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PlaceMLR-cannon, Middle North Battery, Simonstown
The gun was designed in 1865 as a broadside gun for ironclad ships and harbour seafront defence. A total of 190 were made. The gun was last fired in 1903…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1700 - 1799 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… of De Vryezwarten and their role in spread of Islam 12 More convicts were brought to the Cape in 1743 to serve as … The total registered population at the…
ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… officially opened, with a seating capacity of600. 1905 12 April, Foundation stone laid for the new Town Hall. 23 … in Pretoria. The newspaper Oggendblad is…
Article1946 African Mineworkers Strike
… , describing the lives of black miners in 1914. On 12 August 1946 African mine workers of the Witwatersrand went … wage gap between the white worker and the…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… 60 attacks by the ANC in 1981, compared to 19 in 1980 and 12 in 1979. In August 1982, three ANC members were given the … officially launched in Mitchells…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1920-1929
… Asiatics to trade and acquire fixed property in the Union. 12 May, the Asiatic Inquiry Commission, appointed in February … to discuss the repatriation of…
ArticleTuberculosis
… with tuberculosis are engaged in the public health system [12] . Despite this and the over 90% curability of TB [13] , … has a successful TB treatment rate…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… shot in the hostels in separate incidents, surface. 12 August, Five employees are shot and taken to hospital … death is found at Marikana, raising the death…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010
… Doctorate of Law from the Glasgow Caledonian University. 12-15 July, President Thabo Mbeki gives the keynote address … voted ‘Newsmaker of the Year’ by the…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… They are the youngest members to sit on the committee. 12 February, Boy Mvemve (operating under the name John Dube) … and nine other ANC members starts in…
ArticleMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) - Timeline: 1890-1899
… Gandhi's mother died. News withheld from him. January 12, Passed the examination with ease, but as he had not yet … to the Bar. June 11, Enrolled in the High…
ArticleDesmond Mpilo Tutu Timeline
… (as reported by rhodonpublicaffairs.blogspot.com) 2004 12 June, "I wanted to become a doctor, a physician, and I was … you ought to be lenient with us. We've…
ArticleDefiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
… Communist Party member Moses Kotane is arrested. June 12, Professor Z. K. Matthews leaves South Africa to spend … the Defiance Campaign will commence on…
Programme for the High-Level delegation hosted by the African National Congress in Tshwane & Johannesburg from 18 - 22 October 2015
… le Pere Sheraton Hotel MONDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2015 11:00 pm - 12:00 pm Meeting with ANC Top 6 Chief Albert Luthuli House 12:30pm - 1:00 pm Press Briefing: SG,…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… are refused admission into the Transvaal. September 12, The Transvaal British Indian Association, under the … of existing licences and businesses owned by…
PlacePhilip Irrigation Tunnel and Missionary Station, Hankey
Three years after his arrival at the Cape, Superintendent of the London Missionary Society, Dr John Philip, paid a visit to the Eastern Cape. His aim was to…
ArticleSimon van der Stel Timeline
… marries Johanna Jacoba Six, the couple have six children. 12 October 1679 : Van der Stel arrives at the Cape, …
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
… and constitutional development vote for 2001/02 and 2002/03 will bring the amount available for final reparations to …
ArticleIndian South Africans Timeline 1910-1919
… The first batch of Indian passive resisters, consisting of 12 men and 4 women (including Mrs. Kasturba Gandhi ) are … the Conference. The Conference appoints…
Defining the term 'Bantu'
… association with whites and coloureds in informal usage. [12] From 1977, the term 'Bantu' was slowly replaced by … of Steve Biko and Black Consciousness, …
Learning about history through writing
… South Africa wins the tournament, defeating New Zealand 15-12. Following South Africa's victory, Nelson Mandela, the …
BiographyMafika Pascal Gwala
… schools, was brutally attacked by police. On September 12, 1977 Steve Bantu Biko died while in custody. Soon after, … Pascal Gwala’ from Poetry International…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… capture of the Bastille prison on the 14th of July 1789. [12] The Bastille prison was the place in which high-ranking … prisoners were held. This prison was…
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… xvi SA condemns N.Korea nuke test South Africa February 12 2013 Republic of Korea Oscar Pistorius shoots his … Coetzee Bodies linked to Winnie exhumed South…
ArticleHerero Revolt 1904-1907
… victims had no time to prepare or protect themselves. On 12 January several hundred mounted Herero invaded Okahandja. … and thirst as they fled through the…
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
… gross domestic savings of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 12.5 per cent in the year 2000, relaxation of exchange …
ArticleSan hunter-gatherer society in the Later Stone Age
Lived off the environment The earliest hunter-gatherers in southern Africa were the San people. They mostly survived by hunting Gemsbok and other antelope…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… legislation such as the Pass laws 3 October, 12 African leaders issue A Call for African Unity 1949 … as Freedom Day in South Africa by the congress movement…
ArchiveThe trial of SASO/BPC detainees
… The trial of 12 SASO and BPC leaders detained since September 1974. The charge sheet consisted of 81 pages. The 12 are accused of participating in terrorist…
Article“Fees will Fall, Not Us”: A glance at Stellenbosch University
… changed the campus into a hub of political activism. On 12 September 2016 Fees Must Fall protestors occupied the (SU) … that was freed of institutional…