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EventGeneral Koos de la Rey, buried in Lichtenburg amid a very tense atmosphere.
… 1914 Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey, known as Koos de la Rey, a Boer general during the Second Anglo-Boer War who is widely … Transvaal. On 15 September 1914 de…
EventJan van Riebeeck’s statue, presented by Cecil John Rhodes, is unveiled in Cape Town
… On 18 May 1899, a statue of the first European to settle at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck, was unveiled. The … John Tweed and donated to the city by Cecil John…
EventBritish troops establish their camp at Isandlwana
… week of January, established their camp on the slopes of a hill called Isandlwana. The sprawling camp covered an area of half a mile long and 300 yards…
EventBarry Hough, SA literary critic and successful author of mainly teenage books is found dead
… Barry Micheal Hough was a literary critic and author of Afrikaans teenage fiction. He was born in Johannesburg in 1953. He obtained a BA Communications…
Event5,580 Egyptian prisoners of war are exchanged for four Israelis held by Egyptian troops
… crossed the frontier into the Sinai Peninsula, allegedly to attack and destroy the bases of Egyptian commandos. The … on the same day when the Anglo-French…
EventIvorian Footballer, Arouna Kone, is born in Anyama, Ivory Coast
… on 11 November 1983. Kone began his football career as a player for his hometown team Rio Sport d'Anyama. In 2002 he … S.K., he was only 18 years old. The…
EventThe Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) is founded after the government banned a host of BCM organisations in October 1977.
… the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) was founded to carry on the work of liberation as an overt organisation. … philosophy advocated by Steven Biko and…
EventDr Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl, SA industrialist who laid the foundation for the establishment of Escom and Iscor, is born in Pretoria
… 23 November 1887 in Pretoria. Van der Bijl was born into a very influential family as his father was a produce merchant and a property investor who…
PlaceDie Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerkgebou in Du Toit Street, Pretoria
… appreciated. In September 1882 it was badly damaged by a storm and shortly afterwards destroyed by a mysterious … by architect Tom Claridge on a piece of…
PlaceCeres, Western Cape Winelands
… Western Cape Province of South Africa . Ceres serves as a Regional centre for the surrounding Towns of: Wolseley ; … Cape Town. Ceres is located at the North…
PlaceBalule Private Game Reserve, Kruger National Park
… Areas. This means exceptional; " Big Five game viewing in a private Area where guest numbers are limited". Experienced … their vast knowledge and bush craft…
PlaceVredefort Dome, Free State Province
… the World. Formed an estimated 2000 Million Years ago when a gigantic meteorite (larger than Table Mountain ) hit the Earth close to where Vredefort is today…
PlaceSt Margaret’s House, Parktown, Johannesburg
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 5 November … built in 1905 and is not visible from the road, but what a pleasure it is to…
Finding Courage: Young Women's Writings edited by Shamim Meer
… Lorraine Seimela Peer pressure - Everyone can become a better person no matter the past! by Frida Bapela … taste of lime in the midst of lemons by Lawrentia…
Open Talk with Grada Kilomba
… and interdisciplinary artist Grada Kilomba. Kilomba is a Portuguese writer and interdisciplinary artist, with … at WiCDS Decolonizing Feminism Conference,…
ArchiveKwaZakele - the politics of transition in South Africa: an Eastern Cape study
… A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the … University. Abstract: This thesis examines the transition to democracy in South Africa through…
PlaceCross erected by Bartholomew Dias
… of the University of the Witwatersrand, and was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 6 May 1936. The Dias Cross Memorial is a Provincial…
EventCecil John Rhodes, South African statesman, is born
… Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. Rhodes was sickly as a teenager and suffered bouts of asthma. His family sent him to Natal, South Africa, to live with his…
EventMac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and Andrew Masondo arrive on Robben Island prison
… Masondo arrived at Robben Island. They were all taken to B Section where their leaders such as Nelson Mandela, … of the ANC that Raymond Nyanda was sent to…
EventChris Hani is born
… children. When he enrolled at the Catholic School, he had a desire to enter priesthood, but because of the disapproval of his father he was moved to study in…
EventThe Declaration of Windhoek
… Day is observed on 3 May. This day was the culmination of a UNESCO seminar held in Windhoek, Namibia from 29 April 1991 to the 3 May 1991. This declaration…
EventChief Mhlabunzima Maphumulo is shot dead
… driveway of his home in Pietermaritzburg. Maphumulo was a chief from Maqongqo/Table mountain area, east of Pietermaritzburg. He had survived a previous…
EventViolence erupts in Bophuthatswana Townships and Kathlehong
… Violence erupted when 50 000 (or 100 000 according to police) residents from GaRankuwa, Mabopane, Soshanguve and areas in the Odi district presented a…
EventSA sugar magnate Sir Hulett is born
… industrialist and politician, was born in England and came to South Africa in 1857 at the age of 19. Hulett pioneered … sugar mill in 1903. He was also the…
EventThe Ncome Museum is opened
… Ncome-Blood River Heritage Site. The Site is named after a nearby river known as Ncome in isiZulu and Bloedrivier in Afrikaans and witnessed a major…
EventWork is stopped at the Kimberley mine
… after 43 years of operation. The mine became uneconomical to operate as it reached a depth of 1 083 m without yielding production. This event ended a…
EventNkosi Sikelel’iAfrica composer, Enoch Sontonga dies
… invited city officials, archaeologists and historians to locate his grave. Once his grave was identified, Nelson Mandela called for the erection of a…
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
… Together with three other hunters, Viljoen was allowed to hunt in Mashonaland by Mzilikazi, penetrating to regions … government forces between Rustenburg and…
EventFormer Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF), General Jannie Geldenhuys is born in Kroonstad
… an internationally acceptable solution that would lead to independence. In 2001 Geldenhuys was denied amnesty by the … role he played in an attempt to…
EventThe use of Dutch is ratified in the Cape parliament
… was accepted in the Cape Parliament. This was subsequent to a petition that was submitted to parliament by the District … of Albert (Burgersdorp) in 1857…