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20. Johannesburg Parsees claim special status
… also to the present Government up to the end of the year 1902, when the tax was abolished altogether.... That the said …
PlaceNederlandse Hervormde Kerkgebou, Pretoria
… Dorlas. The corner stone in Du Toit Street was laid on 18 July 1904 in the presence of general Louis Botha and only … the chairs were fixed and varnished …
PlaceRobben Island, Cape Town
… democratically elected president – Nelson Mandela – spent 18 years of his 27 years in prison on Robben Island. Easily …
EventJan van Riebeeck's statue, presented by Cecil John Rhodes, is unveiled in Cape Town
… On 18 May 1899, a statue of the first European to settle at the … celebrations. References: This day in History: 18 May [online] Available at: news24.com …
PlaceGhana
… Pakistani independence catalysed this desire. By the mid-18 th Century, Asante was a highly organised state. The … President, 6 government officials, 6…
EventForced Removals commence from District Six
… property was ‘White’ owned, 26% ‘Coloured’ owned and 18% was 'Indian' owned. This meant that P. W. Botha ’s 1966 …
PlaceMvezo, Eastern Cape
… President of South Africa and anti-apartheid ... Newsfolo-18 minutes ago Remembering Madiba in the midst of a crisis …
Pietie Norval was born on this day
… at the age of 7 years old, and turned professional at 18. [ii] Norval is a right-handed tennis player. [iii] On 29 …
Denis Goldberg: Freedom Fighter and Humanist
… Witness and Fighter - a Very Special Lesson Chapter 18 Denis Goldberg in Education - Thoughts on Teaching …
EventJacob Matlala, SA junior flyweight, wins the WBO world champion title
… first WBO title on an eighth-round technical knockout. On 18 November 1995 Matlala, who was then a junior flyweight, …
EventShaun Thomson*, world surfing title winner, is born in Durban
… began surfing at the age of ten. In 1973, after serving 18 months in the army, Thomson began studying for a business …
EventThe UN ends SA mandate over South West Africa
… (now Namibia) year after year with increasing acrimony. On 18 July 1966 the International Court of Justice ruled in a …
EventSimon Mann pleads guilty in a Zimbabwean Court to attempting to purchase dangerous weapons
Location: back to this day in history search archive On 28 July 2004, Simon Mann, a British citizen, pleaded guilty to attempting to buy dangerous weapons in…
EventOrigin of Johannesburg’s name is explained
… secretary of foreign affairs to the Swiss consul, dated 18 February 1896, substantiates the claim that the town was …
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
The first arrival of Muslims in South Africa took place in the 17th century, when Malay slaves were brought to the Cape. This was followed by the arrival of…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… Unions, the Native Administration Act and the Pass Laws. 18 June, Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is born in Idutywa district in … Bill is introduced in the House of…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… demanding the release of Walter Sisulu from Robben Island. 18 April, Zimbabwe gains its independence. 2 August, … structure in Lesotho. The incursion is…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… to characterize photography as intrinsically democratic. [18] Those struggling for liberation harnessed this democratic … (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University…
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
… joint agreement should be delayed until he had returned. [18] Swami Bhawani Dayal in a cable sent from Mombasa on his … [14] Ibid, p6 [15] Ibid, p6-7 [16]…
Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… than ninety nine such people, who arrived in the colony on 18 December 1807, on the Portuguese Ship, Constantia. [xxx] … Records of the Colony, Vol. XII …
EventPeter “Terror” Mathebula dies
… On 18 January 2020, Peter “Terror” Mathebula South Africa’s … from boxing in 1983. Peter “Terror” Mathebula died on 18 January 2020, in Leratong Hospital,…
ANC President Jacob Zuma to speak at the Imvuselelo one Million Membership Countdown Launch, 16 July 2011
… on Organising and Campaigns will on Monday, July 18, visit the historic Lilies Leaf farm in Rivonia - where …
PlaceBreakwater Prison, near Alfred Docks, Cape Town
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 December 1970. The Breakwater Prison was constructed in …
EventErfdeel farm in Orange Free State becomes SA’s richest gold deposit
… the gold ore under Erfdeel farm might be worth as much as $18,000 a ton. The discovery was declared the richest strike …
EventDetectives testify against members of the ANC and the Congress Alliance in the infamous Treason Trial
… On 18 February 1960, South African Police (SAP) detectives …
EventThe Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and looming forced removals
… sources claim that the riots began on the 16 or on the 18 June 1959. …
EventSA Corps of Military Police is reorganised
… namely the South African Corps of Military Police, on 18 October 1946. …
EventThe National President of the Black People’s Convention, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, declares that riots have lead to a new era of political consciousness
… Rachidi [online] Available at: sahistory.org.za [Accessed 18 June 2009] …
EventSipho Gumede, South African jazz legend, dies
… after bass player. In the course of his career he recorded 18 albums under his own name and four with his band Sakhile, …
EventGerman South West Africa is put under South African administration
… Nations (UN), successor to the League of Nations. On 18 July 1966, the judges in the International Court of …