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E-0070858event J.F. Wenzel presents his credentials to President Banda as South Africa’s first Chargé d’Affaires and head of legation i9 Dec 2011–
E-0070857event The first of the ‘Bantustans’ comes into existence when the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, De Wet Nel, opens9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070856event Chief Albert Luthuli delivers his Nobel Lecture in Oslo after receiving the Peace Prize the previous day. The government issued9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070855event Mofasi H. Lekota, managing director of Equal Access Consulting and chair of Seshego Investments is born in Pietersburg (Polokwa9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070854event Lt.-Col. James Stevenson-Hamilton (Skukuza) (90), British soldier and one of the most famous nature conservationists in SA hist9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070853event Sisulu, together with a number of members from the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) and African National Congress (ANC), meet in9 Dec 2011–
E-0070852event Katinka Germishuis, Springbok swimmer, is born in Pretoria.9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070851event The first edition of Standpunte, mouthpiece of Afrikaans poets in the ‘30s and ‘40s, is published.9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070850event British capture Sidi Barrani, Egypt, from Italians. www.secondworldwar.co.ukk9 Dec 2011–
E-0070849event Matodzi Liphosa, community worker and director of several companies is born in Sibasa, Venda (now Limpopo). He was guest speake9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070848event George Sammy Shane Maluleke, attorney and member of several law-related Boards and Commissions, is born in Wallmannstal, near P9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070847event Adriaan Johannes Vlok, former SA law and order minister, is born in Sutherland, Cape Province.9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070846event George VI becomes King of England following the abdication of Edward VIII. The Royal family visited South Africa in 1947.9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070845event Olive Schreiner, noted SA author, dies in Wynberg, Cape Town9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070844event Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer and Nobel laureate is born.9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070843event A further 2,147 mile section of the Cape-to-Cairo Railroad is completed when lines meet at the Sudan-Congo border. africanhisto9 Dec 2011–
E-0070842event Anglo-Boer War 2: The British under Methuen attempt to advance and are defeated by the Boers under Cronje as the Battle of Mage9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070841event Italy supports Menelek of Shoa in revolt against Ethiopia’s Johannes IV.9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070840event French-British dual control in Egypt is suspended.9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070839event Sir Bartle Frere, new British High Commissioner, delivers an ultimatum to Cetewayo, Zulu chief, to disband his army, hand over9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070838event The Mozambique Convention, an agreement between the ZAR and Portugal, paves the way for the construction of the Delagoa Bay rai9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070837event James Dube, a minor Zulu chief converted by the Rev. Daniel Lindley, is ordained as minister. James was the father of John Lang9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070836event Robert Koch, German scientist who visited SA to investigate the causes of rinderpest, is born in Germany. He was awarded the No9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070835event Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne (Gascoigne) Bulwer, governor of Natal after whom the town Bulwer was named, is born in England.9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070834event National day of Upper Volta.9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070833event Kenyan Wangari Maathai receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. She is the first African woman to receive the prize. Prof. Maath9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070832event Reverend John Pender-Smith, chair of the SANBS board of directors of the SA National Blood Service apologises unconditionally t9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070831event President Mandela signs the new Constitution, guaranteeing equal rights to all races. It incorporates the broad principles of t9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070830event SA signs protocol with Cyprus on the establishment of diplomatic relations.9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070829event The United Nations lifts the oil embargo against South Africa.9 Dec 2011✓

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