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EventCOSATU intensifies campaign against apartheid
… Trade Unions (COSATU), held its third annual congress from 12-16 July 1989. The congress, attended by 1858 delegates …
EventAlan Paton, author of “Cry, the Beloved Country” and founder member of the Liberal Party, dies
… with inoperable cancer of the throat. He died in Durban on 12 April 1988. …
EventFirst formal school opens at the Cape
… them off a Portuguese slaver. A second school, attended by 12 White children, four slaves and one Khoi-Khoi, was opened …
EventDaniel Francois Malherbe, SA novelist, poet and dramatist, is born
… the University of Bloemfontein from 1922- 42. He died on 12 April 1969 in Bloemfontein. …
EventCommandant General Hiemstra announces the outcomes of Anglo-South African deliberations
… April 1957. The SA Navy was to also acquire three new Type 12 (modified Rothesay Class) anti submarine frigates, ten Ton …
EventGert Maritz (41), Voortrekker leader, dies.
… started in 1835 when over a three year period more then 12,000 Boers (farmers) left the Cape Colony. They trekked …
Article2016 in Review
In 2016 South Africa History Online celebrates 15 years of being a public open source heritage site. What a journey it has been. At the end of the first week…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… more on South Africa's role in World War II, see our Grade 12 lesson, 1924-1948: South Africa's Foreign Relations. … higher pay. The police crushed the…
Duties as Minister of the Interior, Resettlement, Township Administration, Inkatha and KwaZulu politics
… - Forced to leave Ladysmith due to Group Areas Act 11:06 - 12:04 - Reasons for active participation in politics 12:04 - 14:91 - Invitation from Chief…
EventHerero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising
… All preparations for the revolt were kept secret. On 12 January, several hundred mounted Herero invaded Okahandja. … and thirst as they fled through the…
Article1960's Diaries of Nelson Mandela on his trip through Africa
… of the Ethiopian Army, that this journal ends. At dawn on 24 July 1962. Mandela arrived at Liliesleaf. During his …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… J.C. Smuts enters into negotiations with Mahatma Gandhi. 24 October, Pixley ka Isaka Seme , future co-founder of the …
Conflict among civic organisations
… the bombs on 17 December. The fuses were set for a 24 hour delay to allow them explode on 18 December when the …
ArticleFootball in South Africa
On 15 May 2004 in Zurich, Switzerland, Joseph (Sepp) Blatter, president of FIFA, world soccer's governing body, made an historic announcement: South Africa…
ArchiveUDF Campaign Manual - Section B: "How We Are Struggling - The Methods"
… Section B Table of Contents (Page 24) Topic Page Organisation and campaigns 25 Campaign planner …
How I have cooperated with the Hawks by Pravin Gordhan (Times Live), 01 September 2016
… and comprehensively to the Hawks’ enquiry on Wednesday 24 August 2016. He did so in a comprehensive statement in … the advice of senior counsel in a letter…
PlaceRiversdale Division, Western Cape
… 10,665 residents, of whom 3,517 were literate 1875 census: 12,721 residents, of whom 4,483 were literate 1891 census: …
EventSouth African man sets record for world’s deepest dive
… to descend, but returning to the surface took an agonising 12 hours. The quick descend and slow return to surface is a …
EventThe Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) is launched
… in the new democratic South Africa. As a result, Chapter 12 was drafted onto the South African constitution. …
Simon van der Stel is succeeded by his eldest son
… Simon van der Stel , who became commander of the Cape on 12 October 1679 and was promoted to governor in 1691, was …
EventLocal elections receive go
… An emergency session was convened by parliament on October 12, 1995, to approve legislation to permit local elections to …
EventCelebrated nurse, Constance Nothard, is born
… Gold Medal of the South African Nursing Association on 12 May 1961 in recognition of distinguished and exceptional …
EventNatal becomes part of the Union of South Africa
… In 1844 Natal, annexed by Britain on 12 May 1843, became a district of the Cape Colony under a …
Cape Slave Naming Patterns by Robert Shell
… Day 0.8% Protestant 31% Catholic 0.4% Old Testament 12.6% Indigenous 10.1% Muslim 0.5% Classical 24.8% Month 4.3% Facetious 5.9% Toponyms 0.3% Unknown 9.25% …
29. Removal to locations: the people are terrified
… population of any kind within practically two-mile radius. 12.The Government appears to have entered into an agreement … far beyond the scope of Law 3 of…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… in Jose Eduardo dos Santos assuming the presidency. 12 May 1980 South African troops infiltrate …
EPILOGUE
Dear Mr De Klerk I acknowledge receipt of your reply dated 2nd July, 1992. It is unfortunate that your reply has not addressed the issues I raised in my…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
… turn-over resided with the deep-level mining projects. [12] These deep-mining companies required a large sum of … cheaper labour from rural areas in…
Further information on services for the late Adelaide Tambo, 07 February 2007
Please find below information on additional services for the late Adelaide Tambo. Please note that the venue for the funeral on Saturday has been changed to…
EventPatrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is born
… legally elected Prime Minister for the country. After only 12 weeks in power, the new government was deposed in a coup …