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EventLouis Botha becomes Union’s first Prime Minister
… the Union of South Africa, which was to be inaugurated on 31 May. …
EventBoer negotiators travelled from Vereeniging to Pretoria to present their proposals
… with the signing of the Peace Treaty of Vereeniging on 31 May 1902. …
The Role of Women in the Struggle against Apartheid, 15 July 1980
… Act No. 52 of 1957 rolled back the fare increase. In 1959, Cato Manor, near Durban, became the site of large-scale … African men had to drink in municipal…
ArchiveNUSAS talks to the ANC
… and the African National Congress held from Sunday, 31 March to Tuesday, 2 April [1986] in Harare, Zimbabwe. …
EventPrime Minister Smuts set to replace Pegging Act
… legislation to replace the Pegging Act, due to expire on 31 March, prohibiting Indians from purchasing land from …
ArchiveTowards racial justice: will there be a change of heart?
This is the 31st lecture delivered by Alan Paton at the 50th Anniversary Conference of the South African Institute of Race Relations on July 3, 1979 in which…
EventUnion of South Africa is inaugurated
… by 54 to 6, to accept the British proposals for peace on 31 May 1902, the Treaty of Vereeniging was finally signed by … Available at www.africanhistory.about…
ArticleMapungubwe
… with China, India and Egypt. The site was 'discovered' on 31 December 1932, when a local informant, Mowena, led E.S.J. …
EventA prison warder is killed in Groote Schuur Hospital
… A 31 year-old prison warder Jacques Horne on guard duty, was …
PlaceGovernment Buildings, President Brand Street, Bloemfontein
… 1877 although its Volksraad Chamber was already in use on 31 May 1875. In 1895 the upper storey was completed and in …
EventSouth African Communist Party leader, Dr. Yusuf Mahomed Dadoo dies
… from attending gatherings for a further five years, and in 1959 he was arrested at Howick, Natal, under outdated …
EventDouglas Portway, European-based South African artist, is born in Johannesburg
… and travelled Europe in 1957, finally settling in Ibiza in 1959. After moving to Cornwall in 1967, he became part of the …
EventLanga, Nyanga and Gugulethu students march through the Cape Town CBD
… gatherings throughout the country was re-imposed until 31 October. Just a day after the ban was re-imposed, coloured …
EventThe Luanda International Jazz Festival is launched in Luanda, Angola
… The Luanda International Jazz Festival was launched on 31 July 2009 in Luanda, Angola. It has been held annually …
Nqutu, Kwa-Zulu Natal
The name being of Zulu origin derived from 'insquthu'- meaning a flat-topped vessel, descriptive of a nearby hill from which the village takes its name. It is…
EventDundee and Glencoe are retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops during the South African War II
… other by less than 10km in KwaZulu Natal. The war ended on 31 May, 1902 following the signing of the Peace Treaty of …
EventGeneral Lord Roberts marches on Pretoria
… Jameson Raid and the Uitlander franchise. The war ended on 31 May, 1902 following the signing of the Peace Treaty of …
PlaceStasiegebou, Sannaspos
… the nineteenth Century. During the Battle of Sannaspos on 31 March 1900 the Building provided shelter for the Q Battery …
PlaceThe Space Theatre
… 2017, https://theatreofsurvival.wordpress.com/2015/02/05/prequel/ ↵ …
South Africa Communists Speak Documents from the history of the South African Communist Party 1915 - 1980
… as adopted at the congress held in Cape Town on July 30-31 and August 1, 1921. Document 21: 'The Twenty-one Points - … Africa adopted at the Cape Town…
EventFive American nuns are shot to death in Liberia
… nuns were shot by rebels claiming to be loyal to Taylor on 31 October 1992. While it was claimed that Taylor's forces … [Accessed 28 October 2009] Monday,…
EventThe Liquor Laws Amendment Bill comes into effect
… Beer Protests from 1928-9 and protests in Cato Manor in 1959. Only when the Liquor Laws Amendment Bill came into …
EventFollowing the infamous Treason Trial, ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli is banished by the Apartheid Government for five years
… were found not guilty and were acquitted. However in 1959, the government banished Luthuli to his village at the …
EventThe last passenger boat of the Union Castle line, the Windsor Castle, leaves Table Bay
… on to Port Elizabeth East London, and Durban. Launched in 1959, the Windsor Castle was the flagship of the Union Castle …
EventMadagascar adopts its second constitution
… Philibert Tsiranana. The first constitution was adopted in 1959. Unlike many other former French colonies, Madagascar …
ArticleThe role of traditional leaders during Apartheid
… passing of the Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act in 1959 , which provided for the establishment of 10 …
EventThe University of Port Elizabeth is founded
… The University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), came into being on 31 January 1964 with the adoption by Parliament of Act 1 of …
EventThe first weather forecast for the Union is issued
… the Second International Polar Year Project (1 August 1932-31 August 1933) the UWS rendered valuable assistance in …
EventAdam Kok III is killed in an accident
… date of his death, as another source gives the date as 31 December 1875. He is revered by the Griqua people of the …
EventOubangi-Shari achieves independence as the Central African Republic
… the presidential election campaign), as president. On 31 December 1965 Dacko was overthrown in the Saint-Sylvestre … available at https://africanhistory…