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PlaceParsonage House Museum, Port Elizabeth
This is probably the oldest surviving house in Port Elizabeth and was built by Rev Francis McClelland of the Church of England, who arrived in 1820 with the…
PlaceNewington Road Victorian Houses, Port Elizabeth
This row of late Victorian double-storey, semi-detached dwellings forms a unique terrace erected in the late 19th century, and survives largely unaltered to…
EventOver 400 Kikuyu suspected to be part of the Mau Mau movement are arrested in Kenya
… and Mali re-joined the French community in 1967. On 19 November 1968, Keita was overthrown in a bloodless …
EventIngrid Jonker, SA poet, commits suicide.
… On 19 July 1965, Ingrid Jonker, a South African poet, committed …
EventVan Riebeeck lands at the Cape
… food dwindled and at the end of the winter approximately 19 men had died. …
EventThe Constitution of the Republic of South Africa is approved by Parliament
… held between 21 December 1991 and May 1992 and attended by 19 political parties. After the collapse of CODESA II a …
EventBotswana President, Seretse Khama dies
Bechuanaland (now Botswana) President, Seretse Khama died on 13 July 1980 he died in Gabarone, Botswana. He was born on 1 July 1921 at Serowe, Botswana. His…
ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
… Samora Moises Machel , was killed in plane crash on 19 October 1986. The death of the President sent shockwaves … failed to return. The plane crash On the…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
… down on student activists and organisations alike. On 19 October 1977 the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) and … 2009] O' Malley, P. (1977) ' Towards Black…
Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC by Richard Monroe
… by the CP which was in conflict with Congress policy." [19] This reflected the fact that in practice the policies of … p. 165.) [17] Ibid. , p. 175. [18] …
Prehistory of the Polokwane/Pietersburg area
Prehistory of Southern Africa Two places are of particular heritage interest in the Polokwane area: the BaKoni Malapa Museum south of the stadium and…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… of which included the ‘Declaration of the Rights of Man’ [19] . This phase saw the undoing of the Feudal system in … from the Dawn of Civilisation to the…
EventFearon Fallows, the first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born
… subjects like mathematics, and at the early age of 19 he became an assistant at a school. He went on to further …
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
For the first time in the history of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), the World Cup was staged in Africa. Five African nations vied…
The Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Competition 2014
FINAL PROGRAMME FOR THE NKOSI ALBERT LUTHULI ORAL HISTORY COMPETITION MULDERSDRIFT, 03-06 OCTOBER 2014 DAY ONE (Friday 03 OCTOBER 2014) Afternoon…
EventLord Alfred Milner, British Colonial Secretary, and architect of the Union of South Africa dies
Lord Alfred Milner, a career diplomat in the British Foreign Office in the late 19th century and early 20th century died in Canterbury, England. Milner came to…
Chapter 3 - The Cigarette-Makers Strikes and the First Workers Co-operative Society in South Africa, Cape Town 1906 - 1907
… a larger crop than that of the Virginia-type tobacco. 19 As the smoking habits of the Colony's populace changed … Tobacco Pipe Manufacturers who after a…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… white farmer, is promptly described as mentally unstable. 19 April, First interim report of the Secretary-General of … in regard to guaranteed preferences on…
PlaceCrocodile River Bridges
One of them is a low-level bridge crossing the Crocodile River that serves as the entrance to the Kruger National Park's-'Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp', (for…
The Broederbond by Norman Levy
… leadership and the constraints of customary authority.19 The most explicit exposition of the relationship of …
EventUmkhonto we Sizwe bombs Church Street, Pretoria
… headquarters. [i] The bombing resulted in the death of 19 people as well as over one hundred injuries. [ii] The …
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… service) was increased from 9 months to 1 year, as well as 19 days of service annually for 5 years as part of the …
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… - Chapter 18 The Final Prize: Exile Politics - Chapter 19 The Final Prize: Moscow, Havana, Harare and Home - Chapter …
PlaceTouring the Northern Cape
… Namibian Border . It was originally settled in the early 1930's by people of Xhosa , Damara , Herero , Nama , and …
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… of 100,000 at its peak in 1927, the ICU was moribund by 1930. Further attempts at unionising Black workers took place throughout the period after 1930,…
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… of the Asiatic Bill and threaten resistance. September 19, M.K. Gandhi accuses the government of waging war on women … The third all-India Satyagraha…
PlaceClairwood Hospital, Durban
Clairwood Hospital, a public hospital operated by the KwaZulu Natal Health Department, is situated in Durban South, KwaZulu Natal. Hospital services include a…
Land mine kills 6 in South Africa by Sheila Rule (New York Times), 16 December 1985
… at about 6:50 P.M. at the Chatsworth game farm, about 19 miles from the border town of Messina. The incident brings … for placing many bombs in South Africa,…
David Goldblatt: Intersections; Asbestos; Particulars by Sue Williamson, 1 - 25 October 2003
… was, and was told that at his age (Goldblatt was born in 1930) even if he did inhale the dreaded blue fibres, natural …
PlaceDie Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerkgebou in Du Toit Street, Pretoria
… Dr. H.D. van Broekhuizen 1926-1949: Ds. S. Vermooten 1930-1934: Prof. ds. C.H. Rautenbach (assistant) 1944-1945: …