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BiographyKrotoa (Eva)
Krotoa (known as Eva to the Dutch and English settlers) was the niece of Autshumao, a Khoi leader and interpreter to the Dutch (he was known as Harry/Herry…
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Michael Ramsey’s visit to South Africa, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishm
Queen Mother Elizabeth celebrates her 100th birthday as thousands line the roads of London to cheer her. Her popularity stems i
Delegates from some 100 nations agree at the United Nations on a global treaty to prevent over-fishing on the high seas.
The government instructs its Ambassador to The Hague to inform the Dutch government of its displeasure over a grant of 100,000
The African National Congress (ANC) leads a march through central Durban, attended by up to 100,000 people, to demand their vot
Thomas Thornton becomes the first air passenger in SA when he pays Albert Kimmerling £100 for a short flight from Sydenham Hil
Violence erupts when 50 000 (or 100 000 according to police) residents from GaRankuwa, Mabopane, Soshanguve and areas in the Od
The trial of eighteen suspected PAC members which began in December 1977 and has already taken over 100 court sessions, resumes
New electoral divisions are defined and plans are open for inspection. 160 electoral divisions are provided for the House of As
The death toll reaches at least 100 in Algeria after a two-day surge of massacres attributed to the Armed Islamic Group.
About 600 students from five secondary schools march to Bontheuwel. On their way they are confronted by four riot squad vans. T
Mozambique’s southern province of Inhambane warns that 100 000 people in the province are at risk of starvation because poor ra
About 100 striking Nigerian oil workers seize four offshore rigs and hold hostage ninety-seven expatriate workers as well as mo
Dr Wilson Carswell, medical adviser to the government Aids unit, says about 100 000 South Africans are already infected with th
A consortium of Black investors takes over African Life from Southern Life at R160 million. (Beeld, 2 Feb 2004. Vandag in die o
At least 100 people drown and the town is devastated when the river at Laingsburg in the Karoo floods its banks.
BiographyPrincess Magogo
Princess Magogo was born in 1900, the daughter of the Zulu King, Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868 – 1913) and Queen Silomo. In 1926 she married King Mathole…
Wellington Mlungisi Tshazibane
Mr Wellington Tshazibane,aged 30,an employee of the De Beers-Lesotho Mining Company,was detained on 9th December 1976 at Rand Airport,Johannesburg.He was held…
EventPhilip Rabinowitz, Polish born South African centenarian, sets a new world record by running the 100m in 28.7 seconds.
Philip Rabinowitz, Polish born South African centenarian, sets a new world record by running the 100m in 28.7 seconds. Owing to a power failure the time is not…
PlaceMali
Mali, landlocked country of western Africa, mostly in the Saharan and Sahelian regions. Mali is bounded on the north by Algeria, on the east by Niger and…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
Prehistory of Southern AfricaFarming people did not inhabit the Greater Johannesburg region until the Late Iron Age. Then, beginning in the 15th century,…
A total extinction confidently hoped for: the destruction of Cape San society under Dutch colonial rule, 1700–1795 by Mohamed Adhikari (Journal of Genocide Research (2010), 12(1–2))
BiographyDorothy Ruth Boxall
Dorothy Ruth Boxall was born on 19 July 1895 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa. She dedicated herself to the promotion of music in South…