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PlaceGrey College Complex, Bloemfontein
… Stucke, and its cornerstone was laid by President Reitz on 16 May 1894. Hamilton Hall was designed by Herbert Baker, and …
EventKaren Muir
… At the young age of 12 years, 10 months and 25 days, Karen Muir from Kimberley …
EventEmperor Menelik II, emperor of Ethiopia dies
… II was emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death on 12 December 1913. Menelik gained great fame and respect for …
PlaceCity Hall, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
This ponderous pile was designed in a grandiose Edwardian style heralding the subsequent pomp of the Georgian era. The Duke of Connaught and Strathern, laid…
EventDe La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers
… On 12 August 1913, Koos De La Rey, a South African War II …
EventDr. Jan Bouws, Dutch composer, is born
… simple system to teach piano called “Het eertse Pianoboek, 12 Liedjes voor Piano, Het tweede Pianoboek, Het derde …
EventJohannes Kerkorrel, Afrikaans singer and songwriter, is born in Johannesburg
… a result, his albums were banned including Eet Kreef. On 12 November 2002 he committed suicide. His birth name was …
EventThe ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles
… On 12 April 1991, the African National Congress (ANC) made …
EventGovernment bans 20 Black leaders
… at the Western Deep Levels mine at Carletonville, when 12 striking miners were killed as police fired on a crowd. …
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… 1952, and the record of the treason trial of 1956-1961. The latter, in part, and certain other trial records … Who's Who of Personalities and Parties (New…
Black Reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973 - Address to the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association by O. R. Tambo, Syracuse, New York, United States of America, 1973
… between 1948 and the present into two parts: 1948 to 1961 and 1961 to 1973. The decade following 1948 ushered in a period … of limited massacre which…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Foreign Relations during Apartheid, 1948
… the following of the UN Charter inside South Africa. In 1961 United Nations Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjold … The Harare declaration United Nations A/RES…
PlaceBlockhouse in Hekpoort, Krugersdorp
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 16 March 1984. …
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… good accommodation and lower tuition fees, as well as 16 buses, promised to transport students from residences to …
ArticleThe Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries. It lasted until the 20th century. …
JANAM People’s Theatre Group Tour!
… and research in SA. The lecture / performance ( 12:00 – 14:30 , Senate Chamber, UWC) is open to all …
Document 40 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi to the Communist League of America’, 26 April 1932
… and for handling the same a committee consisting of 12 of us has already been selected. Send us 2 dozen copies of your constitution, sendus, say 12 copies of…
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… Grenada (1983) Supported an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba (1961) Undertook a long (1964-75) and unsuccessful effort to … (1945 - 53) Dwight Eisenhower (1953 …
PlaceGrahamstown, now known as Makhanda
… 27 December 1985 - Item 32 of Government Notice 2836, page 12 of Government Gazette No. 10047. The SAHRA Property … as being: “The construction of this gaol…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
… Cradock was Kaladokhwe. Following the Frontier War of 1811-12 the British established a military outpost on a site about … who, at that stage, was stationed…
OR Tambo lecture by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa
… of the lecture are as follows: Date: 01 October 2015 Time: 16:00 Venue: Walter Sisulu Great Hall, Mthatha The media is …
EventPupils refuse to return to school before Soweto Uprisings
… instruction. This marks a turning point and leads to the 16 June 1976 event of the Soweto Uprising. As the boycott …
EventJames Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, dies in Tsolo, Transkei
… On 16 May 1976, South Africa lost a poet, author and a …
EventMozambique gains independence
… Mozambique was colonised by the Portuguese since 16 th century. The campaign for the liberation, which was …
EventSteytler launches a nationwide protest campaign against the General Laws Amendment Bill
… Laws Amendment Bill, published by the government on 12 May 1962 defining the crime of sabotage in the widest …
EventAcademic and ANC politician Z.K. Matthews dies
… On 12 May 1968, South African academic, African National … of Fort Hare', from Nelson Mandela Organisation, 12 October, [online], Available at …
EventPres. Nelson Mandela accompanies Queen Elizabeth II on a coach drive through the streets of London.
… On 9 July 1998 President Nelson Mandela visited England. On 12 July 1998 he concluded his four-day visit to England by …
EventEbrahim, Maseko and Dladla are abducted in Swaziland
… sentence, while Maseko and Dladla were sentenced to 23 and 12 years respectively. …
EventMonty Naicker dies
… orders that were imposed on him. Naicker died, age 67, on 12 January 1978. …
PlaceAmanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal
… a Township in 1939 and became a Borough in 1952. In 1961 Amanzimtoti, Isipingo Beach and Isipingo Rail were all …