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PlacePiquetberg
… 11,587 residents, of whom 4,939 were literate 1904 census: 14,434 residents, of whom 6,894 were literate In 1833 the …
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… of achievements during the football celebration with 14 million signatures, 1 million of followers every week and …
EventThe Aula, auditorium of the University of Pretoria, is opened by the Governor
… year in 2008. The University of Cape Town Act (Act 14 of 1916) and the University of Stellenbosch Act (Act 13 of …
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, issues a Unilateral Declaration of Independence
… Ian Smith's white minority government led the country for 14 years amid international scorn and sanctions. Following a …
EventZulu King Zwelithini threatens to establish a separate Zulu state
… On 14 February 1994 Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini told …
EventThe Angolan government announces a unilateral ceasefire
… a ceasefire with Unita on 13 March 2002, to take effect on 14 March. Official talks between senior staff of both groups …
EventAppearance of former ministers before the TRC
… due to ill health, he would not be able to appear on the 14 th of October. The former ministers were subpoenaed for …
EventBeginning of the Waterberg Battle in the Herero Revolt
… the upper hand, however, this changed when an additional 14 000 troops were sent from Germany to crush the …
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
… six months of his life where he died of heart failure on 14 July 1904. His remains were returned to South Africa and …
PlaceGraaff-Reinet Division
… the division: 1841 census: 8,292 residents 1865 census: 14,695 residents, of whom 3,912 were literate 1875 census: …
Document 59 - Letter from Ruth First to The Secretary, South African Institute of Race Relations’, 17 August 1944
… (presumably compulsory) of Africans from the age of 14 for a period of 3 years. 2. The compulsory registration of …
A growing urban African population
… of Sophiatown's population was made up of property owners, 14% were tenants and a staggering 82% were sub-tenants. This …
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… between Bloemfontein, Johannesburg and Pretoria. 14 July, President Brand dies of a heart attack. December, …
Chapter 2 - Jewish Trade Unions in Cape Town 1903-1907: A Socio-Historical Study
… painters and furriers, both in Eastern and Western Europe. 14 In the Cape; the majority of Jewish artisans were tailors, … the Amalgamated Society of Tailors…
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
… Movement’s Society of Young Africans (SOYA). Although only 14 years of age at the time, he became active in student …
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… to meet demands that mixed sports should be allowed. 14 April, The United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid … a new submarine base at Simonstown at a…
Document 61 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 25 March (1936) at 8.30 p.m.
… to C. B. J. Dladla was read. Com Freislich reported that 14 had attended the last lecture at the Spartacus Club. The …
EventAngola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial rule
… Angola becomes independent after 14 years of armed resistance to Portuguese colonial rule. The …
EventThe trial of Dr Allan Boesak on charges of theft and fraud starts
… in religion and politics from an early age. At the age of 14 he became a sexton Dutch Reformed Church's Sendingkerk (a …
EventBoutros Boutros Ghali, former UN Secretary General, is born
… Boutros Boutros Ghali was born in Egypt on 14 November 1922 into a prominent Coptic Christian family. He …
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… 13 The Final Prize: The Grand Coup: Rivonia - Chapter 14 The Final Prize: The Chalk Circle: Face-to-Face with the …
EventA cargo plane crashes into a market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing at least 350 people
On 8 February 1996 an Africa Air Antonov 32 cargo plane crashed into a market made of wood and iron shacks, killing between 250 and 350 people in Kinshasa,…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… meeting between exiled ANC leaders and NP, Lausanne 1989 14 September, F.W. de Klerk becomes State President 1989 …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… Ming emperors were often dominated by their advisors. [14] The governmental structure of the Ming Dynasty lasted … an internal investigation 1380 A.D., this…
ArticleKenyan Timeline
… British policies. The EAA is banned and Thuku arrested. 1923 The first tea plantation is founded in Kenya. A law … of $5 billion in structural adjustment…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… family and was given refuge by the Zulu king Dinizulu. On 14 April 1906, the Natal Government offered a reward of £500 … his ideal could be reached. The…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
… the entrance is around the corner from Darling Street." 14 Gwelo Goodman (qv.) took it over in c.1916." 15 Linking … Annual Exhibition at the Cape Town City…
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… in 1912. The South African Indian Congress was formed in 1923 to struggle for Indian rights. These organisations … in intensity, and so did the government's…
PlaceOld Locomotive “Emil Kessler”, Johannesburg
… 1867 in Esslingen am Neckar from a heart attack. The ZASM 14 tonner Emil Kessler 'Randtram' locomotive was taken out of …
EventPenny Heyns, South African swimming star, is born.
… world's greatest female breaststroker of all time breaking 14 individual world records during her career. In the year …