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EventTwo former Soweto student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo and Mary Loate are given long term sentences
… student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo, 25, and Mary Loate, 23 were given long term imprisonment under the Terrorism Act. …
EventHertzog and Smuts to form a coalition
… government formed in 1934. The two leaders agreed on 23 February to form a coalition after Smuts had surrendered …
EventAfrikaans becomes the official language of the Union of South Africa
… attempts to gradually replace Dutch with Afrikaans. On 23 April 1914 C.J. Langenhoven, member of the Cape Provincial …
EventPeter van der Merwe, South African cricketer, dies
… referee for eight years. He died in Port Elizabeth on 23 January 2013. He was 75 years old and had been in poor …
EventSA jazz singer, Letta Mbulu is born in Soweto
… Letta Mbulu was born in Soweto on 23 August 1942. As a teenager she joined the cast of the play …
EventNicolaas Jacobus Smit, Vice-President of the ZAR, is born in Graaff-Reinet.
… Boer War, which was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881. As a member of the SAR Volksraad he was …
EventDr Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl, SA industrialist who laid the foundation for the establishment of Escom and Iscor, is born in Pretoria
… Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl, was born on 23 November 1887 in Pretoria. Van der Bijl was born into a …
Message to Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, President, Anti-Apartheid Movement, on the 25th Anniversary of its Founding by O. R. Tambo, 26 June 1984
… O.R. TAMBO President African National Congress June 23, 1984 The "Boycott South Africa" Movement was founded in … in 1960. This message was sent by Mr…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Statistical analysis of Resisters
… - Riverside Puntans Hill 281 19 - - 16 42 - 17 10 23 71 11 23 - - £ 900 £ 700 £ 589 £ 550 £ 500 £ 362 £ 319 £ 200 £ 157 …
PlaceConcordia
… 961. The railway line from Brakpits reached Concordia on 23 April1889. On 4 April 1902 a Boer force of about 25 men …
EventHelen Suzman condemns the Immorality Act in Parliament
… On 23 February 1962, a member of Progressive Party Helen Suzman … law is Causing Misery - Mrs. Suzman' form The Star, 23 February (Available at National…
EventSA rugby team plays and wins the first test match against Ireland
… game. South Africa, or the Springboks, won this test match 23-15. This historical match is relevant considering the …
EventPrime Minister Vorster holds talks with Dr. Kissinger
… United States Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger, on 23 and 24 June in West Germany to discuss the Rhodesian … [online] Available at: www.nobelprize.org…
EventBram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment
… was re-captured in Johannesburg on 11 November 1965. On 23 March 1966 his trial began in Pretoria. Fischer was …
EventAttempted coup in Equatorial Guinea sees fifteen arrested
… in Equatorial Guinea. 20 South Africans, 18 Namibians, 23 Angolans, 2 Congolese and 1 Zimbabwean carrying a South … lines ,[Online],Available at: timelines…
PlaceRhodes
… joined by a second group under General J H Olivier. On 23 June 1901 Boer forces under Commandant Fouche returned to …
ArticleBlack Concentration Camps during the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… who are the 'Children of the Government' are made to pay'. 23 January, Two inmates of the Heuningspruit concentration … is signed by both the Burghers and…
EventFormer African Springbok captain, Welile Nkohla dies
… On 23 July 2017, Welile James Nkohla, also known as ‘Bomza’, …
EventJoyce Barker, SA soprano, is born in Mooi River, Natal.
… as a leading soprano in 1963. Joyce Barker passed away on 23 May 1992 after a long illness in Johannesburg. …
EventNational Party wins general election
… the United Party, 37.1 percent receiving, however, only 23 percent of the White seats; and the Progressive Party, 3.1 …
EventScientists find the virus that may cause Aids.
… On 23 April 1984 the discovery of a virus that may cause … BBC, 1984:Scientist finds Aids virus , from BBC News , 23 April, [online], Available at www.news…
EventThe Organisation of African Unity is formed and Africa Day is declared
… the years, with South Africa becoming the 53rd member on 23 May 1994. The OAU started its operations on 13 September, …
EventZulu army defeat British Army at the Isandlwana Mountain
… 1879 - British troops establish their camp at Isandlwana 23 January 1879 - The British successfully thwart the Zulu …
BiographyTheophilus Shepstone
… in the history of colonial administration. He died on 23 June 1893. …
BiographySir. Theophilus Shepstone
… administration. He died full of years and honours on 23 June 1893. …
ArticleThabo Mbeki (1942 - ) Timeline
… National Congress camps in Mozambique and Zambia. November 23, Thabo Mbeki marries Zanele Dlamini in London. 1975 Thabo … President of the African National…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VI - The Wesleyans take a hand
… of the Governor's language in this, his May Proclamation, 1835, echoes that of several missionaries who subsequently … within. From this point of view the…
ArticleGrade 12 - The Cold War
… “ Timeline of events in the Cold War ” [ Accesssed: 23 January 2015]) 1945: Cold War begins 1946: Winston …
ArticleThe Western Front
… the First World War, were the following: Battle of Mons 23 August 1914 Battle of Le Cateau 26 August 1914 Battle of …
The War
… watching, but not helping. (From Amsterdamsche Courant, 23 March 1900) The first battle took place at Talana, near …