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BiographyHarry Heinz Schwarz
… America (USA), South Africa’s highest diplomatic position. Before accepting the position, Schwarz went to see old …
The South African War
… conflict in southern Africa would have been inevitable before the mining industry could become a more important … for the town, which took place some 21km to…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… blast destroys the cells behind the Langa Commissioner's Court in Cape Town where thousands of pass law offenders have … ten years in prison for High Treason…
EventFive American nuns are shot to death in Liberia
… into exile, but was charged with war crimes by the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the International Criminal Court in The Hague. An estimate 200,000…
ArticleState of the Nation Addresses
… annual event but in national election years there is one before the election and then one after. The SONA marks the …
EventFormer City Press Editor Mathata Tsedu's son is found burnt beyond recognition in the boot of his car
… burnt alive in a bush in Honeydew. An expert testified in court that the deceased had high levels of carbon monoxide in … of kidnapping, robbery and murder…
PlaceWelcome Cottage, Glencairn- Simonstown
… with the Brand family. Henricus Brand was a member of the Court of Justice; his son Christoffel was the first speaker …
PlaceChurch Square,Spin Street- Cape Town
… building, a slave lodge, today known as the Old Supreme Court, was built on its southern side. In1701 the Dutch …
EventRivonia trial sentence is delivered
… sentenced to life imprisonment in the Pretoria Supreme Court. The eight were Nelson Mandela , the central figure in …
EventSeparate Representation of Coloured Voters Act is passed
… was passed after enlarging the Senate and the Appellate Court. It removed Coloured voters from the common voters roll …
EventAllan Boesak is arrested
… Dr. Allan Boesak was arrested and appeared in court on charges of trying to enter a Black township without …
EventHomeland leader Qqozo stands trial
… of Ciskei homeland, went on trial in the Ciskei Supreme Court. He faced charges of murder or incitement to murder, …
EventPhumizile Mlambo-Ngcuka is appointed as SA Deputy President
… Shaik. Shaik had been found guilty by the Durban High Court and the testimony had implicated Zuma. Mlambo-Ngcuka is …
EventMakhaya Ntini is found guilty of rape
… of the United Cricket Board, but a shock awaited him in court when he was found guilty of rape with the possibility …
EventBlack pupils arrive at school escorted by police officers
… A few days after the ruling by the Supreme Court to force Potgietersrus Primary School in Limpopo …
EventThe Minister of Manpower Utilisation, Fanie Botha reveals government plan on increasingly militant Black trade unions.
… Black trade unions. The newly established industrial court was proferred as a means of disciplining certain …
PlaceJohannesburg, Gauteng Province
… 1974) * Barend Jacobus Du Plessis : was born on 19 January 1940 in Orlando, Johannesburg and grew up in Boksburg. He … Chaskalson : a former SA president of…
Grade 7 Archive
… Africa has also cast light on our history as human beings. Before we look at the Hominid discoveries in South Africa and …
PlaceThe Roman Catholic Church, Polokwane
… services were held by visiting priests in the local Court House. This Roman Catholic Church situated in Biccard …
EventNovelist and poet Kgadime Matsepe is born
… namely for his work Kgorong ya Mosate (At the king's court) in 1964 and Meyokgo ya bjoko (Tears of the brain) in …
EventThe Chinese Community in South Africa is granted ‘White’ status
… have been classed 'Black' again. South Africa's high court ruled that Chinese South Africans would be reclassified …
EventPatricia de Lille testifies at Schabir Shaik’s trial
… de Lille, finally took the stand at the Durban High Court to testify in the fraud and corruption charges against …
EventMarike de Klerk is found murdered
… levelled against him. Though Mboniswa later alleged in court that the killing was masterminded by De Klerk's dance …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline 1850-1889
… August 8, Indians lose a test case in the Transvaal High Court and it is ruled that the Gold Act , prohibiting …
PlaceChad
… as the Duguwa Kingdom, and then, after a rebellion by court officials, as the Sayfuwa Kingdom, so named after the … project [lxxii] . An estimated 10 000…
Iron Age Kingdoms of Southern Africa
… the men hunted. Source: museums.ncl.ac.uk The Iron Age Before the Iron Age in southern Africa most people were … 1700s AD. Technology in Africa was therefore…
ArticleJohannesburg the Segregated city
… area, further reinforcing land use patterns established before 1898. Also, during this time the Victorian character … process, and of the 10,730 house…
Will the real PAC please stand up? by Phumza Sokana
… barks?” Last week, the Makwetu faction took Mphahlele to court in a bid to stop him convening the congress. But their … on the grounds that it cited…
Robben Island
… the island in 1488 when he anchored his ship in Table Bay. Before 1652, In place of dealings with the indigenous … convicted criminals upon it. It was only a…
First Matabele War
… Rhodes had been distributing land to the settlers even before the royal charter, but the charter legitimized his … party attacked the Mashonas, massacring as…