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EventIt is widely reported that British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher criticised the ANC, calling it a terrorist organisation
… representative at the conference, Jonnie Makatini, said Britain's refusal to support further sanctions would result … back to the House of Commons on 22…
ArchiveChapter 15 The World is my Oyster Life Number 7 1985-1994 by Denis Goldberg
… that was beyond their daily experience. For example, in Britain you could live anywhere you chose if you could afford … Yet over and over again I experienced…
EventNuclear Test Ban Treaty signed
… of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain sign a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited the … was gaining strength. Talks between the two…
EventThe second Anglo-Boer war, also known as the South African war, breaks out
… 1899 the South African Republic issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October war was officially declared between Britain and the Boers…
ArticleGrade 11 - What were the consequences when pseudo-scientific ideas of Race became integral to government policies and legislation in the 19th and 20th centuries?
… believed in eugenics such as the United States of America, Britain, Sweden, India and China encouraged good health of … of eugenics policies was beginning to…
ArticleFirst Anglo Boer War
… the Boers. Burgers did very little tried to stop Britain from taking over the Transvaal. Shepstone had told … because this would create a negative impression…
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… community was encouraged by MK Gandhi to show loyalty to Britain if they wished to achieve their freedom. Thus, the … and the Transkei. In the Transvaal and…
Joint Statement by Chief Albert Lutuli, Dr. G.M. Naicker and Peter Brown appealing to the British People to Boycott South Africa, 5 December 1959
… for assistance abroad and particularly to the people of Britain, by whose Parliament the original Act of Union was … to conduct a limited boycott of South…
EventUgandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot
… President twice. He led Uganda to Independence from Britain in 1962, becoming Prime Minister. Traditionally, the … 1985, when he was deposed a second time by…
EventRenewal of land acquisition programme in Zimbabwe
… split second. Mugabe even challenged former colonial ruler Britain, saying that if she wanted to see the farmers compensated, Britain herself should send…
EventSA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to the Union of South Africa
… In the aftermath of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), Britain annexed the South African Republic and the Orange … and the Orange River Colony respectively,…
ArticlePolokwane/Pietersburg Timeline 1835-1995
… 1880-81 Dutch declare war and gain independence from Britain. 1882 Volksraad authorised Piet Joubert to …
EventTanzania gains independence
… the outbreak of World War One. Following Germany's defeat, Britain administered the region which it renamed as the … under United Nations (UN) trusteeship,…
EventAmy Johnson, a female aviator, lands in Cape Town in record time
… made history by becoming the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia. In 1931, Johnson and her co-pilot … After their recovery, they achieved a…
EventSA troops invade East Africa in their confrontation with German forces in World War I
… Britain had fought the Boer settlers in South Africa in the … 1918. South Africa greatly assisted the Allies, and Great Britain in particular, in capturing…
ArticleThe Impact of Colonialism
… However, when the United States of America broke away from Britain, the indigenous population was virtually wiped out … became the wealthiest European…
EventZambian president Kenneth Kaunda refuses to take part in UK
… and frequency during 1978, South Africa, the US and Britain put pressure on Smith to enter into meaningful talks … in the famous Lancaster House Agreement…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… In March 1876, President Brand undertook a deputation to Britain to discuss compensation for Bloemfontein's loss of the diamond fields. It was decided that…
ArchiveBlack women will not be intimidated
… poster. Various photographs of black immigrant women in Britain. See red women's poster. …
EventAbdul Samad Minty, anti apartheid activist, is born
… (now known as Limpopo Province). In June 1958 he left for Britain to further his studies. In 1969, eleven years later, … of the Simonstown Agreement between…
EventSA experiences a monetary crisis due to the heavy drain of gold from the country during the Great Depression
… system was backed by gold, known as the gold standard. Britain's departure from the gold standard devalued the … local goods. South Africans therefore sent…
EventGambia is admitted to the United Nations
… of Sierra Leone. In 1843, the parts of the Gambia ruled by Britain were again separated from Sierra Leone. The rest of … of the Commonwealth, The Gambia…
EventKaunda calls for Thatcher’s exclusion from talks on South African sanctions
… which called for sanctions against South Africa. Britain was not convinced that this would encourage a change … 1979, Margaret Thatcher had become the Prime…
EventReported arrest of London bomb mastermind, Rashid Aswat
… to arrest him had been made before Aswat travelled to Britain where, according to The Times website, he visited all … have confirmed Aswat's arrest. A…
EventKaunda calls for Thatcher's exclusion from talks on South African sanctions
… which called for sanctions against South Africa. Britain was not convinced that this would encourage a change … 1979, Margaret Thatcher had become the Prime…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… became the wealthiest European trading nation, until Britain challenged them in the eighteenth and nineteenth … rebellious indigenous inhabitants. Europe, in…
EventKenneth Kaunda becomes the Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)
… on 24 October, Zambia gained its full independence from Britain and Kaunda then became the first President of Zambia. …
EventSA Government spoil Chief Albert Luthuli's chance of Rectorship
… It is announced that efforts by Britain's Foreign Secretary, Mr. Butler and Glasgow …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
… consisted of the Uitlanders that migrated from Britain. [42] These entrepreneurs mostly consisted of … of the two independent republics was recognized by…
ArchiveDock workers blockade SA cargo
… Southampton dock workers belonging to Britain's Transport and General Workers Union on Thursday …