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PlaceFraserburg
… was originally part of the district of Worcester and was proclaimed a separate division on 12 December 1853. … measuring as remainder 208 square roods, 48…
Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari
… North, 1901 The Education Bill, 1906 The Coloured People and the Franchise, 1906 A letter to the Coloured People of … (1919) Protest against the Women’s…
EventAfrikaner nationalists rebel against a Union Jack in new South African flag
… caused by such pressing issues as World War I and achieving Dominion Status within the British Empire. In … was spread horizontally towards the hoist from…
Document 35 - Letter from John Gomas to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 29 October 1930
… Bureau as a result of differences of opinion between him and other members. udging from the information so far … we are given to understand exist between…
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic’s office
… states; strengthening economic ties in the subcontinent; and, prevailing on them to 'display some moderation' in … power to secure these objectives by means…
EventSADF takes over security of Northern Natal from the SAP to prevent infiltration into SA by Liberation Movements
… Mozambique had cast off the yoke of Portuguese colonialism and Pretoria feared that they might inspire and support similar efforts in South Africa. In…
EventRhodesia adopts new constitution
… National Union), Zapu (Zimbabwe African Peoples Union) and others against the white minority government These … the right to vote, eliminating discriminatory…
EventSouth African Parliament repeals The Separate Amenities Act of 1953
… segregation of all public facilities, including buildings, and transport, in order to limit contact between the … most notably the Immorality Act, Mixed…
EventThe Dutch East India Company decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape
… Germany, England, America, the Netherlands, Poland and South Africa, where they could enjoy religious freedom. … they shared the same religious beliefs …
EventHome Affairs Minister Mapisa
… which people fraudulently acquired South African passports and identity documents. She hinted that there was a need for … nabbed in the normal course of…
EventZulu King Cetshwayo Dies
… grew older, he began to undermine his father’s authority and assumed control of the kingdom. By the time Mpande died, … an ultimatum; Cetshwayo should…
PlaceCradle of Humankind, near Johannesburg
… This site currently occupies 47,000 hectares (180 sq mi) and it contains a complex of limestone Caves. The … (nicknamed “ Mrs. Ples ”), found in 1947 by…
PlaceMvezo, Eastern Cape
… 2017 Children from Mvezo village braved the cold weather and came in their numbers to receive gifts from their Chief … Jul 2017 Nelson Mandela: The President…
Frances Baard Launch of the ANC Volunteer Corps, 11 July 2013
… be Comrade John Block, ANC chairperson in Northern Cape and Comrade Zweli Mkhize, ANC Treasurer General and Kwazulu- Natal Premier. This Launch will be…
Pietie Norval was born on this day
… [i] He began playing tennis at the age of 7 years old, and turned professional at 18. [ii] Norval is a right-handed … Australian Carl Limberger in Round 1. …
EventJacob Matlala, SA junior flyweight, wins the WBO world champion title
… Weir on a technical decision in five rounds. He defended and retained the title against Weir in Liverpool the … Mickey Cantwell, where former President…
EventUnited Nations Charter is adopted
… premier General Jan Smuts had prepared. Governments and a number of non-government organisations, including the … the Republic of China, France, USSR, United…
EventMarien Ngouabi, President of Congo dies
… greater control over the oil rich Cabinda region of Angola and who urged Ngouabi to annex the region. However, after … assassinate him. This act was…
EventS.P. Botha, Minister of Water Affairs, proposes new schemes to ease the Western Cape’s water supply problem
… water projects such as the Voelvlei Dam were undertaken and new schemes like Riversonderend-Berg River Project were … of this century in order to store the…
EventThe African National Congress is found guilty
… second commission of inquiry, chaired by S.M. Motsuenyane and made up of independent members not connected to the ANC. … their own members as long as the…
EventSouth Africa deports Donald “Dolan” Acheson
… ever made to extradite Acheson to Namibia to stand trial and in 1991 Acheson was deported to Ireland as an undesirable … dropped out of the public eye after…
EventGen. Jannie Geldenhuys announces that CCB will be disbanded
… had been informed of the CCB only in January of that year, and that he would not protect any minister found guilty of … Following this, the minister of…
EventAdvocate Anton Lubowski secretary-general of the SWAPO is assassinated
… Captain Wouter Basson (aka Christo Britz), Ferdi Barnard and Charles Wildschudt (formerly Neelse). Judge Levy's report was corroborated by a Truth and…
EventSADF responds to allegations by FAPLA
… 230 South African troops in the course of the offensive and had destroyed large numbers of vehicles, the South … SADF vehemently denied Dos Santos's version…
EventCape of Good Hope Royal Observatory is founded
… accurate measurement of Moon's distance from the Earth and the first observations from which the distance of a star … would drop time balls at the…
EventKing Leopold II of Belgium hands over the administration of the Congo to the Belgian parliament
… of the Congo is reputed to have been ruthless and brutal. The decision to transfer the Congo to the Belgian … by colonial officials on their subjects in…
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… the Cape. This was followed by the arrival of free Muslims and political exiles from Sumatra. By the mid 18th century, … By 1804, Muslims had been granted…
EventJ.J. Hadebe replies to Thabo Mbeki’s plea
… that the time had come for him to take up his weapon and join the army. In 1965 Mbeki returned to Sussex … the tense negotiations that took place in the…
EventOver 60 people are killed by RENAMO in Mozambique
… On 28 November 1987 more than 60 people were killed, and scores were left wounded when an army-escorted civilian … killed during the exchange of gun fire…
EventA strong delegation of the ANC NEC members arrives at Caculam, Angola
… Independence of Angola (Unita) in the civil war in Angola and defied the security personnel of the ANC. The combatants … that, only Tambo, Joe Slovo the…