He specialises in sculpture and…
Beyers Naudé: former General-Secretary of the South African Council of Churches and before that Director of the Christian Institute interview with Rupert Taylor, 4 February 2000, Northcliff, Johannesburg
… negotiated settlement, by encouraging dialogue with the ANC. Beyers: Oh yes. Oh yes, you see because when I was… when … you know, in Cape Town, in the…
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… Luthuli visits Cato Manor and mobilizes support for the ANC by linking Cato Manor's problems with the struggle … against apartheid and the area becomes a…
Griqua
… West The Boers arrived in the area of Griquatown after Natal was taken over by the British. They acquired land from … the territory known as No Man’s Land,…
Griqua community
… West The Boers arrived in the area of Griquatown after Natal was taken over by the British. They acquired land from … the territory known as No Man’s Land,…
EventAndrew Charles Hudson, South African cricketer is born
… Andrew Charles Hudson was born on 17 March 1965 in Eshowe, Natal (KwaZulu Natal). He distinguished himself as a cricketer by playing in …
EventVoortrekker leader Andries Pretorius dies
… Former Commander-General of the Boers in Natal and later Republican statesman, Andries Wilhemus … also instrumental in the establishment of the short-lived…
ArchiveSeparate Representation of Voters Act, Act No 46 of 1951
… of non-Europeans and natives in the province of Natal as voters for Parliament and for the provincial council of natal; to establish a Board for Coloured…
EventThe last conventional battle of the South African War ends
… faced a full attack by General Sir Redvers Buller's Natal Field Army (also known as the Natal Field Force). By 24 September the entire Transvaal …
EventHumphrey Ndlovu, veteran IFP leader dies
… born at Emzweni in the Qamu Tribal Authority at Msinga, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He joined the Inkatha Cultural Liberation Movement, …
EventSiyabonga Eugene (Bhele) Nomvete, SA footballer who was winner of the Kick Off Magazine Soccer Player of the Season, 98/99 &
… awards, was born on 2 December 1977 in KwaMashu, KwaZulu-Natal. Nomvete began his professional soccer career in lower league clubs in Kwazulu-Natal. In 1998…
EventProf. Astley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… Astley John Hilary Goodwin was born in Natal (now Kwazulu Natal). He went to study at St. John’s College in …
EventAstley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… Prof. Astley John Hilary Goodwin was born in Natal (now Kwazulu Natal). He went to study at St. John’s College in …
62. Congress defends its stand on the colonisation scheme
… Amod Jhaveri defends the S.A.I.C. stand in a presidential address delivered at an emergency conference, held in … agitation has been set up by the colonial…
EventGambian Government overthrown in military coup
… was characterised by mostly good governance, he failed to address the endemic corruption in the Gabonese army and …
EventPresident Cyril Ramaphosa appears before protesters against gender- based violence in South Africa
… Cape Town International Convention Centre, but he had to address the crowd instead. When the president appeared, the …
54. South African Indian Congress: first annual report, 1924
… Union, and this was attended by prominent Indians from Natal, Transvaal, and the Cape. The lack of any definite … reason it did not see the light of day…
ArticleWages Commission
… three students from the Durban campus of the University of Natal –David Hemson, Halton Cheadle and David Davis - arrived …
ArticleThe impact of the War on Agriculture and Land
… forms of political orientation among them. In the Cape and Natal dominated by the wine and sugar producers, the …
EventStudents at Lovedale strike against new Code of Conduct
… desired goals. No measures, however, were implemented to address the cause of the strike. The following year, students …
EventDinuzulu refuses British instructions to take up arms against Boers
… King Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo of the Zulu Kingdom in northern Natal, which is now part of the Kwazulu-Natal province, refused to follow British instructions to …
EventMary Elizabeth Barber, pioneer naturalist, dies
… African naturalist, Mary Elizabeth Barber died in Malvern, Natal Province (now known as Kwazulu Natal). Barber was a remarkable woman with an extensive …