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PlaceAG Bain Monument, Grahamstown
… is a bronze plaque on a cairn at the top of the Ecca Pass, 12 km South of Grahamstown. It was erected in 1964 by the …
EventKhoikhoi warriors defeat Portuguese thieves
… This cordiality came to an end though when approximately 12 of the Portuguese sailors visited the Khoikhoi village and …
PlaceParsonage House Museum, Port Elizabeth
… as the "Sterley cottages", are located at no.10 and no.12 Castle Hill, across the road. These are single storey …
PlaceMoletzie Bird Sanctuary
… brown. The outer black primary feathers of the wing, the 12 tail feathers (in other species of this genus there are …
EventNelson Mandela is born
… celebrated annually. It was first celebrated in 2010. On 12 June 1964, Mandela was sentenced to life in prison on … Day’ , [online], available at www.un.org …
EventMuhammad Ali defeats Charles Liston in the World heavyweight title fight
… the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. When Ali was 12 years old, he and a friend went to the Columbia Auditorium …
EventHendrik Verwoerd becomes Prime Minister
… his plea for a republic. This was also the first time in 12 years of government that the NP was able to gain a …
EventSA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to the Union of South Africa
… 1908 National Convention, which met for the first time on 12 October 1908. By February 1909, a draft of the South …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020
… that the SAHRC will donate to a gay rights organization. 12 July Journalist Jacques Dommisse calls Floyd Shivambu , … (4) SA 191 (CC) that McBride may be…
EventFirst enslaved people arrive in Cape Town
… entry from Van Riebeeck's journal for 28 March reads: In 12 deg. S. Latitude [the Amersfoort] had captured a … taken off the Portuguese ship on the coast of…
PlaceSignal Hill
… . One day in June 1895, the Gun fired at 10:30 rather than 12:00 when a spider interfered with the relay used to … Guns in daily use in the World. They fire…
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… Journal. Periodical Accounts ... United Brethren. London. 12.340. BRIGG, O. 1897. Wittebergen Mission Station. Cape … London Missionary Society. ILLUSTRATED…
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… given access to water, through their own leading sluice. [12] To instil self-discipline the settlers had to maintain … (2011), p. 26. [8] Ibid. [9] Ibid. [10…
The ANC launch the Luthuli Volunteer Corps in Magareng Sub Region, Warrenton, Frances Baard Region, 19 September 2013
This launch comes after successful sub regional programmes which took place in Phokwane and Dikgatlong Sub Regions in the recent past. Our final launch will…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.1 Feb 1980
… NGWANA WA AZANIA A film concept by Mothobi Mutloatse 12 GALLERY PROFILE Behind the Lens: Judas Ngwenya. DRAMA …
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… could carry on with his missionary work among the Zulu. On 12 May 1885, Wilhlem Posselt passed away after a period of …
EventFatima Meer, South African anti-Apartheid activist is born
… , [online], Available at www.britannica.com [Accessed: 05 August 2014]|Choices.edu, Biography of Fatima Meer , from … , [online], Available at www.choices…
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… volunteers were mobilised to contravene apartheid laws. On 12 August 1952, Sisulu was arrested, and consequently banned …
EventThe Berlin Airlift comes to an end
… Berlin was finally lifted at one minute after midnight, on 12 May 1949, and the first great standoff of the Cold War was … Grade 12: The Berlin Wall [online]…
EventA car bomb explodes in Durban, killing five and injuring 27 people
… On 12 July 1984, a car bomb exploded in Durban, killing five and …
EventSA troops invade East Africa in their confrontation with German forces in World War I
… casualties during the war was approximately 7000 dead and 12 000 wounded by 1918. South Africa greatly assisted the …
Entering Namibia without visas
… with the approval of the South African Government.] On 12 May 1967, the General Assembly established a United …
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… [1] Robert Edgar. The Making of an African Communist, pp.12-13. 1932 Sam Kahn earns an LL. B degree from the … Bach takes over from Wolton at the CPSA…
EventTravis Logie, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… (12 November 2014). ↵ [vii] Travis Logie joins the World Surf … (12 November 2014).|Travis Logie joins the World Surf League …
EventThe Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation was founded in South Africa
… were manufactured in an old flour mill in Paarl on 12 June 1948. After 1954 the group expanded worldwide and …
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… the UN denounced the Bantustan (homeland system). On 12 November 1974, the United Nations General Assembly …
EventArthur Robert Ashe Jr, prominent African American tennis player and vocal protester of apartheid, dies
… both the U.S. Amateur and the U.S Open championships. For 12 years, Ashe was ranked among the world's top ten tennis …
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… Chapter 11 The Final Prize: A Charge of Treason - Chapter 12 The Final Prize: Transition to Armed Struggle - Chapter 13 …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… Botha at Tuynhuys 1989 21 August, Harare Declaration 1989 12 September, First official meeting between exiled ANC …
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
The Town of Boksburg was founded in 1887 as the Administrative Centre of the East Rand. It is the second oldest Town on the Witwatersrand. Boksburg was an…