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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 …
ArchiveI 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…
Document 50 - Lenin Club, Draft Thesis: The Trade Union Question (No division On this question) (1934)
… (No division On this question) (1934) [....] The position of the Trade Unions in South Africa reflects the backwardness … see the same erroneous and harmful…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1915
… 1 January Battle of Artois and Champagne in France begins. 31 January 1915 The German Army makes use of poison gas for the first time in an attack on the…
ArchiveD.I.V.I.D.E. And Rule; South Africas Bantust
… white; map showing Bantustans; text: Apartheid: 70% of the population are Africans. They are allocated 13% of the land -- the Bantustans. 17 % of the…
BiographyAdelaine Florence Hain
… Stocks in Port Alfred, South Africa, on 16 February 1927 of British 1820 settlers. The family of her father Gerald Stocks hailed originally from South West ……
BiographyShirish Nanabhai
… Shirish was born one of eight siblings on 1 March 1938 at 51 Commercial Rd, … Shirish J. Nanabhai’s father, was from the village of Karadi/Matvad in Gujarat,…
BiographyGovin Reddy
… a farming area next to Claremont on the outskirts of Durban, Natal (now known as KwaZulu-Natal - KZN). The seeds of Reddy’s activism were sown as a…
PlaceAnton van Wouw House, Museum- Pretoria
… for the famous sculptor Anton van Wouw and is an example of Norman Eaton’s romantic, organic designs. The thatch roof … shade for the windows, the face brick…
Chapter IV - Becoming an activist
… do you want the job?”, I said "yes". Solly used to say of himself, "I am a Jew. I have a rough voice and a … Johannesburg during the depression years, driven…
Indian South Africans timeline 1940-1949
… the meeting ends in failure. February, The decision of the Natal Indian Association (NIA) executive to cooperate … arrested in July and convicted for…
EventWW2 veteran Job Masego dies
… Springs, before he volunteered for service with the Native Military Corps of the Union Defence Force. While still working at the factory, he became familiar…
PlaceStendahl Mission
… is said to have existed for about 124 years. A Minister of the Berlin Mission Society, Gueldenpfennig, acquired the mission land in 1860. By 1924 the land…
EventFormer SANNC President Sefako Mapogo Makgatho dies
… Transvaal (now Limpopo province) in 1861. He was the son of Chief Kgorutlhe Josiah Makgatho of the Makgatho chieftaincy at GaMphahlele. Before embarking ……
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa
… When Mapungubwe was abandoned, it was to the benefit of Great Zimbabwe. The cultural, political and economic power … which was a device that helped people to…
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… is established in Rustenburg. 10 December, The birth of Rustenburg. 1851 Rustenburg officially founded as … days. Other agreements include improvements in…
PlaceSteadville, Ladysmith
… the Bantu Affairs Department as the Principal Clerk to the Native Commissioner. He retired in 1931 after 32 years of service. Although it is not clear…
ArchiveSpeech by President Nelson Mandela on Women’s Day, Pretoria, 9 August 1996
… Ministers; Guests; Friends and compatriots. When the women of South Africa converged on these Union Buildings forty … The presence of so many women from so…