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EventFearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born in England
… due illness. He died of scarlet fever in Simon's Town on 25 July 1831, and was buried at the Royal Observatory. …
EventAfrica Women’s Peace Train leaves Kampala for Johannesburg
… for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) on 25 August 2002. The train, leaving Kampala on 16 August, was …
EventCharles Swart, a student ranger from Mangosuthu Technical College, is killed by a leopard
… A 25 year-old tour guide and student from Mangosuthu Technical …
Local government elections thrown in disarray
… to delegate such powers to him. Parliament was given until 25 October 1995 to adopt the electoral legislation if the …
EventThe Afrikaner Broederbond is formed
… to white, Protestant, Afrikaner men over the age of 25. Although the organisation’s political power was evident …
EventFormer Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat is born
… On 25 December 1918, Anwar al-Sadat was born at Tala District. … 2011]|Boddy-Evans A. (2011), ‘This Day in African History: 25 December’ , from About.com:…
Fort Beaufort/KwaMaqoma- Amatola District, Eastern Cape
… attest to the Town's military past and had a population of 25,668 in 2011. The town was established in 1837 and became a … high and consists of a battalion…
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… died on their way, eleven others completed this journey. 25 December, The English ketch Bona Ventura was wrecked at St … Bay of Natal, swelling the size of…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… Repealed by the Blacks (Urban Areas) Consolidation Act No 25 of 1945 Anti-Indian Legislation: The Class Areas Bill. … No. 11 of 1924, provides for job…
PlaceNederlandse Hervormde Kerkgebou, Pretoria
… of general Louis Botha and only seven months later, on 25 February 1905, the church was ready to open. This occasion … were fixed and varnished (Holm et al,…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… as well as 11 others are charged with incitement to riot. 25 March, Representatives of 29 African and Asian members … "in the interests of South Africa's…
PlaceMvezo, Eastern Cape
… EwiioqTv_5HVAhXCCMAKHQxhA-IQ_AUIDCgD&biw=1093&bih=510&dpr=1.25 …
Denis Goldberg: Freedom Fighter and Humanist
… all Chapter 24 Denis and the Children of Hout Bay Chapter 25 Denis Goldberg: Rivonia Trail's 'Baby' turns 80 Chapter 26 …
EventEnglish ship “Caesar” with William Pearse on board bound for Bantam arrives
… we kept our lead working & Gradually shoaled our water to 25 fath ouze, at which tyme we had sight of Pinguin Island …
Event’Viva Frelimo’ rallies, organised by the BPC and SASO, take place even though they were banned by Government
… of Justice, Jimmy Kruger, banned the rally planned for 25 September 1974. But, much publicity had already gone out, … correspondence to SAHO from…
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela’s bodyguards arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Seipei
… identified by his mother. At Seipei's funeral on 25 February 1989, at Tumahole Township in the Orange Free …
EventJ.M. Coetzee wins the Booker Prize
… of prominent positions at the University of Cape Town. On 25 October 1999, Coetzee won the Booker Prize a second time …
EventAmerican troops withdraw from Somalia
… that they had suffered, withdrew their troops on the 25 March 1994. The instability in Somalia continues to this …
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
… Congress(PAC) won 243 478 of the national votes (1.25%), and African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) under the …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2. The British Colonial Office appoints a Ladies Commission to investigate the concentration camps in South Africa.
… of both medical supplies and medical staff. At least 25 000 children and women died from epidemics of dysentery, …
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
… Queen of the Balobedu.(Source: www.suntimes.co.za/2003/ 04/13/news/africa/) Nongqawuse Nongqawuse was a young Xhosa …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… 1980 25 January, Three MK cadres, on their way to carry out a … realising they were being tailed by the police. They hold 25 civilians hostage and after a…
ArticleWomen and Children in White Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… Klerksdorp, Viljoensdrift, Waterfall North and Winburg. 25 February, A former member of the Free State Volksraad, … from Warrenton at the Kimberley camp,…
Biography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… as well as the Nordic countries she was working within. [25] During the 1970s and 1980s, the government of South … ↵ [23] Ibid., 623. ↵ [24] Mabuza and…
ArticleSouth African Film
… The Western Cape - particularly Cape Town - accounts for 25% of SA's Rand 2 billion annual film industry. Durban is … and interactive content. There are an…
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
… would use their efforts to see that unity was achieved. [25] Newly elected NIA officals Source [1] : Natal Indian … [21] Ibid, p9 [22] Ibid, p9 [23] Ibid,…
PlaceStaats Model School, Van der Walt Street, Pretoria
… This is where Winston Churchill escaped, at the age of 25. The school was the forerunner of both: ' Pretoria Boys …
PlaceGazebo, Civic Square
… coach was sold in 1932 to Bulawayo Municipal Council for £25 and used on pioneer and other anniversaries, the last …
EventANC receives letter of gratitude from the British Prime Minister, Herold Macmillan
… interest the letter which you addressed to me on January 25. I am obliged to you for giving me a statement of the …
EventThe Korean War ends
… 38th parallel without warning and attacked South Korea on 25 June 1950. A SA fighting squadron, No 2 Squadron, known as …