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EventKing George VI is born
… following his brother, Prince Edward's abdication on 12 December 1936. George who was the Duke of York and his …
PlaceAhrens, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… the next 5 Years. This will increase Exports output from 12,500 to 25,000 containers per Year. …
PlaceuMnambithi was called Ladysmith
… placed the British in a precarious position . About 12 000 British soldiers were faced with the defence of a …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Essay Questions
… they would pay far less than what the items were valued. [12] The Khoikhoi retaliated by poising the water holes of the … [11] Ibid. [12] The Department of…
ArticleVlakplaas and the History of Apartheid's Death Squad
… being killed, victims were also dismembered after death [12] . Rationale behind the establishment of Vlakplaas The … Apartheid. Terrorism and Political…
Press Conference by O. R. Tambo, Introducing Alexandre Moumbaris, Stephen Lee and Timothy Jenkin who Escaped from Prison in South Africa, Lusaka, 2 January 1980
… Africa border... He was sentenced in 1973 to 12 years' imprisonment. His wife was in prison for about 4 …
PlaceAG Bain Monument, Grahamstown
… is a bronze plaque on a cairn at the top of the Ecca Pass, 12 km South of Grahamstown. It was erected in 1964 by the …
EventKhoikhoi warriors defeat Portuguese thieves
… This cordiality came to an end though when approximately 12 of the Portuguese sailors visited the Khoikhoi village and …
PlaceParsonage House Museum, Port Elizabeth
… as the "Sterley cottages", are located at no.10 and no.12 Castle Hill, across the road. These are single storey …
PlaceMoletzie Bird Sanctuary
… brown. The outer black primary feathers of the wing, the 12 tail feathers (in other species of this genus there are …
EventNelson Mandela is born
… celebrated annually. It was first celebrated in 2010. On 12 June 1964, Mandela was sentenced to life in prison on …
EventMuhammad Ali defeats Charles Liston in the World heavyweight title fight
… the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. When Ali was 12 years old, he and a friend went to the Columbia Auditorium …
EventHendrik Verwoerd becomes Prime Minister
… his plea for a republic. This was also the first time in 12 years of government that the NP was able to gain a …
EventSA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to the Union of South Africa
… 1908 National Convention, which met for the first time on 12 October 1908. By February 1909, a draft of the South …
EventWWI: battalion consisting of 'Cape Coloured men', called the Cape Corps, is established
… its peak strength it had around 23 000 members. More than 12 000 South African servicemen fought in World War One, and … Cape Corps faced Turkish forces…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… Lindsay, Sir Kurma Reddi and G.S. Bajpai (Secretary). 12 January, The Second Round-table Conference between the … as representatives of the opposition South…
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… Journal. Periodical Accounts ... United Brethren. London. 12.340. BRIGG, O. 1897. Wittebergen Mission Station. Cape … London Missionary Society. ILLUSTRATED…
EventFirst enslaved people arrive in Cape Town
… entry from Van Riebeeck's journal for 28 March reads: In 12 deg. S. Latitude [the Amersfoort] had captured a … taken off the Portuguese ship on the coast of…
PlaceSignal Hill
… . One day in June 1895, the Gun fired at 10:30 rather than 12:00 when a spider interfered with the relay used to … Guns in daily use in the World. They fire…
A growing urban African population
… (later Western Coloured Township). In 1928 there were 12 000 people living in the three townships. By 1931, the …
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
Freedom Day on 27 April is an annual celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections of 1994. It is significant because it marks the end of…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020
… that the SAHRC will donate to a gay rights organization. 12 July Journalist Jacques Dommisse calls Floyd Shivambu , … (4) SA 191 (CC) that McBride may be…
The ANC launch the Luthuli Volunteer Corps in Magareng Sub Region, Warrenton, Frances Baard Region, 19 September 2013
This launch comes after successful sub regional programmes which took place in Phokwane and Dikgatlong Sub Regions in the recent past. Our final launch will…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.1 Feb 1980
… NGWANA WA AZANIA A film concept by Mothobi Mutloatse 12 GALLERY PROFILE Behind the Lens: Judas Ngwenya. DRAMA …
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… could carry on with his missionary work among the Zulu. On 12 May 1885, Wilhlem Posselt passed away after a period of …
EventFatima Meer, South African anti-Apartheid activist is born
Professor Fatima Meer was a writer, academic and human rights and gender activist who born in Grey Street Durban on the 12th August 1928. She was the daughter…
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… volunteers were mobilised to contravene apartheid laws. On 12 August 1952, Sisulu was arrested, and consequently banned …
EventThe Berlin Airlift comes to an end
… Berlin was finally lifted at one minute after midnight, on 12 May 1949, and the first great standoff of the Cold War was … Grade 12: The Berlin Wall [online]…
EventA car bomb explodes in Durban, killing five and injuring 27 people
… On 12 July 1984, a car bomb exploded in Durban, killing five and …
EventSA troops invade East Africa in their confrontation with German forces in World War I
… casualties during the war was approximately 7000 dead and 12 000 wounded by 1918. South Africa greatly assisted the …