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EventThe SA government gives limited powers of internal self-government to Damaraland
… colony dating from 1915 at the time of the First World War. The occupation of the country by South Africa started in …
EventRuth Perry is elected to lead Liberia, thus becoming Africa's first female head of state
… of leading her country from a devastating seven-year civil war, to peace under a sub-regional plan of the Economic …
EventConstruction of the Victoria Falls Bridge and the railway line are completed
… Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army’ (ZIPRA) during the war for the liberation of South Africa and Zimbabwe. The …
EventSA painter Frederick Timpson I'Ons (85) dies
… of Albany, Eastern Cape, shortly before the sixth Frontier War broke out. His works portrayed life on the frontier and …
South African and World leaders
… For a little while, around the time of the Second World War, Ethiopia was occupied by Italy. But during the War the Italians were defeated by their enemies,…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 1: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… spoken to the king, or of ambassadors. This king makes war only upon neighboring enemies and upon those who do not … economic influence in North Africa. In…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1900-1909
… 19, Gandhi accuses Transvaal Government of waging war on Indian women and children by demanding they carry … states that amendment of TIRA should uphold…
Devout domesticity? A century of African women's Christianity in South Africa by Deborah Gaitskell
… a constant refrain from many rural churches. By the inter-war years Transkei Anglican missionaries were increasingly … were indigenous ideas of manliness…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… sends another delegation to the UK in the wake of World War I. 1921 The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) … destabilize the country. 1977 Mozambique…
ArchiveHow history will judge FW de Klerk by RW Johnson, politicsweb (28 November 2021)
… And in general Canada took steps to live up fully to its Anglo-French culture and history. All this happened because … As a result he was able to prevent the…
Address on disturbances in Bloemfontein location, by I. J. Nthatisi, March 4, 1919
… materially helped to accelerate the termination of the war; and now that the war is over they feel it is time that they should raise the … there has come the…
PlaceFort Cox
… established as military post during the sixth Frontier- War by Major William Cox of the British Army under orders … of Cape Mounted Rifles at the start of…
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… of the ANC. Susan Booysen refers to this split as a ‘war’, stating that it was a “... no-holds barred, a brutal …
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… incident in Grey Street sparks a violent anti-Indian war that spreads to Cato Manor. A two-day orgy of murder, …
ANC`s urgent court application in view of DA march, 12 February 2014
… that guarantee. It is evident that the DA has declared war on the ANC Head Quarters. The ANC leadership, through our …
EventSA Prime Minister sends a goodwill message to the new government of Mozambique
… in Matola, Mozambique.This was the first open act of war by the apartheid government against Mozambique. Three …
EventGabon gains independence from France
… an autonomous republic within the French Union after World War II. Related Links: A timeline of African Independence …
EventNon military national service for objectors
… soldiers and as internal political perception of the war shifted. The Amendment Bill was introduced and a Board …
EventSADF takes over security of Northern Natal from the SAP to prevent infiltration into SA by Liberation Movements
… a chance to place veteran soldiers from the Rhodesian bush war as well as the border wars at the forefront of its …
EventEquatorial Guinea gains Independence from Spain
… exchange for land in South America. When the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1820, rebel forces took control of the …
EventIFP declares attacks on UDF as self-defence
… the IFP. Close to 150 people had been killed in this war that started shortly after the emergence of the UDF as a …
EventThousands are killed after terrorists crashed hijacked airliners into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington
… of the attacks, the Bush administration declared a 'war on terrorism', with the stated goals of bringing Osama …
EventParliament opens with the debate of no confidence on Government
… regard to its actions and objectives in the Angolan Civil War ." Sir De Villiers Graaff stated furthermore that if the …
PlaceBennebroek Wreck, Hamburg
… to 1,500 tons and more; often they were larger than Men-of-war vessel's. The Man-O-War is a naval ship that was designed for combat and not for … to 1,500…
Chronology
… September 4 , House of Assembly votes 80-67 to enter World War II; resignation of Hertzog, who is succeeded by Jan … committees of the ANC and the AAC adopt…
Statement at the Eighth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries by O. R. Tambo, Harare, 1 - 6 September 1986
… of people. Almost the pioneer after the Second World War in signalling the breakup of the colonial system - and … final collapse of colonialism, thanks…
PlaceZimbabwe
… Country gained independence, after a 15 year long Civil War. Zimbabwe has since 1980 been led by Robert Mugabe . … peoples and founded the Mutapa Kingdom. A…
ArchiveSt James Church Massacre
… 11 years Frontline Fellowship has taken the Gospel to the war zones. On Sunday 25th July 1993 the war zones came to us. Our mission headquarters are a few …
ArticleThembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
… a delegation of businessmen led by the chairperson of Anglo America, Gavin Relly, and the ANC led by Oliver Tambo. …
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… a military offensive against FRELIMO and started a civil war. The civil war in Mozambique ravaged the countryside and was premised on … the politics in…