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EventFrance’s war in Morocco ends with Treaty of Tangier.
… In August 1844 French forces under General Thomas Bugeaud defeated the Moroccan army in the battle of Isly. The battle was a result of the French ……
EventAnton Hammerl, South African photographer, is killed in Libya
… survived without medical attention. Consequently, he died in the desert. Hammerl and other frontline journalists were … the rebels’ attempt to oust Muammar…
History Wars, Wars in history & other Southern African histories
… In the prologue to The Go-Between, L.P. Hartley claimed that … differently there”. That is certainly true for 1914, for in that year southern Africa was…
ArchiveA survey of race relations in South Africa: 1951-1952
… A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1952 and includes chapters on: The functioning of South … affairs and events outside the Union; Rising tensions…
EventSir James Liege Hulett dies in Durban, South Africa
… Sir James Liege Hulett was born on 17 May 1838 in South Yorkshire, England. In 1857, at the age of 19, he came to South Africa. Sir … Exchange, listed…
EventLord Charles Somerset arrives in the Cape as Governor
… Governor of the Cape Colony from 1814 to 1826. He arrived in the Cape on 6 April 1814 as Governor with a mandate to … salary of the town secretary of…
EventThe National Anti-Corruption Forum is launched in Langa
… Forum was launched by former Deputy President J.G. Zuma in Langa, Cape Town. The forum was born of a cabinet decision following the National Anti-Corruption…
EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
… When the system of apartheid was implemented in South Africa in 1948, certain laws had to be put in place to maintain white domination in all aspects of…
EventFormer Tennis player, Kevin Curren, is born in Durban
… In 1976, a year after passing matric (now Grade 10), Kevin … Texas, United States of America. He obtained a BCom degree in sports management at the…
PlaceClearwater, Now Known as Griquastad- in the Northern Cape
… In 1801, William Anderson and Cornelius Kramer , of the … at Leeuwenkuil . The site proved too arid for cultivation. In about 1805 they moved the Missionary…
EventThe Du Preez brothers appear before Judge Faan Hanke in Bloemfontein High Court in connection with the murder of two soldiers
… and Petrus du Preez appeared before Judge Faan Hanke in Bloemfontein High Court in connection with the murder of two soldiers, Michael … De Brug to Ladybrand…
PlaceStatue Of Cecil John Rhodes, in the Company's Gardens
… The Statue of Cecil Rhodes was erected at Company’s Garden in Cape Town in 1908. It features a full body replica of Rhodes wearing a … hand raised and…
EventJoachim Ammena van Plettenberg is born in the Netherlands
… Joachim Ammena van Plettenberg was born on 8 March 1739 in Leeuwarden, Friesland in the Netherlands. He came to the Cape as an employee of the Dutch East…
ArchiveA survey of race relations in South Africa: 1953-1954
… Survey of race relations in South Africa in 1953 and 1954 and includes chapters on: Politics and … activities of non-European organizations and those working…
EventG7 meeting on world finance kicks off in London
… 8 after the inclusion of Russia), opened a two-day meeting in London that, while unlikely to yield any major changes in exchange rate policies, offers fresh…
EventAn intricate prisoner exchange takes place in Maputo, Mozambique
… An intricate prisoner exchange takes place in Maputo, Mozambique, involving 133 Angolan soldiers, … and Major Wynand du Toit, a South African officer…
EventElectric lights are installed in Adderley Street, Cape Town.
… Street is possibly the most historically rich street in Cape Town. It gets its name from the man who vehemently … Today the street is a main attraction for…
EventSir John Herschel, British astronomer, arrives in Cape Town
… astronomer, mathematician, chemist and photographer. In 1833, he embarked on a journey to South Africa to … and other objects of the southern skies. He…
EventANC command structure in the Western Cape is arrested.
… a group of Afrikaners led by Frederik van Zyl Slabbert in Dakar, Senegal. In July 1987, at the initiative of the Institute for a … of 62 people, mainly…
EventANC mounts a sabotage attack on fuel depot in Ermelo
… The eighties in South Africa heralded a time of increased resistance … regime, as the regime increasingly became more brutal in its suppression of critics,…
ArchiveLocal economic rsponses to industrial migration in small towns.
… A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Doctoral Degree in the Faculty of Human Science, at the University of … about the…
PlaceAgterwitsenbergkom a Mountain Region in the Route 62, Cape Winelands
… Witzenberg is nestled in the Cape Winelands District on Route 62, consisting of : … of Ceres. Witsenberg got its name from WA van der Stel in 1699, in honour…
EventProfessor Roland Levinsky, world leading researcher in biomedicine dies
… Roland Levinsky, of the University of Plymouth, was born in South Africa to a British mother and Jewish father on 16 October 1943. His father was born in the…
EventRand Daily Mail publishes exposé of conditions in Homelands
… a feature article dealing with the appalling conditions in one of the government’s Bantu Homelands. In addition to the circumstances in the homelands, the…
EventANC, COSATU and SACTU issues a joint statement in Lusaka
… African National Congress (ANC) issued a joint statement in Lusaka, reiterating their commitment to overthrow White supremacy in South Africa. The respective…
PlaceBakone Malapa Northern Sotho Open-Air Museum, in Polokwane
… warm hospitality and rich Culture of the Basotho people in the 'Bakone Malapa Museum'. The Bakone, a sub-group of the … Bakone people! The Cultural Village…
ArchiveEducation for barbarism: Bantu (Apartheid) education in South Africa
… The author, himself, one of the leaders in the unity movement and in the struggle for liberation, tries to focus attention on the education system in South…
EventSamora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in a plane crash
… of Mozambique (FRELIMO) and he led the Mozambican people in their fight for independence from Portugal. In 1975 they were victorious and he was elected as ……
Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991
… John Barrow indicates on a map that gold is to be found in the approximate vicinity of either the Witwatersrand or … becomes known as Pimville. 22 June, The…
Survey of race relations in South Africa: 1949-1950
… A Survey of race relations in South Africa in 1949-1950 and includes chapters on: Rights and duties of liberals in South Africa; Institute activities and…