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EventEli Weinberg, trade unionist and photographer, is born
… Weinberg was also a renowned photographer. He died on 18 July 1982 in exile in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. …
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1930-1939
… of natives?. The Development Trust and Land Act No 18 1936 Expanded the reserves to a total of 13, six per cent … next fifty years. The Development Trust and…
ArticleIndian South Africans Timeline 1910-1919
… the Indian passive resistance struggle in South Africa. 18 December, The Indian Inquiry Commission, also known as the … restrictions on Indian trading remain…
EventSwazi King Sobhuza II dies
… King Mswati III ascended the throne in 1986 at the age of 18 - as the youngest reigning monarch in the world. …
EventFanie de Villiers ends his last Test triumphantly
… Akhtar, Pakistan's last man. It was his 85th wicket of an 18 match. South Africa won with 259 runs, and leveled the …
EventNelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa’s first democratic President
… leader F.W. de Klerk as President. Mandela spent the first 18 of his 27 years in jail at the Robben Island Prison. In …
ArchiveMoral suasion
… and Winifred Hoernle Memorial Lecture series on january 18, 1978 at the University of Cape Town. The lecture …
African Statistics Day
The African Statistics Day (ASD) is celebrated every year on the 18th of November. This event was initiated in 1990 by the Subsidiary Body of the United…
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. …
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 …
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…
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 … Burger, D. (ed) (2002). South Africa Yearbook 2001/02, Pretoria: GCIS, p. …
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 …
ArchiveChimamanda Ngozi Adichie: A Reformist-Feminist by Charles Nwosu
… large eyes, and a generous mouth that curved perfectly.” [18] Nnamabia, on the other hand, looked just like their … Feminist Literatures (Trenton, N.J.:…
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, …
PlaceBenin
… . University of Pennslyvania website [online. accessed 18 June, 2009] Facts About the Republic of Benin: Official … . University of Pennslyvania website …
PlaceBlaauwberg Nature Reserve, Melkbosstrand
… private landholdings having been incorporated into BBNR in 2002, 2005 and 2010 respectively. The programme is ongoing. …
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 …