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Vasco da Gama’s Voyage of ‘Discovery’ 1497
… on to Portugal, where it dropped anchor at the Tagus on 10 July 1499. When Da Gama arrived at Lisbon about three …
The Arrival of the Khoisan
… of the pasture and the presence of new-horn calves in 10 the herds. But while the Khoikhoi started competing with …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1920-1929
… To read extracts of the conference report click here . 10 February, Josiah Gumede, representing the ANC, James La …
ArticleThe Arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck in the Cape - 6 April 1652
… Dutch Republic and England became engaged in a naval war (10 July 1652 to 5 April 1654). This meant that the completion …
ArticleIndian South Africans
… workers from the west and south coast of India. As only 7- 10% of these workers were Muslim, Sheikh Ahmad, the founding …
ArticleNatal Indian Congress (NIC)
… committee. Within a month, a monster petition bearing 10,000 signatures was presented to Lord Ripon, Colonial …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Essay Questions
… in ten years. Either we do it, or they crush us.” [10] Thus, one of the primary reasons for industrialisation … and Development Review (1993): 751 [9] Ibid,…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Essay Questions
… approach in the attempt to diminish the Great Depression. [10] This phase is known as the Second New Deal. One of the … (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v…
Thirty years ago by Raymond Suttner (extract from 'Inside Apartheid's Prison')
… 30 YEARS AGO- RETURN TO PRISON 30 years ago on 12 June 1986 I was re-detained for 27 months. 18 of these were in … a new state of emergency on that very day,…
They will answer to God - Ahmed Timol’s brother, News24 in Politics Web online, 27 June 2017
… it will resume between July 24 and August 4, and August 10 and 11. …
Luthuli House to be auctioned over R25m debt?, 20 August 2017
… and agreed upon between Fraser and Jacobs on or about 10 October, 2013. “In accordance with the agreement and the … to the ANC on May 30, 2014.” The law firm…
Constitution of the AAC, December 1937
… initial registration fee of ten shillings and six pence (10/6) payable by each affiliating organisation for the first … Convention, and shall present a…
South African and World leaders
… the virus from his mother. She died before he was 10 years old. With the help of his foster mother, he drew … She was widowed when he was killed in a plane…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… began in earnest in 1868. By 1870 there were approximately 10 000 diamond diggers in the area that would become … and the government repealed the Pass laws…
Indian Slaves in South Africa: Notes for monograph, 26 June 1995
… turn, complained that he had lost more than 4,000 of the 10,000 slaves he had bought from Bengal; and Dutch officials … Tuticorin - 16 Madras - 18…
PlaceBobbejaan Mountain, Elands Bay
… years ago. Elands Bay Cave is a rock art site dating back 10 000 years. The mild weather ensures year-round outdoor … is the Bobbejaans River Trail. It is…
Chronology
… of joint ANC-AAC committee December 17 , Adoption of a "10-Point Programme" by delegates from the AAC and the … July 8 , Second Unity Conference of NEUM…
PlaceCasa Labia,198 Main Road, Muizenberg
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 September 1982. The Muizenberg Battle site flanks the home …
PlaceIrma Stern Museum
… The beloved Irma Stern Museum shut its doors today (2025-10-31) after operating for more than half a century.... but … The beloved Irma Stern Museum shut its…
EventSir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate, dies.
… thrombosis, and both his legs were amputated by 1938. On 10 August 1940, he died and was buried in the hills of …
EventThree British mercenaries are sentenced to death for their part in the Angolan civil war
… they were eventually cornered and 13 of the mercenaries, 10 British and three Americans were captured. After a trial, …
EventFather Michael Lapsley, an Anglican priest, is injured by a letter-bomb
… 20 April 2010] Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Day 1-10 June 1996 (Victim: Father Michael Lapsley), (online), …
EventPort Natal is renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin D’Urban, governor of the Cape Colony from 1834 - 1837
… busiest port in Africa, The harbour is ranked in the top 10 in the world in terms of size and volume. Settled by the …
EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
… leaders. He was born near Oudtshoorn in the Karoo on 10 August 1783. The Voortrekkers (Afrikaans and Dutch for …
EventFreak storms create havoc in the Eastern Cape and President Mandela narrowly escaped injury
… enjoying a rare visit to the mountains. Within seconds a 10-year-old girl was dead and three other children seriously …
EventAmy Biehl’s murderers receive amnesty from TRC
… were set free. Beihl was a Stanford graduate, completing a 10-month course of study as a Fullbright exchange scholar at …
EventNavanethem (Navi) Pillay is born
… station as a banned person. In 1971, she represented 10 members of the Unity Movement who were charged under the …
PlaceCuylerville
… the first of the settler ships to anchor in Algoa Bay on 10 April 1820. William Low, one of Bailie's servants, did not …
EventRichard Horatio Edgar Wallace, South African author and newspaper editor, is born in Greenwich, England.
… is famously known as a co-creator of King Kong (2005). On 10 February 1932 he died of pneumonia while he was working on …
PlaceThe Fountain and Garden of Remembrance, Chatswood-Sydney. Willoughby Park Centre
The Willoughby Memorial Fountain...was, on March 10th, 1901, unveiled by the Hon. John See, M.L.A., State Minister for Defence. The Fountain was erected by…