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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…
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 …
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 …
ArchiveAn Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland
… plastic, a sanitary bucket, and a mug occupying the room. [18] Winnie had very little interaction with other prisoners, … 9. [17] Mandela. 491 Days: Prisoner…
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 …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… and its emphasis on the Scheme of Assisted Emigration. 18 April, The Minister of the Interior, Dr D.F. Malan, … of Native Bill and the Native Trust and the…
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,…
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 …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… Congress formed under leadership of John Tengo Jabavu. 18 May, SISULU: Walter Ulyate Max Sisulu is born in Engcobo … by MK Gandhi includes 127 women, 57…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 1: The Industrial Revolution in Britain and Southern Africa from 1860
The industrial Revolution has shaped the societies we live in today and more so in Britain and in Southern Africa. It brought about not only changes in…
ArticleOliver Reginald Tambo Timeline 1917 - 2011
… Struggle against Apartheid in South Africa in Stockholm 18 June Presents a statement Need for New Level of … the Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organisation…
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… Political Differentiations Based on Race and Colour’. 15-18 December: The delegates at the first All African … nominates Xuma for the role of president of…
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
Overview, West Africa and the rise of the Songhai Empire West Africa is home to many of Africa's oldest kingdoms. These kingdoms played an important role in…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… response to the government's offer to release detainees. 18 February, UDF offices are raided countrywide; over 100 … Elizabeth, and is followed by a full…
Address at The Youth Day Rally, Witbank, 16th June 2003
… struggles of the youth and people, we dedicated the year 2002 to the campaign of Vuk'uzenzele and Letsema, so that our … during the African Youth Dialogue…
Address at the Commonwealth Local Government Forum, 4 March 2003
… City of Tshwane. The Newsweek magazine of September 2nd 2002 carried a cover story entitled 'The World's Most … the effect was electric." (P52, Newsweek,…