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The Directors of the Dutch East India Company (Heeren XVII or Lords Seventeen) propose Hout Bay to Jan van Riebeeck as a possib
… The Directors of the Dutch East India Company (Heeren XVII or Lords Seventeen) …
The biggest gathering of world leaders in history takes place at the United Nations Millennium Summit in New York 150 heads of
… The biggest gathering of world leaders in history takes place at the United Nations Millennium Summit in New York 150 heads of …
News 24 reports that the all-girls choir of Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool in Pretoria won first place and gold in the folklore w
… News 24 reports that the all-girls choir of Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool in Pretoria won first place and gold in the folklore w …
Jesse Engle, pioneer missionary is born. In 1898 he led the first party of five missionaries to Africa under sponsorship of the
… Jesse Engle, pioneer missionary is born. In 1898 he led the first party of five missionaries to Africa under sponsorship of the …
Anglo-Boer War 2 Lieutenant-Colonel M.O. Little, commanding the 3rd Cavalry Brigade of 738 mounted men, is ordered in the direc
… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology … Anglo-Boer War 2 Lieutenant-Colonel M.O. Little, commanding the 3rd Cavalry Brigade of 738 mounted men, is ordered…
The first of South Africa’s fleet of Gripen aircraft ordered to re-equip the SA National Defence Force is transported by road t
… The first of South Africa’s fleet of Gripen aircraft ordered to re-equip the SA National Defence Force is transported by road t …
A grenade attack is launched on the ANC headquarters in Johannesburg. It is blamed by the ANC on a ‘third force’, and is linked
… A grenade attack is launched on the ANC headquarters in Johannesburg. It is blamed by the ANC on a ‘third force’, and is linked …
WWI: The Battle of Delville Wood, the bloodiest battle ever fought by South Africans, starts. It lasted till 20 July. Of th
… WWI: The Battle of Delville Wood, the bloodiest battle ever fought by South Africans, starts. …
Anglo-Boer War 2 Chief Commandant De Wet, Pres. Steyn and members of the Free State government break out of the Brandwater Basi
… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology … War 2 Chief Commandant De Wet, Pres. Steyn and members of the Free State government break out of the Brandwater…
’Trumpet Call to Youth” [announcing meeting of September 10, 1944]. Flyer issued by the Provisional Executive Committee of the Congress Youth League
… meeting of September 10, 1944]. Flyer issued by the Provisional Executive Committee of the Congress Youth League …
Let us March Together to Freedom Opening address to the Sixth Annual Conference of the Natal Indian Congress, Durban, February 21, 1953
… Let us March Together to Freedom Opening address to the Sixth Annual Conference of the Natal Indian Congress, Durban, February 21, 1953 …
Anglo-Boer War 2: British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour reads the terms of surrender to the House of Commons in London after th
… War 2: British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour reads the terms of surrender to the House of Commons in London after th …
Two brothers appear in court in connection with the murder of two soldiers from Tempe, near Bloemfontein and also the theft of
… Two brothers appear in court in connection with the murder of two soldiers from Tempe, near Bloemfontein and also the theft of …
Goodwill Sthuli Shlaza (22), chairperson of the ANC Youth League of Piet Retief and of the ANC Youth League zonal structure, is
… Coleman, M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. … Goodwill Sthuli…
Islamic militants with alleged links to al-Qaida seize control of Somalia’s capital, unifying the city for the first time in 16
… to al-Qaida seize control of Somalia’s capital, unifying the city for the first time in 16 …
The Constitution Amendment Bill of South Africa provides for an increase in the number of members of Parliament from 160 to 170
… The Constitution Amendment Bill of South Africa provides for an increase in the number of members of Parliament from 160 to 170 …
The monument at Delville Wood, unveiled on 10 October 1926 to honour the thousands of SA soldiers who were killed there during
… The monument at Delville Wood, unveiled on 10 October 1926 to honour the thousands of SA soldiers who were killed there during …
Adam Tas marries Elizabeth van Brakel, wealthy widow of Hans Jurgen Grimpe, and becomes the owner of the farm, which he later c
… Brakel, wealthy widow of Hans Jurgen Grimpe, and becomes the owner of the farm, which he later c …
Anglo-Boer War 1: Boers defeat the British force at Majuba Hill, in the Anglo-Transvaal War. More than 200 British soldiers and
… Anglo-Boer War 1: Boers defeat the British force at Majuba Hill, in the Anglo-Transvaal War. More than 200 British soldiers and …
De Grundel, a ninety-ton coastal vessel of the Dutch East India Company, is wrecked near Cape Hangklip. No lives are lost. The
… De Grundel, a ninety-ton coastal vessel of the Dutch East India Company, is wrecked near Cape Hangklip. No lives are lost. The …
Eastern Province Herald reports that for the first time in SA police history three Black policemen were promoted to the rank of
… Eastern Province Herald reports that for the first time in SA police history three Black policemen were promoted to the rank of …
The Star newspaper reports that travelling in a cab was falling out of favour very quickly. This trend was attributed to the ch
… The Star newspaper reports that travelling in a cab was … out of favour very quickly. This trend was attributed to the ch …
Prof. Charles Frederick Saint (86), the first professor in surgery at the medical school in Cape Town, dies in Sark, Channel Is
… Prof. Charles Frederick Saint (86), the first professor in surgery at the medical school in Cape Town, dies in Sark, Channel Is …
The Political Council decides to erect more churches in the Cape because most people have to travel three days to attend church
… The Political Council decides to erect more churches in the Cape because most people have to travel three days to …
The ANC expresses deep concern about latest revelations that the SA Defence Force had a budget of R 4.38 billion for its secret
… The ANC expresses deep concern about latest revelations that the SA Defence Force had a budget of R 4.38 billion for its …
The first of more than 100 persons to die during the ‘Seven Day’s War’, is murdered outside Pietermaritzburg. About 30,000 peop
… The first of more than 100 persons to die during the ‘Seven Day’s War’, is murdered outside Pietermaritzburg. …
Cyprian Solomon, paramount chief of the Zulus, warns 20,000 of his people not to participate in the defiance campaign and says
… Cyprian Solomon, paramount chief of the Zulus, warns 20,000 of his people not to participate in the defiance campaign and says …
South Africa is informed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that it may not re-apply to join the world sporting body.
… South Africa is informed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that it may not re-apply to join the world sporting body. …
A powerful bomb at 2:05 am destroys the cells behind the Langa Commissioner’s Court in Cape Town where thousands of pass law of
… A powerful bomb at 2:05 am destroys the cells behind the Langa Commissioner’s Court in Cape Town where thousands …
Evidence of guerrilla training in the Soviet Union and Tanzania is given in the trial of six people, on nineteen charges under
… Evidence of guerrilla training in the Soviet Union and Tanzania is given in the trial of six people, on nineteen charges under …