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ArchiveThe road to Oslo and beyond
… of his Nobel lecture on "Africa and Freedom", delivered on 11 December 1961. …
EventConstruction on the Aswan Dam starts in Egypt
… material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops. The Dam is 11, 811 feet long, 3215 feet thick at the base and and 364 …
EventA statement is issued following talks between John Vorster and Ian Smith
… Declaration of Independence (UDI) by Ian Smith on 11 November 1965. …
African National Congress Women's League Constitution
… Regions Rule 10 Provinces and Provincial Conferences Rule 11 Provincial Executive Committee Rule 12 Provincial Working … locally, regionally, nationally and…
ArticleThe Roots of Apartheid in the Construction of Buchuberg Dam
… by hand and aided in the overall construction of the dam. [11] Even though these men were given meager wages, the … of Men”, Water History, (Vol 8), (No. 2),…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… of restrictions on the media and on some detainees. 11 February, Mandela was released from Victor Verster … hold talks with the South African government…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… by a white overseer. White employees suppress the strike. 11 African mineworkers killed and 37 injured. African women … State (OFS) against the carrying of…
The First Slaves at the Cape
… , and 1658, when the first slave shipment arrived, between 11 and 20 slaves had already been brought to the Cape colony. … that Company officials at the Cape…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… in the Orange Free State (OFS _ now Free State Province). 1900 Sidney Percival Bunting volunteers to serve in the … the District of Rustenberg, Transvaal,…
ArticleColonial History of Port Elizabeth
Colonial settlement Land wars The 'Frontier Wars' in the Eastern Cape Europeans who came to stay in South Africa first settled in and around Cape Town. As…
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… from around the country to assemble in Queenstown. 11 May, The Native Affairs Commission attempts to negotiate … are split into regiments and prepare for…
EventFirst ANC Conference in SA in three decades
… Front in 1983; and the release of Nelson Mandela on 11 February 1990. …
EventErmelo is founded
Ermelo, the educational, industrial and commercial centre of a 7,750m² district in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa was founded by the Reverend Frans Lion…
EventThe iconic Athlone cooling towers are demolished
… of Cape Town. The power station towers were detonated at 11:56 - about 3.5 minutes earlier than the expected time and …
PlaceLambert's Bay
… used as a lay-up for British warships during the war of 1900-1902 and in 1901 the “ HMS Sybille ” was wrecked …
ArchiveInterview with Sibongile Mthembu Mkhabela
… subsequently was a defendant in the trial of the "Soweto 11" and was jailed for two years. Answers have been …
EventThe trial of eleven Soweto students charged under the Terrorism Act begins
… and terrorism between May 1976 and October 1977. On 11 May, 1979they were convicted of sedition and sentenced to …
ArticleIndentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj
… the tax could result in deportation or imprisonment. In 1900 this tax was extended to all members of the family. Read …
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… 8% 3% 1996 57% 22% 9% 3% 1997 55% 21% 6% 4% 2001 62% 29% 11% 4% Following is a brief review of the history of colonial …
ArticleMapungubwe
The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa,…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… starting in January 2011, their tuition would jump by 11 percent and their residential fees by 14 percent. 2011 …
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Desmond Tutu
… Norwegian Nobel Committee. Nobel Lecture by Tutu, December 11, 1984 . Statement by archbishop Desmond Tutu in response …
ArticleInternational Rugby World Cup Timeline 1983-2011
… South Africa is eliminated after losing to Australia, 11-9, in the quarter-finals. New Zealand defeats France 8-7 …
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… are found at Goodhope Primary in Bellville South. 11 August, African pupils from Langa, Gugulethu and Nyanga …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1914
… 6 000 French troops from the capital to the frontline. By 11 September, all the divisions of the German army deployed …
EventFormer Kenyan President, Jomo Kenyatta, dies
… Kenyatta [online] Available at: britannica.com [Accessed 11 August 2009] Jomo Kenyatta - A Leader of Black Africa … (1952) The Age [online]. 12 November, p.2…
PlaceCookhouse, Eastern Cape
… married 21st October 1798 & Maria Johanna MENTZ married 11 Mar 1826. The Grave is situated near the Fish River (it's … The Museum is open most Saturdays…
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… official census revealed that this figure had dropped to 11% with only 1.3% having three wives or more. The practice … general trend away from polygamous…
ArchiveHow colonial violence came home: the ugly truth of the first world war by Pankaj Mishra (The Guardian), 10 November 2018
… in the trenches. Peace arrives with the Armistice of 11 November 1918, only to be tragically compromised by the … in the African colonies and one ambitious…
Mission Stations - A-F
… Zimbabwe: see TSCHIBI , Zimbabwe CHIBI , Zimbabwe: DRCSA 1900 CHIBINI , also spelt CIBINI , Cape: No data available … , Cape: see KIMBERLEY , Cape DIEP RIVER…