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EventEllen Phyllis Hellmann, social anthropologist and executive member of the SAIRR, dies in Johannesburg
Ellen Phyllis Hellmann was born in Johannesburg in 1908. Her father had immigrated to South Africa from Germany in 1894. She studied Social Anthropology at the…
EventSimon Petros Matseke, prominent in African social and political life, dies in Pretoria
Peter Matseke was born in 1878 in Pretoria. When the Anglo-Boer War broke out, he was drafted as driver for Boer Commandos. Through that experience, he learnt…
Known as Black Tuesday’, the New York Stock exchange collapsed sending economic shockwaves throughout the world and throwing the global economy into depression
Tuesday, 29th October 1929, saw the world's economy go into recession as the New York Stock Exchange collapsed and saw shocked investors withdraw their…
EventHaile Selassie, deposed Ethiopian emperor, dies
… century dynasty, he ascended to the throne of Ethiopia in 1930, proclaiming himself "Haile Selassie", which means …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
… other discoveries and sources of small bodies of water. [19] For example, in the Eastern side of the area small … his most profound quotes”, Roodepoort…
PlaceNairobi National Museum, East Africa
… current site. It was officially opened on the 22 September 1930 and named Coryndon Museum in honour of Sir Robert …
EventClements Kadalie dies
Trade unionist, Lameck Koniwaka Kadali Muwamba, known by his adopted name, Clements Kadalie, was born in April 1896, near the Bandawe mission station in…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - What is industrialisation? by Emilia Potenza
… they could find work. This painting below by L.S. Lowry in 1930 shows some of the features of an industrial city. …
EventSA rugby team plays and wins the first test match against Ireland
… Lions captain" [online] Available at: scrum.com [Accessed 19 May 2009] South Africa Info Sports Trivia [online] Available at: southafrica.info [Accessed 19…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… undesirable and Indian immigration is halted indefinitely. 19 June, Black Land Act No 27: Prohibited blacks from owning … 7 per cent of land in the country)…
BiographyMohamed Farouk Asvat
… order - at the time of its closure by the regime on 19 October 1977. He subsequently worked at Northdale, …
ArticleSouth Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009
… -4.1% 103 -21 Conservative Party 680 131 31.5% +4.9% 41 +19 Democratic Party 431 444 20.0% +6.0%* 34 +14* HNP 5 …
Harry Hart, a South African athletics champion is born
… of the Free State. [ii] Hart won six medals at the 1930 and 1934 Commonwealth Games, of which he was crowned …
EventBevil Rudd, the Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist
… Africa, and was appointed as a sports journalist, and by 1930 he became editor of the Daily Telegraph.[vi] Bevil Rudd …
PlaceGroote Schuur Estate
… 1897 to house lions, opposite the tarred access road. In 1930 this structure was demolished and replaced by a new lion …
EventTrade unionist Clements Kadalie dies in East London
Trade unionist, Lameck Koniwaka Kadali Muwamba, known by his adopted name, Clements Kadalie, was born in April 1896, near the Bandawe mission station in…
ArticleRock art as an expression of hunter-gatherer society and world-view
… a descendant of ancient rock artists in Lesotho in the 1930's, and like any other artist he made his tools with …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Glossary
… the end of World War I and was formally disbanded on April 19, 1946 [12] UN Partition Plan - This was a proposal by the … fundamentalist, militant, and…
PlacePhansi Museum
The Museum houses some of the finest examples of African artefacts, such as: beadwork, headrests, milk pails, snuff containers, tobacco pipes, telephone wire…
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… rights of black people. Following these recommendations on 19 June 1913 the Union government passed the Natives’ Land … Indians the right to become citizens…
PlaceKimberley Airport
… standing history that stems back to the early 1900's. In 1930 Kimberley Airport was at the time rated as having the …
EventStander gang hits 3 banks
… On 19 January 1984, the Stander gang robs three banks in less … coined the name ‘Stander Gang’ in reference to them. On 19 January 1984 the gang robbed three…
PlaceHout Bay East and West Forts
… The site was declared a National Monument in the mid 1930’s. The heritage authorities responsible for it today …
EventChurch Council meets PW Botha over unrest
A delegation of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) met with President P W Botha and other government leaders, following calls by the church for…
EventThe first recognised AIDS cases are reported in the USA
… that the first case of HIV infection occurred as early as 1930. Today we know that HIV/Aids is a deadly disease that …
PlaceThe Queen’s Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… of his supporters, were held here during their trial. In 1930 it was taken over by the Union Defence Force and became …
PlaceGrey Street Complex
… can be gauged from the fact that up until the late 1930's, the they formed the largest racial grouping within …
The small matter of a horse: The life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula, 1867-1948 by Charles van Onselen, 04 January 2012 (libcom.org)
… before returning to Bergville. In 1886, at the age of 19, Mzuzephi once again set out for work in Harrismith where … but then disaster struck. On Sunday…
PlaceGrahamstown, now known as Makhanda
… 1863 the building was used for various purposes until 1930 when the government transferred it to the City Council … most serious offenders in the mutiny at…
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 6: The South African War and Union
This topic investigates the ways in which the politics and culture of the Boer Republics clashed with the modernising thrust of the Uitlanders on the rapidly…