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EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
Following a series of tense negotiations and years of liberation struggle, the first democratic election was held in South Africa on the 27th April, 1994. This…
EventConservative Party leader, Dr Andries Treurnicht, dies in Cape Town.
… married to Engela Dreyer, they had four daughters. On 22 April 1993 Treurnicht passed away in a Cape Town hospital …
EventThe Congo Free State is established by King Leopold of Belgium
… killed during the rule of Leopold range from 5 million to 22 million. In 1908, the Belgian parliament eventually …
EventZulu army defeat British Army at the Isandlwana Mountain
… On 22 January 1879, the British Army suffered its greatest …
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… ? [v] Kirkwood, “Staffrider: An Informal Discussion,” 22. ? [vi] Ivan Vladislavic, “Staffrider An Essay,” Digital … ? [vii] Kirkwood, “Staffrider: An…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1654-1899
… but eventually decides in favour of using African labour. 22 January, The Immigration Trust Board is established in … against the idea of importing labour…
EventMoïse-Kapenda Tshombé becomes the Prime Minister of the Congo
… army to fight against United Nations (UN) troops and in 1961 he was charged by a UN investigation commission for …
PlaceDiamond Hill Battle, Garden of Remembrance
… British soldiers and three Boers lost their lives. During 1961 and 1963, many troops laid to rest in remote cemeteries …
EventBessie Amelia Head, SA novelist dies
… joined the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). On 1 September 1961, Bessie Emery married Harold Head, and became Bessie …
EventSA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born
… and he held his first solo exhibition in Johannesburg in 1961. His artworks - characterised by their warm colours, …
EventSix Treason Trialists miss resumption of trial
… of South Africa, Cape Town Campus] pg 1 Karis, T.G., 1961. ‘The South African Treason Trial’ in Political Science …
EventB.J. Vorster, Minister of Justice, announces extensive security measures following the Sharpeville Massacre
… accommodate non-Whites. Vorster became a full minister in 1961, given the important portfolio of justice, as well as … (2011), 'John Vorster biography,' From…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
… that was not in close proximity to a large body of water. [22] The City of Johannesburg in the 1890’s. Image Source 3.2 … and 25 supporting British men…
Statement in Court by Dr G. M. Naicker and Dr Y. M. Dadoo, When Charged With Aiding and Abetting Under the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913, February 26, 1948
… the offence of contravening Section 20 (r) of the Act No. 22 of 1913 in that we did wrongfully and unlawfully aid or … not the letter, of the said Section 4 …
ArticleForced Removals in South Africa
… an estimated 80 000 Black people were forcibly removed in 1961 as the result of group areas proclamations. [xxx] In the … at: http://www.jstor.org/stable…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… in South Africa. Consequently, he ran away to Swaziland in 1961. [xliii] But he was not just leaving behind his … Rhodes University) 19-29. ↵ [xxxviii]…
ArticleThe Western Front
… Germans suffered heavy casualties. Second Battle of Ypres 22 – 27 May April 1915: First use of poison gas by the German …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… divisions at Verdun to assist the Austro-Hungarian army. 22 June The Germans renew the offensive at Verdun. 24 June In …
The War
… 1915. It cost more than 200 million pounds and more than 22 000 men were lost to Britain. The Boers lost over 34 000 …
EventCricketer Omar Henry born
… (22 February 2016)↵ [ii] Omar Henry. 2016. [Online]. … (22 February 2016). …
PlaceNelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth
… formerly the King George VI Art Gallery. It was opened on 22 June 1956 and renamed in December 2002. The collections … formerly the King George VI Art…
Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari
PART I: PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES TO THE AFRICAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION The 1906 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1906 The 1907 Presidential…
PlaceOld Government Building, Church Street, Boksburg
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 22 March 1963. The old Government Building at Boksburg is …
EventThe last sitting of an all-white Parliament
… 1984, with the Tricameral Parliament coming into effect on 22 September 1984, under the South African constitution of …
EventCOSATU headquarters Johannesburg is sabotaged
… former Minister of Law and Order, Adriaan Vlok, as well as 22 former members of the former security police appeared …
EventFormer Springboks player, Naas Botha is born
… for the South African under-20 rugby team. At the age of 22 he played his first international rugby match against …
EventFatima Meer is banned for a second time
… the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the founding in 1961 of the (white) Republic of South Africa. The federation … , [online], Available at: www…
EventUmkhonto We Sizwe, military wing of the ANC, claims responsibility for power station blast
… first guerilla attack was launched on 16 December 1961. The headquarters of MK, located in Rivonia, …
EventArthur Elias Letele, medical doctor and prominent ANC leader who went into exile in Basutoland, dies
… 30 days to leave South Africa. He returned to Lesotho in 1961 and continued his involvement with the ANC while in …
EventSA artist Ernest Methuen Mancoba is born
… moved back and bought a small shop were he also lived. In 1961 he became a French citizen. …