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EventAlan Paton is born
… On 11 January, 1903 Alan Steward Paton, author of Cry, the …
Event523 people die in the Black concentration camps of the Second Anglo Boer War
… On 11 October 1899 war was officially declared between Britain …
EventThe Vereeniging peace conference begins
… Anglo-Boer War (South African War), which had started on 11 October 1899, there were attempts to reach peace. On 15 … Cape Town: NASOU.P 396| Potgieter, D.J…
EventThe second Anglo-Boer war, also known as the South African war, breaks out
… issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October war was officially declared between Britain and … ,[Online],Available at: www.sahistory.org…
EventSir John Frederick William Herschel dies
… On 11 May 1871 astronomer, Sir John Frederick William Herschel, …
EventMore than 400 miners killed in what was the worst mining disaster in South Africa
… were lowered, no signs of life were detected. After 11 days the rescue was called off. The majority of the miners …
EventJazz Musician, Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee, dies
… (also known as Dollar Brand) died during the night of 11 March 1998 after a long struggle with cancer. …
ArticlePaper abstracts and biographies of speakers
… period, located exclusively in the past (ie. roughly 1960s-1990), hides and depoliticises historical processes of … artist with ANC in various frontline…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… is issued for guidance in future stances to be taken. 11 February, In a ‘Declaration of Commitment’ the Bishops’ … one month, pending investigation of…
EventSouth West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) is founded to oppose South African rule
… the country's leading party following independence in 1990. SWAPO, led by one of its co-founders Sam Nujoma, began …
PlaceDu Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel
… safer, faster (between 15 and 26 minutes) and shorter (by 11 km) than the old Du Toitskloof Pass travelling over the … before the Italian Prisoners of War ,…
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… was used as a school where 30 pupils attended classes. [11] Obtaining a better education became compulsory for all … (No. 2), (2011), p. 26. [8] Ibid. [9]…
EventWendy Botha, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… division winner in the annual Surfer Poll awards in 1990, 1991 and 1993.[viii] In 2009, Wendy Botha was inducted …
EventLlewellyn Herbert was born on this day
Llewellyn George Herbert was born on 21 July 1977 in Bethal, Mpumalanga.[i] Herbert was the South African 400 metre hurdle champion from 1996 to 2003.[ii] He…
EventMinnie Dlamini, the South African television personality is born
… Dlamini was born in Durban, KwaZulu Natal on 7 July 1990.[1] Minnie attended Northlands Girls’ High School and …
EventSouth Africa, Cuba and Angola Sign formal peace agreement, allowing Namibian independence from South Africa
… paved the way for formal Namibian independence in 1990. … coast, has enjoyed stability since gaining independence in 1990 after a long struggle against rule…
EventKaunda calls for Thatcher’s exclusion from talks on South African sanctions
In protest of the system of apartheid, economic sanctions against South Africa had been advocated from the 1960s onwards. However, it was only in the 1980s…
EventFreedom Day is celebrated in South Africa
… and other organisations were later unbanned on 2 February 1990, and a non-racial constitution was eventually agreed …
ArchiveCongress Resister 1983 - 1989
… and Economy Group. After the unbanning of the ANC in 1990, TIC leaders and activists became active in the …
National Arts Festival 2017
… Starting at the end of June/beginning of July, it runs for 11 days in the small university city of Grahamstown, which is …
EventKhoikhoi warriors defeat Portuguese thieves
… the raiders killing 64 of them including Almeida and 11 of his captains. This devastating defeat put pause to …
PlaceLions Bridge, Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria
… Kirkness and was officially opened by President Kruger on 11 June 1894. It is the oldest existing bridge over the Apies …
EventSteven Biko is arrested.
… He was first taken to Port Elizabeth prison and on 11 September was transferred to Pretoria where he died in …
EventUN concerned about Fischer’s arrest
… of Mr Black" for nearly a year, he was again arrested on 11 November 1965 and sentenced to life imprisonment in May …
EventMK hero cadre Solomon Kalushi (Khala) Mahlangu is executed
… country to be trained as an Umkhonto We Sizwe soldier. On 11 June 1977 Mahlangu and others returned to South Africa, …
EventNotorious role of Ferdi Barnard is disclosed
… (DCC). The commission seized various files in a raid on 11 November on the offices of Pan Afrik Industrial Investment …
EventNelson Mandela condemns the Lockerbie bombing, the first mass killing of Americans by terrorists
… result. The bombing killed all 243 passengers, 16 crew and 11 people on the ground. He also proposed dealing with the …
EventMorgan Tsvangirai becomes Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
… Tsvangirai was sworn in as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe on 11 February 2009 as part of what was known as The Unity …
EventNongqawuse’s unfulfilled prophecy
… injunctions. The first date of resurrection was set for 11 August 1856, but as the day dawned and nothing happened, …
EventThe Trojan Horse Massacre
… aged 21, Shaun Magmoed, aged 15, Michael Miranda, aged 11 and injuring several others. An inquest was launched in …