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EventErfdeel farm in Orange Free State becomes SA’s richest gold deposit
… Essayists revealed that, based on the test, the gold ore under Erfdeel farm might be worth as much as $18,000 a ton. … report and moved in on Promoter Milne…
PlacePearson Conservatorium and Prince Alfred’s Guard Memorial, St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth
… transported it to Port Elizabeth, where it was re-erected under the supervision of Mr Fraser of Boyds. It was … Boer War 1899 - 1902. It was declared a…
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, January 1946
… by UNO Trusteeship Council. Mandate over territory was under Article 22 Covenant League of Nations. Africans South … in mission schools. 95 per cent Africans…
EventDate set for start of Passive Resistance Campaign
… Indians, held at the Indian Sports Ground in Johannesburg under the chairmanship of E. I. Asvat, a decision was taken … to side-step the real issue by…
EventSir Patrick Manson, Scottish doctor and founder of tropical medicine is born
… contribution to the spread of disease were significant. Under observation, Manson theorised that the mosquito … carriers of plasmodium, a parasite which…
EventGermany declares South West Africa a German protectorate
… the Nama (also referred to as Hottentots) rose in revolt, under their leader Hendrik Witbooi. In 1904 the Herero Revolt … South West Africa in 1915. …
EventPolice open fire, killing 34 striking mine-workers at Marikana
… it revived memories of security-police brutality suffered under Apartheid. Addressing a press conference, the South … Service (SAPS) authorities claimed its…
Mission Stations - T-Z
… fortress. The Missionary Station is elevated, but stands under the mountain. Thaba Bossiou is not only the name of the … In consequence of these repeated…
PlacePiketberg
… - 1848" by Anon. - South African Archives. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons. Source: … East. Division The division of Piquetberg originally fell…
Article1946 African Mineworkers Strike
… the African Mine Workers' Union and elected a committee under the presidency of J. B. Marks, who soon thereafter was … in South Africa. This repression…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… in these groups came to a halt when he was arrested under the 1967 Terrorism Act [1] . In 1967, the South African … in these anti-apartheid organizations…
Dumile Feni biography by Sophia Reuss
… others were artists-in-residence at the British Council under the supervision of Ngatane. At the university, Dumile … the work reflects the social context of…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… had become entrenched in African society, most obviously under the Afrikaner government’s policy of “forcing Africans … of Black Americans and Africans, of …
PlaceWonderboom Nature Reserve, Pretoria
… Age site. This reserve was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 September 1988. The tree, … colossal tree covers an area with a…
”The Future of the Bill”. Editorial in August 15, 1894
… assent to a measure; but it should be borne in mind that under Letters Patent constituting the Office of Governor and … deal as he likes, and against the…
ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
… African government thus instituted the Margo Commission under the chairmanship of Justice Cecil Margo to conduct … an instrument let-down approach, but…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa 1910
… the traditional way of life of the Zulu people came under renewed pressure, as the colonial administration … of the Cape Colony, indicated he would never…
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
… black labour. The National Party and Labour Party Pact, under the leadership of General J. B. M. Hertzog , provided … for help to the Government of India,…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… the decision was made to form the MK, the ANC was banned under the Unlawful Organisations Bill of 1960 therefore, if … should be a separate and independent…
The Centenary Celebration of the February Revolution 8-12 March 2017
… historical records of the revolution are all documented under the Julian Calendar. The Julian calendar was replaced … in relation to the months in which they…
Why protect worker’s rights?
… had sought to strike to force Bader to grant it rights under section 14 of the Labour Relations Act. This section … prohibits forced labour and the…
ArticleLesotho Timeline
… half. 1870 King Moshoeshoe I dies. 1871 Basutoland comes under the rule of the Cape colony, against the will of the … after a revolt against the Cape Colony…
The Boerenvereenigingen: precursor to the Afrikaner Bond
… Zuid Afrikaansche Boeren Beschermings Vereeniging (BBV) under the leadership of Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr. Most of the … called on the eastern vereenigingen to…
Discovery of the Gold in 1884
… months later, on 8 December. The original miners' camp, under the informal leadership of Col Ignatius Ferreira, had … which he described as being "virile and…
EventThe SA author and journalist, Herman Charles Bosman, shoots and kills his stepbrother David Russell during a quarrel
… Herman Charles Bosman, who wrote under the pseudonym Herman Malan, was a South African author … the weekly magazine, Forum. He also wrote several books under…
EventThe Bethal Treason Trial resumes
… seventeen others). The defendants faced two main charges under the Terrorism Act, and a number of alternative counts under other legislation. Selby Temba…
EventNamibia gains Independence
… it was called while it was a German territory was placed under the South African administration by the League of … to Robben Island. In 1988, the South…
EventThe siege of Mafeking starts
… by a British force, comprising of both Whites and Blacks under command of Col. Robert Baden-Powell. In the fight … five wounded. The first real attack on the…
EventVoortrekkers are defeated during the Battle of Boomplaats
… The Voortrekkers under Commandant Andries W. Pretorius were defeated during … Battle of Boomplaats (near Bloemfontein) by the British under Cape Governor…
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, January 1946
… by UNO Trusteeship Council. Mandate over territory was under Article 22 Covenant League of Nations. Africans South … in mission schools. 95 per cent Africans…