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PlaceMajuba Power Station, Volksrust-Mpumalanga
This 4 110 megawatt Station, constructed at a cost of R 11.9 Billion, is one of the five biggest Power Stations in the World and the first to have been…
EventProposal made to stop sending Black troops to assist in WW1
… the SA government agreed to recruit more men, after the 10 000 troops that had already been sent overseas. …
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 1 : Socialist Pilgrims to Bolshevik Footsoldiers 1919-1930 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
… and D.I. Jones to M.V. Kobetsky, 11 June 1921 Document 10 Statement of South African Delegation to Comintern, 16 July 1921 Document 11 Letter from D.I. Jones…
EventZola Skweyiya is born
… for the poor and children. Under his leadership nearly 10 million South Africans are receiving state grants. …
EventElizabeth Taylor remarries Richard Burton in Botswana
… months after the break-up of their first marriage of 10 years, and lasted only nine months. Burton died at 58 in …
EventThe Battle of Blood River
… On 16 December 1838 the Battle of Blood River took place near … under the leadership of Dingane the Zulu King. About 10 000-20 000 Zulu warriors led by…
EventSoccer coach Pitso Mosimane is fined R50 000
SuperSport United coach Pitso Mosimane was fined R50 000 at a Premier Soccer League (PSL) disciplinary hearing. This followed after his heated altercation with…
EventCrime statistics released
… in the world excluding war zones. The figures reveal that 10 161 people were murdered in the first seven months of …
Coal Miners Strike on the Rand
… a strike because of a wage cut of 5 percent per shift. On 10 January 1922 White mine workers on the Rand gold mines …
EventThe Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence) begins
… did not work. So on 8 December 1880 between 8 000 and 10 000 Boers gathered at Paardekraal, near Krugersdorp. A …
EventSouth African author and feminist Olive Schreiner is born
… in the Eastern Cape. She died in Wynberg, Cape Town, on 10 December 1920. The Department of Tourism in the Eastern …
Chapter 6 - Reform, Repression and Mass Resistance
… oppressed and the failure of the state to crush the extra-parliamentary mass opposition to apartheid would ensure … to promote economic growth saw foreign…
John Vorster Square revisited as Timol inquest reopened by Ernest Mabuza (Timeslive.co.za), 27 June 2017
The reopened inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol on Tuesday afternoon visited the scene of his death in October 1971 - John Vorster…
PlaceSammy Mark’s Residence, Zwartkoppies, Pretoria
… Millionaires and their Company, was ranked among the top 10 richest Businesses, on the Witwatersrand. It was this … and his family and friends, the huge…
EventThe birth of the Treatment Action Campaign
… On 10 December 1998, International Human Rights Day, a group of … and announced that a protest and fast would be held on 10 December 1998 to launch a new…
13. Wife lays bigamy charge
… 'Bourbon' about 17 years ago. I lived with him for about 10 1/2 years in Bourbon. I had five children by him, four … He sent me £2 first and subsequent to…
PlaceElandsberg Nature Reserve, Western Cape
… Cape. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 2006 metres. The Elandsberg Nature Reserve was formally … Cape. The estimate terrain elevation above…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… its first seventy-eight years. The significance of these dates is as follows: ESKOM was started in 1923 by the … as they needed cheap electricity to function…
ArchiveInterview with Julius Nyerere
… with Nyerere at State House, Dar-es-Salaam, on August 10, 1963, were made by Professor Gwendolen M. Carter of Smith …
EventLucas Mangope leaves Mmabatho due to uprising
… removal from office. References: Business Day, Thursday 10 March 1994 …
EventThe Battle of Gingindlovu
… and Rorkes drift. During this battle, King Cetshwayo's 10 000 strong army was defeated and his military kraal …
EventBlack, Coloured and Indian churches issues a statement on Immorality Act and the Mixed Marriages Act
… these Acts included 7 years in prison for the offender, 10 lashes when the male was under 50. …
EventTwo former Soweto student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo and Mary Loate are given long term sentences
… was given 15 years and his companion, Mary was given 10 years. The two were convicted for events related to the 16 June 1976 uprising. On this day, more than…
PlaceElandsfontein Private Nature Reserve, Western Cape
Discover Elandsfontein and their rich fossil heritage on a guided Quad Bike Fossil Safari or 4WD Nature Drive. The dunes on Elandsfontein are the final…
PlaceRobberg Nature Reserve
Robberg Nature Reserve, situated 8 km south of Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route, is not only a nature reserve, but also a National Monument. Rocks from this…
Report of the Joint Planning Council of the ANC and the South African Indian Congress, November 8, 1951
… for freedom. Although we have suggested two alternative dates, the Joint Planning Council strongly favours the … the necessary code of discipline for these…
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… of 1915 to 1925 and the Vaalharts scheme of 1933 to 1938. [10] The Water Act, No. 54 of 1956 was implemented eight years … led to many Africans drinking…
PlaceLydenburg, Mpumalanga
The Town of Lydenburg, in Mpumalanga Province, was founded in 1850 by the company of Voortrekker leader Andries Potgieter who had abandoned their first…
Part 2: Ahmed Kathy Kathrada Addresses Gandhi Satyagraha Tour Delegates
… source: youtube.com/watch?v=8k7PLO5EyeU Duration: 34:10 - Part 2 of a three-part recording (series total 1:04:38) …
PlaceKwaDukuza
… Surveyor General of Natal, Dr William Stanger, on the 10 February 1873. Stanger Village was granted Township status …