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The Suez Canal in Egypt, which has taken ten years to build, is formally opened. Date is given as 16th in some sources.
… The Suez Canal in Egypt, which has taken ten years to build, is formally opened. Date is given as 16th in some …
Sir David Baird, British general in command of the force sent to occupy the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 and later acting governor
… David Baird, British general in command of the force sent to occupy the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 and later acting …
Col. J.F. Jordaan of the SA force captures Gen. Christiaan de Wet, on his way to German South West Africa at Waterbury, near Vr
… the SA force captures Gen. Christiaan de Wet, on his way to German South West Africa at Waterbury, near Vr …
Hintsa, chief of the Xhosa, is shot, while allegedly trying to escape from the British forces at the start of the 6th frontier
… Hintsa, chief of the Xhosa, is shot, while allegedly trying to escape from the British forces at the start of the 6th …
Oupa Gqozo, head of the Ciskei, claims to have put down the second coup attempt in the space of two weeks, with the assistance
… Oupa Gqozo, head of the Ciskei, claims to have put down the second coup attempt in the space of two …
Mr Sol Kerzner admits in an affidavit to the Harms Commission that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Mat
… Mr Sol Kerzner admits in an affidavit to the Harms Commission that he has paid R2m for the personal …
Paul Emile Rossouw, the first athlete in the world to jump higher than 2.13 m at the age of 16, is born in Springs.
… Paul Emile Rossouw, the first athlete in the world to jump higher than 2.13 m at the age of 16, is born in …
WWI: At the end of the war, the Paris Peace Conference accepts the proposal to create the League of Nations. The League was eve
… the war, the Paris Peace Conference accepts the proposal to create the League of Nations. The League was eve …
Patrick Dakuse (36) is shot dead by police after he allegedly tried to prime a hand grenade from an arms cache that he had take
… (36) is shot dead by police after he allegedly tried to prime a hand grenade from an arms cache that he had take …
What appears to be a power failure brings down a ten-year-old Boeing 737 shortly after take-off from the Red Sea resort of Shar
… What appears to be a power failure brings down a ten-year-old Boeing 737 …
American Max Conrad sets a new world non-stop-flight record with his 7,878 mile journey from Cape Town, South Africa, to St Pe
… with his 7,878 mile journey from Cape Town, South Africa, to St Pe …
Comic Relief is launched live on BBC ONE from a refugee camp in Safawa, Sudan, in response to the African famine. As well as do
… BBC ONE from a refugee camp in Safawa, Sudan, in response to the African famine. As well as do …
ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
… organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to form the Patriotic Front. … administrations, further solemnly commit…
PlaceOuteniqua Pass-N9
… and the Little Karoo. It was first built in 1942 - 1951 to provide an alternative to the narrow and steep Montagu … calculated, to get you safely over the…
Statement of a joint meeting of the National Executive Council and the RC of the ANC (SA) held in Luanda on 27th December 1978 to 1st January 1979
… National Congress National Executive Committee on a visit to Vietnam to discuss the revolutionary experience of the Vietnam people and to draw on their…
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… April, Abram (Bram) Fischer is born in Orange Free State to an auspicious family that includes Abraham Fischer, Brams … for the Under-19A rugby team…
ArticleThe Natal Workers Theatre Movement Timeline
… Johannesburg, the Junction Avenue Theatre Company responds to appeals by the Food and Canning Workers Union (FCWU), to assist fired Fattis and Monis strikers…
ArticleList of uMkhonto weSizwe Operations
… ANC-2nd Submission to TRC - APPENDIX FOUR Please note: Information in this list … grenade damages bakery in Umlazi where workers were on strike ??/07/85 …
ArticleNational Youth Uprising
… students at the Kilnerton training centre went on a hunger strike 'for more food'... read on Cape Schools Join the Revolt The school students in Cape Town…
BiographyMattheus Uys Krige
… Mattheus Uys Krige and his contribution to the Second World War Mattheus Uys Krige (1910-1987) can … discusses his role in WWII and examines how he came to…
Address given by Ronald First, brother of Ruth First and brother in law of Joe Slovo, on the occasion of the tribute paid to Ruth and Joe by the African National Congress, in the holding of a Torchlight ceremony on the 21st of October 2012, at the Johanne
… the Apartheid regime, and Joe, after a triumphant return to South Africa to witness and participate in a most meaningful way in the … politics at this time…
Document 46 - D. Tloome, “The Origin and Development of Non-European Trade Unions”, lecture delivered to the Johannesburg Discussion Club on 27 February 1953, Viewpoints and Perspectives. L 1,21 February 1953
… of Non-European Trade Unions", lecture delivered to the Johannesburg Discussion Club on 27 February 1953, … these Trade Unions. And, in my opinion, this is…
Speech on the Occasion of the Award of an Honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by The Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic by O. R. Tambo, Leipzig, 11 November 1987
… of southern Africa, I extend warm and fraternal greetings to you. This day, November 11, is important for the people of … independence of the People's…
Interview with Albert Luthuli by Studs Terkel, 6 May 1963, Chicago
… the Government of the Republic of South Africa. In order to understand better who you are and what you represent, … some time now have had the privilege of…
XII - Unanswered Questions
… permitted the inquest? Why had it allowed horrific details to be sent all over the world? And how did such apparent free … that remained unanswered. These…
New tactics in the revolt
… of the labour force away from work, the SSRC was forced on to the defensive. There were large-scale arrests, and the … had turned on the youth on 4 August…
BiographyIsaac Williams Wauchope
… more than five feet, of light brown complexion, which is to say that he was neither black nor white. He cultivated a … had a thick mat of hair which…
“The most patient of animals, next to the ass:” Jan Smuts, Howard University, and African American Leadership, 1930 by Robert Edgara and Myra Ann Houser
… “The most patient of animals, next to the ass:” Jan Smuts, Howard University, and African …
A preliminary study of the first decade of The Leader with particular reference to it's stance on the passive resistance campaign of 1946 by Prashanta Maharaj
… the first decade of The Leader with particular reference to it's stance on the passive resistance campaign of 1946 by …
About 25 million people are registered to vote in the run-off vote after Kabila received 45% of the votes, six shy of an outrig
… About 25 million people are registered to vote in the run-off vote after Kabila received 45% of the …