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EventBritain and Egypt agree on independence for Sudan.
… campaigns between 1896 and 1898, an Anglo-Egyptian force under Herbert Kitchener destroyed the power of the Mahdists. …
EventBantu Holomisa deposes Stella Sigcau as President of the Transkei
… by Pretoria. At the time of the coup Transkei was under the leadership of Stella Sigcau who would also be a …
EventThe League of Nations grant Belgium the right to govern Rwanda
… to 1925 brought the small independent kingdoms to the west under the power of the central Rwandan court. The Belgian …
EventWalter Sisulu secretly attends a meeting at the house of George Xorile with F. Van Rensburg
… meeting the ANC and other liberation movements were banned under the Unlawful Organisations Act. All “illegal …
EventSouth Africa begins occupation of South-West Africa
… international developments the South African government, under the leadership of General Louis Botha , put an offer to …
PlaceTembisa Township, Midrand
… a large Township situated to the North of Kempton Park , under the Ekurhuleni Municipality . It was established in …
PlaceOld Fort and Cemetery, Durban
… government, was now allowed to send a force of 260 men under the command of Captain Thomas Smith to reoccupy Port … part of this complex. It was declared a…
PlaceSteenberg Farmstead, Tokai Road, Constantia
… of the 19th century. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 7 October 1983. Despite a twist … Susman, owner of a Cape Town decor…
PlaceAnton van Wouw House, Museum- Pretoria
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 June 1989.This house dating … as the Anton van Wouw Museum when the Rembrandt Group,…
PlaceThe Old Slave Tree Memorial
… the very large number of slaves that were said to be sold under the tree. The words “On this spot stood the old slave … on the plaque. Most of the slaves,…
PlaceDistrict Six, Cape Town
… for ‘canal’.) District Six before its destruction under Apartheid , was a community representative of diversity … Town. On 11 February 1966 it was declared a…
20th Time of the Writer
… the 20th edition of Poetry Africa last year, this edition, under the theme ‘The past paving the future’, is also going …
PlaceAlbasini Dam, Limpopo
… Superintendent of the African peoples in the Soutpansberg under the ZAR. The ruins of his Residence, on the Western … Superintendent of the African peoples…
ArchivePress cuttings-repression of youth
… 530 school pupils, students and teachers were held under the security laws, a handwritten document regarding …
Secret Ballot
… Revolutionary), who takes Genocide (The People’s Hope) under his wing. “Secret Ballot” is an exploration of how …
PlaceRiebeeck Square, Cape Town.
… as Riebeeck Square. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 February 1961. Riebeeck …
EventDefiance campaign leadership meets with SAIC
… the first campaign pursued jointly by all racial groups under the leadership of the ANC and the SAIC. References: …
EventDr Joshua Nkomo African nationalist and guerrilla leader is born.
… Science in Johannesburg. While in Johannesburg he came under the influence of Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and Anton …
EventThe British High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland issues the Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation
… in 1965, . He was sentenced to three years imprisonment under the Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation. Gqobose …
Eventold Indian flower seller is fined for trading in a racially restricted area
… Areas Act, Immorality Act, Pass Laws and many others. Under the provisions of the Group Areas Act, urban and rural …
EventHendrik Andries Hanekom, SA actor dies in the Strand, Cape Town
… the rural areas. Some of the actors who made their debut under his guidance include James Norval, Siegfried Mynhardt …
EventReverend David Russell sentenced for defying his banning order
… of the Apartheid regime. Acting out of conscience and under the banner of religion, however, did not shield these …
EventNOCSA announces SA participation in Olympic games
… the Olympic hymn, Beethoven's Ode to Joy. A new flag under which the team would compete was also unveiled. It was …
EventThe government launches ‘Operation Iron Fist’ in townships
… on armoured vehicles. Twenty-seven townships were placed under emergency rule. Though a call was made by a few Black …
EventPresident George W Bush announces his HIV/AIDS Plan
… have the AIDS virus, including 3 million children under the age of fifteen. Yet across the continent, only …
EventNP demands apology from TRC
… activists. Because the State Security Council was under the presidency, Dr. Boraine asked De Klerk if he had …
EventZulu assault at Holkrantz
… as punishment for assisting a British raiding force under Col. Bottemley. The local Boer commander, Field Cornet …
EventFrance tests an atomic bomb in Algeria
… Algeria , in the Sahara desert. At the time, Algeria was under French control. The test, code named Gerboise Bleue, …
EventMark Thatcher arrested
… his Cape Town home on 25 August 2004. Thatcher was charged under South Africa's anti-mercenary laws in connection with …
EventJames Kantor, a lawyer, is arrested for his involvement in Liliesleaf farm activities
… He left the law profession and wrote about his experiences under the apartheid government. Kantor died of a heart attack …