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General Act of the Berlin Conference on West Africa, 26 February 1885
… Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India; His Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia; His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia,…
PlaceCape Peninsula University of Technology
… offering education to; Coloured people during the apartheid era, the institution opened its doors to all races … of Engineering , Business and Science …
EventTravis Logie, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… South African Surfing Awards.[v] Travis Logie announced his retirement from the Association of Surfing Professionals … administrative position within the…
PlaceCity Hall, Pretoria
… are of the Voortrekker leaders Andries Pretorius and his son Marthinus Pretorius. Marthinus founded Pretoria in 1855 and named it after his father. …
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah, first prime and later president of Ghana
… Nkrumah formed the Convention People's party (CPP). After his 'positive action' campaign created disturbances in 1950, … in 1966, with the help of western…
EventMilitary coup is executed in Lesotho
… then king of Lesotho, Moshoeshoe, and replaced him with his son, Letsie. Lekhanya had promised to restore civilian … Soldiers supporting the labour action…
EventRobert McBride is arrested in Mozambique
… held by several South African political parties regarding his involvement in gun running. They called for a commission … The delegation reported to President…
PlaceRiverside
… who settled in Griqualand East in the 1860s and made his home at Riverside. A notorious miser whose mode of dress … extensive dealings in land. At one stage…
EventFormer Ivorian president is extradited to the ICC
… violence. Gbagbo had refused to relinquish power following his defeat in the 2010 election, which he lost to Alassane … victimisation and human rights abuses…
PlacePacaltsdorp
… a mission to this people, and continued with them till his death ... On revisiting this kraal in 1819 ... I found … William Anderson joined the mission, and…
Let them Speak - Slave Stamouers of South Africa by André van Rensburg
… the settlement, he was called Abraham, he was fleeing from his master in Batavia, he arrived as stowaway on 2 March … could not choose where they lived or…
ArchiveLetter to Jack Simons from Acting Principal Immigration Officer
… Letter to Jack Simons refusing his application for a passport. …
PlaceCenturion, Gauteng
… was renamed Verwoerdburg in 1967 after the architect of apartheid, Hendrik Verwoerd. In 1995, Verwoerdburg was … was renamed Verwoerdburg in 1967 after the…
A Brief History of Niger - Part 2 by US Department of State
… in November 1996. Rapid Decent into Dictatorship : When his efforts to justify his coup and subsequent questionable elections failed to … and legislative…
ArchiveA voice from the farms: Zwelakhes story
… The story of Zwelakhe Bongwana, about his life as a farm worker …
ArchiveNelson Mandela: the struggle is my life
… poster. Photograph of Nelson Mandela. Title is title of his book. …
ArchiveDo Judges speak out?
… was delivered by Judge Richard Goldstone who describes his speech as …
ArchiveSave Robert McBride
… with black lettering. Photo of Robert McBride. Story of his life. …
ArchiveInterview with Shaeera Kalla, former SRC president at Wits University, interviewed by Kyla Mc Nulty
… two weeks; furthermore students must not be tested on any work that they have not already been taught up to now. Any … the Tokiso Report, “...one of the…
EventCourt verdict made on the sinking of the SS Mendi
… at Sea, as to sound signals and speed in a fog, and by his more serious default in failing, without any reasonable … (a) of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894…
EventProVerb, the South Africa hip hop artist, television and radio presenter is born
… television presenter and a rap artist. ProVerb started his hip hop career in 1999, and has released four studio albums, namely his debut album The Book of…
PlaceHugh Eksteen Photographic Museum, Polokwane-Limpopo
… was the son of Jacomina Hendrina van der Poel and his physician, anthropologist, geologist, and collector … Hugh Eksteen lived to the age of 91 and during…
Document 21 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 27 October 1930
… no idea of what it contains but from the proceedings of his Industrial Committee of which he has probably sent your … no good in the Conference. I ventured a…
Event90-Days Act comences
… In a remarkable example of double-speak, Vorster outlined his motive for introducing the bill, saying it is "because … of security laws and Vorster justifies…
EventPatrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of the Congo Republic, is assassinated
… to Elisabethville on 17 January 1961. On arrival, he and his associates were conducted under arrest to the Brouwez … while President Tshombe, of the state of…
EventThe Flag of the Union of South Africa is hoisted on Prince Edward Island
… and Seals Act, 1934, I do hereby proclaim and declare that His Majesty's sovereignty of Marion Island and Prince Edward Island is henceforth to be exercised…
EventMapungubwe is ‘discovered’
… Mowena, led E.S.J. van Graan (farmer and prospector), his son and three others, to Greefswald farm on Mapungubwe … of Pretoria, Professor Leo Fouché. As a…
EventBomb meant for Kangaroo Court judge, May Ledwaba kills sleeping William Ledwaba
… William Ledwaba (16) was killed during a bomb attack on his home in Atteridgeville, Pretoria. In evidence furnished … while Selepe lost a hand and suffered…
EventAsiatic Law Amendment Act is passed in Transvaal parliament leading to increased Indian protest under MK Gandhi
… on September 11th that year, MK Gandhi adopted his methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth) or non-violent protest for the first time. He called on…
ArchiveRelease Mandela Campaign 1986 Calendar
… black on yellow; photo Mandela with I must return across his eyes …