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Cecil John Rhodes, warts and all by Tim Crowe (Politics Web), 22 December 2015
… grand plan. He came to South Africa in 1870 at the age of 17 in the hope that the climate might be kinder to his … (1963) Vice Chancellor Rhodes University…
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… as the authorities knew they could not afford it. [17] Many Africans started living in unsanitary conditions … South Africa”, Water History, 2017 (Vol.9), …
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… Chief Veldtman, fail to convince the Israelites to leave. 17 December, The government sends a White delegation … but the Israelites continue to refuse to…
ArticleThe Khoisan
In around 2300 BP (Before Present), hunter-gatherers called the San acquired domestic stock in what is now modern day Botswana. Their population grew, and…
Document 29 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 5 December 1928
… air I wrote a letter on that subject to the Star of Nov 17, which you may have seen. [-----,-- -] reported in the …
PlaceBonteheuwel
… Bonteheuwel (proper) started in 1961 and was completed in 1964. In the 2001 national census, Bonteheuwel had a … Bonteheuwel (proper) started in 1961 and was…
PlaceNelson Mandela University, in Gqeberha
… Residential University, came into being on 31 January 1964. This was after Parliament adopted Act 1 of 1964 , as Law. The first Academic Year commenced on 1…
PlaceAbaxab, a Railway Siding in the Northern Cape
… Old Khoi name for 'Rooilyf', a railway siding 17 km North of Groblershoop, on the way to Sishen. The name …
Yarra Yarra, St Georges Street, Simonstown
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 July 1987. …
EventDorothy Nyembe is released from jail
… and lack of child care facilities. She passed away on 17 December 1998. …
EventThe 4 x 100m men’s relay team win the gold medal for SA at the Olympic Games in Athens
… Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling clocked 3 minutes and 13.17 seconds to triumph over the Netherlands (2nd) and the US …
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…
EventSir James Liege Hulett dies in Durban, South Africa
… Sir James Liege Hulett was born on 17 May 1838 in South Yorkshire, England. In 1857, at the age …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 18 May 1983, Volume 72 and Volume 73
… Transcript of evidence (continued from 17 May 1983) from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the Commission of …
EventSouth African police close the investigation into the death of Steve Biko
… to produce concrete evidence and was officially closed on 17 May 1978.It was only in 1985 that the real circumstances …
PlaceNarainsamy Temple, Newlands, Durban
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 August 1984. …
ArticleInternational Rugby World Cup Timeline 1983-2011
… World Cup is won by England after they defeat Australia 20-17 at Telstra Stadium, Sydney. 2007 7 September-20 October, …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1914
… soldiers, while the BEF lost 7 900 men, 29 000 wounded and 17 800 missing. 29 October, Turkey enters the war on Germany …
National spokesperson to address a lecture on OR Tambo
… place as follows: DATE: Friday, 10 October 2014 TIME: From 17:00 VENUE: University of Western Cape, S1 …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 23 May 1983, Volume 77 and Volume 78
… Transcript of evidence (continued from 17, 18, 19 and 20 May 1983) from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 20 May 1983, Volume 76
… Transcript of evidence (continued from 17, 18, 19 and 20 May 1983) from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 19 May 1983, Volume 74 and Volume 75
… Transcript of evidence (continued from 17 and 18 May 1983) from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the …
PlaceErica Girl’s School Building, Richmond Hill, Port Elizabeth
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 March 1989. …
EventDe Klerk announces referendum date
… on 2 February 1990. The referendum date was scheduled for 17 March. Voters were expected to respond with a Yes or a No …
EventFirst aeroplane flight takes place
… On the morning of 17 December 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright succeeded in the …
EventSoldiers die from gas leak at Naval base in Durban
… On 17 February 2017, six people were killed and more than a … https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2017/02/17/breaking-several-dead-apparent-gas-leak-durban…
PlaceKoedoespoort Aerodrome, Pretoria
… of the experimental farm of the University of Pretoria. On 17 March 1920 it was the first landing place in the Union of …
PlaceNorth Lodge, Parktown, Johannesburg
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 December 1982. The house is owned by Wits University and …
EventWaddington report on Boipatong is released
… make an independent inquiry into the Boipatong massacre on 17 June 1992, presented his report in which he stated that …
EventRiots erupt in East London, Eastern Cape
… Cape after strike meetings were banned by the government. 17 protesters were killed, as well as an Irish Nun who was …