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EventPresident F W de Klerk announces that South Africa’s first democratic elections will be held
… first non-racial democratic elections will be held from 26-28 April 1994. …
PlaceUnion Buildings and Raadsaal, Church Square, Pretoria
… builder of the time was John Johnstone Kirkness (1857-1939) and he became the contractor for the Raadsaal on Church …
How the “Long walk to Freedom” began by E.S. Reddy
… In March 1939, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wrote a series of eight …
PlaceBabanango, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… the Department of Bantu Affairs through Proclamation 31 of 1939 and regulated by Proclamation R 169 of 1967 with …
EventBenjamin Magson Kies, political activist & lawyer, is born
… of a scholarship, the BA (1937), MA (1938) and BEd (1939) degrees. After qualifying as a teacher Kies returned to …
PlaceKingsmead Cricket Stadium, Durban
… when England and South Africa played to out a draw. In 1939 England and South Africa played a timeless Test, which …
EventProtection for whistleblowers' is ensured
… The Protected Disclosures Act, no 26 of 2000, providing protection of employees against …
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… African Coloured Indian White 1989 51% 29% 6% 3% 1993 50% 26% 8% 3% 1996 57% 22% 9% 3% 1997 55% 21% 6% 4% 2001 62% 29% … reform in South Africa: Final report…
ArticlePretoria (Tshwane): The Naming of a City
… changed to Tshwane. [xvi] This new name was approved on 26 May 2005, by the South African Geographical Names Council …
PlaceAbiquasput, Northern Cape
… 26 km North of Noenieput. The name in Afrikaans meaning, …
EventNP serves legal papers on TRC
… giving notice of a High Court application to be heard on 26 August 1997. The application called on the court to order …
PlaceOfficial residence, Commander of British forces in South Africa, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 26 June 1981. …
EventBattle of Dogali: Ethiopian army defeat the invading Italians
… forces, as they totally routed the invading Italians on 26 January 1887. …
Mafika Gwala’s Books Catalogue
… : Ravan, 1975: p.24-33. BB 276 (DOCNO: 30271) (CAT: 10) 4. Gwala, Mafika Pascal. 'Tracing the steps.' (SUBJECTS: … -- Mtshali, Mbuyiseni Oswald] New Nation…
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
… area or had worked continuously for on one employer for 10 years and if they had not been found to be ‘ideal or … since Mr. Sisulu was imprisoned on Robin…
PlaceNational Women’s Monument
… Anton van Wouw , was put up in 1913 in remembrance of the 26 370 Boer women and children who died in prison camps …
EventRiots erupt in East London, Eastern Cape
… five months after the start of the Defiance Campaign, 26 June 1952 when the first volunteers including Nelson … available at https://africanhistory.about.com…
EventThe Gift Of The Givers Foundation helps tsunami victims
… About 54 000 people were affected by the disaster on 26 December 2004. …
EventWorld’s largest diamond at the time, the Cullinan, is found in South Africa
… On 26 January 1905 miner Frederick Wells extracted a large …
Emissaries from Russia
1. I have received the response of Mr F. W de Klerk to a memorandum which I addressed to him on the 26th June 1992. I enclosed the statement of the Emergency…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… 10.09.2016 ↵ [v] ibid ↵ [vi]ibid ↵ [vii] Cotzee HM, 2002 Zulu …
Glossary: Local History
… age or who are living at the same time. Hectare An area of 10 000 square metres. Hominid Humans and human-like …
ArticleProvincial Leaders
… Council of Provinces (NCOP). The NCOP has 90 members, 10 from each province. This council is supposed to make sure …
Introduction - The anti-Apartheid Movements: a 40-year perspective
… On 26 June 1959, over five hundred people attended a meeting at … Exactly 40 years later, on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 June 1999, the moment of the Anti…
EventHeavy rains continue to ravage SA, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
… On 26 February 2000, it is reported that Cyclone Eline, which …
EventDesire Wilson is born
… Desiré Randall Wilson was born on 26 November 1953 in Brakpan. Wilson is a former racing driver …
EventSouth African athlete and Africa high-jump record holder Hestrie Cloete is born in Germiston, Transvaal
… Cloete was born in Germiston, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 26 August 1978. She began high jumping at the age of 13 when …
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt and his wife are sentenced to life imprisonment
… high treason on charges of spying for the Soviet Union. On 26 January, 1983, the South African government announced at a …
ArchiveEllen Kuzwayo
… Mr Mandela I acknowledge receipt of your memorandum dated 26 June 1992. However, an exchange of memoranda is no …
EventA fire breaks out on Table Mountain after a British tourist allegedly tossed a lit cigarette out of a car window
… On 26 January 2006, a massive fire swept along the lower slopes …