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EventEmperor Menelik II, emperor of Ethiopia dies
… II was emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death on 12 December 1913. Menelik gained great fame and respect for …
PlaceCity Hall, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
This ponderous pile was designed in a grandiose Edwardian style heralding the subsequent pomp of the Georgian era. The Duke of Connaught and Strathern, laid…
EventDe La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers
… On 12 August 1913, Koos De La Rey, a South African War II …
EventDr. Jan Bouws, Dutch composer, is born
… simple system to teach piano called “Het eertse Pianoboek, 12 Liedjes voor Piano, Het tweede Pianoboek, Het derde …
EventJohannes Kerkorrel, Afrikaans singer and songwriter, is born in Johannesburg
… a result, his albums were banned including Eet Kreef. On 12 November 2002 he committed suicide. His birth name was …
EventThe ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles
… On 12 April 1991, the African National Congress (ANC) made …
EventGovernment bans 20 Black leaders
… at the Western Deep Levels mine at Carletonville, when 12 striking miners were killed as police fired on a crowd. …
PlaceBlockhouse in Hekpoort, Krugersdorp
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 16 March 1984. …
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… good accommodation and lower tuition fees, as well as 16 buses, promised to transport students from residences to …
ArticleThe Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries. It lasted until the 20th century. …
JANAM People’s Theatre Group Tour!
… and research in SA. The lecture / performance ( 12:00 – 14:30 , Senate Chamber, UWC) is open to all …
Document 40 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi to the Communist League of America’, 26 April 1932
… and for handling the same a committee consisting of 12 of us has already been selected. Send us 2 dozen copies of your constitution, sendus, say 12 copies of…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
… Cradock was Kaladokhwe. Following the Frontier War of 1811-12 the British established a military outpost on a site about … who, at that stage, was stationed…
OR Tambo lecture by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa
… of the lecture are as follows: Date: 01 October 2015 Time: 16:00 Venue: Walter Sisulu Great Hall, Mthatha The media is …
EventPupils refuse to return to school before Soweto Uprisings
… instruction. This marks a turning point and leads to the 16 June 1976 event of the Soweto Uprising. As the boycott …
EventJames Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, dies in Tsolo, Transkei
… On 16 May 1976, South Africa lost a poet, author and a …
EventMozambique gains independence
… Mozambique was colonised by the Portuguese since 16 th century. The campaign for the liberation, which was …
EventSteytler launches a nationwide protest campaign against the General Laws Amendment Bill
… Laws Amendment Bill, published by the government on 12 May 1962 defining the crime of sabotage in the widest …
EventAcademic and ANC politician Z.K. Matthews dies
… On 12 May 1968, South African academic, African National … of Fort Hare', from Nelson Mandela Organisation, 12 October, [online], Available at …
EventPres. Nelson Mandela accompanies Queen Elizabeth II on a coach drive through the streets of London.
… On 9 July 1998 President Nelson Mandela visited England. On 12 July 1998 he concluded his four-day visit to England by …
EventEbrahim, Maseko and Dladla are abducted in Swaziland
… sentence, while Maseko and Dladla were sentenced to 23 and 12 years respectively. …
EventMonty Naicker dies
… orders that were imposed on him. Naicker died, age 67, on 12 January 1978. …
PAC Constitution - Extract from Karis & Carter
… 3. MEMBERSHIP: (a) Any African who is of the age of 16 years or above and accepts the principles, programmes and … powers for safe-guarding the basic…
PlaceCottages 60 and 62 Simonstown Road, Fish Hoek
… declared National Monuments under old NMC legislation on 16 July 1982. …
EventDeputy Minister of Bantu Education,Treurnicht is warned about deteriorating conditions in Soweto
… about the situation in the Black township as the events of 16 June 1976 bore testimony. …
EventMandela and De Klerk hold emergency talks
… On 16 August 1990, President F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela … Nelson Mandela Center of Memory. (1990), " 16 August 1990 ", from Nelson Mandela Center of…
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 … were approximately only 600 white farmers…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Economic Transformation, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… linkages across the continent of Africa as a whole. 11.12 Participating in world trade, pursuing strategic … job creation and poverty eradication over the…
Decolonising African Museums - What does it mean?
… Africa’s museum context. Date: 24 March 2016 Time: 14:00 –16:00 Venue: CISA Committee Room, 36 Jorissen Street, …
EventViolence erupts on the eve of Soweto uprising anniversary
… had formed an Action Committee and agreed to march on 16 June. They were protesting an order to be taught in …