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EventPolice arrest members of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) High Command at Lilliesleaf Farm
… available at www.rusty-bernstein.com (Accessed: 01 Jun. 12) …
EventAlan Paton is born
… On 11 January, 1903 Alan Steward Paton, author of Cry, the …
EventThe Vereeniging peace conference begins
… Anglo-Boer War (South African War), which had started on 11 October 1899, there were attempts to reach peace. On 15 … Cape Town: NASOU.P 396| Potgieter, D.J…
EventThe second Anglo-Boer war, also known as the South African war, breaks out
… issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October war was officially declared between Britain and …
EventSir John Frederick William Herschel dies
… On 11 May 1871 astronomer, Sir John Frederick William Herschel, …
EventMore than 400 miners killed in what was the worst mining disaster in South Africa
… were lowered, no signs of life were detected. After 11 days the rescue was called off. The majority of the miners …
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - 1. The linguistic classification of Kora
… by Maingard, [10] and with Rainer Vossen’s presentation [11] of a set of reconstructed roots for Proto-Khoe –following … a previous set of postulations from…
Archive2014 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 17 June 2014 (after National Elections)
… months, there are 133 000 employees who have benefited and 11 000 employers who have participated in the incentive … Municipality. 10. Breede Valley Local…
Document 37 - The Bill of Rights
… the right to have their dignity respected and protected. 11. Life Everyone has the right to life. 12. Freedom and security of the person 1. Everyone…
10 YEARS PROJECT
close Document 28 Negotiations: a strategic perspective 25 November 1992 As adopted by the National Executive Committee of the African National…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… at 2000, and the entire Transvaal Republic at 18 000. Van Staden, until August 1853 acting Landdrost, was … of annexation was announced in Pretoria’s Church…
ArticleFirst Anglo Boer War
… the idea and wanted to retain their independence. On 12 April 1877 a proclamation of annexation was read out in … 1880 in Potchefstroom. P. L. Bezuidenhout…
EventRichard Maponya, one of South Africa's richest businessmen, is born
Richard John Maponya was born in Lenyenye in the Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo Province). The founder and first president of the National Federated Chamber…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Matomela by Maximiliano Rubio
… response to the newly implemented laws of influx control. [11] They held meetings in Emlotheni in New Brighton. The … the white man, then you can say that…
Some Observations on HIV and Mortality in South Africa: 2007, 2008 and 2013 by Thabo Mbeki, 14 March 2016
… diseases were the leading cause of death accounting for 11,1% deaths in this population group followed by other forms … was the second leading cause of death…
PlaceSouth African Royal Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town
The Royal Observatory occupies a small wooded Hill about 6 km East of central Cape Town, within a Conservation Area known as; the Two Rivers Urban Park. Its…
ArticleTimeline of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation
… (South African Institute for Race Relations, 1960: 148). 18 December: the Supreme Court, Pretoria, ruled that the … (South African Institute for Race…
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 …
EventThe Berlin Airlift, which delivered food and fuel to West Berliners during a Soviet blockade, and in which the SAA took part, comes to an end
… Berlin was finally lifted at one minute after midnight, on 12 May 1949, and the first great standoff of the Cold War was … Journal of The South African…
EventJacob Zuma, Former President of South Africa and of the ANC, is born.
… Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma was born on the 12 April 1942, at Inkandla, in KwaZulu Natal. At the age of …
EventBasutoland (now Lesotho) becomes British territory
… State. He appealed to the British for protection, and on 12 March 1868 his country became a British protectorate, and … 2014]|(2003). Milestones (feature…
Mandela and Fidel A film by Estela Bravo
… Buitenkants Stree, Cape town Venue:Tuesday 4 March 2014, 12-2pm UCT Africa Studies African …
EventEdgar Wallace (56), author and newspaper editor in South Africa, dies in Hollywood.
… up for adoption when he was nine years old. At the age of 12, Wallace left school and held several menial jobs. He …
EventEugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born
… Marais began writing at a very young age. By the age of 12, he was a published writer. Marais became famous as an …
PlaceEbenezer, Limpopo
… The name is of biblical origin , (1 Samuel 7:12) and means 'stone of help'. Also spelt 'Ebenhaesar ' or ' …
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts timeline 1602-1966
… the Dutch and local Khoi erupt at the Cape. 1657 The first 12 free burghers settle along the Liesbeeck River in the Cape …
ArticleTreason Trial 1956 - 1961
… still faced re-indictment. Speaking later, on May 12, 1959, about "the ordinary course of justice", the …