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PlaceSignal Hill
… as Signal Guns. The Castle received the latest English 18 pounders, because the very loud report of the Cannons … relay used to remotely fire the Gun. The…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
Prehistory of Southern AfricaFarming people did not inhabit the Greater Johannesburg region until the Late Iron Age. Then, beginning in the 15th century,…
ArticleSocialism
Socialism is a political and economic ideology aiming to create a society where all members distribute resources and wealth equally. It is based on the belief…
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
… culture. Subsequent to the invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany, several white communists joined the UDF, thus also …
PlaceGreen Point Common
In the 18th century, this area was known by the Dutch as 'De Waterplaats' (The foreshore). The Green Point Common was vested land, which was granted to the…
EventPope Paul VI proclaims 22 new African saints. The saints, known as the Blessed Martyrs of Uganda, were a group of converts who were persecuted and martyred from 1885
… Pope Paul VI later canonized the 22 Catholic martyrs on 18 October 1964 during the Vatican II conference. To honor …
EventAmy Johnson, a female aviator, lands in Cape Town in record time
… England to Cape Town, which she completed in July 1932. On 18 November 1932, she arrived in Cape Town on another solo … 11 October 2013]| About.com, This Day…
EventPresident P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison
… to prisoners serving long jail terms for sabotage. 18 accepted, including Denis Goldberg , the only White found …
EventForces of the White Rhodesian regime (UDI) attack a nationalist guerrilla base in Mozambique
… bases. One such attack was carried out in Mozambique on 18 October 1978, resulting in the death of over 200 people. …
EventEgyptian President Sadat formally accepts an invitation to visit Israel. The Egyptian foreign minister and his deputy resign over the proposed visit to Israel and the Arab nations are in uproar
… ultimately the Camp David Accords. Sources: "On This Day: 18 November." News24.com Sadat's "Sacred Mission" TIME. 28 …
EventThe Slagtersnek rebels are tried in the Uithenhage landdros court
… as Hans was said to have threatened them with death. On 18 November, this rebel group met with the forces of the …
Lives on the Line: An Invitation to a Gripping True Story
… seat to a piece of untold history. Event Details: Date: 18 September 2025 Time: 17:30 for 18:00 RSVP is essential. [email protected] / 031 303 9214 …
PlaceMangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State
… freely by cheetahs! Before the municipal Elections of 18 May 2011 Mangaung was a local Municipality under the … Municipality. The Motheo District was…
General Act of the Berlin Conference on West Africa, 26 February 1885
… by the representatives of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, the United States … GREAT BRITAIN, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, BELGIUM,…
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983
Background Before P W Botha came to power in 1978, the government of John Vorster had begun a process for constitutional reforms. A commission headed by…
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… convention is opened by the Mayor of Bloemfontein. 1950 18 March, The University of the Free State is founded. 1955 …
ArticleVlakplaas and the History of Apartheid's Death Squad
… killing three people and seriously injuring Musi [18] . Griffiths and Victoria Mxenge. Source: News24 How Dirk … Apartheid. Terrorism and Political Violence,…
BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… His first published writing was a letter in Ilanga on 18 October 1924 entitled Hardship and Progress. Like many of …
ArticleAmericas by the 1500s
… European countries such as England and modern Belgium and Germany. In the 1650s, the Swedes occupied Fort Casimir. But …
Statement at the Freedom Rally Organised by the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement by O. R. Tambo, Dublin, 26 January 1979
… United States, Britain, France and the Federal Republic of Germany, I hope that you will understand that it is because … members of the EEC, Britain, the…
Document 127 - 6 Point Communist Programme f c. 7 941)
… against Fascism. Fascism is not something found only in Germany and Italy. Hitler's strength has not come only from … if it ceased to appease them. FOR SEVEN…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to National Worker`s Day Rally, 1 May 2011, Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
… addition, over five hundred thousand children in the 16 to 18 year age group do not attend any type of education …
UCT defends stance on artistic freedom after Goldblatt pulls out by Paul Herman (News24), 4 March 2017
… is a South African heritage treasure, it includes 18 archival boxes of photographic prints, transparencies, …
PlaceGanesha Temple, Mt Edgecombe
… Declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 February 1977. Believed to be the oldest surviving ‘solid’ …
PlaceBoys High School, Pretoria
… Africa. Notable alumni includes two Nobel Prize laureates, 18 Rhodes scholars, several government ministers and members …
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
The more recent pre-colonial history of CÁ´te d’Ivoire can be traced to the 17th century, with the establishment of the kingdom of Gyaaman. The capital,…
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… Library in Cape Town from 1983. Schoeman is the author of 18 novels and numerous works of history, he is one of South …
EventThe Angolan-Namibian peace plan is accepted
… date of the signing of the agreement is given as 8 and 18 August by three other sources. …
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… and Out - Chapter 17 The Final Prize: Exile - Chapter 18 The Final Prize: Exile Politics - Chapter 19 The Final …
EventThe Pretoria Supreme Court orders for an inquiry into the doctors' treatment of Steve Biko at the time of his death
… Biko was detained by Port Elizabeth security police on 18 August 1977 and held for 20 days. Sometime between 6 and 7 …