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PlaceMagistrates Court, Main Road, Simonstown
The building was erected in 1776 with Christoffel Brand as its first occupant. Admiral Lord Nelson is presumed to be one of his first visitors after his…
EventThe Rand Revolt Ends
… also known as the Rand Revolt, ended on March 18 1922. The rebellion was a response by White mineworkers to …
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
… 1939 On 6 September South Africa declared war on Nazi Germany. The Pro-British party of General Smuts achieved a … raid on the Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia,…
PlaceJohannesburg, Gauteng Province
… of Malaga in Spain, New Orleans in the US, Hamburg in Germany and Nizwa in Oman. Johannesburg is considered to be … Frederik Willem de Klerk was born in…
EventCapital City of Zimbabwe is renamed
… minority rule. On the second anniversary of independence,18 April 1982, Zimbabwe renamed its capital city Harare, …
EventThe first experimental radio broadcast in South Africa takes place
… On 18 December 1923 the first experimental radio broadcast in …
EventSA announces its decision to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international events
The South African government announced its decision to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international sporting events. Ironically, in the…
PlaceAlkmaar, a Town Near Nelspruit
… A small Community on the Crocodile River, some 18 km from Nelspruit. Named after a city in the Netherlands …
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
… Democratic Party 0.45 88 104 2 Africa Muslim Party 0.18 34 466 0 African Moderates Congress Party 0.14 27 690 0 …
PlaceSouth African State Theatre
… African State Theatre, Pretoria”, South Africa, Accessed 18 April 2017, … “The South African State Theatre”, Pretoria, Accessed 18 April 2017, … “The South…
PlaceThe Struben Mine Shafts, Kloofendal, Roodepoort
… Confidence Reef was discovered by the Struben brothers on 18 September 1884. This sparked off a flood of prospectors to … Confidence Reef was discovered by…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… the release of Walter Sisulu from Robben Island. 18 April, Zimbabwe gains its independence. 1 June, The SASOL … structure in Lesotho. The incursion is…
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
… Region, Chad) The Lakes of Ounianga are a series of 18 lakes located in the Sahara desert, in North-Eastern Chad. …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 23 May 1983, Volume 77 and Volume 78
… Transcript of evidence (continued from 17, 18, 19 and 20 May 1983) from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 20 May 1983, Volume 76
… Transcript of evidence (continued from 17, 18, 19 and 20 May 1983) from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 19 May 1983, Volume 74 and Volume 75
… Transcript of evidence (continued from 17 and 18 May 1983) from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the Commission of …
EventSouth Africa win the most medals at the 7th All African Games
… 7th All Africa Games, which opened on 9 September 1999. By 18 September South Africa had gained the most medals on the … [online] Available at: www.aag.org…
EventA Zairian aircraft crashes in Angola, killing 141 people.
… On 18 December 1995, a Lockheed L-188C Electra plane owned by …
EventGeorge Walker, co-discoverer with George Harrison of the gold reef of the Witwatersrand, dies in poverty in Krugersdorp.
… of events was supported by evidence. Walker died on 18 September 1924 in Krugersdorp. With his claims disputed, …
EventThe Nationalist Party wins election with a reduced majority in the National Assembly
Assembly on 29 April 1981, voters returned the National Party (NP) to power, albeit with a reduced majority in the House of Assembly compared to previous…
EventUS President Bill Clinton arrives in Cape Town
… accompanied them to Robben Island, where Mandela had spent 18 years in prison. …
EventHealth officials launch an intensive campaign to find the origins of an outbreak of Ebola fever in Uganda.
… Republic of the Congo, where it was first found. On 18 October 2000 Scientists launched a campaign to find the …
PlaceBenin
… . University of Pennslyvania website [online. accessed 18 June, 2009] Facts About the Republic of Benin: Official … . University of Pennslyvania website …
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… the ANC and SACP’s political and ideological laboratory”. [18] As noted, Mozambique was a space for SACP and Umkhonto We … SACP, met the General Secretary of…
EventRiaan Cruywagen was born on this day
… Online:http://whoswho.co.za/riaan-cruywagen-5903 (18 May 2017). ↵ …
EventNelson Mandela is buried in the Eastern Cape
… He was born in Mvezo village near Mthatha, Eastern Cape on 18 July 1918. On 15 December 2013, Mandela was buried in Qunu …
PlaceKwaMhlanga
KwaMhlanga is a town in Mpumalanga near Pretoria and is the spiritual home of the Ndebele tribe that settled here in the early 18th century. This town…
PlaceInn on the Square, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town
Inn On The Square is located on Greenmarket Square which was a meeting place of Caledonians and distant travellers centuries ago. In 1834, this square was the…
EventSouth African black activist and poet Benjamin Moloise is hanged for allegedly killing a police officer
… Benjamin Moloise was executed by apartheid government on 18 October 1985. Moloise was accused of murdering a black …
EventThe first regular jet flight leaves London for Johannesburg
… with 36 passengers on board. It arrived in Johannesburg 18 hours later. The London-Johannesburg route therefore …