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PlaceAkkoordskop, a Hill in the Western Cape
… The ‘Mauritius’ was one of the sea vessels, sent from the Netherlands, to find a trade … It was captained by Cornelius de Houtman. The journal of their Sea…
EventThe second Matabele war breaks out
… The second Matabele war, also known as the Matabele Rebellion or the second Chimurenga broke out on … The war broke out when a spiritual leader by the name…
EventTsafendas, murderer of South African Prime Minister Hendrik F. Verwoerd in 1966, dies
… Dimitri Tsafendas, murderer of South African Prime Minister Hendrik F. Verwoerd in 1966, died at the age of 81 at the Sterkfontein psychiatric hospital on…
EventThe African National Congress (ANC) calls a meeting to chart a way forward for the Defiance Campaign
… On 29 July 1951 the African National Congress (ANC) called a meeting in Johannesburg. Executives from the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), the African…
PlaceThe Dakawa Arts and Crafts Centre
… The Dakawa Arts and Crafts Centre, a skills training project … outreach and youth development. Initially known as the Dakawa Development Centre, it began as…
EventBelgium annexes the Congo Free State
… The central African region in which the Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) lies has been pervaded by conflict and … Belgium annexes the Congo Free…
EventBenni McCarthy of Bafana Bafana is bought for nearly R40 million
… Benedict Saul (Benni) McCarthy of Bafana Bafana, accepted a contract of R38, 5 million to play for the Spanish club Real Club Celta de Vigo. The amount (over…
EventLuthuli Combat Detachment crosses the Zambezi
… The 'Luthuli Detachment', made up of units of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operatives, and the Zimbabwean African People’s Union (ZAPU) guerrillas, … Luthuli…
EventThe National Party (Transvaal) is founded
… The Union of South Africa was established in 1910. Although South … an independent country either. Its leadership rested on the South African Party (SAP)…
Civil Society vs. the State: identity, institutions, and the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… A dissertation presented to the Facilty of the Graduate School of Yale University in candidacy for the … Civil Society vs. the State: identity, institutions,…
PlaceOfficial residence, Commander of British forces in South Africa, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… designed by Sir Herbert Baker and was completed in 1903 as the official residence of the Commander-in-Chief of British forces in South Africa. Its … Official…
A collection of articles, speeches and letter pertaining to Dr James Sebe Moroka
… Article in the Indian Opinon by Jordaan K Ngubane on James Moroka, 28 November 1952 (pdf) Article of the British Weekly, 18 September 1952 (pdf) Dr James…
EventThe Native Land Act is passed
… The Natives Land Act (No. 27 of 1913) was passed to allocate only about 7% of arable land to Africans and leave the more fertile land for whites. This law…
EventThe French Foreign Legion is founded
… The elite French Foreign Legion was founded by King Louis-Philippe as a military unit to support the conquest of Algeria, which the French had invaded the…
The Lion and the Springbok: Britain and South Africa since the Boer War by Ronald Hyam and Peter Henshaw
… The Lion and the Springbok … The Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge … Britain and South Africa since the Boer War … The Lion and the Springbok:…
The railway line between Johannesburg/Pretoria and Delagoa Bay is opened. The following source states that the opening wa
… jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau | (2004), 'Milestones', The Star , 2 November. | … The railway line between Johannesburg/Pretoria and Delagoa Bay is opened…
Swapo wins the five-day-long election (7-11 November) in Namibia, the first national election. Martti Ahtisaari, the Secretary-
… Swapo wins the five-day-long election (7-11 November) in Namibia, the first national election. Martti Ahtisaari, the Secretary- …
The SA rugby team beats Argentine 52-23 in the second test in Buenos Aires and wins the series 2-0.
… The SA rugby team beats Argentine 52-23 in the second test in Buenos Aires and wins the series 2-0. …
The SA rugby team plays for the first time against Italy and win the match in Rome 40-21.
… The SA rugby team plays for the first time against Italy and win the match in Rome 40-21. …
The SA rugby team wins the second test against South America in Santiago 30-16, to win the series 2-0.
… The SA rugby team wins the second test against South America in Santiago 30-16, to win the series 2-0. …
The SA rugby team wins the second test against South America in Santiago 30-16, to win the series 2-0.
… The SA rugby team wins the second test against South America in Santiago 30-16, to win the series 2-0. …
Document - 133 ‘.Editorial: The Bloemfontein Trade Union Conference and the Industrial Conciliation Act”, The Militant Worker, October-November 1945
… Document - 133 ‘.Editorial: The Bloemfontein Trade Union Conference and the Industrial Conciliation Act”, The Militant Worker, October-November 1945 …
The match in Johannesburg between the Springbok rugby team and the British Lions ends in a tie with 3 points each.
… The match in Johannesburg between the Springbok rugby team and the British Lions ends in a tie with 3 points each. …
The Inkatha Freedom Party expresses concern about stability in the KwaZulu-Natal lower south coast region following the murder
… The Inkatha Freedom Party expresses concern about stability in the KwaZulu-Natal lower south coast region following the murder …
The Inkatha Freedom Party expresses concern about stability in the KwaZulu-Natal lower south coast region following the murder
… The Inkatha Freedom Party expresses concern about stability in the KwaZulu-Natal lower south coast region following the murder …
Dr James Barry, physician at the Cape who performed the first caesarean in the Cape Colony, dies in London.
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 186 … Dr James Barry, physician at the Cape who…
The SA Springbok rugby team beats the Wallabies 33-20 in the Mandela Cup match at Ellis Park, Johannesburg.
… The SA Springbok rugby team beats the Wallabies 33-20 in the Mandela Cup match at Ellis Park, Johannesburg. …
Anglo-Boer War 2. The British Colonial Office appoints a Ladies Commission to investigate the concentration camps in SA. The co
… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology … Anglo-Boer War 2. The British Colonial Office appoints a Ladies Commission to investigate the concentration camps…
The SA rugby team beats Ireland in Durban in the second test match 12-10 and wins the series 2-0.
… The SA rugby team beats Ireland in Durban in the second test match 12-10 and wins the series 2-0. …
The Star reports that President P.W. Botha, opening the QwaQwa Legislative assembly, said that the non-independent homelands ha
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, pp. 47 & 141 ……