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PlaceAl-Azhar Mosque, Cape Town
… another son of Imam Kassiem, left for Cairo in the year 1900 to study at the Nasrih Government College in Cairo. He …
PlaceDu Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel
… safer, faster (between 15 and 26 minutes) and shorter (by 11 km) than the old Du Toitskloof Pass travelling over the … before the Italian Prisoners of War ,…
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… was used as a school where 30 pupils attended classes. [11] Obtaining a better education became compulsory for all … (No. 2), (2011), p. 26. [8] Ibid. [9]…
National Arts Festival 2017
… Starting at the end of June/beginning of July, it runs for 11 days in the small university city of Grahamstown, which is …
EventKhoikhoi warriors defeat Portuguese thieves
… the raiders killing 64 of them including Almeida and 11 of his captains. This devastating defeat put pause to …
EventNasty C, the South African hip hop artist and song writer is born
… Junior Ngcobo, stage name Nasty C was born in Durban[i] on 11 February 1997.[ii] He started rapping at the age of …
PlaceLions Bridge, Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria
… Kirkness and was officially opened by President Kruger on 11 June 1894. It is the oldest existing bridge over the Apies …
EventSteven Biko is arrested.
… He was first taken to Port Elizabeth prison and on 11 September was transferred to Pretoria where he died in …
EventUN concerned about Fischer’s arrest
… of Mr Black" for nearly a year, he was again arrested on 11 November 1965 and sentenced to life imprisonment in May …
EventMK hero cadre Solomon Kalushi (Khala) Mahlangu is executed
… country to be trained as an Umkhonto We Sizwe soldier. On 11 June 1977 Mahlangu and others returned to South Africa, …
EventNotorious role of Ferdi Barnard is disclosed
… (DCC). The commission seized various files in a raid on 11 November on the offices of Pan Afrik Industrial Investment …
EventNelson Mandela condemns the Lockerbie bombing, the first mass killing of Americans by terrorists
… result. The bombing killed all 243 passengers, 16 crew and 11 people on the ground. He also proposed dealing with the …
EventMorgan Tsvangirai becomes Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
… Tsvangirai was sworn in as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe on 11 February 2009 as part of what was known as The Unity …
EventNongqawuse’s unfulfilled prophecy
… injunctions. The first date of resurrection was set for 11 August 1856, but as the day dawned and nothing happened, …
EventThe Trojan Horse Massacre
… aged 21, Shaun Magmoed, aged 15, Michael Miranda, aged 11 and injuring several others. An inquest was launched in …
PlaceCity Hall, Cape Town
… made at the Cape Town City Hall was totally eclipsed on 11 February 1990, when a newly-released Nelson Mandela stood …
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… marital power. This was the position in terms of section 11(3) of the Repeal of the Black Administration Act (BAA), …
ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
… When we were flying over Zambia, the altimeter showed 11,400 metres. When we crossed the Mocambican frontier, the … first of the injured arrived at Nelspruit…
Sue Williamson Book Launch
Join us for the launch of the catalogue accompanying Sue Williamson’s retrospective exhibition, ‘There’s something I must tell you’.The exhibition is on view…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… Smuts’ new Immigration Restriction Bill 1913 January 11, Wives and minor children of domiciled Indians are refused …
Harry Hart, a South African athletics champion is born
Harry Beltsazer Hart was born in Harrismith, Free State on 2 September 1905.[i] He attended the University of the Free State.[ii] Hart won six medals at the…
EventDurban Declaration is published denouncing Thabo Mbeki’s AIDS denialism
… by people with doctorate level qualifications including 11 Nobel Laureates. Despite the document’s strong support for …
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… Tumi (Tumi & the Volume), https://hiphopafrican.com/2014/11/08/short-biography-of-tumi-tumi-the-volume/ (8 November … Tumi (Tumi & the Volume), https:/…
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… Tumi (Tumi & the Volume), https://hiphopafrican.com/2014/11/08/short-biography-of-tumi-tumi-the-volume/ (8 November … Tumi (Tumi & the Volume), https:/…
PlacePiquetberg
… 8,239 residents, of whom 2,778 were literate 1891 census: 11,587 residents, of whom 4,939 were literate 1904 census: …
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… bidding process. The 19th FIFA World Cup began on 11 June 2010 in South Africa. The first game of the …
PlaceOnderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute
The building was designed by the Department of Public Works and was completed in 1908 as the centre for the then bacteriological laboratory on the farm site,…
EventThe Aula, auditorium of the University of Pretoria, is opened by the Governor
… of Southern Africa. Published by NASOU Ltd. Vol 11. p. 94; Vol 6. p. 184-5 Steyn, C. (2002) "Two South …
EventThe first Cape to Rio yacht race takes place
… in the race. The 3 600 nautical mile race has been raced 11 times since 1971. Prizes are awarded to the first …
EventBeatles records are banned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), due to John Lennon’s previous ‘Jesus’ comments
… Dickie Loader (9; Sea of Heartbreak), Des Lindberg (11; Die Gezoem van die Bye), A-Cads (17; Hungry for Love), …