General South African History Timeline: 1920s
… at Serowe, Bechuanaland (now Botswana). 21 November, The trial of the accused of the Bulhoek Massacre commences 16 … Militants use armed action to support their demands. Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa, instructs the … of publication of Workers' Herald, newspaper of the ICU. 31 May, The Mayor of Durban, Walter Gilbert J.P., officially …