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King Hintsa ka Phalo of the Xhosa nation is killed by British troops. The dates 12 February and 13 May are given by other s
… King Hintsa ka Phalo of the Xhosa nation is killed by British troops. The dates …
Mr Justice P.J. van der Walt acquits Moses Mayekiso and his four co-accused of all charges. They were arrested on 28 June 1986
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 467 … der Walt…
Dr Paul Bosman is murdered in his home in Shelly Beach, KwaZulu Natal, ten days after his retirement as head of the SA veterina
… KwaZulu Natal, ten days after his retirement as head of the SA veterina …
Pope John Paul II issues the 11th encyclical of his papacy in which he condemns abortion and euthanasia as crimes that no human
… Pope John Paul II issues the 11th encyclical of his papacy in which he condemns abortion and euthanasia as …
Henry Francis Fynn, pioneer and settler who was a member of an expedition to the Zulu chief Shaka in the 1820s, is born in Lo
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5, p. 104. … Henry Francis Fynn, pioneer and settler who…
All twenty-three mineworkers in a lift of the Vaal Reefs gold mine are killed when they plunge more that two km to the bottom.
… All twenty-three mineworkers in a lift of the Vaal Reefs gold mine are killed when they plunge more …
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Modder River or Tweerivieren takes place, in which both Gen. Methuen and Gen. De la Rey are wou
… Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Modder River or Tweerivieren takes place, in which both …
A Pretoria biker is caught doing 284km/h on his Suzuki motorcycle on the R59. He earns the dubious honour of being the offender
… Suzuki motorcycle on the R59. He earns the dubious honour of being the offender …
In a second murder during the same night, Billy Meyer, 43, of Lovedale farm in the Mara district near Makhado is shot in the he
… In a second murder during the same night, Billy Meyer, 43, of Lovedale farm in the Mara district near Makhado is shot in …
Johanna Brandt, nurse and spy for the Boer forces during Anglo-Boer War 2 and also author of several books on the war and natur
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 490. … the Boer forces during Anglo-Boer War 2 and…
Col. J.F. Jordaan of the SA force captures Gen. Christiaan de Wet, on his way to German South West Africa at Waterbury, near Vr
… Col. J.F. Jordaan of the SA force captures Gen. Christiaan de Wet, on his way …
The bodies of world-famous South African opera star Deon van der Walt and his father have been found on their wine estate near
… The bodies of world-famous South African opera star Deon van der Walt …
Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) is formed to "hit back by all means within our power in defence of our people, our future and our fr
… to "hit back by all means within our power in defence of our people, our future and our fr …
Anglo-Boer War 1: The first shots in this war are fired in Potchefstroom. The war ended with the defeat of the British in the b
… are fired in Potchefstroom. The war ended with the defeat of the British in the b …
A number of women call on the government at a press conference to permit those men who refuse to serve in the army to make thei
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 521 … A number…
Mr Sol Kerzner admits in an affidavit to the Harms Commission that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Mat
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 82 ……
Gen. Christiaan Rudolph de Wet (67), well-known leader of Boer forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2, dies on his farm. He was given
… Gen. Christiaan Rudolph de Wet (67), well-known leader of Boer forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2, dies on his farm. He …
Paul Emile Rossouw, the first athlete in the world to jump higher than 2.13 m at the age of 16, is born in Springs.
… athlete in the world to jump higher than 2.13 m at the age of 16, is born in Springs. …
Two serving members of the army and a third man are arrested in connection with the attack on St James’s Church in Cape Town in
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … Two serving members of the army and a third man…
Vasco da Gama comes ashore at the mouth of the Limpopo River. He and his crew make the first White contact with Black southern
… Vasco da Gama comes ashore at the mouth of the Limpopo River. He and his crew make the first White …
What appears to be a power failure brings down a ten-year-old Boeing 737 shortly after take-off from the Red Sea resort of Shar
… Boeing 737 shortly after take-off from the Red Sea resort of Shar …
Louis van Assenburgh (51), successor of Willem Adriaan van der Stel as governor at the Cape, dies in the Castle in Cape Town af
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 122. … Louis van Assenburgh (51), successor of…
Mohammed Anwar Al Sadat, former president of Egypt, is born in Mit Abu al-Kum, Egypt. Date is given as 24 December by several o
… Mohammed Anwar Al Sadat, former president of Egypt, is born in Mit Abu al-Kum, Egypt. Date is given as …
PlaceMpofu Nature Reserve
… Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Mpofu, Xhosa for eland, is so named as the eland like to roam close! As of 1996, it…
PlaceNamib Desert, Namibia
… The Namib Desert, one of the world’s oldest and driest, stretches north to south … 2,000 km along Namibia’s Atlantic Coast . This immense landscape offers…
PlaceMpofu – Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve
… Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve serves up staggering views of surrounding landscapes encapsulating the Katberg and … is graffitied with ancient San Rock…
PlaceSanddrift, Richtersveld
… steeped in legends and mysteries, where dramatic desert landscape and weird rock formations easily trigger the … even the most widely traveled visitor.It is…
PlaceDannhauser
… The Town of Dannhauser was named after Renier Dannhauser , a German … in that Area. It was proclaimed a Village in 1937. Some of the largest coal-producing…
Tribute to the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid - Statement at the Meeting of the Special Committee on its Tenth Anniversary by O. R. Tambo, New York, 2 April 1973
… representatives, Today, we, black and white, peoples of many nationalities and continents, representatives of different social systems, are met here as one…
Support our People until Power is Restored to Them - Statement at the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly by O. R. Tambo, New York, 26 October 1976
… For the first time in the history of the United Nations, a representative of the majority of the people of South Africa has been allowed and invited to … is…