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EventThe first Comrades Marathon takes place
The first Comrades Marathon was run by Vic Clapham, ex World War One veteran and other 34 runners, who initiated it as a reunion. Clapham wanted to remember…
EventBeginning of the Anglo-Zulu War, 10 January 1879
… of the Anglo-Zulu War , while others claim that the 12 January 1879 (first attack) or the 22 January 1879 (first …
EventBasutoland (now Lesotho) becomes British territory
… State. He appealed to the British for protection, and on 12 March 1868 his country became a British protectorate, and … 2014]|(2003). Milestones (feature…
Mandela and Fidel A film by Estela Bravo
… Buitenkants Stree, Cape town Venue:Tuesday 4 March 2014, 12-2pm UCT Africa Studies African …
EventEdgar Wallace (56), author and newspaper editor in South Africa, dies in Hollywood.
… up for adoption when he was nine years old. At the age of 12, Wallace left school and held several menial jobs. He …
Freedom In Our Life Time - List of Photographs
… 10-11. Lembede's gravesite, Croesus cemetery, Johannesburg 12.Signature page, ANC Youth League meeting, 14 February 1944 …
EventEugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born
… Marais began writing at a very young age. By the age of 12, he was a published writer. Marais became famous as an …
PlaceEbenezer, Limpopo
… The name is of biblical origin , (1 Samuel 7:12) and means 'stone of help'. Also spelt 'Ebenhaesar ' or ' …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Essay Questions
… they would pay far less than what the items were valued. [12] The Khoikhoi retaliated by poising the water holes of the … [11] Ibid. [12] The Department of…
ArticleVlakplaas and the History of Apartheid's Death Squad
… being killed, victims were also dismembered after death [12] . Rationale behind the establishment of Vlakplaas The … Apartheid. Terrorism and Political…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… suffered severe head and brain injuries. 1977 September 12 Biko dies in detention in Pretoria Central Prison. 1977 …
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… had already suffered severe head and brain injuries. 1977 12 September, Biko dies in detention in Pretoria Central …
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts timeline 1602-1966
… the Dutch and local Khoi erupt at the Cape. 1657 The first 12 free burghers settle along the Liesbeeck River in the Cape …
ArticleTreason Trial 1956 - 1961
… still faced re-indictment. Speaking later, on May 12, 1959, about "the ordinary course of justice", the …
ArticleFanakalo: the language of mining culture
… requirement of Fanakalo for communication on the mines]. [12] Fanakalo functions as a shared means of communication … (Oxford: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1994), s.v…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1950-1959
… and SACP called for a national day of action on June 26th.12 May, The Immorality Amendment Act No 21 of 1950 is passed, … (Eastern Cape) left eleven dead,…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… go on strike against the use of Afrikaans in education. 12 May, A female teacher is attacked by two robbers on her … of its members resigned under pressure…
ArticlePoqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s
… inflicted with assegais, daggers and axes. Kamos had 12 wounds and her head was split with an axe and her fingers … This led to a hunt for Tshweni’s men. And…
Celebrating 20 years of ASAI!
… 2025 Venue: KZNSA Gallery, 166 Bulwer Rd, Durban Time: 12:00 - 18:00 The afternoon will begin at 12:00 with ‘Artists on the Decks’, an informal event where …
PlaceSt. Francis Church, Simonstown
… Written by Prof Boet Dommisse, who sadly passed away on 12 July 2014, it records the History the Parish Church from …
PlaceFort Daspoortraand
… for the design of the fort, which was completed 12 November 1898 and cost £46 500. French and Italian …
PlaceDiamond Hill Battle, Garden of Remembrance
… ://magaliesmeander.co.za/news/the-battle-of-diamond-hill-11-12-june-1900/ …
EventGen. J.B.M. Hertzog is forced to resign as premier after his motion of neutrality in World War II is defeated in parliament
… parliament, and later passed away in 1942. Related: Grade 12 Classroom: Pact Government … Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge. The Star , 05…
EventApartheid police officers admit to the killing of Biko before the TRC
… to Pretoria, where he was thrown into a cell. On September 12, 1977, he died naked and shackled on the filthy floor of a …
EventSpanish Flu strikes South Africa
… was held at the University of Cape Town (UCT) from 12 to 15 September 1998 to mark the 80th anniversary of the …
EventKing George VI is born
… following his brother, Prince Edward's abdication on 12 December 1936. George who was the Duke of York and his …
PlaceAhrens, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… the next 5 Years. This will increase Exports output from 12,500 to 25,000 containers per Year. …
PlaceuMnambithi was called Ladysmith
… placed the British in a precarious position . About 12 000 British soldiers were faced with the defence of a …
ArchiveChimamanda Ngozi Adichie: A Reformist-Feminist by Charles Nwosu
… articles for the university journal, the Campus Lantern. [12] By 2003, she had completed her master’s degree from Johns … Project Muse 36, no. 2 (2005): …
Press Conference by O. R. Tambo, Introducing Alexandre Moumbaris, Stephen Lee and Timothy Jenkin who Escaped from Prison in South Africa, Lusaka, 2 January 1980
… Africa border... He was sentenced in 1973 to 12 years' imprisonment. His wife was in prison for about 4 …