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EventDr Louis Luyt resigns as president of the SARFU
… rugby unless they did so by May 7. On Sunday, 10 May 1998, Luyt resigned from his position and cited three …
EventSA author Hymne Weiss is born
… for attaining the highest marks in her standard 8 (grade 10) examination at Hoër Volkskool. Weiss attained A Grades in …
EventRailway line between Cape Town and Beira in Mozambique is completed
… the South African War(Anglo-Boer War II, 1899-1902). On 16 February 1898, the first regular freight service began. … the Highveld. The military force was…
EventRobert Koch announces the discovery of a rinderpest vaccine
… On 10 February 1897, Robert Koch, a German bacteriologist, …
EventNqwiliso cedes land to Cape Government
… were promised protection. On 30 September 1878, he sold 10 000 acres of land at Umzimvubu River mouth. Two British … Sciences Research Council, v. 3, p. 661…
EventThe Hewat Teacher Training College in Athlone is set alight in solidarity with the UWC students on a boycott
… at Struts Bay, Cape Town. The boycott raged on, and on 10 August a prefabricated building that was part of the …
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… Party (NP) received 20.39 %, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) 10.54 %, Freedom Front (FF) 2.2 %, Democratic Party (DP) 1.7 …
PlaceWarriors Gate: MOTH Museum of Militaria
Warrior's Gate is situated at the Corner of Old Fort Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, in Durban. In addition to its Headquarters function, Warriors Gate is…
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
… land to be purchasable by Africans (Beinhart, 2001, 10). Ten years after the Natives Land Act was passed, the … person occupy land without the authority of a…
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… translates as "a past master at doing mysterious things." [10] The Kamajoisia [11] were widely believed to possess … Sierra Leone was first settled by…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… committee of the SACP national conference in Johannesburg. 16 December, Zindziswa was born to Nelson and Winnie … in Pretoria prison and then transferred to…
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… Reference, 2016, http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100405690. ? [xix] Peter D. … 22–25, 29; Vladislavic, “Staffrider An Essay,…
EventMike Gatting's rebel cricket tour is curtailed
Negotiations between the National Sports Council (NSC) and the white South African Cricket Union (SACU) on the rebel cricket tour by Mike Gatting's England…
ArticlePre-colonial history of Southern Africa
… by calcified sediment in an underground pool. The sediment dates to between 1.78 and 1.95 million years ago. Visit …
ArticleWomen in the Cities and the Resistance Movement
… Day Protest in Cape Town’ from the Cape Times , 16 November [online] Available at sahistory.org.za [Accessed …
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
… Witwatersrand and the strickers were demanding a wage of 10 shillings per day (approximately 4 times what they were … certain cities. 500 delegates attended…
PlaceUniversity of Pretoria
The foundational Years of the University of Pretoria were welcomed with great turmoil. In 1889, the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) proposed that a…
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…
PlaceGroenendal Wilderness Area
… River), with the Groendal Dam in its centre. It lies about 10 km from Uitenhage, which is about 30 minutes drive from … established wilderness area in the…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… and plans for the government’s socialist programmes. [10] Ruth was determined to present criticisms of the FRELIMO … migrant workers with Ruth in the…
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… In 1981 when the Council's election took place only 10% of the Indian voters cast their votes. Women and labour …
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… Crowds fleeing from bullets on the day of the massacre On 16 December, 1961, just a day before the formation of ASA the … Natal, between the Zulu's and the…
ArticleThe Western Front
… of British and Indian armies. Battle of Neuve Chapelle, 10 – 13 March 1915: Both British and Germans suffered heavy …
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
… two questions, conduct a survey as follows: Ask 8 to 10 people what they think of our national flag. (Make sure …
Special Screening of Wat Was Hie? Followed by an engaging discussion with filmmaker Luke De Kock
Special Screening of Wat Was Hie?Followed by an engaging discussion with filmmaker Luke De Kock of Cammisa Create.Wat Was Hie? is a powerful site-specific film…
PlaceKlerksdorp- Matlosana Local Municipality
The City in Matlosana Local Municipality; (previously the City Council of Klerksdorp) is a Category B Municipality situated within the Dr Kenneth Kaunda…
PlaceSlangkop Lighthouse, Kommetjie- Cape Town
The Slangkop Point Lighthouse in Kommetjie has a long history dating back to 1914 when it was scheduled to be completed. When World War 1 broke out, the…
Following the January meeting of health ministers in London, a decision is taken that December 1 become World Aids Day
The World Summit of Ministers of Health on Programmes for AIDS Prevention concluded in London with representatives from 140 national governments. The…
EventSir Benjamin D'Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
The Mfengu (or Fingo in the colonial lexicon) were defeated and left landless by King Shaka's Zulu army, and slowly arrived in Xhosa territory over a period of…
PlaceEdenburg, near Bloemfontein
Edenburg is situated 83km South-West of Bloemfontein. This typical Transgariep Town, nestled in the golden prairies alongside the Country's busiest National…