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ArticleTransport in the air
… Sir George Cayley and Frank Wenham. Both of them worked in Britain during the 19th century. From the 1880s onwards, many …
ArticleThe Western Front
… 400 miles away. The Long Line of the Trench Source After Britain declared war against Germany, the British …
EventThe Biafran War erupts as Nigerian forces invade the Republic of Biafra
… Yoruba in the West. When Nigeria gained independence from Britain, the three major ethnic groups in the west, South and …
EventBritish pop star, David Essex, claims to have been quoted out-of-context regarding his return to perform in South Africa.
… the system there, but there are things I don't like about Britain as well." According to Essex, there was a clause in …
EventRhodesia adopts new constitution
… at the time, unilaterally declared independence from Britain in an effort to hold on to white minority rule. …
EventSouth African Committee investigates the Jameson Raid report
… the British Empire, as they viewed it as confirmation that Britain sought to annex their territory. In response to …
EventThe United Nations adopts a resolution establishing an eleven member United Nations Council for South West Africa
… of Soviets, Socialist Republics (USSR), the US,, Great Britain and France. At the time of the UN’s resolution the …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… and technological advancement of America, Britain and Germany were used to justify the notion that … English sailors and explorers began landing on continent…
PlaceAnglo Boer War Museum, Bloemfontein
… African War of 1899-1902 . Although the protagonists were Britain and the two Boer Republics, the population of South … War of 1899-1902. Although the…
EventSA and British governments clash over interpretation of the Simonstown Agreement
… a reply to the South African communication, stating that Britain was honouring the agreement by continuing the arms … of South Africa, Cape Town Campus) pg 1…
EventThe UN ends SA mandate over South West Africa
… two (South Africa and Portugal), with three abstentions (Britain, France and Malawi) to terminate the mandate of South …
EventJ.M. Coetzee wins the Booker Prize
… 1974. Following three other publications, one of which won Britain's Booker Prize, Coetzee taught extensively in the …
EventKitchener’s opinion on Concentration Camps
… African Republic and the Orange Free State Republic) and Britain from 1899-1902, the British forces, according to the …
EventMau Mau political prisoners escape from Mageta Island, Lake Victoria
… (seven years later), the country gained independence from Britain. Jomo Kenyatta, became the first President. One of …
South Africa: Liberation and Reconciliation Role of International Solidarity, 8 April 2004
… of the era of colonialism in world history. The empires of Britain, France, Portugal, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Russia … bitter struggles has been in South…
Apartheid - a Threat to Africa's Survival - Address under the Auspices of the Nigerian National Committee on Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Lagos, 18 March 1971
… from Western Powers including, in particular, France and Britain. In the matter of supply of arms to the murderous … behind France's arrogant sale of arms to…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… these factions, say: "All the factions refused to fight in Britain 's war, set their hearts on a German victory, and … differently. They extolled the virtues…
EventKing George V visits the SANLC
… Labour Contingent were recruited and employed to assist Britain in the First World War with labour duties. Black …
EventSouth African Indian Congress opposes "Ghetto Act"
… for several months. Delegations were also sent to India, Britain and the United States. The Indian government …
EventANC receives letter of gratitude from the British Prime Minister, Herold Macmillan
… the renowned guest to receive ANC delegation to talk about Britain's attitude on apartheid. Macmillan wrote in his …
EventGermany declares South West Africa a German protectorate
… nearly the entire continent was divided among France, Britain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, and Italy. The sparsely …
ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
… of the world. These were mostly in European countries like Britain and European colonies like South Africa. These … of the world. These were mostly in…
Contact, conflict and dispossession on the Cape eastern or northern frontiers in the nineteenth century
… area from the Cape. The British settlers, who arrived from Britain in 1820. Each group needed land for their families … frontier against the Xhosa. In 1820,…
ArticleNelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
… to the Volksraad, who pass it by 16 November. 1877 Britain, represented by Theophilus Shepstone, annexes the … with proclamation of Nelspruit Extension 2 and…
Place(The) Gambia
… thus named it ‘The Gambia.’ [In Portuguese). So when Britain took over, they maintained that name. A year to the … compromises made during the 19th Century…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… Statute of Westminster which removes the last traces of Britain’s legal authority over its dominions, including South … invades Poland and the Second World…
PlaceuMnambithi was called Ladysmith
… Boers saw this as a strategic move that could topple Great Britain. The Qedusizi dam , established in 1997, for water …
PlaceBeaufort West, Cape Town
… known! Thus gave the Country a little independence from Britain . …
EventThe “Ossewabrandwag” is founded
… an enemy of South Africa, while they still remembered that Britain had invaded the Republics during the Second …
Event523 people die in the Black concentration camps of the Second Anglo Boer War
… On 11 October 1899 war was officially declared between Britain and the Boers. In March 1901 Lord Kitchener, the …