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Anglo-Boer War 2: The British under Methuen attempt to advance and are defeated by the Boers under Cronje as the Battle of Mage
… and are defeated by the Boers under Cronje as the Battle of Mage …
More than twenty-five people die in action by the SAP and SADF when residents of the Old Location, Windhoek, resist forced remo
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, … people die in action by the SAP and SADF…
Thamsanqwa (Thami) ka Mnyele, SA artist who went into exile in Botswana in 1979 and became an active member of Umkhonto we Sizw
… into exile in Botswana in 1979 and became an active member of Umkhonto we Sizw …
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…
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… Internet searches, where the more widespread spelling of 'Chief Luthuli' is more likely to be used by visitors. … rain. 1820s Shaka , the Zulu king, allows a…
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
… 1902 31 May, The Peace Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Anglo-Boer War that began in 1899. … first constitution. 1909 19 August, The South Africa Act, South…
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…
The Broederbond by Norman Levy
… (1918–1990) already a state within a state by the end of the 1940s, saw it as its mission to think and dream for … over black. It amended the Mines and Works…
ArticleSouthern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2013 submissions
… Project: Lawyers for Human Rights: Promoting a Culture of Human Rights Meredith Ashworth Meredith Ashworth is from … cultures, travel and human rights. …
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… South Africa battles water scarcity as it is one of the thirty driest regions in the world. On average the … it difficult to access natural resources. [2]…
Address by President Jacob Zuma, at the James Sebe Moroka Lecture, Northwest Province, 22 August 2012
… NEC members and provincial leadership, Leadership of the Tripartite Alliance; The Moroka Family; Esteemed … on the government to repeal the Suppression of…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - New Factories, New Workers
… controlled by Britain? This section examines The growth of manufacturing which today employs such a large work force … people. In 1925 the Pact government…