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EventSir Ronald Ross, discoverer of the malaria mosquito is born
… his research and visited various countries including West Africa, Panama and other countries advising and aiding in the …
EventThe Congo Free State is established by King Leopold of Belgium
… Leopold II of Belgium. Congo was a large region in central Africa that had been able to resist European penetration. It …
EventThomas William Bowler, prolific painter at the Cape, is born
… his students. On encountering financial hardships in South Africa, Bowler returned to England. He died of bronchitis in …
EventPieter-Dirk Uys, SA activist, satirist, playwright and novelist, is born in Cape Town
… whom he describes as ‘the most famous white woman in South Africa’, and about whom he has written a biography. Uys, …
EventTwo psychiatrists give evidence on the proceedings of David Beresford Pratt’s case
… Exposition to mark the anniversary of the Union of South Africa. After his opening address, he took his seat. Shortly … interview’, [Available at the…
PlaceHoward College Building and the Memorial Tower Building, University of Natal
… was opened in 1931 by the Governor General of South Africa, the Earl of Clarendon. The Memorial Tower Building, …
PlaceFreshford House Museum, 31 Kellner Street
… Born and trained in England, Harrison immigrated to South Africa in 1894 and a few years later entered into a …
EventZulu army defeat British Army at the Isandlwana Mountain
… 1879, the British Army suffered its greatest defeat in Africa when 24,000 Zulu soldiers overran a British camp of 1 …
EventThe Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland collapses
… gave his famous 'winds of change' speech here in South Africa. By 1962 the British Government had already decided …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 European Societies
… Western Asia and the Mediterranean, but knowledge of Africa was limited and the Americas were still to be … were able to travel and trade with other…
EventWaaihoek women embark on anti-pass passive resistance campaign
… White areas – a phenomenon familiar to the rest of South Africa at the time. Black people had already been segregated …
Place'Aba Mponjwana', Drakensberg Mountains
… contrast to the dry canyons found elsewhere in Southern Africa. (link in further reading) …
ArchiveThe ANCs first armed military operation: the
… we Sizwe (MK) would embark on a long march home to South Africa, whilst some MK members would assist ZAPU's military …
PlaceMaclear's Beacon
… of the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town , South Africa. This World Heritage Site was origanally caled; … of the Table Mountain National Park in Cape…
ArchiveInterview with Peter Donald Hjul
… by the security police, Hjul and his family left South Africa for Britain on an exit permit in 1965. Hjul continued …
PlaceBensusan Museum of Photography and Library, Johannesburg
… was donated to the city in 1968 and forms part of Museum Africa . The collection includes rare and valuable …
PlaceRhodes Cottage, Main Road, Muizenberg
… estate of JR Reid. Historical events in the rest of South Africa kept Rhodes away from his home, and it was only in …
EventNathaniel Nakasa, South African journalist and writer, dies in exile
… manner meant he would never be allowed to return to South Africa. Nakasa was part of a group of journalists, many …
Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari
… Franchise, 1906 A letter to the Coloured People of South Africa Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps. (1919) …
EventJohn Fairbairn (70), journalist and outspoken critic, dies in Cape Town
… Regarded as the father of free press in South Africa, John Fairbairn left England and arrived in the Cape … in Every Step of the Way: The Journey to Freedom…
PlaceOld Railway Station Museum, Uitenhage
… reputed to be one of the oldest Railway Stations in South Africa. At this quaint museum, two vintage locomotives, a …
PlaceGeorge Harrison Park
… gave rise to the largest and most vibrant city in South Africa. The original 10-stamp battery mill that was used to …
EventGerard Bhengu SA artist, is born in Natal
… paintings have been part of the art collections of Museum Africa, the University of Fort Hare and the Albany museum in … Loots A. (2001) The Early Pioneer…
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Norman Levy is born
… League (YCL) and, by 1946, in the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). After the passing of the Suppression of …
EventPolitical Activist and Advocate, Dumisa Ntsebeza, is born
… Limited and Acting judge of the High Court of South Africa. Ntsebeza also founded the South African Black lawyers …
EventThe UN Special Committee on Apartheid reports on SA
… this date, gave a detailed review of developments in South Africa's racial policies since 6 November 1962. The report …
EventTwo actors, Athol Fugard and Zakes Mokae arrive in Cape Town to stage a play on the ‘Colour-bar’
… "The Blood Knot" was the much talked about play in South Africa which had a cast of only two characters, a White and … Play' from Cape Time , (National…
EventGabon gains independence from France
… the four territories, which had formed French Equatorial Africa, achieved independence. Gabriel LÁƒÂƒ©on M'Ba become …
EventSA artist, Bongiwe Dhlomo, is born
… artist Kagiso Mautloa. Dhlomo-Mautloa exhibited in South Africa, Botswana, West Germany and Sweden. In 1983 she …
EventColoureds are removed from the voters roll
… avoid the collapse of White civilisation in the whole of Africa, as this move would guarantee their wishes. …