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EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
… late Nelson Mandela won the vast majority of votes with 12 237 655 (62.9%), the National Party(NP) under the …
EventSir Harry Smith, governor of the Cape, dies in London
… Harry returned to England and died eight years later on 12 October 1860 in London. He is buried at St Mary's, …
EventA strong delegation of the ANC NEC members arrives at Caculam, Angola
… On 12 January 1984, a strong delegation of African National …
PlaceLegogote Mountain Region, Mpumalanga
Mountain 1 194m high, situated just South-East of eLundi and 12m North-East of White River. The name is said to be Swazi for "the large one' or 'eternal one'…
BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… His first published writing was a letter in Ilanga on 18 October 1924 entitled Hardship and Progress. Like many of …
Nelspruit the Segregated city
… homeland, Kangwane had the lowest GDP of any homelandin 1982. One of the most fragmented of homelands, Lebowa was …
ArchiveWhere did all the masks go? by Dewald van Rensburg (22 May 2020)
… R1.1-billion for imported PPE as of 15 May. This included 12-million N95 masks and 38.2-million medical masks (as well …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Contextual Overview
… allowed to elect few representatives to Union parliament. [12] More generally, it was only whites who were granted the … organisation that would unify…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Source-based Questions
… June 1789. For the source’s online origin, see footnote [12] 10. Analyse the Journal in Source H 10.1. How useful is … For the source’s online origin, see…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to National Worker`s Day Rally, 1 May 2011, Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
… addition, over five hundred thousand children in the 16 to 18 year age group do not attend any type of education …
UCT defends stance on artistic freedom after Goldblatt pulls out by Paul Herman (News24), 4 March 2017
… is a South African heritage treasure, it includes 18 archival boxes of photographic prints, transparencies, …
PlaceGanesha Temple, Mt Edgecombe
… Declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 February 1977. Believed to be the oldest surviving ‘solid’ …
PlaceBoys High School, Pretoria
… Africa. Notable alumni includes two Nobel Prize laureates, 18 Rhodes scholars, several government ministers and members …
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
The more recent pre-colonial history of CÁ´te d’Ivoire can be traced to the 17th century, with the establishment of the kingdom of Gyaaman. The capital,…
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… Library in Cape Town from 1983. Schoeman is the author of 18 novels and numerous works of history, he is one of South …
EventThe Angolan-Namibian peace plan is accepted
… date of the signing of the agreement is given as 8 and 18 August by three other sources. …
ArticleSouth Africa in the 1970s
… these mine workers were on strike against poverty wages. 12 were killed and 38 were wounded. In 1969 about 1 000 … These strikes swept throughout the…
PlaceHistorical core of Wynberg Village
… were declared on 4 December 1981, and 33 on 8 October 1982. On 11 May 1984 this was extended by the addition of …
PlaceBarton Keep, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 16 July 1982. Two blocks to the west of Melrose House is Barton …
ANC NGC 2015 Resolutions on International Relations
… that South Africa has entered into since 1994. 2.12 The NGC recognised that the rise of terrorism and … in one of the Permanent Seats of a reformed Council…
Document 6 - Report of Delegation to All-African Convention and Unify Conference 16-17 December 1943. Presented to 2nd National Anti-CAD Conference, 4-5 January 1944
… the A.A.C. are Messrs. T. Sinyogo, Sesedi, Koza, Tabata, 12 Sondio, Dr. Moroka, Tsotsea, Morani, and the Indian …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Bibliography
… Africa. Cape Town, Oxford University Press, 1998, p.441. 12. F.W. de Klerk, The Last Trek. London, Macmillan, p.152 … Human Development. New York, United…
29. Removal to locations: the people are terrified
… population of any kind within practically two-mile radius. 12.The Government appears to have entered into an agreement … any means afford relief to the few…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 1: The Industrial Revolution in Britain and Southern Africa from 1860
The industrial Revolution has shaped the societies we live in today and more so in Britain and in Southern Africa. It brought about not only changes in…
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
Overview, West Africa and the rise of the Songhai Empire West Africa is home to many of Africa's oldest kingdoms. These kingdoms played an important role in…
EventWWI: battalion consisting of 'Cape Coloured men', called the Cape Corps, is established
… its peak strength it had around 23 000 members. More than 12 000 South African servicemen fought in World War One, and … Cape Corps faced Turkish forces…
PlaceAkkoordskop, a Hill in the Western Cape
… made warding off attacking fleets easier! This hill was 12 km South of Albertinia and 26 km West of Visbaai This Hill …
EventRudolph Lewis, South African road racing cyclist is born
… Rudolph Ludewyk “Okey” Lewis was born on 12 July 1887 in Pretoria.[i] Rudolph was South Africa’s …
EventNatal votes for the formation of the Union of South Africa
… On 12 June 1909, Natal voted in favour of the formation of the … Boddy-Evans A. (n.d.), ‘This Day in African History: 12 June,’ from African History , …
PlacePearson Conservatorium and Prince Alfred’s Guard Memorial, St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth
… of Boyds. It was officially opened by John X Merriman on 12 September 1882, and was named after HW Pearson, Mayor of …