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EventSir Patrick Manson, Scottish doctor and founder of tropical medicine is born
… Manson's theory. Manson continued to teach on his return from his contract in Asia in 1889, and opened up the London … in treating malaria in South Africa,…
EventGrant Baker, SA surfer, wins the Mavericks Surf Contest at Santa Cruz
… board surfer with a fondness for tube-riding, Grant Baker from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal became the first surfer from outside Santa Cruz, California to win the…
EventFrederick Lugard, British colonial administrator, occupies Kano, West Africa
… was the British colonial administrator of West Africa from 1895. He was one of the foremost practitioners of the … traditional rulers sought to assert their…
EventUniversity of Pretoria's 100th anniversary
… nickname for the university - Tuks or Tukkies - is derived from the TUC acronym. The University of Pretoria, into which … The relatively smooth introduction…
EventGermany declares South West Africa a German protectorate
… years, African peoples living in Southwest Africa, inland from the arid coastal strip of the Namibian desert, suffered … colonial history - first at the…
EventBasutoland (now Lesotho) becomes British territory
… and 1868, most of Moshoeshoe's land was overrun by Boers from the Orange Free State. He appealed to the British for … of the conflict was that Basutoland…
EventScores of people, including a Chief, are killed in Lari, Kenya, following an attack by Mau Mau freedom fighters
… attacked the area. Among the casualties was chief Luka from Lari, who was known for ill treating his own people as … the country and led to Kenya gaining…
PlaceRugby Museum, V & A Waterfront, Cape Town
… adults to test their skills in kicking, passing and more. From 1984, during apartheid, South Africa was banned from taking part in international rugby…
EventPrime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is killed in Nigeria’s first military coup
… gained independence. He served his term as Prime Minister from 1957 until he died in 1966 when he was kidnapped and … regions were set on completely…
Oliver Tambo, 1 October 1987 - Reproduced in Oliver Tambo and the Struggle against Apartheid, edited by E. S. Reddy
… a quarter century but his political life is inseparable from that of his two closest colleagues. The three men began … to quit the country but to secure the…
Oliver Tambo, October 1987
… a quarter century but his political life is inseparable from that of his two closest colleagues. The three men began … to quit the country but to secure the…
The curious case of the missing ANC members – and the crisis plan to win them back by Ranjeni Munusamy (Daily Maverick),14 October 2015, South Africa
… given by the ANC for the decline in membership from 1.220,057 in 2012 to 769,870 now, there were three … all provinces except the Northern Cape and Western…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the SA freedom day celebrations Pretoria, 27 April 1996
… Ceremonies; Distinguished Heads of State and Dignitaries from abroad; Ministers; Honourable Guests; Friends and … Delamuraz of the Swiss Confederation,…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the AU-African Diaspora Ministerial Conference Gallagher Estate, Friday 16 November 2007
… communication allowed students and teachers to learn from one another in an environment characterised by respect … making positive changes in the world…
The first martyrs of Satyagraha by E. S. Reddy
… was not allowed to land for two months when he returned from illegal deportation to India, though shivering on the … Valliamma, the young girl who refused to…
A common purpose: the Commonwealth’s support for the AAM
… however, things changed dramatically in the Commonwealth. From a rich white club of six members, the Commonwealth had … in 1962, was to ban South African…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Three - By Riashnee Pather
… From the book: The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of … Despite these developments and more especially his ousting from the NIC in 1945, PR Pather…
Africa’s photojournalists: The wars are not over by Greg Marinovich (Daily Maverick), 25 June 2013
… operate in an environment in which active hostility from government and others is the norm.” Kanuma regards much … was set yet a lifetime later, another war…
Address to the Annual Conference of the Natal, 23 November 1951
… Zulu. This translation,in a slightly edited form here, is from the Carter-Karis Collection (item 2:XC9:81/6).This … the culling of our stock, the influx laws…
Chapter 5
… the fight for liberation. But each one worked in isolation from the rest. The characteristic feature of this stage of … said to fall into two parts, i.e. one…
ArchiveCHAPTER FIVE: The Politics Of Collaboration: The Campaign for Participation In The Tricameral Parliament by Kumi Naidoo
… This chapter comes from the book …
David Goldblatt: Intersections; Asbestos; Particulars by Sue Williamson, 1 - 25 October 2003
… capture would appear at some other point, kilometers away from that intersection, so he would take that image too. … the land and the workers to extract blue…
Who was Khwezi? Here’s what we learnt during the Zuma rape trial by TMG Digital (Sowetan) ,10 October 2016
… Jacob Zuma of rape‚ Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo‚ was from a family of political exiles whose life was spread … passed matric in 1992 at Phambili High School in…
PlaceLuderitz, Namibia
… Or go on a Harbour Cruise in Luderitz, a popular excursion from Luderitz is an early morning trip to Halifax Island and … an inexpensive digging permit and…
PlaceRobben Island Museum
… From the 17th to the 20th centuries, Robben Island served as … regions—was established in South Africa and Namibia from 1948 until 1990. In 1959. A maximum…
PlaceNorth West
… North West Province. Most of the World’s platinum comes from the Merensky Reef in the North West Province. Platinum … the real Bophirima will provide a…
Address at the High-Level Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Nepad, New York, September 16, 2002
… society. Thirdly, we seek to ensure that we move away from the donor-recipient relationship with the developed … actually changes the lives of the masses of…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE NATIONAL MEN’S MARCH Pretoria, 22 November 1997
… had the right to behave like animals. In fact, as we know from our country's history, the misuse of power diminishes … issue has not been regarded as one for…
Manifesto of the emigrant farmers By Piet Retief, 1837
… behind when he joined other Afrikaners on the Trek from the Cape. This Manifesto purports to represent the real … of prejudice against those who have…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Glossary
… From the book: Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and … They proposed to remove Africans in the Cape Province from the common voters roll, to establish…