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ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… May 1930 Repealed by s 20 of the Riotous Assemblies Act No 17 of 1956. June, Clements Kadalie is banned from the Rand. … Lindsay, Sir Kurma Reddi and G.S…
PlaceMelrose House, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 May 1971. …
EventW. E. B. Du Bois (95), writer, scholar, intellectual, Pan
… on race. By the time of his death in 1963 he had written 17 books and edited four journals, and greatly influenced …
EventUnesco lists Robben Island as a World Heritage Site
Robben Island is located off the coast Cape Town and was named as such by Dutch explorers who encountered many seals on the island. It was however, discovered…
EventThe First Draft of the Constitution is published
… came into effect on 4 February 1997. The week of 17 to 21 March was named national Constitution Week and over …
EventBelgium annexes the Congo Free State
… 1908, the Belgian government removed Leopold from rule. On 17 October 1908, Congo Free State was annexed by Belgium and …
EventSouth African cricket player Aubrey Faulkner, great all-rounder in the early 20th century, is born
… he dismissed six men in the course of eleven overs for 17 runs. In that same season of 1907 he, in all matches for …
ArchiveAfrican Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960, by Elizabeth S. Schmidt
… In its report to the Annual Conference of December 17-18, 1955, the ANC National Executive Committee remarked … for 30 minutes, their hands raised in the…
EventPope John Paul II celebrates a papal mass in South Africa
… On 17 September 1995, the Roman Catholic’s Pope John Paul …
EventPeter “Terror” Mathebula dies
… his career, Mathebula won 36 matches, inflicting 17 KOs on his opponents, and lost 9 matches, suffering 5 KOs. …
Report of the Joint Planning Council of the ANC and the South African Indian Congress, November 8, 1951
… rather than having separate national organisation units. 12. The Population Registration Act During the conduct of 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 …
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 …
EventSA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to the Union of South Africa
… 1908 National Convention, which met for the first time on 12 October 1908. By February 1909, a draft of the South …
PlaceMozambique
… and vast area. Patrick Chamusso was born in Mozambique in 1949 (or 1950) into a rural family, with his father working … Coup 1974, World of the wars website …
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…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… rebellion was the killing of a farmer, Henry Smith, on 17 January 1906 by one of his workers. When questioned during … were imposed such as the Mixed…
BiographyCecil John Rhodes
… future than staying in England. At the tender age of 17 Rhodes arrived in Durban on 1 September 1870. He brought …
PlaceMooi River, a Town of the Midlands Meander- Natal
… - which also houses British Military Artefacts . On 17 August 1914, the Weston Agricultural and Allied Trades … the 2016/2017 financial year, at a total…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… Lindsay, Sir Kurma Reddi and G.S. Bajpai (Secretary). 12 January, The Second Round-table Conference between the … as representatives of the opposition South…
Outbreak of bubonic plague
… were placed in storage pending their possible use. On 17 April 1901 the Acting District Inspector, Mr Rix-Trot, was …
Community histories of Rustenburg
… Province) and Botswana areas in 1830. A group of about 12 Eastern Cape farmers living next to the East Riet River … in the vicinity, giving official status…
The ANC launch the Luthuli Volunteer Corps in Magareng Sub Region, Warrenton, Frances Baard Region, 19 September 2013
This launch comes after successful sub regional programmes which took place in Phokwane and Dikgatlong Sub Regions in the recent past. Our final launch will…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.1 Feb 1980
… NGWANA WA AZANIA A film concept by Mothobi Mutloatse 12 GALLERY PROFILE Behind the Lens: Judas Ngwenya. DRAMA …
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… could carry on with his missionary work among the Zulu. On 12 May 1885, Wilhlem Posselt passed away after a period of …