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EventRailway line between Cape Town and Beira in Mozambique is completed
… the Highveld. The military force was made up of 5 000 men, 10,000 horses, and 14,000 tons of military stores, guns and …
EventRobert Koch announces the discovery of a rinderpest vaccine
… On 10 February 1897, Robert Koch, a German bacteriologist, …
EventNqwiliso cedes land to Cape Government
… were promised protection. On 30 September 1878, he sold 10 000 acres of land at Umzimvubu River mouth. Two British …
EventThe Hewat Teacher Training College in Athlone is set alight in solidarity with the UWC students on a boycott
… at Struts Bay, Cape Town. The boycott raged on, and on 10 August a prefabricated building that was part of the …
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… Party (NP) received 20.39 %, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) 10.54 %, Freedom Front (FF) 2.2 %, Democratic Party (DP) 1.7 …
PlaceWarriors Gate: MOTH Museum of Militaria
Warrior's Gate is situated at the Corner of Old Fort Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, in Durban. In addition to its Headquarters function, Warriors Gate is…
The Legal Veneer
… period well beyond this. The longest period on record is 26 years. Current application of banning of persons under ISA … Section 56(l)(a) and is punishable…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
… Witwatersrand and the strickers were demanding a wage of 10 shillings per day (approximately 4 times what they were … certain cities. 500 delegates attended…
PlaceAuwal Masjid, Cape Town
… to the freed slave Coridon van Ceylon . On September 26, 1794, a Vryezwarten [Free Black Muslim] , Coridon of …
PlaceGroenendal Wilderness Area
… River), with the Groendal Dam in its centre. It lies about 10 km from Uitenhage, which is about 30 minutes drive from … established wilderness area in the…
Man-made women: Gender, class and the ideology of the volksmoeder by Elsabe Brink
… does one see ugly, that is, really ugly women' (1901: 26; translated). On the eve of the Anglo-Boer War, in his … but we demand to be treated with respect '…
Countdown to the elections July 1993 – April 1994
… moment the whole nation had been waiting for and the next 10-month period of run-up to the elections was now being … examines the actual course of…
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… In 1981 when the Council's election took place only 10% of the Indian voters cast their votes. Women and labour …
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… Natal, between the Zulu's and the Voortrekkers. About 10 000-20 000 Zulu warriors led by Dingane's generals Dambuza …
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
… two questions, conduct a survey as follows: Ask 8 to 10 people what they think of our national flag. (Make sure …
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around birthdays and anniversaries
… all rest in peace. I remembered you with a real feast on 26 September [Winnie's birthday]. I put four teaspoons of …
EventZuma announces freeze on university fees increase
… When the government announced a 10.5% increase in tertiary education fees, due to the high … ps://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/general-news/2015/2015-10…
EventZuma announces freeze on university fees increase
… When the government announced a 10.5% increase in tertiary education fees, due to the high … ps://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/general-news/2015/2015-10…
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 around the sinking of the SS Mendi troopship, from…
The Mission: A Life for Freedom in South Africa by Denis Goldberg
… Chapter 9 Emotional desert: Prison, 1963 to 1985 Chapter 10 Problems of imprisonment Chapter 11 The escape Chapter 12 …
EventThe Natal Legislature plans to introduce the Indian Franchise Bill
… On 17 July 1894 a lengthy mass petition signed by 10 000 Indians was submitted to the Natal Government – the … , [online] Available at www.sahistory.org.za …
PlaceOld Railway Station Museum, Uitenhage
This is an engaging structure, with a high pitch roof, dormer windows and ornate fretted timber details. Built on Market Street in the year of the opening of…
PlaceRoodepoort Town School, Rex Street
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 March 1989. The Old Roodepoort Town School, consisting of …
PlaceOld Government Building, Church Street, Boksburg
… October 1890 and construction was completed on or before 10 April 1891. From 1902 to 1958 the building housed the …
EventAndries Dreyer, church archivist and collector of Africana, dies
… Andries Dreyer was born on 10 January 1872 in Philadelphia, in the present day Western …
EventThe Table Mountain cableway, one of the biggest tourist attractions in Cape Town, is inaugurated
… was completed. The car could ascend the mountain in under 10 minutes and carried 19 passengers and a conductor. …
EventFourteen are killed in Phola Park violence
… attack by residents of nearby Zulu hostel. She grieved for 10 minuites then fled in fear. Fourteen hostel dwellers and …
EventElephant poaching reaches an all time high
… In the 1960s, raw ivory prices remained between $3 and $10 per pound. In 1975, the price reached $50 because ivory …
EventThe Pope arrives in Lesotho
… by the lower turn out of people. Not more than 10 000 out of an expected crowd of one million people came to …
EventTruck drivers strike in major cities
… a wage increase of 9 percent across the board and 10 percent for workers earning the minimum wage. During the …