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PlaceDiamond Hill Battle, Garden of Remembrance
… ://magaliesmeander.co.za/news/the-battle-of-diamond-hill-11-12-june-1900/ …
EventGen. J.B.M. Hertzog is forced to resign as premier after his motion of neutrality in World War II is defeated in parliament
… parliament, and later passed away in 1942. Related: Grade 12 Classroom: Pact Government …
EventApartheid police officers admit to the killing of Biko before the TRC
… to Pretoria, where he was thrown into a cell. On September 12, 1977, he died naked and shackled on the filthy floor of a …
EventSpanish Flu strikes South Africa
… was held at the University of Cape Town (UCT) from 12 to 15 September 1998 to mark the 80th anniversary of the …
EventKing George VI is born
… following his brother, Prince Edward's abdication on 12 December 1936. George who was the Duke of York and his …
PlaceuMnambithi was called Ladysmith
… placed the British in a precarious position . About 12 000 British soldiers were faced with the defence of a …
ArticleA History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
… in Johannesburg. The first Biograph show was given on 24 May at the Wanderers Hall. On 14 October, three days after … of films such as "topical," "humorous,"…
PlaceSt Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Odendal Street, Germiston
… The Church was officially opened on Saturday, 27 January 1906 by the Second Earl of Selborne, High Commissioner for …
ArchiveJakes Gerwel: The epitome of integrity and courage by Niren Tolsi, 30 November 2012
Professor Gert Johannes "Jakes" Gerwel, who died of complications following heart surgery on Wednesday, was a quiet South African, but one who thought and…
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
… as a ‘chaotic state of affairs’. (Roodt v. Lake & Others, 1906) In response, these varying sets of laws were …
ArchiveCHAPTER TWO: Class, Consiousness and Organisation inthe Political Development of Indian South Africans, 1860 - 1979 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArchiveBarberton Prison by Sloane Fuller
… treated as though we had a dangerous infectious disease.” [12] In describing specific moments within the prison walls, … were often suspended during the…
Press Conference by O. R. Tambo, Introducing Alexandre Moumbaris, Stephen Lee and Timothy Jenkin who Escaped from Prison in South Africa, Lusaka, 2 January 1980
… Africa border... He was sentenced in 1973 to 12 years' imprisonment. His wife was in prison for about 4 …
PlaceAG Bain Monument, Grahamstown
… is a bronze plaque on a cairn at the top of the Ecca Pass, 12 km South of Grahamstown. It was erected in 1964 by the …
EventKhoikhoi warriors defeat Portuguese thieves
… This cordiality came to an end though when approximately 12 of the Portuguese sailors visited the Khoikhoi village and …
PlaceParsonage House Museum, Port Elizabeth
… as the "Sterley cottages", are located at no.10 and no.12 Castle Hill, across the road. These are single storey …
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 …
Event1300 Volkswagen workers dismissed for unprocedural strike against NUMSA leadership
… Mediations: Journal of the Marxist Literary Group, Volume 24, No. 1: Dossier: South Africa (2008) ↵ [2] COSATU press … Mediations: Journal of the Marxist…
PlaceInanda, Phoenix
… in Eastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that is situated 24 km inland from Durban; it now forms part of eThekwini, the …
PlaceSt George’s Grammar School, 1 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town
… settlers in 1688. Its foundation stone was laid on 24 August 1899 and the building was officially opened on 15 …
The Durban Moment: Revisiting politics, labour, youth and resistance in the 1970s
… politics, Labour, youth and resistance in the 1970s. 22-24 February, 2013 Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa …
Constitution of the South African Native National Congress, September, 1919 [Extracts]
… shall be situated within the Union of South Africa. 12. The objects for which the Association is established are: … financial [aid] where necessary with the…
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…
Say It out Loud - The 1919 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 22nd April, 1919
… of resentment at such unjust treatment. As far back as 1906, at our conference held in Cape Town, I ventured to warn … Northern Provinces. In my first…
Desirable or undesirable Basotho women?' Liquor, prostitution and the migration of Basotho women to the Rand, 1920-1945' by P. L. Bonner
… climbed from 46 018 to 63 728 (Rand Daily Mail, 6.12.1940). The heightened intensity of raiding detonated … party by belabouring them with stones and sticks …
PlaceWalker Bay Nature Reserve
… and calve their young. Dolphins throughout the year! A 24 km hiking trail hugs the coastline and there are several …