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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 …
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…
EventSouth African man sets record for world's deepest dive
… His target was a depth of 320, but he only managed 318.25, which still proved good enough for a world record. It …
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… was later withdrawn with the proclamation of Act No. 25 of 1891 , in order to discourage the settlement of Indians … improvement of medical treatment for…
EventThe first issue of the weekly periodical 'TIME' appeared on news stands
… South Africa [online]. Available at: time.com [accessed 25 February 2009] Those were the days, 2 March [online]. Available at: 440.coml [accessed 25 February…
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 …
The Detention Weapon
… of Alfred Mabake Makaleng on 26 August 1988. During the 25 years of detention without trial, there have been 67 … as young as 10) • 1978 - 252 • 1979 - 48 • …
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 …
South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO)
… with them and arranged to travel to South Africa early in 1981 in the hope of establishing underground structures and … Seatlholo secretly entered South…
PlacePilanesberg International Airport, North West
… after a 2023 fire devastated it. The airport opened in 1981, specifically built to provide direct access to the …
Chapter 2 - Jewish Trade Unions in Cape Town 1903-1907: A Socio-Historical Study
… at the time of their arrival; 32 per cent were in the 21-25 age group, while 26 per cent were between 26 and 30 years … Jews and Zionism: The South African…
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… died on their way, eleven others completed this journey. 25 December, The English ketch Bona Ventura was wrecked at St … Bay of Natal, swelling the size of…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… Repealed by the Blacks (Urban Areas) Consolidation Act No 25 of 1945 Anti-Indian Legislation: The Class Areas Bill. … No. 11 of 1924, provides for job…
ArticleLesotho Timeline
… to lessen economic dependence on apartheid South Africa. 1981 BCP sympathiser Benjamin Masilo is attacked in …
ArticleRobert Mcbride timeline
… by saying that he had to work for in the family business. 1981 Robert McBride gains entrance to the University of Natal …
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…
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…