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PlaceCape Town City Hall, Darling Street
… Ball, laid the cornerstone of the City Hall on 29 August 1900, but the Hall was only opened in 1905. It was designed … in South Africa’s transition to…
Delegates in attendance at the SANNC Founding Conference in 1912
… of Zululand Chief Khama of Bechuanaland Chief Letsie 11 of Basotholand Chief Lewanika of Barotseland Chief …
ArticleCosatu timeline
… from general advertising for the 2010 soccer World Cup. 11 July: In the aftermath of the 2010 soccer World Cup COSATU … minimum wage for farm workers to R150…
PlaceMelrose House, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… an important role during the Anglo-Boer Wars. In June 1900 British troops invaded Pretoria and requisitioned …
PlaceIrene Concentration Camp and Gravesite
… Opened on 2 November 1900, the Irene Concentration Camp was built with the …
ArticleSouthern African Development Community (SADC)
… democratisation. SADC has grown from a small membership of 11 to 14 countries. Read about the group of southern African …
ArticleSharpeville Timeline
… 23 March 1960 – Robert Sobukwe, Kitchener Leballo and 11 other high-ranking PAC members are charged with incitement … March 1960 – A state of emergency…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1960-1969
… be supplied to prove that the party was in fact a meeting. 11 December, Chief Albert Luthuli, the ANC President is … chief of Ekurhuleni Metro Police, is…
PlaceHouse Schoch, Boschdal, District of Rustenburg
… of life in Rustenburg during the South African War, 1899-1900 when the town changed hands several times. H.E. …
PlacePaardekraal Monument, Market Street, Krugersdorp
… was independent from 1856 to 1877, then again from 1881 to 1900. The Boer Republic was annexed in the South African War … was independent from 1856 to 1877,…
PlaceRosemount
Woodbrook Farm was established at about the same time as East London, and was located immediately south of the town. By the early 1900s it had been overtaken…
EventNigerian political campaigner, women's rights activist and traditional aristocrat, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti is born
… was born Francis Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas on 25 October 1900 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Kuti founded a women's …
ArticleGeneral Factory Workers Benefit fund (GFWBF)
… from the Clothing and Furniture industries and a staff of 11 from both Pietermaritzburg and Durban. In its first year …
Karen Nieuwoudt
I was born on the 11th of September 1965. I grew up in Johannesburg in an Afrikaans family. I went to the University Of Pretoria where I obtained a BA Degree. …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 2000-2014
… the African Century for democracy peace and development’. 11-14 January, The ANC’s NEC holds its Lekgotla in … Mandela is made an honorary Canadian citizen. …
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… rule ends after a coup removes the government in Portugal 11 November 1975 Angola attains official independence. … of Angola where it is based. By…
ArticleThe World and South Africa when Nelson Mandela was born
… requested an armistice. The war finally came to end on 11 November when an armistice was signed. The Russian … the demonstration joined the protestors. Tsar…
BiographyMatthew Goniwe
… Uitenhage held meetings which supported the boycott. By 11 March 1984, 4 236 pupils had joined the boycott. On 6 …
PlaceAngola
… the Portuguese and Angola gained its independence on 11 November 1975 [v] . Independence was followed by the 27 … Chokwe subjugated most of the Lunda states…
ArticleThe Aftermath of the war
… the war and peace negotiations begun in March 1902. On 11 April 1902 preliminary meetings among Boer representatives …
PlaceSimon's Town, Cape Peninsula
… Ltd. were chosen to do the work and construction began in 1900. The new harbour would encompass an area of 11 hectares, with a breakwater of 914 m long. It…
EventCongo administration is handed to the Belgian government
From the beginning of colonialism in the 1880s following the 'scramble for Africa', Congo had been regarded as King Leopold II's personal fiefdom. Leopold's…
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 …
PlaceUtrecht
… In 1900 British troops occupied Utrecht during South African War … Standard Encyclopedia of Southern Africa Vol. 11 Cape Town: Nasou, pp.106-107.| …
PlaceFort Wonderboompoort, Wonderboom-Pretoria
… with armaments were stationed at the Fort but by 5 June 1900 only one gunner remained and no cannons were left. …
EventBritain refuses Uganda’s request for independence
… the locals. This was done through the Buganda Agreement of 1900, which involved a co-operation between the British and …
EventCanada offers a second contingent of troops to the British in the South African War
… volunteers. The battalion arrived in Cape Town on 26 March 1900 and was deployed to join the 1st Mounted Infantry …
PlaceDullstroom, Mpumalanga in the Emalaheni Municipality District
Dullstroom dates back to the 1880’s and was name after its Dutch founder, Wolterus Dull, and the many Rivers found in the Area, hence the suffix- ‘stroom’,…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… had been brokered by Zuma and President Putin of Russia. 11 – Zuma states that he let Nene go as he plans to nominate … Centre of the New Development Bank…
How cases reach the Constitutional Court
… quorum of at least eight judges. In ordinary practice, all 11 judges hear every case. If any judge is absent for a long … 30 November. The ordinary hours of…