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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 …
I want you to share your bread with the hungry, open your homes to the homeless poor, remove the yoke of injustice, let the oppressed go free
… Bible quote from Isaiah: 58. Artwork of person with a brown loaf and a basket of bread. Catholic Fund for Overseas Development (CAFOD) … open your homes to…
Summary Minutes of a Meeting held at the US Embassy in Cairo on 24 June 1988 between the South African and US delegations to the Cairo talks
… Minutes of a meeting held between South African and US delegates to … reconciliation in Southern Africa and the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola in…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… from tuberculosis. 1944 2 April, The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), the youth wing of the African National Congress is formed. 1946…
ArticlePixley ka Isaka Seme Timeline 1881-1951
… his speech at Columbia University on “The Regeneration of Africa” which wins him the University’s highest oratorical … of Africans to form the South African…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 2) - Convenor: Janet Cherry
… African Communist Party ( SACP ), as well as the opening of new fronts/sites of struggle in a changed and changing … reflect on the policy and posture of the…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… poll, he followed his conscience and resigned. The head of the University gave him a choice: either he accepts the … and Professor Z. K. Matthews join the…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… 1 SASO is officially inaugurated at the Turfloop campus of the University of the North (UNIN) with Steve Bantu Biko … and emphasized the Black Consciousness…
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… SASO is officially inaugurated at the Turfloop campus of the University of the North (UNIN) with Steve Bantu Biko … and emphasized the Black Consciousness…
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
… 1994. There is little doubt that coming from a history of a racially divided society, people voted for their skin … years leading to 1994. They include the…
ArticleSefako Mapogo Makgatho Timeline 1861-1961
… in Transvaal (now Limpopo province). 1870 The death of the King of the Baostho Moshoeshoe I. 1878 Sekhukhuni at … is established. 1912 The South African…
BiographyRick Turner
… He was highly influential in the re-emergence of the Black labour movement and one of the first in the White-left to appreciate the significance … about the…