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PlaceMill House and Water Mill, farm Naauwpoort, District of Marico
Click on image to enlarge The mill was probably erected during the early 20th century. Its water wheel and cast-iron machinery drove a set of millstones, and…
EventWalter Sisulu’s appeal is dismissed
… section of the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by the African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Walter …
EventWalter Sisulu acts against Sophiatown forced removals
… African National Congress (ANC) member Walter Sisulu acted as …
EventGandhi demands end to White ‘hooliganism’
… New Delhi, Mahatma Karamchand Gandhi called on the South African government to stop the hooliganism by Whites. The …
EventSculptor Lucas Sithole is born in KwaThema
… Lucas Sithole, renowned South African sculptor, was born in KwaThema, Springs, Transvaal …
EventSipho Mutsi dies in police custody
… activist and leader of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS), Sipho Mutsi, died in police custody …
EventCedric Mayson is charged with treason
… treason and being a member or an active supporter of the African National Congress (ANC). He was released on bail, … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
EventANC attack on Booysens Police Station
… African National Congress (ANC) insurgents launched a rifle, … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology…
EventMakhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi, trade unionist and community leader, dies
… worker's unions. Butshingi was President of the South African Cricket Board from 1956-1970, and a community leader … Verwey, E.J. (ed) (1995). New…
EventFour Indian leaders are sentenced under Terrorism Act
… References: Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political …
EventRetief Goosen is born.
… On 3 February 1969 Retief Goosen, a prominent South African golf player was born in Pietersburg, Limpopo …
EventThe ‘Afrikaner Volksfront’ is founded
… or AVF) was founded by several former leaders of the South African Defence Force (SADF). Gen. Constant Viljoen was …
EventBafana Bafana wins against Botswana
… The South African national soccer team Bafana Bafana registered a …
EventReggie Hadebe ANC Regional Executive Committee member and Media officer in the Natal Midlands Region, is gunned down
… African National Congress (ANC) Regional Executive Committee …
EventAzanian People’s Liberation Army kills three policemen in Katlehong violence
… Three South African Police members are killed and three wounded when …
EventChris Hani is elected SACP Secretary
… Chris Hani, was elected as secretary-general of the South African Communist Party (SACP) at its first legal congress in …
EventANC members meet with Adriaan Vlok and Gen. Magnus Malan
… An African National Congress (ANC) delegation headed by Walter …
EventOscar Nominations are announced
… The first Oscar nomination for a South African film Yesterday in the Best Foreign Language category, …
EventChairman of the IEC resigns
… Chairperson of the South African Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Judge Johann …
EventCOSATU withdraws from parliamentary session on budget
… The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) walked out of a parliamentary …
EventANC makes second submission before TRC
… An African National Congress (ANC) delegation of 20 members, led …
EventPrime Minister of Transkei George Matanzima is born
… References: Gastrow, S. (1985). Who's Who in South African Politics, Johannesburg: Ravan. …
EventLouis Botha becomes Union’s first Prime Minister
… A former member of the Volksraad of the South African Republic (Transvaal), representing the Vryheid … fratse oor 1000 jaar , Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau |…
EventEli Weinberg, trade unionist and photographer, is born
… unionist and communist party member. He co-founded the African Garment Workers' Union in Cape Town and he was jailed … Verwey: New Dictionary of South…
EventThe Anglo Boer War
… South Africa in the Anglo-Boer War (now called the South African War). Initially, the British government thought that …
EventHarold Cressy is born in Rorke’s Drift
… Kwazulu-Natal . He was the only Black student of the South African College, now the University of Cape Town . During his … Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New…
EventIEC extends election dates
… affected areas continued up to 29 April. References: South African History Online …
EventIFP makes election threat
… were met. Following indications by opinion polls that the African National Congress (ANC) would win free and fair …
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique begin discussions which lead to the creation of a cross-border conservation park
… Two Southern African countries, South Africa and Mozambique began … (Accessed: 27 August 2013)| Boddy-Evans, A. ‘This Day in African History: 21 September’ ,…
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