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ArchiveThe 16th of December in South Africa by Wolfram Kistner
… not have started the First War of Independence (1880-1881), if there would not have been ‘Dingaan’s Day’. [17] … he points out that the First War of…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence with family
… been released from prison. Yet my heart longs for you. 27 March 1977 Last year I collected a harvest of fifteen … make old limbs flexible and the blood to…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… trading segregation for Indians throughout South Africa. 27 January, The Natal Indian Congress and the Natal Indian … of India agrees to the policy of…
ArticleThe Angolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Brief History
… the peace agreement between UNITA and the MPLA, ending a 27-year civil war in 2002 - Source: news.bbc.co.uk In the … peace agreement in April of 2002 and…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… from Victor Verster Prison after spending a total of 27 years in prison. These events set the stage for the … 1993 the MPNF ratified the interim…
PlaceGroote Kerk, Pretoria
… less than 7 congregations. During the 1980’s there were ±27 000 members and 29 ministers in the presbytery. In this …
PlaceRooipoort Nature Reserve, Kimberley
… during the cold winter months. Temperatures range from 27 degrees Fahrenheit (-2 degrees Celsius) to a maximum of …
PlaceGroot Constantia, Constantia Valley
… 1925, it was restored by architect FK Kendall in 1926-27. A second Cape Dutch Manor House on the property, known … 1925, it was restored by architect FK…
EventSlave rebellion at the Cape led by Louis of Mauritius. Over 300 slaves and Khoi Khoi servants from outlying farms marched on Cape Town demanding their freedom
… a free state and freedom for all slaves. On the evening of 27 October 1808, on the farm of Gerhardus Louw, Vogelgezang, …
PlaceBathurst, Eastern Cape
… Alfred 3 738; Bathurst non-urban, 13 988; Total district: 27 685. …
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Bibliography
… Photographs and Excavation. African Studies , Volume 27 No 4: 167-180, 1968. Mason, Revil. Early Iron Age …
PlaceMohodi
… Our services are free of charge. Contact Us: Tel:+27 15 505 9012 …
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… rural enemy. They underestimated the Boers who only had 27 000 men in their commandos. During the early stages of the …
ArticleSouth African Constitution: The Bill of Rights
… Bill of Rights. Until the first democratic election on 27 April 1994, the vast majority of South Africans had been …
ArticleSharpeville Timeline
… and segregation in the Union of South Africa". 27 March 1960 - The Commissioner of Police announces that the …
ArticleSlave Resistance
… a free state and freedom for all slaves. On the evening of 27 October 1808, on the farm of Gerhardus Louw, Vogelgezang, …
PlaceHeuningvlei, West Coast District Municipality
The area that the West Coast District Municipality (WCDM) serves stretches from the border of Cape Town Metropole to the border of the Northern Cape. The…
EventSouth Africa's first democratic elections
Following a series of tense negotiations and years of liberation struggle, the first democratic election was held in South Africa on the 27th April, 1994. This…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… Action Council of the Congress of the People". 26-27 June, Sisulu speaks at the meeting of the ANC in the … meeting of the National Consultative Committee …
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… of 1938, the United Party won 111 seats, the Nationalists 27, Dominion Party 8, Labour Party and the Socialists 1. But … Dadoo appeared in the Johannesburg…
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… that South Africa would pull out all its troops by 27 March because it had been guaranteed that the … 20 and 26 June, with two Cubans losing their lives. On…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence regarding the families move to Brandfort
… attend to daily. Please think carefully about Cape Town. 27 February 1979 It is not easy to advise you on the question … in Brandfort was followed by…
PlaceMount Fletcher, Eastern Cape
… +27(0)43 701 9600 …
EventDeath in detention of Imam Haron
Imam Haron was born on the 8th February 1924 in Claremont, Cape Town. He was influenced by the various progressive political trends in South Africa and…
EventAnti-Apartheid demonstration is held outside SA embassy in Washington
… began to further isolate the South African regime. On 27 November 1984, 250 people demonstrated outside the South …
PlacePorterville
… a small Town at the foot of the Olifants River Mountains , 27 km south-east of Piketberg and 155 km north-east of Cape … Town is at the foot of the Olifants…
PlacePilrig House, 1 Rockridge Road, Parktown, Johannesburg
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 May 1988. …
BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
Early LifeJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (Msholozi – his praise name) was born on 12 April 1942 at Nkandla in northern Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal). He is the first…
EventCI and SACC offices are raided
… On 27 November 1976 the offices of the Christian Institute (CI) …
EventFormer ANC President, Oliver 'OR' Tambo, is born
… On 27 October 1917, Oliver Tambo, who would become African …