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The Santos of Germany, weighing 163 tons, sinks near Mossel Bay with a cargo of skins, dried fruit and wool from Cape Town.
… The Santos of Germany, weighing 163 tons, sinks near Mossel … Bay with a cargo of skins, dried fruit and wool from Cape Town. …
Sybrandis Abbema (Sibrand), who visited the Cape in 1660 as V.O.C. commissioner and instructed Simon van der Stel to do all he
… Sybrandis Abbema (Sibrand), who visited the Cape in 1660 as V.O.C. commissioner and instructed Simon …
George Rex, allegedly the son of King George III and Hannah Lightfoot, auctions his house in Cape Town and settles at Melkhoutk
… George Rex, allegedly the son of King George III and Hannah Lightfoot, auctions his house in Cape Town and settles at Melkhoutk …
Two young lions are dispatched from Cape Town to Ceylon as a gift to the King of Kandy. http://www.news24.com
… Two young lions are dispatched from Cape Town to Ceylon as a gift to the King of Kandy. http://www.news24.com …
Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, is born in Newton Stewart, Ireland
… Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, is born in …
Commander Simon van der Stel, accompanied by his six children and his wife’s sister, is welcomed at the Cape by Hendrik Crudop,
… by his six children and his wife’s sister, is welcomed at the Cape by Hendrik Crudop, …
The Khoi and San National Language Body is officially launched in Upington, Northern Cape. Its aim is to promote and develop th
… The Khoi and San National Language Body is officially launched in Upington, Northern Cape. Its aim is to promote and develop th …
The Khoi and San National Language Body is officially launched in Upington, Northern Cape. Its aim is to promote and develop th
… The Khoi and San National Language Body is officially launched in Upington, Northern Cape. Its aim is to promote and develop th …
Three people are injured on the railway line in Maitland, Cape Town, in what can be considered SA’s first serious motorcar acci
… Three people are injured on the railway line in Maitland, Cape Town, in what can be …
NG Kerk theologian Willie Jonker (77) dies at a Strand retirement home in the Western Cape. He will be remembered for having be
… Willie Jonker (77) dies at a Strand retirement home in the Western Cape. He will be remembered for having be …
D. Olewagen and J. Nel are executed by firing squad for treason in the Cape Colony, because they acted as horse guards for an i
… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology … and J. Nel are executed by firing squad for treason in the Cape Colony, because they acted as horse guards for an…
Josephus Suasso de Lima (46), first editor and publisher of the first Dutch newspaper in SA, ‘De Verzamelaar’, dies in Cape Tow
… Josephus Suasso de Lima (46), first editor and publisher of the first Dutch newspaper in SA, ‘De Verzamelaar’, dies in Cape Tow …
Joachim Nikolaus von Dessin (57), secretary of the Orphan Chamber in Cape Town and collector of books and paintings, dies in Ca
… Joachim Nikolaus von Dessin (57), secretary of the Orphan Chamber in Cape Town and collector of books and paintings, dies in Ca …
More than 35 000 people force central Cape Town to a standstill as they march peacefully from St George’s Cathedral to the city
… More than 35 000 people force central Cape Town to a standstill as they march peacefully from St George’s Cathedral to the city …
Bishop Desmond Tutu is consecrated as Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa. He is the first Black head of South Africa’s Angli
… Bishop Desmond Tutu is consecrated as Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa. He is the first Black head of South Africa’s Angli …
Sir George Napier annexes Natal for Britain. It became a district of the Cape Colony on 31 May 1844. (Muller: 500 Years: a hist
… Napier annexes Natal for Britain. It became a district of the Cape Colony on 31 May 1844. (Muller: 500 Years: a hist …
In what is believed to be a first in Cape Town, lightning strikes a Brooklyn resident in her home. The N1 freeway is closed t
… In what is believed to be a first in Cape Town, lightning strikes a Brooklyn resident in her home. The N1 freeway is closed t …
At an informal meeting in Cape Town, President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela agree to reschedule formal talks between the Go
… Meer, F. (ed)(1993). The Codesa file . Durban: Madiba Publishers | … At an informal meeting in Cape Town, President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela agree to…
Anna E. Bliss and Abbie P. Ferguson arrive in Cape Town by boat from New York to start the Huguenot College in Paarl, CC.
… Anna E. Bliss and Abbie P. Ferguson arrive in Cape Town by boat from New York to start the Huguenot College in Paarl, CC. …
At least forty-six people are injured when a pipe bomb explodes in the packed St Elmo restaurant in Camps Bay, Cape Town.
… forty-six people are injured when a pipe bomb explodes in the packed St Elmo restaurant in Camps Bay, Cape Town. …
Count Du Prè Alexander, Earl of Caledon (61), first civil governor of the Cape, is born in Ireland. He instituted circuit co
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 656. … Alexander, Earl of Caledon (61), first civil governor of the Cape,…
Four people die when a MI-8 MTV helicopter crashes on a building in Cape Town after the tail end had caught an advertising boar
… die when a MI-8 MTV helicopter crashes on a building in Cape Town after the tail end had caught an advertising boar …
Ivan Mitford-Barberton, teacher of art at the Michaelis School of Art in Cape Town and sculptor of several monuments in South A
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9 p. 548; Rankin: Images of Wood, p. 130 … Ivan Mitford-Barberton, teacher of…
PlaceFort Beaufort/KwaMaqoma- Amatola District, Eastern Cape
… Beaufort (Xhosa: iBhofolo). Fort Beaufort is situated in the Eastern Cape Province . The town is surrounded by magnificent Mountain Ranges and it … Fort…
ArticleSlave Resistance
… Slavery was introduced to the Cape Colony by the VOC in its desire to boost the … from farm to farm, persuading slaves and Khoi servants to join them. Only…
BiographyProfessor Harold Jack Simons
… Jack Simons was born on 1 February 1907 in Riversdale in the Cape. He was educated in South Africa and for a few years was … taught African law and…
BiographyPhilemon Pearce Nokwe
… - his father was a shoemaker - and attended primary schools in Evaton. He matriculated at St Peter's Secondary School in Johannesburg. (This was probably the…
ArticleThe Establishment of the Afrikaner Broederbond in May 1918.
… (Young South Africa). A month later, it was renamed the Afrikaner Broederbond (AB). The formation of the AB was … for the support of White workers in the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the anniversary of the SOWETO Uprising on 16 June 1976 16 June 1994
… Master of Ceremonies Honourable Ministers of the Government of National Unity Honourable Provincial … to inculcate the culture of learning and teaching in…
BiographyRissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai
… and Mosie Moolla later became joint secretaries of the transvaal Indian Youth Congress.In 1952 Desai founded and … from 24 organizations. In the late 1950s…