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The Centenary Celebration of the February Revolution 8-12 March 2017
In 1917 ordinary workers and rank and file soldiers overthrew the Tsarist autocracy that had been in power in Russia since the late 1400s. This became known as…
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… and were used to raid Boer farms for cattle. In 1900, 7000 Blacks took part in General French's march to …
PlaceKuboes, Northern Cape
Regarded by the local people as the heartland of the Nama Culture, the little Town of Kuboes lies nestled between the Mountains of Ku Boesberg to the North,…
Zuma to grow ANC membership in tribute to Madiba, 17 July 2011
… Mbete is interviewed by the Jewish Radio Station 11am - 11.15am: Briefing with President Jacob Zuma 11.15am - 12pm: ANC President Jacob Zuma speaks on the …
ArticleIndian South Africans Timeline 1910-1919
… Among them is Valliamma Moonsamy Moodaliar . 10 February - 11 February, In accordance with the understanding reached by … resisters are released in Durban, 8…
PlaceOhrigstad
… abandoned in 1848 . Ohrigstad was only resettled in the 1900's when the malaria plague was controlled. Today, … and abandoned in 1848. Ohrigstad was only…
Defining the term 'Bantu'
… meaning “a person is a person by means of other people”. [11] While black South Africans appreciate their own language … Places of Memory. (Rozenberg,…
Mission Stations - M
… see KREUZBURG , Transvaal MAKOULANE , Botswana: MR 1900 MAKOULANE , Natal: MR 1900 MAKOULANE , Mocambique: MSR 1900 MAKOWE , Natal: SAGM 1892 MAKUPI ,…
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
… (1985), Govan Mbeki (5 November 1987) and Nelson Mandela (11 February 1990). They were arrested on 11 July 1963 when security police raided Liliesleaf Farm ……
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
… Cambridge University Press. Page 8. ↵ [lv] Ibid. Page 11. ↵ [lvi] Thornton, John. 1998. Warfare in Atlantic …
ArticleKey sites
… Street area, behind the present Post Office. From around 1900, the market moved to the Juma Masjid or Grey Street … Street area, behind the present Post…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… assist them through their first year of administration. On 11 March 1854, Clark, together with staff and troops, left … to be lit by these lamps. Electricity…
PlacePaul Kruger’s House, 60 Church Street West, Pretoria
… before 1899. Kruger occupied the house until 29 May 1900 when his Government was forced to flee Pretoria before …
PlaceSudwala Caves, Nelspruit
… of gold sovereigns that unaccountably vanished , in 1900.Home to some 800 Horseshoe bats, the caves are not only …
PlaceLadysmith
… on the 2 November 1899 and continued to the 28 February 1900 Approximately 3,000 British soldiers died during this … Editorial (1979), ‘ EZAKHENI ’, from…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1915
… losses. After three days of fighting the British suffer 11 000 casualties and the Germans 10 000 casualties. 22 April …
PlaceSimon's Town Museum
… from St Helena to settle in Simon’s Town. In the early 1900’s another group of islanders arrived from Tristan da … and whalermen. Also arriving in the late…
ANC Deputy President`s Election Campaign Programme, 6 May 2011
ANC Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will on Sunday lead a campaign programme in Ekurhuleni as part of the organisation`s election programme to maximise ANC…
EventWorld Population Day
… Each year on 11 July, countries around the world commemorate World … generated by the marking of The Day of Five Billion on the 11 July 1987. On this day the…
BiographyMohamed Farouk Asvat
POLITICAL HARASSMENT FAROUK ASVAT was banned by the South African regime between 1973 and 1978; and nominated an Amnesty International "Prisoner of…
BiographyNithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender
… Kevin Toolis, a journalist, wrote in the Guardian Weekend, 11 November 1998: Elvis's 'crime' was trespassing on the … 2021 Kevin Toolis, journalist at the…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… Transvaal for the Cape, the Boers began to mobilise. On 11 October 1899, war was declared, pitting the British … area after Col.Baden-Powell occupied…
PlaceKimberley Airport
… has a long standing history that stems back to the early 1900's. In 1930 Kimberley Airport was at the time rated as …
PlaceLesotho
… had a population of 2 160 349 million people in 21/07/2021, of which most live below the poverty line! A large …
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… rock art artefacts on the continent were found in Apollo 11, a rock art painting site in the Huns Mountain range in … Tsumeb and Guchab in the northern…
ArticleArts and Crafts and reconstruction by Jillian Carman
… of William Morris (1834-96) and John Ruskin (1819-1900) that initially informed the movement. Although there is … South African Women and Children Distress…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… officially launched in Mitchells Plain in Cape Town. On 11-12 June 1983, the rival National Forum , a BC-aligned … than 5000 people attended his funeral two…
BiographyChief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
… came to Chief Buthelezi's home in KwaPhindagene on Monday, 11 September 2023, the Princess told mourners who had … Available at https://theconversation.com …
ArticleList of passenger on the Truro, 16 November 1860
… Madras 10 Pragael Abraham 2 F Christian Madras 11 Permall Page Missing 33 M Unknown Madras 12 Kaghery … 18 F Malabar Madras Madras 70 Chinamah…
PlaceMooivallei, Dairy Farm
… born in Scotland and settled in the Breede River Valley in 1900, having previously farmed in the interior. He was … published by the district often describe…