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PlaceHouses Brill and Andrew Murray, together with Tuck Shop, Grey-College, Bloemfontein
… Colony, Sir Hamilton J Gould-Adams. The tuckshop probably dates to 1908 and has been a popular gathering place for …
ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
… National Congress (ANC) and its guerilla forces. On 18 October, Carlos Cardosa, Director of the Mocambican News … When we were flying over Zambia, the…
EventKhoikhoi warriors defeat Portuguese thieves
… This cordiality came to an end though when approximately 12 of the Portuguese sailors visited the Khoikhoi village and … the raiders killing 64 of them…
ANC statement on the state of readiness for celebrations of 101 year celebration of the ANC, 9 January 2013
… at Kings Park Stadium in Ethekwini Region on Saturday, 12 January 2013. These celebrations mark the start of the … activities will continue throughout the…
PlaceDe Beers Building, 88 St Georges Street, Simonstown
… This sandstone structure dates from 1902 when it was designed by Herbert Baker for De …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… of restrictions on the media and on some detainees. 11 February , Nelson Mandela is freed after twenty-seven … security forces to play an effective peace…
Artists' Forum with Kemang Wa Lehulere
… to, collective narratives. Date: Thursday 30 October Time: 11:00am – 13:00pm Venue: The Iyatsiba Lab, 66 Greatmore …
South Africa Communists Speak Documents from the history of the South African Communist Party 1915 - 1980
… report in The International, January 14, 1916. Document 11: '170 Million Recruits', editorial in The International, March 23, 1971. Document 12: Editorial …
SAHO Timeline and Milestones
… of Pretoria 10 May 2018; Kalk Bay Artist Studio 12 July 2018). A4 Arts Foundation, District 6, Cape Town, 8 … Awards 31 March 2016 2015 Insurrections, a…
PlaceHawthornden-House, Herschell Walk, Wynberg
… The construction of the original structure probably dates to 1683, but it was rebuilt to its present form, as a …
EventTranskei announces it is re-establishing diplomatic relations with South Africa
… seconded to the Transkei Army should leave. The dispute dates back to the late 1970s when Transkei demanded areas the …
ArticleHistory of Slavery and early colonisation in SA timeline 1602-1841
… in the Cape with their 'owners'. By 1658 there were 11 slaves, 8 women and 3 men at the Cape. One of these, … of special magistrates. 1836 Start of the Great…
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… water scheme also focused on educating poor whites On 18 July 1898 the first canvas tent was used as a school where 30 pupils attended classes. [11]…
BiographyRonald “Ron” Press
… that they were forced to sell Sibyl's wedding ring for £11. The Press’s daughter Estelle was born on the 14 of …
BiographyHorst Gerhard Hermann Kleinschmidt
… in the local student magazine and provided hundreds of extra copies for students at black campuses where … in the trial that became known as the “Tokyo…
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki establishes a commission of inquiry to probe alleged illicit activities on the UN's Iraq oil-for-food programme
… On 17 February 2006 the Donen Commission of Inquiry was established by … The commission submitted its final report in September 2006. On 23 August 2009,…
PlaceHomestead on Totteridge Park Farm, District of Uitenhage
… Division of Uitenhage. The T-plan Double Storey Farm House dates from approximately 1780 and is presumed to have been …
ArticleThe Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896
… Science & Society, 36, 443-462 (p.456). ↵ [ii] Frankl, P. (2006). The Exile of Sayyid Khalid Bin Barghash Al-Busa'Idi. …
ArticlePretoria: The Founding of the City
… Ibid ↵ [vii] Ibid ↵ [viii] Ibid ↵ [ix] Wolff, A. (ed.). 2006. Britannica concise Encyclopaedia. Encyclopaedia …
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew
… Non-European Unity", Freedom, 4,1, February 1945 Document 11 - Peter Meissenheimer, "Smuts' Anti-Indian Bill: Economic … Non-European Unity?" Workers' Voice,…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
… to the Caprivi Strip and Angola. Tensions rose when, on 11 December 1982, Botswana shot down a civilian plane … Their aim was to destroy eight houses and two…
XIII - The Courts
… ”¢ The Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967, as shown on page 18 allows for indefinite incommunicado detention for … adamant in her demands for a full investigation…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1930-1939
… 1930 - 1939 1930 May 4-5, Gandhi: At 12.45 a.m., arrested at Karadi, a village near Dandi where … Prison). Self-purificatory fast for 21 days started at 12…
PlaceBoshof House, Boshof Avenue, Newlands
… Farm, owned by Alexander van Breda. Its construction dates from the early 19th century, and it was extended and …
EventNew Zealand imposes a blanket ban on sports teams from South Africa
… The story of international sanctions against South Africa dates back to the late 1950s. In 1959, the Anti-Apartheid …
EventPresident Paul Kruger authorises the construction of the railway line to Delagoa bay
… [Accessed 25 May, 2010] Important dates in South African History. [Online]. Available at: …
EventMorocco reclaims its long lost region of Sidi Ifni from Spain
… were happy about the resolution. The story of Sidi Ifni dates back to 1476 when Spanish explorer, Diego GarcÁa de …
EventTravis Logie, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… Travis Logie was born in Durban on 11 May 1979.[i] Logie was crowned the International Surfing … (12 November 2014). ↵ [vii] Travis Logie joins the World…
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… The Final Prize: “Bantu Education or the Street” - Chapter 11 The Final Prize: A Charge of Treason - Chapter 12 The Final Prize: Transition to Armed Struggle…
PlaceBritish Bechuanaland
… the territory had a total of 84,472 residents, of whom 11,683 were literate. These were broken down as follows: … 683 Division of Gordonia 8 811 2 108…