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EventAssassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
… system of political and military alliances in place. The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist threw this system off…
Chapter XIII - Journey to the banished
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph At long last 1962 … again, free to leave Johannesburg, to attend meetings. The last year had brought home to me,…
Damon – The Malabar Slave (Historic Alleys)
… (Walks & Sketches – Robert Semple) – He is in all respects the best of the household slaves. Without the inactivity or the dullness of the Mozambique slave,…
EventThe National Party (Transvaal) is founded
… The Union of South Africa was established in 1910. Although … an independent country either. Its leadership rested on the South African Party (SAP) which…
EventThe Angolan government announces a unilateral ceasefire
… After the death of Jonas Savimbi, leader of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), the Angolan … The Angolan government announces a…
EventANC adopts the Programme of Action
… The adoption of a Programme of Action by the African National Congress (ANC) at the December conference marked one of the most important … Digest. (1988)…
EventFlorence Nightingale opens the first school for nurses at the St. Thomas hospital in London
… and statistician. Nightingale chose to become a nurse over the popular role of wife and mother. Though her family was … a nursing career. Nightingale gained…
EventThe Cape Agulhas lighthouse begins operating
… to popular belief, Cape Agulhas and not Cape Point is the southernmost tip of Africa. The seas around Cape Agulhas - about two hours drive from … treacherous…
Chapter 1 - The House at Lower Seoli
… From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 The Last Supper is a painful story in…
Chapter II - More of the same
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph After almost five … but anxiously looking forward to 31 October 1967, when the restrictions were due to expire…
EventSlavery is abolished at the Cape
… On 1 December 1834, slavery came to an end in the Cape Colony. The move to abolish slavery in the Colony came a year after the Slavery Abolition Bill of ……
EventVan Riebeeck lands at the Cape
… his wife and son, Jan van Riebeeck set off from Texel in The Netherlands for the Cape of Good Hope. Van Riebeeck had signed a contract with the Dutch East…
EventThe second Matabele war breaks out
… The second Matabele war, also known as the Matabele Rebellion or the second Chimurenga broke out on 20 March 1896 in Matabeleland Zimbabwe. The war broke out…
II - The Life of Steve Biko
… From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South … Stephen Bantu Biko was born in King William's Town, in the Cape Province of South Africa…
12. The pickled money-order receipt
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … immigrants sent money regularly to relatives in India. In the document reproduced below,…
PlaceThe Queen’s Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… Also known as the Bloemfontein Fort. On 3 February 1848 the British declared the Orange River Sovereignty, covering a broad area of land … The Queen’s Fort…
PlaceThe Dakawa Arts and Crafts Centre
… The Dakawa Arts and Crafts Centre, a skills training project … outreach and youth development. Initially known as the Dakawa Development Centre, it began as…
EventQueen Elizabeth ascends to the throne
… On 17 November 1558 the British Queen, Queen Elizabeth I ascended to the throne following the death of her half-sister, Mary. The Queen of England, who ……
EventTanganyika becomes a member of the UN
… On 14 December 1961, Tanganyika became a member of the United Nations(UN) and two years later, in 1963 it merged with the island of Zanzibar. Following the…
EventBelgium annexes the Congo Free State
… The central African region in which the Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) lies has been pervaded by conflict and … Belgium annexes the Congo Free…
PlaceBethulie Bridge across the Gariep River
… Gariep Dam is located in South Africa, near the Town of Norvalspont, bordering the Free State and Eastern Cape Provinces. The stone Bridge spanning the…
ArchiveFrom conscience politics to the battlefield
… This thesis examines the ways in which the Liberal Party - the Natal Division in particular attempted to become an … From conscience politics to the…
Archaeology - A way of discovering the past
… How do we find out about the past? For recent events where there was personal … of that time. Books and films also inform about the past. How do the writers…
EventLuthuli Combat Detachment crosses the Zambezi
… The 'Luthuli Detachment', made up of units of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operatives, and the Zimbabwean African People’s Union (ZAPU) guerrillas, crossed the…
EventThe Native Land Act is passed
… The Natives Land Act (No. 27 of 1913) was passed to allocate … only about 7% of arable land to Africans and leave the more fertile land for whites. This law…
EventThe French Foreign Legion is founded
… The elite French Foreign Legion was founded by King Louis-Philippe as a military unit to support the conquest of Algeria, which the French had invaded the…
EventThe SA Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster announces that the Department of Information was being disbanded
… The SA Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster announces that the Department of Information was being disbanded and … by a Bureau for National and International…
EventGoldstone Commission investigate the Bisho Massacre
… At the request of President F. W. de Klerk, the commission of inquiry, headed by Judge Richard Goldstone, started the investigation into the Bisho massacre…
Impact of pseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism on the 19th and 20th Centuries
… to old content. Also note, there may be minor changes to the curriculum from year to year, teachers always check with … Impact of pseudo-scientific racism…
EventSchools closed in the Western Cape
… Carter Ebrahim, Minister of Education and Culture for the mixed race community, announced that 454 out of a total … schools were going to be closed until 1…