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EventAbebe Bikila wins gold at Rome Olympic Games
… Games. In the process Bikila set a new world record at 2:16:2. Explaining later why he ran barefoot, Bikila said, "I …
EventDutch Foreign Minister Luns is asked by the Johannesburg
… On 16 February 1960, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs …
EventPortuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias anchors at Walvis Bay
… was on this homewards journey that he reached False Bay on 16 May 1488 and named it the Cape of Good Hope. In 1910, …
PlaceUniversity of the Free State, Main building, Bloemfontein
… by Sir Hamilton Gould-Adams, and was officially opened on 16 October 1909. The North and South wings date from 1915 and …
PlaceRhodes
… It was laid out on the farm Tintern, and was proclaimed on 16 September 1891. The village was named after Cecil John …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain. 12 December Joseph Joffre resigns as Commander in Chief of …
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… in the back of a police van, to Pretoria. He died there on 12 September 1977. Biko's funeral was the first big political …
SEME by Richard Rive and Tim Couzens
… the Zulus. Commending him to your Christian watch and care.12 John Dube, himself still a student at Brooklyn Seminary, … to Seme by H.R. Jackson, tailors of…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… lyrics that states that he is “Shaka the Unshakeable.” [12] This content was originally produced for the SAHO … [8] Ibid. [9] Ibid. [10] Ibid. [11] Ibid. [12…
PlaceBellville, a Suburb of Cape Town
… the city of Cape Town, Bellville was originally called 12 Mile Stone. It was originally founded as a railway station …
PlaceFort Wynyard
… Battery, but after the outbreak it was rearmed on April 12, 1861. The Kijk-in-de-pot battery was improved in 1862 and …
PlaceAlphen; Constantia Road, Constantia- Cape Town
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 12 October 1973. For the past 300 years royalty and captains …
PlaceGeorge Division
… 10,086 residents, of whom 3,780 were literate 1904 census: 12,667 residents, of whom 5,716 were literate …
EventSpringboks beat New Zealand in Rugby Wold Cup final match
… shown by the All Blacks, the final score was 15-12 in favour of South Africa. The South African President, …
EventTwo actors, Athol Fugard and Zakes Mokae arrive in Cape Town to stage a play on the ‘Colour-bar’
… was staged at Labia Theatre, Cape Town on the evening of 12 February 1962. Fugard's play "The Blood Knot" was …
EventJournalists’ first visit to Robben Island
The South African government for the first time allowed 20 local journalists, five correspondents of international news agencies and two official photographers…
EventThe death in police custody of Ahmed Timol, political activist and underground operative, is confirmed
… film by Enver Samuel in 2015. Finally, on October 12 2017, a South African court ruled that Timol's death had …
EventElephant poaching reaches an all time high
… Ivory Trade ', from the National Public Radio (NPR) News,12 November, [online], Available at www.npr.org [Accessed: 16 October 2013] |Center for…
EventPiet Retief, Voortrekker leader, is born
… On 12 October 1780 Voortrekker leader, Piet Retief was born at … gelofteland," 12 NOVEMBER 1780: PIET RETIEF "From: gelofteland … ,[Online],Available at:…
EventCharles Swart, a student ranger from Mangosuthu Technical College, is killed by a leopard
… Camp,the Kruger National Park. The young Swart was guiding 12 visitors when the incident occurred. The animal mauled …
EventSouth African woman, Janice Bronwyn Linden, is sentenced to death in China for smuggling drugs
… prisons for drug related crimes. In the early hours of 12 December 2011, Linden was executed by lethal injection. In … Independent Online , (2011), ‘SA Woman…
Draft constitution of the ANC
Report of the working group under paragraph three of the Pretoria Minute 1. The Working Group was established under paragraph 3 of the Pretoria Minute, which…
23. Durban merchants plead for Sunday trading
… were submitted to the Durban Corporation, on 9 and 12 October 1866 respectively. The first, addressed to the …
Mzimhlophe /Qhudeni
… The Qhudeni project area accounts for approximately 12% of Nquthu Municipal land. The total population of the …
ANC statement on the high court`s ruling against IT, 29 October 1998
The ANC has noted with disappointment the verdict of the High Court - Cape Division on the case between itself and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. …
Not in My Neighbourhood Documentary
… Najma Nuriddin and Kurt Otabenga Orderson. When: Tuesday 16 June (it's a PUBLIC HOLIDAY!!) Time: 6.30pm Where: The …
EventFirst Indian workers arrive in South Africa
… first group of Indian workers arrived in Durban harbour on 16 November 1860 aboard the ship “Truro”. British farmers …
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
… flights to the public. The dates of 6 June 1911 and 16 June 1911 are respectively given in two other sources for …
EventTito Mboweni, former Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, is born in Tzaneen
… Tito Mboweni was born on 16 March 1959, in Tzaneen Limpopo. After completing his high …
EventThe Azanian People’s Organisation is formed
… 19 October 1977 for their role in the resistance and the 16 June 1976 uprisings. The organisation sought to apply the …