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EventThe Queen mother Elizabeth is born.
… passed with merit.When the World War I started, she was 14 years old and her family home, Glamis Castle, was used as …
EventThe Aula, auditorium of the University of Pretoria, is opened by the Governor
… year in 2008. The University of Cape Town Act (Act 14 of 1916) and the University of Stellenbosch Act (Act 13 of …
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, issues a Unilateral Declaration of Independence
… Ian Smith's white minority government led the country for 14 years amid international scorn and sanctions. Following a …
EventZulu King Zwelithini threatens to establish a separate Zulu state
… On 14 February 1994 Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini told …
EventThe Angolan government announces a unilateral ceasefire
… a ceasefire with Unita on 13 March 2002, to take effect on 14 March. Official talks between senior staff of both groups …
EventAppearance of former ministers before the TRC
… due to ill health, he would not be able to appear on the 14 th of October. The former ministers were subpoenaed for …
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
… six months of his life where he died of heart failure on 14 July 1904. His remains were returned to South Africa and …
PlaceGraaff-Reinet Division
… the division: 1841 census: 8,292 residents 1865 census: 14,695 residents, of whom 3,912 were literate 1875 census: … 16,378 residents, of whom 5,012 were…
Document 59 - Letter from Ruth First to The Secretary, South African Institute of Race Relations’, 17 August 1944
… (presumably compulsory) of Africans from the age of 14 for a period of 3 years. 2. The compulsory registration of …
A growing urban African population
… of Sophiatown's population was made up of property owners, 14% were tenants and a staggering 82% were sub-tenants. This …
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… between Bloemfontein, Johannesburg and Pretoria. 14 July, President Brand dies of a heart attack. December, …
Covert operations
… The time has come to descend into the murky depths of extra-legal forms of repression, referred to collectively as … mob marched through the township…
District Six: 3,000 ex-residents on land claims waiting list by Diana Mellow (GroundUp), 23 September 2016
… Bo Kaap is not my place. I am not from Bo Kaap.” In a 2004 ceremony, Nelson Mandela gave house keys to the first …
PlaceDie Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerkgebou in Du Toit Street, Pretoria
… Ds. P. de Kock 1996-2003: Ds. M.J. Slabbert 1996-2004: Ds. A. Thomas 2003-2007: Ds. W. Mans 2008- : Ds. C. …
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
… Movement’s Society of Young Africans (SOYA). Although only 14 years of age at the time, he became active in student …
PlaceBlaauwberg Nature Reserve, Melkbosstrand
Cape Town is unique due to its high concentration of local flora and fauna species. The Blaauwberg Nature Reserve protects and conserves, one of the City’s-…
Document 61 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 25 March (1936) at 8.30 p.m.
… to C. B. J. Dladla was read. Com Freislich reported that 14 had attended the last lecture at the Spartacus Club. The …
EventAngola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial rule
… Angola becomes independent after 14 years of armed resistance to Portuguese colonial rule. The …
EventThe trial of Dr Allan Boesak on charges of theft and fraud starts
… in religion and politics from an early age. At the age of 14 he became a sexton Dutch Reformed Church's Sendingkerk (a …
EventBoutros Boutros Ghali, former UN Secretary General, is born
… Boutros Boutros Ghali was born in Egypt on 14 November 1922 into a prominent Coptic Christian family. He …
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… 13 The Final Prize: The Grand Coup: Rivonia - Chapter 14 The Final Prize: The Chalk Circle: Face-to-Face with the … The Final Prize: Moscow, Havana, Harare…
EventA cargo plane crashes into a market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing at least 350 people
On 8 February 1996 an Africa Air Antonov 32 cargo plane crashed into a market made of wood and iron shacks, killing between 250 and 350 people in Kinshasa,…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… meeting between exiled ANC leaders and NP, Lausanne 1989 14 September, F.W. de Klerk becomes State President 1989 …
Archive2009 - President Motlanthe, State of the Nation Address, 6 February 2009 (Before National Elections)
… the mandate accorded the African National Congress in the 2004 elections, and in laying the foundation for the … the cause of human development and human…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… Ming emperors were often dominated by their advisors. [14] The governmental structure of the Ming Dynasty lasted … an internal investigation 1380 A.D., this…
Desirable or undesirable Basotho women?' Liquor, prostitution and the migration of Basotho women to the Rand, 1920-1945' by P. L. Bonner
… left the location (The Star, 11.1.1939) In June 1940 some 20 separate raids on Marabastad location near Pretoria netted … location. The opening shots in the…
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… The premises were officially opened to the public on 14 November 1853. By that time it could boast of 112 members, … afterwards Earl Russell, was appointed…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1
… for peace.’ [x] The signing ceremony was held on September 14, 1991 at the Carlton Hotel in Johannesburg and the accord … independent territories, ought to…
PlacePort Alfred
One of the many difficulties faced by the 1820 Settlers, was accessibility to the outside World. In 1821, the first ship entered the Kowie River and the…
Artists' Forum with Kemang Wa Lehulere
Please join us for the next Artists' Forum with Kemang Wa Lehulere, which will take place on Thursday 30 October at the Iyatsiba Lab. In this Forum, Kemang…