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EventWWI: battalion consisting of 'Cape Coloured men', called the Cape Corps, is established
… defence force, and at its peak strength it had around 23 000 members. More than 12 000 South African servicemen …
ArchiveCHAPTER 2 - You only win once by Howard Barrell
… of anti-communist attitudes among African governments. 23 Slovo, who experienced similar difficulties as a … with Chris Hani, Botswana and Zimbabwe, December…
Exhibition: Durban, 1973: Strike against cheap labour by David Hemson
… and detained in Chikurubi maximum security prison in 1985. Later he was research director with HSRC and continues …
PlaceRooipoort Nature Reserve, Kimberley
… declared the 4th South African Natural Heritage Site in 1985. It is situated at the meeting place of 3 of southern …
EventSupreme Court changes ruling on forced removals, traditionally
… group of people from their land. However, on 19 September 1985 a Supreme Court ruling declared that forced removals of …
PlaceBathurst, Eastern Cape
… Kleinmond Rivers flow through the District. Population (1985): Bathurst 411; Kenton-on-Sea 2 258; Nkwenkezi 5 781; …
Covert operations
… groups first wade their appearance in South Africa around 1985 and have their origins in the support systems, which … of vigilante groups in South Africa's…
ArticleThe Angolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Brief History
… by increasing its forces from 35,000 in 1982 to 40,000 in 1985. Although UNITA received military aid from the US beginning in 1985, thus rendering its…
ArticleSlave Resistance
… outposts and used in rural labour... ” (Worden, N, (1985), Slavery in Dutch South Africa, (Cambridge University …
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… of Delagoa Bay. This took place in January 1823. 1823 23 June, An exploratory party under Lieutenants Francis … officer turned missionary, arrived in Port…
PlaceSouth African State Theatre
The South African State Theatre was built by Performing Arts department of the Provincial Council of the Transvaal.[i] Botha, Lötter and Partners as well as…
Nelson Mandela University presenting AEE REP qualification programme
… the Certified Renewable Energy Professional (REP) from 20-23 September 2016. In partnership with the Energy Training …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins
… entire day. Colonel Roberts surrendered the next morning. 23 British troops were killed, Colonel Roberts and 44 others …
PlaceTsolo
… lured Hope and his staff to Sulenkama where, on Saturday 23 October 1880, they were massacred. The only person to be …
PlaceAasvoelberg known as The Eye Of Zastron
This spectacular sandstone Mountain is a backdrop for the town of Zastron, in the South-Eastern Free State Province of South Africa. At 2207 m (approx. 7240…
ArticleMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) - Timeline: 1890-1899
… 13-18, Gandhi took Matriculation examination. January 23-30, Attended Vegetarian Congress at Ventor. February 19, … An Appeal to Every Briton in South Africa…
Indian education in Natal
… April, According to Government Notice No. 201/1909 of 23 April 1909, Section 3 stated that no Native, Indian or … commercial subjects. The number of scholars…
The Freedom struggle in Rustenburg
… Sobukwe in detention indefinitely. Two years later, on 23 January 1965, Bram Fischer went into hiding, and lived on … detainees in Bophuthatswana. The…
Chapter 4: Public Response to Vigilantism and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… and political violence in KwaZulu-Natal in the period 1985 to 1994. The role of the media was twofold: some sectors … more violence in a given area. 98 The…
PlaceSiyathemba Township, Balfour
The Dipaleseng Local Municipality is a Category B municipality situated in the Gert Sibande District in the Mpumalanga Province. It is bordered by Lekwa and…
EventGermany signs an unconditional surrender which ends World War II
… forces under German control to cease active operations at 23:01 hours Central European Time on 8 May 1945." These …
EventPeter Scott is born
… (23 January 2014). ↵ …
ArticleNUSAS Wages Commission Timeline 1971-1973
… in terms of wages being below the poverty datum line. 23 October, An article appearing in the Daily News argues: " …
ArticleDemocratic Alliance (DA)
… the official opposition party in South Africa. With 22.23 percent of the national vote, the party won 22 seats in …
ArticleSharpeville Timeline
… state of emergency and claims that protestors ‘shot first’ 23 March 1960 – Robert Sobukwe, Kitchener Leballo and 11 …
ArticleResponse to the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising by organisations in exile
… Many students were shot. The official death toll was 23, but it could have been higher than 200 because the …
Growing social unrest: Community mobilisation, strikes and student protests in the Western Cape in the 1980s
… one another in their struggle against apartheid. On 23-24 April 1979, after the formation of Federation of South …
Article1913 Satyagraha Campaign Resumes
… the Transvaal, where, this time, they were arrested. On 23 September they were tried and sentenced to three months' …
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… are arrested and sent to prison in Pietermaritzburg. 23 October: Gandhi makes the official statement that he will …
New Generation Sculpture
… within the creative arena.(6) Xulu Ruben (1952 - 1985) Nativity relief The sculpture of the 1980s can be … South African art and the BMW show", DeArte, no…