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PlaceMoletzie Bird Sanctuary
… brown. The outer black primary feathers of the wing, the 12 tail feathers (in other species of this genus there are …
EventNelson Mandela is born
… celebrated annually. It was first celebrated in 2010. On 12 June 1964, Mandela was sentenced to life in prison on …
EventMuhammad Ali defeats Charles Liston in the World heavyweight title fight
… the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. When Ali was 12 years old, he and a friend went to the Columbia Auditorium …
EventHendrik Verwoerd becomes Prime Minister
… his plea for a republic. This was also the first time in 12 years of government that the NP was able to gain a …
EventSA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to the Union of South Africa
… 1908 National Convention, which met for the first time on 12 October 1908. By February 1909, a draft of the South …
Closing address by President Neslon Mandela at the 49th National conferenceof the ANC Bloemfontein, 22 December 1994
… is: How many jobs are you going to create within the next 12 months? How many houses are you going to build? How many …
EventWWI: battalion consisting of 'Cape Coloured men', called the Cape Corps, is established
… its peak strength it had around 23 000 members. More than 12 000 South African servicemen fought in World War One, and … Cape Corps faced Turkish forces…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… Lindsay, Sir Kurma Reddi and G.S. Bajpai (Secretary). 12 January, The Second Round-table Conference between the … as representatives of the opposition South…
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… Journal. Periodical Accounts ... United Brethren. London. 12.340. BRIGG, O. 1897. Wittebergen Mission Station. Cape … London Missionary Society. ILLUSTRATED…
EventFirst enslaved people arrive in Cape Town
… entry from Van Riebeeck's journal for 28 March reads: In 12 deg. S. Latitude [the Amersfoort] had captured a … taken off the Portuguese ship on the coast of…
PlaceSignal Hill
… . One day in June 1895, the Gun fired at 10:30 rather than 12:00 when a spider interfered with the relay used to … Guns in daily use in the World. They fire…
A growing urban African population
… (later Western Coloured Township). In 1928 there were 12 000 people living in the three townships. By 1931, the …
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
Freedom Day on 27 April is an annual celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections of 1994. It is significant because it marks the end of…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020
… that the SAHRC will donate to a gay rights organization. 12 July Journalist Jacques Dommisse calls Floyd Shivambu , … (4) SA 191 (CC) that McBride may be…
The ANC launch the Luthuli Volunteer Corps in Magareng Sub Region, Warrenton, Frances Baard Region, 19 September 2013
This launch comes after successful sub regional programmes which took place in Phokwane and Dikgatlong Sub Regions in the recent past. Our final launch will…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.1 Feb 1980
… NGWANA WA AZANIA A film concept by Mothobi Mutloatse 12 GALLERY PROFILE Behind the Lens: Judas Ngwenya. DRAMA …
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… could carry on with his missionary work among the Zulu. On 12 May 1885, Wilhlem Posselt passed away after a period of …
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… volunteers were mobilised to contravene apartheid laws. On 12 August 1952, Sisulu was arrested, and consequently banned … [Online], available at www…
EventThe Berlin Airlift comes to an end
… Berlin was finally lifted at one minute after midnight, on 12 May 1949, and the first great standoff of the Cold War was … Grade 12: The Berlin Wall [online]…
EventA car bomb explodes in Durban, killing five and injuring 27 people
… On 12 July 1984, a car bomb exploded in Durban, killing five and …
EventSA troops invade East Africa in their confrontation with German forces in World War I
… casualties during the war was approximately 7000 dead and 12 000 wounded by 1918. South Africa greatly assisted the …
Entering Namibia without visas
… with the approval of the South African Government.] On 12 May 1967, the General Assembly established a United …
Celebrating 20 years of ASAI!
… 2025 Venue: KZNSA Gallery, 166 Bulwer Rd, Durban Time: 12:00 - 18:00 The afternoon will begin at 12:00 with ‘Artists on the Decks’, an informal event where …
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
… was beginning to be adversely affected.’ Between 1986 and 1988 as many as 55 British companies sold off their … Six, an indefinite stay of execution was…
Chapter 6 - TOWARDS HOME
… Power. The decision of the CC meeting of November/December 1988 was also confirmed; Dan Thloome rose to the position of … system, thus converting me SACP…
EventThe fall of the Berlin wall
… The election of Gorbachev as head of the Soviet Union in 1988 reflected a growing crisis in the Soviet bloc. He called …
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… given access to water, through their own leading sluice. [12] To instil self-discipline the settlers had to maintain … (2011), p. 26. [8] Ibid. [9] Ibid. [10…
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… DDT Jabavu as president and Xuma as vice-president. 1936 12-14 February: The government summons Xuma to join the … the rift between the AAC and ANC, Xuma…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)
… had been killed by security police while in detention on 12 September 1977. The memorial was held on 20 September 1977 … World Music, whose song Biko had hit…
EventTravis Logie, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… (12 November 2014). ↵ [vii] Travis Logie joins the World Surf … (12 November 2014).|Travis Logie joins the World Surf League …