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Harold (Ralph) Henning, SA golf player, is born in Johannesburg. Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human &a
Harold (Ralph) Henning, SA golf player, is born in Johannesburg. Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human &a
Anglo-Boer War 2: An extraordinary ZAR Government Gazette is published, containing Act no 5 of 1900, allowing for the reorgan
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), country located in central Africa. Officially known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the country has a 25-mile …
BiographySimon van der Stel
Simon van der Stel was born on 14 October 1639 to parents Adrian van der Stel and Maria Leviens. The couple were en route to Mauritius when Maria gave birth to…
BiographyJacobus Herculaas de la Rey
Jacobus Hercules de la Rey was the sixth child of Adrianus Johannes and Adriana (van Rooyen). He was born near Winburg on 22 October 1847. After the Battle of…
BiographyLord William Waldegrave Palmer Selborne
Lord William Palmer, the second Earl of Selborne was born in 1859. He studied history at the University of Oxford. He was Under-Secretary for the Colonies from…
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
Overview, West Africa and the rise of the Songhai Empire West Africa is home to many of Africa's oldest kingdoms. These kingdoms played an important role in…
BiographySchalk Burger
General Schalk Willem Burger was born on the 6 September 1852. At the age of 21 he worked as a clerk at Lydenburg in the office of the field coronet. During…
The Settler Economies: Studies in the Economic History of Kenya and Southern Rhodesia 1900-1963 (African Studies) by Paul Mosley
Minister of Safety and Security, Sydney Mufamadi, visits violence-torn KwaZulu/Natal. He states that 1000 extra troops and poli
A Liberian freighter rams a bridge in Florida’s Tampa Bay, collapsing part of the span (a 1,400-foot section) and plunging thir
Anglo-Boer War 2: General Lord Methuen buries Combat-General De Villebois-Mareuil with full military honours. 1500 men of the L
A silent procession of nearly 1000 people, led by religious leaders, file through the streets of Durban to express their opposi
Portuguese and Rhodesian soldiers are accused in a UN report of torturing and killing over 1,000 Africans in Mozambique during
BiographyKing Faku ka Ngqungqushe
King Faku ka Ngqungqushe was born around 1780 at the Qawukeni Great Palace near a small town called Lusikisiki in the Mpondoland region, which is in the north…
ArticleTimeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide
1904 6 January, The settler Frau Sonnenberg tells German soldiers stationed at the Waterberg, including the Sergeant in charge, Sergeant Rademacher, that…
President’s budget debate, opening address by President Nelson Mandela (’100-days speech’) Cape Town, 18 August 1994
EventThe 4 x 100m men’s relay team win the gold medal for SA at the Olympic Games in Athens
The South African squad of Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling clocked 3 minutes and 13.17 seconds to triumph over the Netherlands…