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EventApartheid bomb kills Zimbabwean and injures six ANC members
… On 10 January 1988, Mr Obed Amon Mwanza, a Zimbabwean, was …
EventFake versions of the new South African banknotes hit the streets
On 7 February 2005, reports were issued of the use of fake versions of the then new South African banknotes. These came hardly a week after the latest currency…
EventThe TRC refuses amnesty to Hani’s killers
… Communist Party (SACP). Walus, a Polish immigrant, on 10 April 1993 shot and killed Hani in the driveway of his …
EventDr Louis Luyt resigns as president of the SARFU
… rugby unless they did so by May 7. On Sunday, 10 May 1998, Luyt resigned from his position and cited three …
EventSA author Hymne Weiss is born
… for attaining the highest marks in her standard 8 (grade 10) examination at Hoër Volkskool. Weiss attained A Grades in …
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…
ArticleRobert Mcbride timeline
… 1928 December 26, Derrick John McBride, Robert McBride's father, is born in …
The Boerenvereenigingen: precursor to the Afrikaner Bond
… Beschermings Vereenigingen held its first meeting on 26 May 1879. The new Member of Parliament, George Sichel, was …
ArticleSharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
… batons, tear gas and guns. Three people were killed and 26 others were injured. Langa Township was gripped by tension … [online], Available at:…
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 …
ArticleAfrica Timeline
… by British forces in 1941 as part of the Second World War. 1939 – 1945 CE The second world war in Europe brings with it …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… promulgation of the Unlawful Organisations Act. April 9 - 10, The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) needed a … Congress. August 31, The state of…
PlaceAuwal Masjid, Cape Town
… to the freed slave Coridon van Ceylon . On September 26, 1794, a Vryezwarten [Free Black Muslim] , Coridon of …
EventMilton Obote (81), Uganda's former dictator, dies in a South African hospital
… was granted political asylum in Zambia following the coup. 10 years later Obote was rushed from Zambia to a hospital in … South Africa, where he died of…
The Rorke’s Drift Art and Craft Centre
… of the work. Shilakoe, who died tragically at the age of 26, is generally less well known than Mbatha and Muafangejo. … victims of a political system beyond…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
… influential AAM. Beginnings: Boycotts in the Fifties On 26 June 1959, the Committee of African Organisations (CAO) … a rally at Trafalgar Square which was…
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…