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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…
PlaceEswatini (formerly Swaziland)
… Second Anglo Boer War . This arrangement continued until 1906, when the kingdom became a High Commission Territory …
Statement in Court by Dr G. M. Naicker and Dr Y. M. Dadoo, When Charged With Aiding and Abetting Under the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913, February 26, 1948
… laws of South Africa and suffered imprisonment during the 1906-1914 Passive Resistance Campaign. This is the man whom …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
… Their aim was to destroy eight houses and two offices 12 kilometres from the border, which they claimed were being … George Phahle killed in Gabarone raid…
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 …
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…
PlaceBethlehem, Free State
… on Muller Street. The church was originally built in 1906 so is architecturally and aesthetically pleasing. 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 …
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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 …
EventAnsuyah Ratipul Singh, medical doctor and community worker, poet, dramatist and novelist, is born in Durban.
… On 12 June 1917, Dr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh, medical doctor, …
EventManuel Pinto da Costa becomes the president
… The constitution, which was promulgated on December 12, 1975, effectively vested absolute power in the President …
EventWalter Sisulu secretly attends a meeting at the house of George Xorile with F. Van Rensburg
… solitary confinement for 88 days. Following the verdict on 12 June 1964, Sisulu and other treason trialists were taken …
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…
PlaceTimour Hall Primary School, Plumstead
… 1937, holding office as principal until 1961, a period of 24 years. A central library was established during this year …