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EventSA Rugby team loses to New Zealand
… The South Africa Rugby team, the Springboks, were beaten 18-29 by the New Zealand team (All Blacks) in a Tri-Nation … stadium, Cape Town. The Springboks were…
EventThe Durban Supreme Court cancels the SA government’s announcement concerning reclamation of the Ingwavuma region
… cancelled the South African government's announcement of 18 June 1982 concerning the repossession of the Ingwavuma … Ingwavuma under government control. The…
PlaceFree State Province
… State helped the ZAR to fight against the British. But in 1902 the Boers lost the war and their republics became the … booking with Sanparks is essential …
PlaceKroondal, Rustenburg
… be quite sure, razed the building to the ground. In June 1902, Ottermann and his family returned to their ruined farm, …
Call for the Observance of the 70th Birthday of Nelson Mandela by O. R. Tambo, June 1988
The people of South Africa, particularly the youth of our country, are renowned for their fearless challenge to the full might of Pretoria's tyranny. In spite…
PlaceOld Town House, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town.
As the town of Cape Town grew in size and sophistication, so then its management committee began to require a meeting place to discuss the affairs of the…
Griqua
… passed a Bill of Annexation, which was only implemented on 18 October 1880 (SESA 1972). A census taken in Griqualand …
Griqua community
… passed a Bill of Annexation, which was only implemented on 18 October 1880 (SESA 1972). A census taken in Griqualand …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1500s
… detailed description and draws a map of the coast. 1580 18 June, An English admiral, Francis Drake, rounds the Cape …
ArticleBisho Massacre 1992
… and one soldier. Over 200 activists were injured. On 18 September, a mass funeral for the victims was held; the …
ArticleThe Anti-Pass Campaigns 1960
… in general. The date for the campaign was finalised on 18 March, and set for 21 March 1960. The weekend was spent …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1990s
… had been punished and any further torture had been banned. 18 April, In a parliamentary speech, President de Klerk rules out any possibility of black…
PlaceMooivallei, Dairy Farm
Mooivallei, meaning “beautiful valley”, is named after the picturesque town of Bonnievale – a place synonymous with good cheese and fine wine. Mooivallei’s…
ArchiveThe Story of Jean Middleton by Grant Rohrmann
… Bill and did not have much support behind it. [18] The bill was ultimately passed as the government was … of Communism Act. {New York}: United Nations, 1972…
ArticleBoeremag Treason Trial Timeline
… custody at the Palace of Justice, in Pretoria, is foiled. 01 June, The Boeremag treason trial’s oldest accused, Vis …
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… at 2000, and the entire Transvaal Republic at 18 000. Van Staden, until August 1853 acting Landdrost, was … of the four provinces that make up South Africa…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… concentration camps. They were forced to accept defeat in 1902. Union, 1910 After the war, Afrikaners were divided … the most remarkable features of the…
PlaceBonnievale, Langeberg Municipality-Cape Town
… of Bonnievale still use the water from these channels. In 1902 a Railway halt was constructed between Robertson and …
PlaceVereeniging, a City in Gauteng
… the Treaty of Vereeniging ending the Second Boer War (1899-1902) was negotiated. During this conflict, a Concentration …
EventJan van Riebeeck’s statue, presented by Cecil John Rhodes, is unveiled in Cape Town
… On 18 May 1899, a statue of the first European to settle at the … celebrations. References: This day in History: 18 May [online] Available at: news24.com …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: Pre-1500
Modern Humans evolve in Africa, including South Africa and the first African people begin to settle in South Africa. Hundreds of years later the first…
ArticleSharpeville Timeline
… and distributed to the members of the organization. 18 March 1960 – the PAC calls on Black South Africans to …
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… Many more arrests occurred in the following two weeks. 18 December, The Indian Inquiry Commission, also known as the … restrictions on Indian trading remain…
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
… Charter and in keeping with the Cape Town Agreement. 18 July 1943 The “Pegging” Act serves to bring about the … Karamchand Gandhi. These two bodies had split…
ArticleAnti-pass campaigns, 1910s
… ANC and the African Political Organisation (APO) formed in 1902, under Abdurahman , gave encouragement to the efforts of …
Colonial history of Polokwane
… October 1899. The capitulation of the Boers came on 31 May 1902. Sixty representatives of the two Boer states had met to …
EventNkosi Sikelel’iAfrica composer, Enoch Sontonga dies
… but it was finally established that the exact date was 18 April 1905. Seven years after his death the African … to Sontonga on the first post-apartheid…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Glossary
… against the Israelis who occupied their land. [18] Hamas - Hamas is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic … 2017. https://www.britannica.com/topic/authoritarianism. …
The Mountain Committee
… were convicted and sentenced to terms ranging from 18 months with 6 strokes to 21 months. Subsequently, at an …
ArticleCongress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… The strike resulted in police violence, and the death of 18 people. On 20 June 1950 the CPSA was forced to dissolve, …