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Egypt’s first Aswan Dam is unveiled 950 kilometres (590 miles) south of Cairo. The 40 meter (130ft) high Aswan Dam, designed to
… Aswan Dam is unveiled 950 kilometres (590 miles) south of Cairo. The 40 meter (130ft) high Aswan Dam, designed to …
A 463-ton British wooden ship, Childe Herold, en route from Bombay to London and carrying more than 1300 pieces of ivory, is wr
… from Bombay to London and carrying more than 1300 pieces of ivory, is wr …
The SA government and the ANC agree to a plan which will lead to Black majority rule by 1999. In 1994 a parliament of 400 m
… to Black majority rule by 1999. In 1994 a parliament of 400 m …
Days after the murder of professor Brian Hahn, another UCT academic Dr Lisbe Smuts-Smith, 47, is murdered in cold blood at her
… Days after the murder of professor Brian Hahn, another UCT academic Dr Lisbe …
Percy Qoboza, who had resigned as editor of the Post papers on 13 January 1981 and left immediately for the United States, says
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Percy Qoboza, who had resigned as editor of…
The Reza Shah Museum, in honour of Reza Shah Pahlevi, housed in the Johannesburg house where he lived from 1942-1944, is inaugu
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 313 … The Reza Shah Museum, in honour of Reza Shah…
It is reported in London that the British government will not issue a permit for the export of the ground-to-air missiles South
… British government will not issue a permit for the export of the ground-to-air missiles South …
The Galiot Noord is wrecked fifteen miles (24 km) west of Cape St Francis after a survey voyage to Delagoa Bay and Natal. Most
… The Galiot Noord is wrecked fifteen miles (24 km) west of Cape St Francis after a survey voyage to Delagoa Bay and …
World War 1: Gen. Louis Botha leaves for South West Africa to take control of the Union troops who would conquer the area from
… Louis Botha leaves for South West Africa to take control of the Union troops who would conquer the area from …
The Venda Attorney General announces he has ordered an inquiry into the death of Mr. Muffle to be held in the Sibasa Magistrate
… General announces he has ordered an inquiry into the death of Mr. Muffle to be held in the Sibasa Magistrate …
President Thabo Mbeki has a narrow escape in Abuja when he is nearly hit by a car shortly after the African Union heads-of-stat
… nearly hit by a car shortly after the African Union heads-of-stat …
Mr Denis Howell, the British Minister dealing with sport, says in the House of Commons that if the MCC selects Basil D’Oliviera
… Joyce: The Rise and Fall of Apartheid … the British Minister dealing with sport, says in the House of Commons that if the MCC selects Basil D’Oliviera …
Dr Irvin Khoza (The Iron Duke) who was awarded Kick Off’s accolade for the Personality of the Decade for his contribution to SA
… Maguire, R. (2004). 'Irvin Khoza: Personality of the Decade,' Kick Off 1994-2004, Special Edition, p. 38. | … who was awarded Kick Off’s accolade for the…
Media 24 reports that about 75 people have died in Kenya of a hemorrhagic fever called Rift Valley Fever for the past three wee
… Media 24 reports that about 75 people have died in Kenya of a hemorrhagic fever called Rift Valley Fever for the past …
On its 80th birthday the ANC declares that an interim government of national unity must be set in place and a general election
… 80th birthday the ANC declares that an interim government of national unity must be set in place and a general election …
Richard Maxwell (Dick) Haldane, trade union leader, dies in Cape Town. He was honoured with the Award of Merit from TUCSA in 19
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1 , Pretoria: HSRC Publishers, … leader, dies in Cape Town. He was honoured with the…
The four corner stones of the castle (Kasteel de Goede Hoop) at the Cape are laid by Zacharias Wagenaer, Johan van Arckel, Gabb
… The four corner stones of the castle (Kasteel de Goede Hoop) at the Cape are laid by …
Percy Fisher, born in 1891 in Durham, England, miner and unionist who was regarded as the main leader of the 1922 miners’ strik
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. … miner and unionist who was regarded as the main leader of the 1922…
Bartolomeu Dias enters the wide bay now known as Lüderitz Bay after sailing for three weeks along the arid Namib coast of Sout
… | Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 6. … after sailing for three weeks along…
EventAdolf Hitler opens the 11th Olympic Games in Berlin
… competed in the Berlin Olympics, making it the largest of the eleven modern Olympiads held since 1894. For Hitler's … it was a huge opportunity to…
EventRoger Joyce Bushell, Auxiliary Air Force pilot famous for his escape from the German prisoner of war camp, is born in Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng)
… interest in academia. He loved to ski and was made captain of the Cambridge ski team. His other interest was flying and … and sent to the Dulag Luft transit…
Celebrating 20 years of ASAI!
… you to join us for a full afternoon celebrating 20 years of ASAI: making art history from below. Date: Friday, 28th … discussion at 16:30, bringing together…
PlaceMiddleburg, Eastern Cape
… Middelburg, Karoo lies in the middle of its surrounding Towns, approximately 100 km from all. … section. It dates back to the Anglo-Boer War . The History of…
PlaceEhlanzeni District Municipality
… Ehlanzeni District Municipality (EDM) is one of the three districts in Mpumalanga Province and is located … the Northern Eastern part covering the whole…
PlaceNgqushwa Local Municipality
… Tucked away on the serene Eastern Cape coast of South Africa, is the Local Municipality of Ngqushwa. Their MISSION STATEMENT is: " We will strive to … of…
Crucial Stage in the Struggle for Liberation of Southern Africa - Statement at the World Conference for Action against Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Lagos, Nigeria, 23 August 1977
… Distinguished guests and delegates, In the evolution of mankind, humanity came to realise that life for each one of us can be full only if it is based on the…
I will not Compromise About my Work: David Goldblatt on Artistic Freedom, Censorship, and Moving His Archive Out of South Africa by Robin Scher ( ArtsNews.com), 2017
… had arranged for his archive to go to the University of Cape Town upon his death. The university’s library also housed a collection of work produced by…
South Africa: Writer Mafika Gwala Passes Away (allAfrica), 9 September 2014
… has sent his condolences to the family and friends of legendary poet and short story writer, Pascal Mafika … away on Sunday. "It is with deep sadness that we…
The curious case of the missing ANC members – and the crisis plan to win them back by Ranjeni Munusamy (Daily Maverick),14 October 2015, South Africa
… not ANC members. Could it be that they were among the 37% of ANC members who did not renew their membership? Whatever … members falling off in three years…
ArchiveRobert Shell: A tribute By Martin Plaut, 05 February 2015
… Martin Plaut writes on the passing of the foremost scholar of slavery in the Cape Robert Shell: my friend Today I learnt … kind of uncompromising…