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PlaceOld Fort, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg
… the Executive Committee of the Republic, resolved on 12 November 1896 to build a fort on Hospital Hill, … to take an oath of secrecy. Building was completed…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 7 Union Street, Gardens
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 August 1984. Zorgwyk House, 36 Breda Street, Gardens. The …
PlaceChurch Square,Spin Street- Cape Town
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 February 1961. …
EventAndrew Charles Hudson, South African cricketer is born
… Andrew Charles Hudson was born on 17 March 1965 in Eshowe, Natal (KwaZulu Natal). He … Available at : www.espncricinfo.com [Accessed: 17 March 2014]|…
EventWinkie Direko is born
… the Year Award in 1993 and Premier of the Free State since 17 June 1999, was born in Botshabelo, Bloemfontein in South …
EventThe Pretoria Supreme Court orders for an inquiry into the doctors' treatment of Steve Biko at the time of his death
… the abuse which led to Biko's death from his injuries on 12 September. Prior to the Supreme Court order and two years … that no new evidence had come to…
EventGovernor-General Sir Patrick Duncan dies
… His children presented his papers, numbering nearly 17, 000 items and consisting of private and semi-official …
EventKing Mswati III buys another luxury car
Mbabane based newspaper, Times, reported that King Mswati III of Swaziland bought himself a luxury Maybach 62 sedan worth $500,000 despite his country's…
EventMandela asks for commitment to fight AIDS
… SA government and AIDS. Source: The Citizen, Saturday 17 July, 2004, p. 4. …
EventLabour pioneer Samuel Long is arrested
… charged with high treason and the possession of loot. On 17 November 1922, he was hanged at the Central Prison in … [online], Available at www.sahistory.org…
EventMarks Maponyane, former Bafana Bafana striker, is born in Meadowlands, Soweto
… February 1962. Maponyane played professional football for 17 years and was awarded footballer of the year three times. …
Post-detention weapons
… been widely used during 1988 and 1989. The crackdown on 17 organisations in February 1988 was coupled with restriction orders on 12 people that were so…
PlaceUniversity of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN)
… Natal was granted independent University status only in, 1949 and this was owing to its rapid growth in numbers. This … of Natal was granted independent…
ArticleThe Padavatan Six and the 1917 Natal Floods
… Periyasamy Govender, another volunteer, was born on 17 September 1890 in Madras (now Chennai), India. He arrived … belonged to T. Veloo. They had carried…
Event1300 Volkswagen workers dismissed for unprocedural strike against NUMSA leadership
… for international support”, World Socialist Website, (17 February 2000). Accessed on 20 September 2016 … for international support”, World Socialist Website,…
The small matter of a horse: The life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula, 1867-1948 by Charles van Onselen, 04 January 2012 (libcom.org)
… and herding, by its very nature, was a lonely occupation.12 To make matters worse the youngster does not appear to … to 'native hemp, cannabis, satwa of the…
ArchiveThe 16th of December in South Africa by Wolfram Kistner
… convincing to the blacks in South Africa. In December 16, 1949, on the same day, when the Voortrekker Monument was … that separate churches should be…
PlaceCathcart District, Eastern Cape
… was the first shrine built in Africa and was blessed in 1949. It is often referred to as the “Mother Shrine of …
EventPresident Robert Mugabe defends land reform programme
… question (online), available at: britannica.com [Accessed 12 April 2010] Mugabe's Celebratory Rant (online), available at:.news24.com [Accessed 12 April 2010…
ArchiveCOSAS banned : 31 killed : meeting
Notice of a meeting by NUSAS AZASO, at Yellow Level, Wednesday 12h45.
PlaceBoshof House, Boshof Avenue, Newlands
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 January 1941. …
EventThe Riotous Assemblies Act Commences
… The Riotous Assemblies Act no 17 of 1956, prohibiting any outside gathering that the …
EventDe Klerk announces a referendum to test his political reforms
… President F.W. de Klerk announced a referendum for 17 March to establish the opinion of White voters towards his …
EventHerero people defeat German Forces
… Okaharui ambushed German forces killing 32 and wounding 17 German troops. Von Glasenapp's forces were also suffering …
EventKabila is inaugurated as president of the DRC
… Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guehenno, who represented 17,600 peacekeepers overseeing the elections, the largest UN …
EventFirst flight in an airplane is undertaken
… On the morning of 17 December 1903, brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright …
EventSol Kerzner admits to the Harms Commission, that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Matanzima
… exclusive casino rights in the Transkei Province. On 17 January 1989, after two years of investigations, Kerzner … (1995) Police move closer to Sol from Mail…
EventNaguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer and Nobel laureate, is born
… be a writer. He began writing at the age of eleven and at 17 he published his first article. At 21 he published his …
PlaceMuritai House, 22 Sophia Street, Oranjezicht
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 12 May 1989. …
PlaceBird Street Houses (8-10), Port Elizabeth
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 12 May 1989. …