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PlaceConcordia
… on 23 April1889. On 4 April 1902 a Boer force of about 25 men led by Generals J.C. Smuts, Maritzand Bouwer reached …
EventBhambatha becomes chief
… after the death of his father and uncle, at the age of 25. He quickly established himself as a popular chief and …
EventFrene Noshir Ginwala, former speaker of the SA Parliament, is born
… Frene Noshir Ginwala was born on 25 April 1932. She studied in the United Kingdom (UK) where …
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
… death sentences for the murder of Mr. Emile Ugo Fanton on 25 September 1959 and two Coloureds who were convicted in …
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… to form a Farmer-Labour Party which never materializes. 25 May Sidney Percival Bunting dies from a stroke in … at anti-pass demonstrations up and down the…
EventIan Woodall and Cathy O'Dowd becomethe first official South African team to conquer the Mount Everest
… On 25 May 1996, two South Africans - Ian Woodall and Cathy … reach the summit of Mount Everest from both the southern (25 May 1996) and northern sides (29…
BiographyOliver Tambo
… exile, MK and the Congress Alliance partners took place on 25 April 1969 at Morogoro, Tanzania . In his address to the …
EventDesmond Dube was born on this day.
… On 25 January 1969, South Afican celebrity Desmond Dube was …
EventNigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of EEC
… from Britain in October 1960. The EEC came into being on 25 March, 1957, when West Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, …
EventFourth Nuclear bomb test by France in the Sahara
… On 25 April 1961, France conducted its fourth nuclear bomb test … This day in African History: 25 April (online), available at: africanhistory.about.com …
EventThe first OK Bazaars opens on the corner of Eloff and President Street in Johannesburg
… On 25 June 1927, Michael Miller and Sam Cohen opened the first …
EventThe Balfour Declaration is accepted
… The 1926 Imperial Conference, held in London from 25 October, accepted the Balfour Declaration, named after … Muller, C.F.J. (ed) (1981). Five Hundred years:…
EventZimbabwe becomes a member of the United Nations (UN)
… as Prime Minister, Zimbabwe became a member of the UN on 25 August 1980. After independence, Zimbabwe's government …
Event14 Year old girl is convicted in Pietermaritzburg High Court
… sent to jail. Each of the two men is currently serving a 25 prison year sentence. …
EventPrime Minister Verwoerd’s assassin transferred from prison to a mental asylum
… ruling of the Courts and held him on death row for nearly 25 years. On 30 June 1994, the African National Congress …
EventForced removals at the Crossroads informal settlement
… Transkei homelands (Bantustans). The removals occurred on 25 May 1986 and June of the same year. Allegedly a notorious …
ArticleA list of South African Shipwrecks
… a total of 378 people on board, including 14 women and 25 children. On 26 March the Arniston separated from the rest … that an unusual mail delivery had been…
PlaceKaNyamazane Township, Mpumalanga
… Western corner of Kruger National Park; which is roughly 25 km East of Nelspruit, in the Mpumalanga Province. …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1654-1899
… was later withdrawn with the proclamation of Act No. 25 of 1891 , in order to discourage the settlement of Indians … improvement of medical treatment for…
First Matabele War
… small pox outbreak that scourged Lobengula's camp. But, on 25 October, as the British forces crossed the Shangani River …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… East. 3 May Germans launch fourth attack on Verdun. 25 May Britain introduces conscription for all men between …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909
… or conducting business in mining areas. 1909 March 25, Mrs Thumbi Naidoo, Mrs Patel and Miss Sonja Schlesin …
PlacePilanesberg International Airport, North West
… after a 2023 fire devastated it. The airport opened in 1981, specifically built to provide direct access to the …
PlaceFort Beaufort/KwaMaqoma- Amatola District, Eastern Cape
… attest to the Town's military past and had a population of 25,668 in 2011. The town was established in 1837 and became a … high and consists of a battalion…
Introduction by Oliver Tambo to a message from Nelson Mandela, smuggled out of prison, 10 June 1980
The African National Congress of South Africa brings you this urgent call to unity and mass action, by political prisoners on Robben Island to all patriots of…
Introduction to a Message from Nelson Mandela by O. R. Tambo, Smuggled Out Of Prison, 10 June 1980
The African National Congress of South Africa brings you this urgent call to unity and mass action, by political prisoners on Robben Island to all patriots of…
EventFormer SA Cricket Captain, Hansie Cronje, dies
… was born as Wessel Johannes Cronje in Bloemfontein on 25 September 1969. He made his Test debut for South Africa …
EventLanga, Uitenhage Massacre: 20 killed by police on Sharpeville Commemoration Day
… 25 years to the day after the infamous Sharpeville Massacre, …
EventANC launches mass boycott of Bantu Education
… those who did not return to school before the deadline of 25 April would be expelled. This divided the ANC between …
EventP.W. Botha and Kenneth Kaunda in a historic meeting
… meeting between Prime Minister B.J. Vorster and Kaunda on 25-26 August 1976. The two leaders were together for nearly …