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ArticleAmersfoort Legacy - History of education in South Africa
… conflict comes to a head with the South African War of 1899-1902. Together these experiences shake up the country …
EventMuhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman to regain his world heavyweight title
… Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) took place on 30 October 1974. Ali won the fight when he knocked out …
EventThe Excelsior, biggest diamond till then, is found in the Jagersfontein mine, OFS
… was discovered by a miner while loading a truck in on 30 june 1893. The diamond, which is described beingas being …
EventMethane gas explosion kills 68 mine workers
… 30 years today, sixty-eight mine workers were killed after an …
EventThe seven day war in Kwazulu-Natal starts
… 1990. Three thousand homes were looted and burnt and some 30 000 people forced to flee the area. The Inkatha Freedom …
EventWorld Leprosy Day is celebrated in SA
… organisations converged in South Africa from 30 January to 3 February for the African Leprosy Congress. …
EventThe Gift Of The Givers Foundation helps tsunami victims
… the United Nations to aid tsunami victims in Somalia on 30 January. This was the first humanitarian relief from the …
EventPolitical parties call for Constitutional changes
… Unions (COSATU) called for a one-day general strike on 30 April 1996 to demonstrate opposition to a lockout clause …
EventThe Rosebud, en route from Calcutta to London, is stranded at Diaz Beach, Mossel Bay
… Peterhead, and was commanded by Captain J. Collie. On 30 August 1888, the Rosebud was wrecked on Diaz Beach at …
EventArchbishop William Barnett issues a statement condemning Apartheid
… of people 'until they die'. Between 27 October, 1971 and 30 January, 1990, seven people died while being held …
EventThe Transkei Constitution Act is enacted
… Act (No 48 of 1963), which came into effect on 30 May 1963, gave partial self-government to the Transkei …
PlaceRailway Station, Sannaspos, Bloemfontein
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 30 May 1985. …
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
… the Cape Town Women’s Food Committee (WFC) representing 30 000 women in the Cape Peninsula. By 1945, passive … An estimated 6000 people gathered at the…
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 … Africa adopted at the Cape Town conference…
PlaceTanzania
… advancing gender equality in decision-making has led to 30 percent of women holding cabinet positions, 36 percent occupying parliamentary seats, 30.1% in…
PlaceVictoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
… BASIN In June 1858 serious Winter storms wrecked over 30 Vessels. As a consequence, Lloyd's, of London refused to … June 1858 a number of serious Winter…
NDCA Statement, 3 April 2012
… of the 12th April 2012 was suggested in a letter dated 30 March 2012 from the legal representatives to the …
ArchiveCommittee report: Education charter campaign
Report of the Education Charter Campaign, a joint campaign of the Azanian Students Organisation, the Congress of South African Students and the National Union…
PlaceOld Municipal Offices, Berlandina Street, Roodepoort
… the building was built by Bennet and Company at a cost of £30 875. …
EventAt least twenty people are injured in a collision between the Blue Train and the Trans Karoo at Deelfontein, near De Aar
On 27 October 2005 at about 11.30pm, the Trans Karoo Express collided with a stationary Blue Train in Deelfontein, near De Aar. The Blue Train was ahead of…
EventNigeria cuts its diplomatic missions
… reforms. By the late 1980s, Nigeria's debt totalled 30 billion American dollars despite the fact that the country …
Commemorative Walk
… from Durban Central railway station to Charlestown on the 30 November. Leaving Durban at 1.45 a.m. and returning at 10 …
EventUN troops arrive in Congo to help deal with the political crisis
… after the country gained independence from Belgium on 30 June 1960. …
EventParliament passes legislation separating the people of South Africa into four distinct races
… and Indian) through the Population Registration Act No. 30 of 1950. It further voted to divide South Africa into …
Event18,000 people have been detained since the declaration of the State of Emergency in March
… in March. The State of Emergency was proclaimed on 30 March 1960, following the Sharpeville killings that left …
EventEritrea becomes a member of the United Nations.
… Referendum. Soon after gaining its independence after 30 years of struggle against its former ruler, Ethiopia, …
Artists' Forum with Kemang Wa Lehulere
… with Kemang Wa Lehulere, which will take place on Thursday 30 October at the Iyatsiba Lab. In this Forum, Kemang will … and in contrast to, collective…
EventDurban mass meeting endorses Smuts and Gandhi agreement
… in January. The official ratification took place on 30 June 1914 through the exchange of letters between Smuts …
EventMalawi’s Kamuzu Banda losses election
… Muluzi in the country's first multi-party election. With 30 years at the helm as Africa's longest ruling dictator, …
EventMusician, Gito Baloi of Tananas fame, is killed
… from a concert. Gito Baloi was born in Mozambique on 30 September 1964. He gained fame as a bass guitarist and …