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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 …
ArticleIndentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj
… Dr Brij Maharaj is an academic and civil society activist. 16 November 2023, marks the 163rd anniversary of the arrival … for such a nation is to achieve…
PlacePeddie
… 18,796 residents, of whom 670 were literate 1875 census: 16,886 residents, of whom 1,482 were literate 1891 census: 16,525 residents, of whom 2,025 were…
BiographyPatric Tariq Mellet
… first went out to work in a factory at the age of 16 having only attained a rudimentary vocational education at …
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
… The Satyagraha campaign was revived, and on August 16 1908, 3000 Indians burned their registration passes in …
ArchiveRootedness and Openness in The Life and Works of Véronique Tadjo (b. 1955) by Tim Steckler
… look at each other with stony faces, full of distrust.” [12] Nina tries to find her new place in this dark world, … even incite violence, stoking a conflict…
EventJames Filbert Sojane, sports administrator and pioneer in the taxi industry, dies
… Zipporah and they had a son and two daughters. He died on 16 February 1985. …
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 …
Chapter 25. A Reichstag Fire Trial Replete With A Van Der Lubbe
… and escaping Charges withdrawn. Accused declared insane 5.12.39 Circuit Court Springs Assault with intent Eight cuts … labour suspended for three years on of…
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 …
Last kicks of a dying horse July 1992 - June 1993
… fewer major high-profile attacks (massacres declined to 12) but a high number of incidents (nearly 20% more) … 3-year period as follows: Year l - 34 Year 2 -…