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George Rex, allegedly the son of King George III and Hannah Lightfoot, auctions his house in Cape Town and settles at Melkhoutk
… George Rex, allegedly the son of King George III and Hannah Lightfoot, auctions his house …
Britain returns the Cape formally to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the Castle. The agreem
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. p. 202 & 516 | … returns the Cape formally to the…
De Grundel, a ninety-ton coastal vessel of the Dutch East India Company, is wrecked near Cape Hangklip. No lives are lost. The
… De Grundel, a ninety-ton coastal vessel of the Dutch East India Company, is wrecked near Cape …
Eastern Province Herald reports that for the first time in SA police history three Black policemen were promoted to the rank of
… Horrell, M. (ed)(1982). Survey of Race Relations in South Africa 1981 , Johannesburg: South African Bureau of Race Relations, pp. 71 & 76 … history three…
The South African Defence Force has taken over from the police the security of Northern Natal since the area is becoming a thir
… Defence Force has taken over from the police the security of Northern Natal since the area is becoming a thir …
The Star newspaper reports that travelling in a cab was falling out of favour very quickly. This trend was attributed to the ch
… newspaper reports that travelling in a cab was falling out of favour very quickly. This trend was attributed to the ch …
Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa to the Groote Kerk.)
… Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa …
Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa to the Groote Kerk.)
… Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa …
Libya produces two men accused of blowing up an American jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, but insists they’ll never go to tri
… Libya produces two men accused of blowing up an American jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, …
Two young lions are dispatched from Cape Town to Ceylon as a gift to the King of Kandy. http://www.news24.com
… dispatched from Cape Town to Ceylon as a gift to the King of Kandy. http://www.news24.com …
The ANC expresses deep concern about latest revelations that the SA Defence Force had a budget of R 4.38 billion for its secret
… latest revelations that the SA Defence Force had a budget of R 4.38 billion for its secret …
The first of more than 100 persons to die during the ‘Seven Day’s War’, is murdered outside Pietermaritzburg. About 30,000 peop
… The first of more than 100 persons to die during the ‘Seven Day’s War’, …
The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act is passed by the British Parliament. It outlaws the slave trade within the British Em
… The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act is passed by the British Parliament. …
The Executive of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), at its meeting in Cape Town, decides to instruct the Natal and the T
… The Executive of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), at its meeting …
At a rally in the Tugela Ferry district of Kwazulu-Natal some 6,000 lnkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters come armed with figh
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … At a rally in the Tugela Ferry district of Kwazulu…
The HNP’s policies are defined by its leader, Jaap Marais: no concessions to the Black man; withdrawal of South Africa from the
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Jaap Marais: no concessions to the Black man;…
Aid arrives in Mozambique where flooding leaves as many as 700 people dead and destroys the homes and jobs of another 2-million
… as many as 700 people dead and destroys the homes and jobs of another 2-million …
The government admits responsibility for the death of the Black leader, Joseph Mdluli on 19 March 1976 and agree to pay damages
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The government admits responsibility for the death…
The Defence and Aid Fund is banned as an unlawful organisation under the Suppression of Communism Act. It is an autonomous Sout
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … banned as an unlawful organisation under the…
More than 10 000 mourners gather in strife-torn Katlehong township near Alberton to bury fourteen victims of the taxi war. The
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 89 | https:/…
Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, is born in Newton Stewart, Ireland
… 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, is born in Newton Stewart, Ireland …
James Sebe Moroka, medical doctor, landowner and politician who was elected president-general of the ANC in 1949, is born in Th
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. … landowner and politician who was elected president-general of the…
Sir Robert N. Kotze (82), SA mining engineer who did much for the promotion of safety in mines and who was mainly responsible f
… (82), SA mining engineer who did much for the promotion of safety in mines and who was mainly responsible f …
Woolf Joel (34), nephew of Barney Barnato, is shot and killed by Baron Von Veltheim because he refuses to assist in kidnapping
… Woolf Joel (34), nephew of Barney Barnato, is shot and killed by Baron Von Veltheim …
Benjamin Jennings (Ben) Caddy, militant trade unionist who was arrested in the 1922 strike and who is regarded as the doyen of
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. … in the 1922 strike and who is regarded as the doyen of …
Bertie van Zyl (72), the owner of the biggest tomato farming industry in the country, ZZ2, is buried at Mooketsi, Limpopo. Amon
… Bertie van Zyl (72), the owner of the biggest tomato farming industry in the country, ZZ2, …
Esther Masuku, mother of youth activist and SACC member Oupa Masuku, is killed in a hand grenade attack on their house in Atter
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, … Esther Masuku, mother of youth activist…
In the wake of strikes in Natal in February, The Guardian publishes a documented report on the low wages paid to Black workers
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … In the wake of strikes in Natal in February, The…
The Weekly Mail reports that former national chairman of the ANC, Govan Mbeki, was refused a passport in March to visit his thr
… The Weekly Mail reports that former national chairman of the ANC, Govan Mbeki, was refused a passport in March to …
Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson promises in his opening of the Cape parliament that all Cape rebels who fought in Anglo-Boer War 2 w
… Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson promises in his opening of the Cape parliament that all Cape rebels who fought in …