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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…
Place'Agoada de Saldanha', Saldanha
Early Portuguese name in 1503, of Table Bay. Meaning 'watering place of Saldanha', it was given in honour of Admiral Antonio da Saldanha who was wounded there…
PlaceBeach houses, Main Road, Muizenberg
… features, located at 36 Main Road, St James, declared on 17 March 1989; Villa Capri, declared on 23 March 1979, and No …
PlaceEastern Fort/Battery and Blockhouse, Chapman’s Peak, overlooking Hout Bay, Cape Town
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 April 1936. The remains of the Western Battery, located at …
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces Whites-only referendum results
… On 17 March, 1992, President F.W. de Klerk announced the results … Available at www.africamediaonline.com [Accessed: 17 March 2014]|Refworld, (2004) …
EventGeneral Law Amendment Act No 37 is approved
… This Act was an amendment to Section 17, the ninety-day detention law. This meant that any …
EventPrime Minister, B.J.Vorster, states that South Africa is still committed to granting independence to Namibia before the end of 1978
… On 17 December 1920, South Africa undertook the administration …
EventJohn Traicos makes his International Cricket Test debut for South Africa
… series before their banishment from Test cricket. Born on 17 May 1947 in Zagazig, Egypt, Traicos returned to … 'John Traicos: Zimbabwean Cricketer' from…
EventSouth African Parliament votes to repeal the legal framework of Apartheid
… that ensured privilege to a White minority. The vote on 17 June 1991 that repealed the legal framework of Apartheid …
EventBessie Amelia Head, SA novelist dies
… claim it was the 26 April 1986, while others claim it as 17 April 1986. …
EventThe South African War: The lifting of the siege of Mafeking
… Baden-Powel, had set up. A turning point occurred on 17 May 1900, when British forces, led by Colonel Mahon and …
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, January 1946
… Land reserved for 2,000,000 Europeans only less than 17'/2 per cent for 8,000,000 Africans. Only 40 per cent …
EventSir Patrick Duncan, Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, is born
… and they had four children. Duncan died in Pretoria on 17 July 1943. Duncan contributed in the founding of the Union …
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… frowned upon by the government and white society. The 1949 Immorality Act made it illegal to marry someone of … property to any white woman married to a “non…
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 …
Opening remarks by President Jacob Zuma to the 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium on global sustainability - transforming the world in an era of global change, Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC, African Pavilion, Durban, 06 December 2011
… change. This UN climate change conference in Durban, COP 17/CMP7 is all the richer because of your attendance and …
ArticleWomen in the schizophrenic 1940s - World War II and its aftermath
… passes themselves) that were held in 1944. However, in 1949 the CYL introduced its Programme of Action , a new ANC …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
… like boycotts, strikes and other defiance tactics. In 1949, the ANC adopted this programme, which represented a …
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…
ArticleWhat was the Great Depression and why did it start in the USA?
… in 1933, nearly 25% of the Nation's total work force, 12,830,000 people, were unemployed. Wage income for workers …
PlaceSenekal
… was Rowe Marshall and Hill. The church was initiated on 17 December 1896. The church is situated in Van Riebeeck … 250 million years old. The longest trunk…
PlaceDe Doorns, Cape Winelands
… from December through until April. The Area exports nearly 17 Million Cartons, of grapes Annually! …