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EventBritish presents final Peace proposal
… peace proposals to the Boer negotiators after the South African War. Milner announced the proposal as final, and … Boer War : a chronology. P 330.| Evans, A…
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
… and Pretoria. He led a Boer commando in the First South African War (First Anglo-Boer War) against Montshiwa. …
EventGen. Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born.
… Africa during the South West Africa campaign and the South African Rebellion. He was responsible for the infamous Native … of Southern Africa, Cape Town:…
EventGrammy Award winner Miriam Makeba is born in Johannesburg
… had been cancelled. She lived in the US and in several African countries before she returned to South Africa in …
EventJudith Mason, SA artist, is born in Pretoria.
… 1990’s. Mason’s work is represented in all major South African National Art Collections and museums. She …
EventPortuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias anchors at Walvis Bay
… was a German colony. During the First World War South African Forces led by General Louis Botha eventually ousted …
EventOlive Schreiner, noted SA author, dies in Wynberg, Cape Town
… day South Africa. Her first book about the story of an African farm became a sensation. However, Schreiner could not …
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
… For the first time in the South African criminal history a man was hanged with his name known …
EventThe Sebokeng Massacre of mourners leaves more than 30 dead and 40 more injured
… community leader, Chris Nangalembe who was a member of the African National Congress (ANC). Nangalembe died on 5 January … South African History Archive , …
28. The Dealer’s Licences Act is an attempt to weed out smaller traders
… the extra expenses required owing to the arrival of his family, he intended to settle in Durban, so that he could … in his (applicant's) evidence given in…
28. The Dealers’ Licenses Act is an attempt to weed out small traders
… the extra expenses required owing to the arrival of his family, he intended to settle in Durban, so that he could … in his (applicant's) evidence given in…
ArchiveSpeech by President Nelson Mandela to the Angolan National Assembly Luanda, 29 April 1998
… Led by the founder of liberated Angola, that great African patriot and internationalist, Agostinho Neto, you … development. The first state visit to Angola…
Chapter 8 - Negotiating an end to the deadlock
… and on 28 June senior business leaders from the South African Chamber of Business (SACOB) launched a major … document containing comprehensive amendments to…
Say It out Loud - The 1923 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 3rd April, 1923
… only Native women but Coloured women also of respectable family and parentage, were flung into the vile prisons of the … whatever. Another petition, signed…
EventJohn Langalibalele Dube is born
… Bantu Teachers Association, which was known as the Natal African Teachers Union (NATU) for professional Black … South African History Online, John…
We are no longer in France - Book Launch
… The analysis is enriched by comparisons with the South African communist movement. During the anti-fascist struggle …
EventProfessor John Fleming “Jack” Brok dies
… References: Verwey, E.J. (1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. JN The journal of …
EventNelson Mandela receives a hero’s welcome in New York
… barricades. Mandela, who was deputy president of the African National Congress (ANC) at the time, was received at … Boddy-Evans A. (2011), ‘This Day in…
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
… Weston flew the first flight in Kimberley creating a South African a flight record of eight-and-a-half minutes in his … flight in Kimberley breaks the…
EventNelson Mandela is sentenced to five years for “incitement and leaving South Africa illegally”
… In 1962 He was smuggled out of South Africa to speak at an African freedom conference in Addis Ababa. Shortly after his …
EventThe twentieth anniversary of the arrest of Nelson Mandela is marked by a call for his release by China
… The twentieth anniversary of the arrest of Nelson Mandela, African National Congress (ANC) leader and first … www.nelsonmandela.org.za (Accessed: 19 July…
EventNigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of EEC
… Nigeria became the first Anglophone, independent African state to become an associate member of the European … (Accessed: 05 June 2012)|Boddy-Evans A, ‘This…
Document 10 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Flyer announcing Third Annual Conference, 17 January 1923
… you knew nothing of a "Labour Conference" being held by African workers. On this evening you will see for yourself …
EventNigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom
… from colonial powers that swept across much of the African continent during the middle of the 20th Century.The …
EventSouth Africa holds a referendum to decide if SA should become a republic
… The South African government led by National Party (NP) held a …
EventSAAN announces its decision to close the Rand Daily Mail
… Daily Mail newspaper was closed in April 1985. The South African Associated Newspapers (SAAN) made the announcement on …
EventPolitical activist, Dr Yusuf Dadoo is re-elected President of Transvaal Indian Congress
… United Front (NEUF), and was an active member of the South African Communist Party (CPSA, now known as SACP). In 1946, … of the Struggle [online] originally…
EventThe Balfour Declaration is accepted
… of Nations". This was a diplomatic achievement for South African delegate and prime minister, General J.B.M. Hertzog , …
EventNeil Aggett is buried in Johannesburg
… former organiser of the Food and Canning Workers Union and African Food and Canning Workers Union, was buried in … SAHO, General Timeline: 1980's , from …