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ArticleThe Roots of Apartheid in the Construction of Buchuberg Dam
… by hand and aided in the overall construction of the dam. [11] Even though these men were given meager wages, the … of Men”, Water History, (Vol 8), (No. 2),…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… by a white overseer. White employees suppress the strike. 11 African mineworkers killed and 37 injured. African women … State (OFS) against the carrying of…
The First Slaves at the Cape
… , and 1658, when the first slave shipment arrived, between 11 and 20 slaves had already been brought to the Cape colony. … that Company officials at the Cape…
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… from around the country to assemble in Queenstown. 11 May, The Native Affairs Commission attempts to negotiate … are split into regiments and prepare for…
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… 45 minutes, but failed to mount a full-blown strike. On 11 January workers at a tea packing company, TW Becket & Co, …
EventFirst ANC Conference in SA in three decades
… Front in 1983; and the release of Nelson Mandela on 11 February 1990. …
EventErmelo is founded
Ermelo, the educational, industrial and commercial centre of a 7,750m² district in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa was founded by the Reverend Frans Lion…
EventThe iconic Athlone cooling towers are demolished
… of Cape Town. The power station towers were detonated at 11:56 - about 3.5 minutes earlier than the expected time and …
PlaceOrlando Stadium
… has hosted state funerals for icons like Joe Slovo (1995), Walter Sisulu (2003), and Winnie Mandela (2018), … has hosted state funerals for icons like Joe…
ArchiveInterview with Sibongile Mthembu Mkhabela
… subsequently was a defendant in the trial of the "Soweto 11" and was jailed for two years. Answers have been …
EventThe trial of eleven Soweto students charged under the Terrorism Act begins
… and terrorism between May 1976 and October 1977. On 11 May, 1979they were convicted of sedition and sentenced to …
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… 8% 3% 1996 57% 22% 9% 3% 1997 55% 21% 6% 4% 2001 62% 29% 11% 4% Following is a brief review of the history of colonial … Town: Oxford University Press…
ArticleMapungubwe
The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa,…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… starting in January 2011, their tuition would jump by 11 percent and their residential fees by 14 percent. 2011 …
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Desmond Tutu
… Norwegian Nobel Committee. Nobel Lecture by Tutu, December 11, 1984 . Statement by archbishop Desmond Tutu in response …
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… are found at Goodhope Primary in Bellville South. 11 August, African pupils from Langa, Gugulethu and Nyanga …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1914
… 6 000 French troops from the capital to the frontline. By 11 September, all the divisions of the German army deployed …
EventFormer Kenyan President, Jomo Kenyatta, dies
… Kenyatta [online] Available at: britannica.com [Accessed 11 August 2009] Jomo Kenyatta - A Leader of Black Africa … (1952) The Age [online]. 12 November, p.2…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins
… ultimately captured in the first battle of Silkaatsnek on 11 July 1900. After the fall of Pretoria on 5 June 1900, the … harsh conditions using the…
PlaceCookhouse, Eastern Cape
… married 21st October 1798 & Maria Johanna MENTZ married 11 Mar 1826. The Grave is situated near the Fish River (it's … The Museum is open most Saturdays…
PlaceDe Goede Verwachting, 17 Cavalcade Road, Green Point
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 11 September 1964. …
PlaceAustin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, New Muckleneuk, Pretoria
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 11 April 1980. The reserve was named after …
EventF.W. de Klerk is unanimously elected the new leader of the Transvaal NP
… parties. Subsequently, Mandela was released from prison on 11 February, 1990. …
EventAhmed Ben Bella, former president of Algeria, is released after fourteen years in prison
… and placed under house arrest until 1980. Bella died on 11 April 2012. …
EventSA withdraws from the International Labour Organisation
… The date is given as 14 March in another source, but 11 March is mentioned in the official declaration by the …
EventNigeria imposes sanctions on South Africa, and implements a total trade boycott
… On 11 April 1961, Nigeria imposed a trade boycott on South … geocities.com, [offline], Index unavailable [Accessed: 01 April 2009]|Nigerialogy, (2013), This…
Event3 students from Johannesburg are the first to climb ‘Devil’s Tooth’ in the Drakensberg Range
… 1950, the Devil's Tooth was considered unclimbable, but on 11 August 1950 E. Scholes, D. Bell and P. Campbell formed a …
EventThe inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is celebrated
… Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 473. …
10th Annual Oral History Conference
… in South Africa. The conference will be held from 08-11 October 2013 in the Kimberley, Northern Cape, under the …
EventThe Town Victoria West is founded under the name Victoria, named after Queen Victoria
… Cape. Today, the town has a population of just over 11 000. It is a thriving small town with a booming sheep …