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EventThe Afrikaner Broederbond is formed
… formed by Johannes Frederik Janse 'Hans' van Rensburg. The main objective of the OB was to formally represent growing …
EventFirst aeroplane flight in Kimberley breaks the non-stop flight record
… much to popularise flight in the country by touring the main centres and offering flights to the public. The dates of …
EventSouth African Committee investigates the Jameson Raid report
… Rhodes. Instead the Committee found that Jameson was the main culprit. This incident convinced the Boer Republics to …
PlaceMauritius
… southeast of Africa and southwest of Asia. There are seven main islands and archipelagos in Mauritius. In no particular … fields can still be seen all over…
PlaceJunction Avenue Theatre
… of Junction Ave Theatre Company, from 1976-1982. The main singers include Ramolao Makhene, Siphiwe Khumalo, Arthur … at Upstairs at the Market in February…
PlacePretoria Boys High School
… a 100 full-time staff. Its neoclassical red-brick style main school buildings date from 1909, maintaining provincial … Piercy Eagle. The original buildings…
Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of America to T.W. Thibedi, 30 May 1932
… let us have a copy or give us the information of its main contents. Third:- Have you any relations with the … four Congresses, today, the Left Opposition…
PlaceHout Bay Museum
… right next to the Hout Bay Tourist Office just off Main Road behind the Shell Garage. Just like the town, the …
PlaceRiversdale, Western Cape
… structures. Social and economic life centered about its main street, planted on either side with oaks. The 1865 …
PlaceNational Botanic Gardens, Pretoria
… part of the University’s Experimental Farm.) The main reason for the transfer of land from the University was …
EventPatrice Lumumba, former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is shot
… Congolais (MNC), which sought a unitary state while its main opponents opted for a form of federalism. In the May …
EventThe ANC Youth League is re-established at Orlando stadium in Soweto
… rebuilding process of the Youth League nationwide. Their main responsibilities was to receive reports from all …
EventCape of Good Hope Royal Observatory is founded
… of the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO). The main telescopes used for research are at the SAAO facility …
EventBird flu outbreak is declared over, thousands of birds were killed to prevent the spreading of the disease
… poultry, infection with avian influenza viruses causes two main forms of disease, distinguished by low and high extremes …
EventKenyan mediates in SA election deadlock
… Africa's first democratic polls the following week. The main elements of the Agreement for Reconciliation and Peace …
EventDemonstrating Clergymen are arrested in central Johannesburg
… in February 1980, before spreadingacross the country. The main cause of the boycott was the decaying of schools and …
EventOver 60 people are killed by RENAMO in Mozambique
… (RENAMO). The ambush happened on a Saturday on the main road, 32 kilometres from the Mozambique capital Maputo. …
EventA strong delegation of the ANC NEC members arrives at Caculam, Angola
… Executive Committee (NEC) members arrived at Caculama, the main training centre of the ANC’s military wing, Umkhonto we …
Observatory - Steeped in History and Heritage by Patric Mallet
… in Cape Town and had premises on both sides of the Lower main Road. On the one side feed and pigeons and on the … would become Observatory. The area from…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… Radicals, 1939-1946 4. War Issue In February 1933, the two main white political parties, the Nationalists and the SAP, … on Britain being victorious…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… the National Party, and to lay down its principles. The main aim was to direct the people’s ambitions and beliefs … groups made the SAP's rule more difficult…
Indian Community
… lived in cramped yards, sharing a communal toilet. The main areas that Indians occupied were beyond the Umgeni … Act meant the expropriation of Indian…
ArticleSALDRU Newspaper Clippings Archive 1974 - 2000
… around the country. Cuttings were then sorted into some 89 main subject headings (from Africa & Agriculture to the World …
ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
… trade unions. In the army only white people could serve main roles like being a soldier, Black people were given … trade unions. In the army only white…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu and the organisations she was connected to
… especial before Walter was imprisoned, it was not her main connection to political activism and there were other … league, she also played an integral role…
EventNational Arts Festival celebrates 37 years in Grahamstown
… running for 10 days in June and July. It consists of a Main programme and Fringe programmes, all of which are …
EventMembers of the ANC and SACP are detained due to Operation Vula
… an underground operation called Operation Vula. The main objectives of this operation were to smuggle freedom …
EventF.W. de Klerk clamps down on KwaZulu
… to the failure of constitutional procedures as the main reason for the declaration of the emergency. …
PlaceMelville Koppies Nature Reserve, Judith Road, Johannesburg
… at all, but in the band of conglomerate which formed the main reef. Since then these rocks have produced 40% of the … at all, but in the band of conglomerate…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
… Native Congress (NNC) is officially inaugurated. “The main aims of the Congress were to cultivate a political …