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EventGen. Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born.
… army in the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) from March 1900, and he was one of the architects of the Union of South …
ArticleSummary: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… and helped stabilise the gold price across the region. 11 As trade expanded, multiple forms of currency were … Vol. 1 . Chicago: University of Chicago Press…
Zulu Community
… death. Why did Dingane kill Retief? from Dawn, Vol.2 No.11, Dec 1979 by Lionel Forman In 1837 the Voortrekkers … of a threat to peace and prosperity in South…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… employees are shot and taken to hospital for treatment. 11 August, Faction fights occur. Reports of three more … and the first batch of workers is released…
EventM.K. Gandhi is forcibly removed from a whites-only train carriage
On 7 June 1893, M.K Gandhi, later known as "The Mahatma" or "Great Soul" was forcibly removed from a whites-only carriage on a train in Pietermaritzburg, for…
ArticlePeople and Culture of South Africa
… there is no single ‘Culture of South Africa’. Besides the 11 officially recognised languages, scores of others - … The country's Constitution guarantees…
ArticleImpact of World War II: how the nature of political quest for independence in Africa changed after 1945
… Note: Some grade 11 sections are under construction and still link to old …
Impact of pseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism on the 19th and 20th Centuries
… Note: Some grade 11 sections are under construction and still link to old …
Ideas of race in the late 19th and 20th centuries
… Note: Some grade 11 sections are under construction and still link to old …
EventEquatorial Guinea gains Independence from Spain
… mainland of Equatorial Guinea became a Spanish colony in 1900. With increasing nationalist sentiment and escalating …
EventBoers occupying Magagabe Hill shell Rhodesian positions at Basuto Kop
… shelling Rhodesian positions at Basuto Kop on 16 February 1900 can be traced in part by Rhodesian fears that the Boers …
EventChief Malaboch is taken prisoner
… of war until his release by the British authorities in 1900 during Anglo-Boer War 2. The chief returned to his …
EventSir John Robinson forms Natal’s first ministry as Prime Minister
… an autobiography called A life time in South Africa in 1900. He died on 5 November 1903 in Durban, the capital city …
PlaceWhite Horse Stones, Naval Hill, Bloemfontein
… after Lord Roberts captured Bloemfontein on March 15th 1900. Though a number of people have claimed to have been …
BiographyIsaac Williams Wauchope
… Dyobha, whose Christian name was William Wauchope. [11] The name Wauchope derives from the Scottish name, … 1874-1916 (Paarl: Van Riebeek Society, 2008), xix…
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
… and government in the event of a nuclear attack. On 11 July 1963, the High Command of the ANC was caught at … immediately after Robert Mugabe took office in…
ArticleTimeline of the 1973 Durban Strikes
… minimum wage. The strike lasted for only 45 minutes. 11 January- - Workers at TW Beckett & Co, a tea packing … an employee of the GFWBF is elected branch…
PlaceMcgregor Museum, Kimberley
… Rhodes held up during the Siege of Kimberley from 1899 – 1900 . The fist curator of the museum was Ms Maria Wilman and …
EventKing Leopold II of Belgium hands over the administration of the Congo to the Belgian parliament
From the beginning of colonialism in the 1880s following the 'scramble for Africa', the Congo had been regarded as Leopold II's personal fiefdom. Leopold's…
EventArthur Conan Doyle, medic during the Second Anglo, is born
… to his qualifications, Doyle was sent to South Africa in 1900 to serve as a medic for the British troops during the …
EventPresident Paul Kruger and Commandant General Louis Botha issue a proclamation in Pretoria
… 1902 by the signing of the Peace Treaty of Vereeniging. In 1900 a number of proclamations were also made by the British. …
EventPassbook laws relaxed
In July 1986, South Africa was in a state of martial law, with a nation-wide State of Emergency having been declared in June of the same year. To counter the…
PlaceKoffiefontein, Free State Province
… as defensive fortresses, were erected by the British in 1900 and are still standing in the twenty-first Century. The … several blockhouses were erected by…
ArticleCape Town the Segregated city
… Town’s suburbs and on the slopes of Table Mountain. By 1900 an estimated 8000 Africans were living mainly in … unwilling to bear the cost of relocating the…
EventThe last passenger boat of the Union Castle line, the Windsor Castle, leaves Table Bay
… freighters had helped connected Europe and Africa since 1900 and it's great ships are still fondly remembered today. …
Challenges to capitalism; Russian Revolution and the establishment of the Communist state
… but further updates will be made in 2010. Note: Some grade 11 sections are under construction and still link to old …
ArticleSS Clan Stuart
… This steamship was built by W. Doxford and Son in 1900, in Sunderland, England (Barnardt, 2013). It was a …
Political deaths in police custody 1984 - 1989
… victim's family of death in custody after stayaway. 11/19 November Maseko, Samson (19) Katlehong Found at … dead in police cell with more than 40…
ArticleThe Cattle Killing Movement
… and age, but the extent of this division is unknown. [11] Men were relegated to the upkeep of the cattle and … accessed 17 June 2017, https://mg.co.za…
ArticleTimeline on the defacing of statues
… green paint being thrown over the statue and its plinth. 11 April, Paul Kruger’s statue is defaced again. One person is arrested. 11 April, The statue of…