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EventBuilding of Delagoa Bay railway line is completed
… of the Transvaal Republic after annexation by Britain in 1877. This rail link between Transvaal en Delagoa Bay was … Cape. After discovery of the main gold…
PlaceFort Beaufort
… included the Kat River Settlement, which was separated in 1858 when it was proclaimed the division of Stockenstrom. … 5,096 were literate It has developed…
EventOn 14 November 2006, parliament approved the controversial Civil Unions Bill, which provided for same-sex marriage
… the first African country to do so and one of only a few in the world at the time. MPs from the African National … first couple to wed, Vernon Gibbs and Tony…
EventThe Organisation of African Unity is formed and Africa Day is declared
… the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The organisation was founded by … Freedom Day was changed from April 15th to May…
EventConstruction of the Victoria Falls Bridge and the railway line are completed
… The Victoria Falls Bridge was constructed in 1905 at the height of British penetration of Northern and … has become one of the most visited tourist…
EventZulu army defeat British Army at the Isandlwana Mountain
… 1879, the British Army suffered its greatest defeat in Africa when 24,000 Zulu soldiers overran a British camp of … The battlefield of Isandlwana became a…
Foreword
… representatives of NGOS and individuals who worked both in the British and international anti-apartheid movement. The … of South Africa House for their…
3. Charge of assault against an estate manager
… and went home. Half an hour after [,] the white man who is in charge of the Coolies at the mill, came to me, and said … on, at the same time struck me with a…
Statement on ANC central number and information line, 10 October 2005
… reach ANC headquarters at Chief Albert Luthuli House and, in time, other ANC offices. ANC national spokesperson, Smuts … service forms part of the ANC`s…
EventSouth African historian Charles van Onselen is born.
… Charles van Onselen was born on 14 August 1944, in the South African town of Boksburg, Gauteng (then … Charles van Onselen has truly impacted the manner in…
ArchiveChurch and State relations: the story of Bophuthatswana and its independence from 1977 to 1994
… A dissertation submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Theology in the subject History at the University of South Africa. …
EventFinal legal note on the SS Mendi
… A brief report appeared on the 13th of November in the Times, which was the last of the legal conclusions … sufficient rescue assistance of the SS Mendi men…
PlaceMaclear's Beacon
… vast natural beauty of the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town , South Africa. This World Heritage Site was origanally caled; 'Hoerikwago' , which…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.3 No.1 Oct-Dec 1958
… The Village and the Castle, Owen Williams. Apartheid in Nursing-a Challenge, an African Nurse and Fr. Martin … An African Diary, Rosalynde Ainslie. Political…
PlaceFraserburg
… was proclaimed a separate division on 12 December 1853. In about January 1890 its Southern Districts were given over … known as the Peperbus on certain piece…
PlaceOld Government Building, Church Street, Boksburg
… 1963. The old Government Building at Boksburg is situated in Church Street near the station and the well-known Boksburg Lake. The building was designed in…
EventGriffiths Mxenge is murdered
… was assassinated and his body was severely mutilated in an act of barbaric brutality on 19 November 1981. His … and agents of the apartheid government‘s…
EventGovernment admits responsibility for Mdluli’s death
… Mdluli died of an injury to his neck while being detained in Durban security headquarters. His death occurred just a day after his arrest in connection with…
EventKhotso House is bombed
… of Churches (SACC) headquarters, Khotso House, based in Johannesburg, was bombed for harbouring anti-apartheid … (COSATU) House. The Khotso House blast,…
EventYouth rage follows the funeral of Victoria Mxenge
… death of Mxenge. As result, 30 percent of the workforce in East London did not report for duty, forcing businesses to close down. The violence became very…
EventOrganisations forward applicants for amnesty to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
… Commission (TRC) was a court-like body assembled in South Africa after the end of Apartheid. Anybody who felt … component of the transition to full and free…
EventZulu King Cetshwayo Dies
… born to Mpande, who was King Shaka’s half brother in 1826. His father declared him his successor very early on in life, which was unusual for a King to do…
EventBritain and the Zulu Nation sign a peace treaty
… In mid-January 1879 Lt-Gen. Lord Chelmsford invaded Zululand … for decades to come. Cetshwayo was restored as ruler in 1883, but this did not bring peace to…
EventInternational Year of Mobilisation for Sanctions against South Africa is launched
… the issue of racial discrimination since its formation in 1945. On 19 November 1946, during its first session, the … Assembly adopted a resolution declaring…
23. Durban merchants plead for Sunday trading
… open our Coolie stores on Sundays also as is customary in the Mauritius because the Sunday is the day only for the … by your authority we have no hope of our…
ANC WL deeply saddened at death of Cde Nokuhamba Nyawo, 7 March 2012
… MK. She was not afraid of a gun and was heavily involved in the bush guerrilla warfare even at the age of 63. She did … is a true hero who received the…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.4 Dec-Jan 1980
… Sigwili, Poor Business for the Artist by Nangirayi Majo, In the Sun by Mongane W. Serote . East and West by Ahmed … Players. STAFFRIDER WORKSHOP Politics…
PlaceGreenmarket Square, Cape Town.
… this example and began to bring their produce here in a variety of wagons and carts turning it into a … city grew and the residential area about the market…
PlaceNational Botanic Gardens, Pretoria
… The Botanical Gardens had been founded in 1946. After the University of Pretoria granted approval … and comprehensive collections of indigenous flora in the…
EventUnited Nations Charter is adopted
… The United Nations Charter was adopted in San Francisco by the United Nations Conference on … Lions Clubs International, received invitations to assist in…