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Archive2013 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 14 February 2013
… on a better footing. The target for job creation is set at 11 million by 2030 and the economy needs to grow threefold to … we have expanded the rail capacity…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 3: An ancient African society: Egypt
… a system of numbers, using symbols for the numbers 1 and 10. Little is known about Egypt’s mathematical achievements. … which dates from the Egyptian Middle…
EventFirst ANC Conference in SA in three decades
… Front in 1983; and the release of Nelson Mandela on 11 February 1990. …
EventErmelo is founded
… Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar , …
EventThe iconic Athlone cooling towers are demolished
… of Cape Town. The power station towers were detonated at 11:56 - about 3.5 minutes earlier than the expected time and …
June 17
… destroyed. This amounted to 21 offices being burnt down, 10 being plundered, 3 schools burnt as well as unknown …
ArticleKingdoms of southern Africa: Great Zimbabwe
… At its largest Great Zimbabwe had a population of between 10 000 and 20 000 people. Most of them lived far away from …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
… Municipal workers and their dependants totalled almost 10 000. Most were housed at the Magazine Barracks in Somtseu … of the racism of white unions, but…
ArchiveInterview with Sibongile Mthembu Mkhabela
… subsequently was a defendant in the trial of the "Soweto 11" and was jailed for two years. Answers have been …
EventThe trial of eleven Soweto students charged under the Terrorism Act begins
… and terrorism between May 1976 and October 1977. On 11 May, 1979they were convicted of sedition and sentenced to …
PlaceState Theatre, Pretoria
… and marked the beginning of great things to come. In 2000 The Theatre re-opened as a Receiving House and has been …
EventThe New Zealand Mounted Rifles leave Wellington for the South African War
… other troops. The ninth and tenth contingent of about 2000 men arrived too late in the war to participate. The …
PlaceAmathole Mountain Region, Eastern Cape
… of the peaks are decked with snow in winter and reach over 2000 metres, providing wonderful forest trails and a prolific …
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… 8% 3% 1996 57% 22% 9% 3% 1997 55% 21% 6% 4% 2001 62% 29% 11% 4% Following is a brief review of the history of colonial … reform in South Africa: Final report…
ArticleMapungubwe
The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa,…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… starting in January 2011, their tuition would jump by 11 percent and their residential fees by 14 percent. 2011 …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1914
… 6 000 French troops from the capital to the frontline. By 11 September, all the divisions of the German army deployed …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins
… ultimately captured in the first battle of Silkaatsnek on 11 July 1900. After the fall of Pretoria on 5 June 1900, the … harsh conditions using the…
PlaceNamib Desert, Namibia
… https://www.safaribookings.com/blog/10-interesting-namib-desert-facts …
EventSA's first official commercial airline service is launched
… Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 1, p. 612. Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Ceremony to mark the Retirement of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson and the Assumption of Office of Chief Justice Pius Langa and Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke: Houses of Parliament, Cape
… South Africans: When I spoke from this podium on February 11, to deliver the annual State of the Nation Address, I … our democracy matures. Speaking about…
Document 104 - Boycott the Elections! The Spark, 3,4, April 1937
… The Council will consist of 22 members. Of these, 10 will be Government officials: the Secretary for Native …
ArticleAfrica Timeline
… writings of ancient Egypt are invented. 3000 BC – 2000 BC Ancient Somalis domesticate camels. This practice … Profile Image Source The Middle Kingdom emerges…
PlaceGeorge Harrison Park
… and most vibrant city in South Africa. The original 10-stamp battery mill that was used to crush the ore on site … Site. (As an aside Harrison soon sold his…
EventPolitical Activist and Advocate, Dumisa Ntsebeza, is born
… Fin24,[Online],available at: www.fin24.com,[Accessed : 10 October 2013] Bloomberg Businessweek,"Dumisa Buhle … at: investing.businessweek.com,[Accessed : 10…
EventUniversity of Pretoria is established
… On 10 February 1908 a new department of the Transvaal University … upgraded as a fully-fledged and autonomous university on 10 October 1930, having been a…
PlaceDe Goede Verwachting, 17 Cavalcade Road, Green Point
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 11 September 1964. …
PlaceAustin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, New Muckleneuk, Pretoria
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 11 April 1980. The reserve was named after …
EventF.W. de Klerk is unanimously elected the new leader of the Transvaal NP
… parties. Subsequently, Mandela was released from prison on 11 February, 1990. …
EventAhmed Ben Bella, former president of Algeria, is released after fourteen years in prison
… and placed under house arrest until 1980. Bella died on 11 April 2012. …