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EventSA Prime Minister, J.B. Vorster, vows to fight against terrorism
… On 19 January 1973, South African Prime Minister J.B. Vorster … Minister Ian Smith that Zambia was hiding terrorists. On the same day, the Zambian…
EventThe First Draft of the Constitution is published
… advertising campaign was launched to elicit public views on what should be in the Constitution. On 19 September the first consolidated draft of the new … but…
EventParliament convenes to consider the resignation of President Thabo Mbeki
… Mbeki resigned as president of the Republic South Africa on Sunday 21 September 2008. Parliament convened on Monday 22 September and accepted his resignation…
ArchiveAfrican National Congress Consultative Conference: Speeches and Resolutions
… R Mandela, declaration of the conference, resolution on negotiations and suspension of armed actions, document on sanctions, resolution on international…
PlaceBeach houses, Main Road, Muizenberg
… drives in the peninsula. The initial proclamation, made on 30 May 1985, involved Braeside House, Greystones and Schoonzicht, but this was extended on 7 March…
PlaceTown Hall, 25 Market Street, Uitenhage
… that local expectations rose again. The huge Wild Fig Tree on the Left Corner of the Property is more than 100 Years … competition. The Cornerstone was laid…
EventBattle of Delville Wood starts
… South Africa entered WWI on 8 September 1914, on the side of the Allied Forces. On 15 July 1916, the S.A. Infantry Brigade under …
List of deaths in detention
… became more common. From Solwandle Looksmart Ngudle on 3 September 1963 to Alfred Mabake Makaleng on 26 August 1988 there were 67 acknowledged deaths. Year …
ArticleSources task: The Berlin Wall
… during the Cold War was created by British learners on a revision website called projectgcse.co.uk USA … when he uttered those words in German near the…
ArticleAnti-Indian Legislation
… the Indian Immigration Law Amendment Bill, was promulgated on 18 August 1896 which decreed that: After a five year … the ex-indentured workers. It imposed…
PlaceSacramento Cannon, Cape Recife
… Ship- Sacramento , which ran aground near Schoenmakerskop on her maiden voyage in 1647. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 7…
EventThe HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire sink near Colombo
… and HMS Dorsetshire, steaming towards Colombo, were sunk on 5 April 1942 after receiving notification of an impending Japanese raid on Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)…
EventANC leader Walter Sisulu is convicted and sentenced to six years in prison for contravening the unlawful Organisations Act
… On 04 March 1963, the African National Congress (ANC) leader, … for organising the May 1961 stay-at-home protest. However, on 09 March 1963 he was released…
August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers
… of women's protests. 'We pledge' and description on pledges in english on left, programme for workshop in centre and 'siyafunga' (pledges) in zulu on right…
EventSolly Sachs leaves South Africa
… (Solly) Sachs left South Africa to settle in England on this date. He stated that his position in South Africa had … of the Suppression of Communism Act …
EventSouth Africa sends troops to Ciskei
… On 4 March 1990 Brigadier Oupa Gqozo of the Ciskei Defence … rule of authoritarian leader Lennox L Sebe while he was on a state visit to Hong Kong so that "…
EventThe first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon
… On 16 August 1924 the first radio licence in SA was issued to … was put up by the South African Railways in Johannesburg on December 29, 1923. The Scientific…
EventAbout 130 people are reported drowned or missing when a Nigerian boat capsizes along the coast Cameroon
… A boat carrying over 150 people on its way to Gabon capsized on the Atlantic coast of Cameroon on 23 March 2005. 130 passengers are said to have drowned and …
PlaceCircle of Kramat's, Cape Town
… resistance. He was eventually persuaded to surrender. On a broken promise the Dutch transferred him to the Cape in 1693 and accommodated him on the farm …
John Vorster Square revisited as Timol inquest reopened by Ernest Mabuza (Timeslive.co.za), 27 June 2017
… into the death of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol on Tuesday afternoon visited the scene of his death in … to light. Salim Essop‚ the man who was…
Document 24 - De Klerk’s reply to Nelson Mandela
… COSATU SPECIAL EXCO PRESS STATEMENT ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS. The COSATU Executive Committee … (04.05.96) The Executive Committee received a report on…
EventMohandas K. Gandhi is arrested as he leads a march of Indian miners in South Africa
… On his journey to South Africa in 1893, Mohandas Gandhi had … a newspaper, the Indian Opinion, in which his ideas on passive resistance or Satyagraha were…
EventIconic musician, John Lennon, was shot dead outside his New York apartment
… in the back as he entered his luxury apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The Lennon's left their limousine on the street and walked up the…
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… Copyright, Disclaimer & Privacy policy Material on our website is subject to the Creative Commons Copyright … and for this reason we would like to make the…
PlaceThe Randjeslaagte Beacon, Parktown Johannesburg
… marks, the Northern Boundary of the Farm “Randjeslaagte" on which Johannesburg was laid out in 1886. The … point. The Beacon is a simple concrete Structure…
Document 23 - Memorandum from Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk
… Workers who were present at their workplaces embarked on a two hour work stoppage. The unions were left to decides on what time they should embark on…
PlaceFort Wynyard
… On June 11, 1795, a squadron of British warships anchored in … that a new battery, Kijk-in-de-pot Battery, be built on a hillock overlooking what is now…
EventTruck drivers strike in major cities
… Action started on 27 February developed into a countrywide truck drivers' strike on 1 March. The strike involved over 35,000 workers, who were … of…
EventSan involvement in the Battle of Chrissiesmeer
… War 2 started with an attack by General Louis Botha on the British forces under General Smith-Dorrien. Botha's … who also acted as messengers. The Boers…
PlaceMelville Koppies Nature Reserve, Judith Road, Johannesburg
… We have no recorded evidence of how the Iron Age community on Melville Koppies was affected, but it was almost certainly … It is likely that by the mid 1800s…