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EventEpainette Mbeki receives the Order of the Baobab
… the country. References: http://www.sabcnews.co.za/south_africa/general/0,2172,125894,00.html …
EventGlaxoSmithKline to reduce AIDS drugs price
… in sixty-three developing countries, including sub-Saharan Africa. The price reductions were made possible by …
EventThe Opening Ceremony of 2000 Olympic Games takes place
… The ceremony was attended by 199 nations, including South Africa, with the exception of only one member of the …
EventA strike by White mineworkers turns into open rebellion
… History of Labour struggles and organisation in South Africa. … C.F.J. (ed) (1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria…
EventCetshwayo, travels to London to request that he should be restored as a king of the Zulu Kingdom
… granted him his request and allowed him to return to South Africa to be a ruler of a small portion of the Zulu Kingdom. …
EventThe second Matabele war breaks out
… were as a result of the presence of the British South Africa Company (BSAC), led by Cecil Rhodes. The objective of …
EventMark Thatcher arrested
… on 25 August 2004. Thatcher was charged under South Africa's anti-mercenary laws in connection with an alleged …
EventThe Young Communist League (YCLSA) is officially formed
… (YCL) were laid in 1921 when the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) was established. Youth groups were formed in …
EventTwo former Soweto student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo and Mary Loate are given long term sentences
… faced additional charges. These included leaving South Africa illegally and being a member of a banned organisation …
PlaceFree State Stadium
… to be one of the most sophisticated stadiums in South Africa, the Free State Stadium has a seating capacity of 46 …
EventCaptured Gen. Cronje and his wife are shipped to St Helena
… an island in the Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of Africa. The prisoner of war camp on St Helena was one of the … et al. (eds)(1970). Standard…
PlaceBotlierskop, Private Game Reserve
… near Mossel Bay and George in a Malaria Free area in South Africa's Garden Route, Botlierskop Private Game Reserve … near Mossel Bay an George in a Malaria…
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 …
Chapter 2: The Nature and Character of Vigilantes in Kwazulu-Natal
… some of the most savage mob action in the history of South Africa. Most of the incidents were laid at the door of the … Mabangalala, the rise of right-wing…
PlacePietermaritzburg Botanical Gardens
… was taken over by the: ' National Botanic Gardens of South Africa' . In 1991, the Botanical Research Institute and the … where, it was claimed, one had “the…
Chapter 10 - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… tried and trusted leaders. But in a country like South Africa, where the Whites dominate everything, and where … New Age , March 31, 1960. [63] Black…
Message by Albert Luthuli to the Seventh Provincial Conference of the Natal Indian Congress, 5 February 1954, Durban
In the name of Afrika and Freedom I greet you all! AFRIKA! AFRIKA! MAYIBUYE! INKULULEKO NGESIKHATHI SETHU (Freedom in Our Lifetime)! Let us sing together…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Racism against Indians
… countries to combat "the harmful propaganda against South Africa" . 6. Withdrawal from the United Nations "if they … and the House of Assembly to draft a…
Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
… joined the 2nd Cape Corps. They saw service in South-West Africa, in Europe and in the Middle East. Although officially … they bore arms outside the borders…
Say It out Loud - The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929
… Coloured man for the first time in the history of South Africa being recognised as part of the Nation, with full … up, for the Native as a taxpayer and a…
PlaceTulbagh, Western Cape
… total - and the highest number on any one street in South Africa. There’s the rather inspiring NG Church that sits … Victorian provincial heritage sites in…
PlaceBarberspan Bird Sanctuary
… is a pioneer in ornithological research. Bird Life South Africa has declared it an important national birding site. … The Barberspan Bird Sanctuary is…
PlaceGolden Gate Highlands National Park, Free State
… Gate National Park is a Free State Nature Reserve in South Africa , located in the North Eastern part of Free State. The … Red-Hot Pokers.' This Free State…
PlaceYMCA-Cape Town and later Athlone, as well
… held at Green Market Square. This YMCA is the oldest in Africa and has been based in a couple of places in the City … July 1914, (during the painful days of…
EventZelda la Grange was born on this day
… On this day, Zelda Grange was born in Pretoria, South Africa. She completed a 3-year National Diploma and started …
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the struggle continues and grows more intense, 23 August 1984
… Let August the 28th be the D-Day for the neo-Nazis of Africa as May 8, 1945, was for their mentors in Europe. The …
PlaceAndalusia, Cape and Transvaal Border
… ran through the Town, making it the only Town in South Africa that was in two Provinces. This also led to confusion … ran through the Town, making it the…
PlaceAliwal Shoal, a Rocky Reef Off; Kwa-Zulu Natal Coast Coast
… 5 kilometres off the Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The Reef is inhabited by many kinds of hard and soft … raveltours.com/index.php/travel-tours…
PlaceGroot Drakenstein Prison
… Prison is situated in Paarl in Cape Town, South Africa. The prison looks more like a boys school than a …