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EventUN Secretary-General Hammerskjöld arrives in Congo
… fifteen other members mysteriously crashed on the night of 17-18 September at the border of Northern Rhodesia and …
EventThe Transvaal Indian Congress takes a stand on Fietas removals
… to a Johannesburg City Council meeting statement made on 17 October 1944, in which a detailed report regarding the …
EventFrederik Willem de Klerk is elected President of South Africa
… with mixed feelings in-and outside Parliament. On 17 March, 1992, De Klerk succeeded in gaining the support of …
EventUgandan President Idi Amin releases political prisoners
… Obote’s government. He wasted no time announcing names of 17 new cabinet Ministers. Amin overthrew his long time ally … , [online], available at www.answers…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… forced King Louis XVI to accept the National Assembly. [17] On the 4th of August the National Assembly deputies voted … Ibid. [13] Ibid. p. 300. [14] Ibid. …
EventStart of the Muslim community's Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… the Muslim community with no alternate burial ground. On 17 January 1886, in defiance of the closure, 3000 Muslims …
EventDr Albert Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa
… On 7 March 1964, the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, Dr Albert …
PlacePhillipton
… walls of which had no combustible material about them." (1964: 257). PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS MISSION STATION HAS …
Arthur Chaskalson Chief: Justice Emeritus, Constitutional Court of South Africa
… between 1960 and 1994, including the Rivonia Trial in 1963/1964 at which Mr. Nelson Mandela and other leaders of the …
Event18 political prisoners are released from Bophuthatswana
… On 17 October 1991, 18 political prisoners were released from …
EventPalaeontologist Mary Leakey discovers one of the oldest hominid skulls in Tanzania
… On 17 July 1959, Palaeontologist Mary Leaky discovered on of the … Available at https://leakeyfoundation.org [Accessed 17 July 2012] | Whatya trivia: July…
EventF.W. De Klerk is inaugurated
… the support of the White electorate in the referendum on 17 March, 1992, which, as he said "closed the book on …
EventSpringboks wallop their Australian counterparts
… The record was then held by New Zealand's All Blacks with 17 consecutive wins from 1965 to 1970. References: …
EventBarry Hough, SA literary critic and successful author of mainly teenage books is found dead
… was found dead in his flat in Melville, Johannesburg on 17 August 2004. His last novel, titled Breek, was published …
EventMaggie Laubser, SA painter and winner of several awards, dies
… her from pursuing singing as a career. Laubster died on 17 May 1973 …
The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer
… Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - September 20 - October 17 by Carol Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - October 18 - …
BiographyPatric Tariq Mellet
… Tariq now was faced with making choices as a young 17 year old when as a result of his mother and father’s …
EventDeath in detention of Ahmed Timol
… He grew up in Roodepoort and trained as a teacher. In 1964 he attended the funeral of Suliman 'Babla' Saloogee who …
EventThe last ‘Peru and Bala’ show is hosted on Lotus FM
… no less than 850 episodes for Lotus FM over a period of 17 years until they announced their retirement from radio in …
EventOAU Council of Ministers decide to reject dialogue with South Africa
On 20 June 1971, at the meetings of Organization of African Unity's (OAU) Council of Ministers, dialogue with South Africa was firmly rejected. This was due to…
EventBafana Bafana loses to England
South Africa national soccer team, Bafana Bafana played England star-studded team in a friendly international match at Absa Stadium in Durban. The match was to…
EventA Second Plenary session of Multi Party negotiations for a transition to democracy in South Africa reconvene
… the Government in the wake of a massacre in Boipatong on 17 June when more than 40 were killed, and scores injured. It …
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
… William Taylor in Cape Town. The following year, 1961, 17 non-Whites were hanged in Pretoria Central Prison. …
EventThe Sebokeng Massacre of mourners leaves more than 30 dead and 40 more injured
… event unfolded Kwa-Madala Hostel in Boipatong, Vaal on 17 June 1992, where 46 residents were massacred on what …
EventEdgar D. Ngoyi, South African ANC leader who spent seventeen years on Robben Island, is born.
… wing of the ANC. In 1963, he was arrested and sentenced to 17 years on Robben Island. Ngoyi and Henry Fazzie joined Port …
ArticleThe Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
… Battle of Isandlwana The main Zulu army left Nodwengu on 17 January to defend Zululand from the centre column. These … the British would be defeated in a …
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… and Gordon Hendricks are brought to trial in Cape Town. 1964 6 February, Revd Robert Selby Taylor, Bishop of … Defence Force are to be combined under one…
ArticleTimeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919
… instructs them to return to work to avoid prosecution. 17 October, More workers go on strike and within two weeks an … for export, in protest against the…
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
… in Bengal 1946 Her political career began at the age of 17 when she was a high school student. The Indian community … was shot and injured. 1977 Black Women…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… staff of New Age are house arrested and banned. 1963 April 17, The involvement of Indians in the new phase of the armed … ten years imprisonment. Chiba is…