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Sophiatown timeline 1899-1955
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Mar 16, 2011

Sophiatown timeline 1899-1955

1899Herman Tobiansky purchases land from the Johannesburg Municipality to develop as a residential area.1912Sophiatown h...

Port Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
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Apr 01, 2011

Port Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986

1799 2 March, British government lands troops in Algoa Bay. Construction begins on the building of Fort Frederick. 1...

Pretoria Timeline 1800-2009
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Apr 01, 2011

Pretoria Timeline 1800-2009

1825 Mzilikazi's arrival in Transvaal region. 1836 Andries Potgieter's arrives in the area north of the Vaal. 18...

Durban Timeline 1497-1990
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Apr 01, 2011

Durban Timeline 1497-1990

1497 - 1699 1497 24 December, A flotilla of three Portuguese ships under the command of Capt Vasco da Gama saile...

Nelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
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Apr 01, 2011

Nelspruit Timeline 1815-1996

1815 Louis Trichardt and Hans van Rensburg cross the Oranje/Gariep river. June 1836, Van Rensburg leaves Trichardt w...

Polokwane/Pietersburg Timeline 1835-1995
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Jul 05, 2011

Polokwane/Pietersburg Timeline 1835-1995

1835 Migration of disaffected Dutch farmers from the Cape Colony 1836 Louis Trichardt and Hans van Rensburg reach ...

Barberton timeline 1884-1911
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Apr 26, 2011

Barberton timeline 1884-1911

1884 4 July, Henry Barber and his cousin Fred discovers Barberton 1884 Small hut prison is established 1874 Th...

Rustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
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Apr 01, 2011

Rustenburg Timeline 1850-2001

1850 The Nederduitsch Hervormde Church (Nederduitsch Reformed Church) establishes a congregation in Rustenburg. 16 N...

Bloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
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Apr 01, 2011

Bloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010

1824 The Matabele, underChief Mzilikazi, settle on Thaba Bosiu. 1833 The Baralong under Chief Moroka II settle at ...

Grey Street Complex timeline 1800-1999
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Mar 16, 2011

Grey Street Complex timeline 1800-1999

1854 15 May, The proclamation of the settlement of Durban into a Borough. The European population stands at 1,204. 1...

Curries Fountain events timeline
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Mar 16, 2011

Curries Fountain events timeline

1870s-1880s Discovery of a reliable water source. "To the present generation Currie's Fountain is but a name which mar...

No Land, No House, No Vote Timeline
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Nov 13, 2018

No Land, No House, No Vote Timeline

2004 The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) organised a ‘No Land, No Vote’ campaign to coincide with the 2004 South Afr...

Indian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
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Jan 18, 2019

Indian South Africans timeline 1930-1939

1930 The Durban Municipality was a major employer of Indian labour, employing an average of 2 000 workers through the...

Lesotho Timeline
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Oct 15, 2014

Lesotho Timeline

Pre-1804 Khoisan hunter gatherers are the first inhabitants of the region, before Sotho-Tswana peoples colonized the g...

Sophiatown Timeline
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Dec 17, 2014

Sophiatown Timeline

Pre-1860s South Africa is still a predominantly agrarian 1860s-1880s This period marks a turning point in South Af...

Namibian Timeline
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Feb 04, 2015

Namibian Timeline

Late Pleistocene (Early and Middle Stone Age)                    800...

Kenyan Timeline
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May 11, 2016

Kenyan Timeline

The earliest human ancestors (Homo erectus and Homo habilis) have their origin in East Africa more than 2 million years ...

Namibian Timeline
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Jul 27, 2016

Namibian Timeline

Introduction Since independence, English has been Namibia’s only official language. This was a controversial policy a...

Gayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground
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Jan 15, 2020

Gayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground

The socio-political landscape of Apartheid South Africa was a challenging one for members of the LGBTQI+ community. Unde...

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Mar 31, 2011

Indian South Africans timeline 1980-1989

Indian South Africans Timeline: 1980-1989 1980 Kay Moonsamy was sent to India to replace Mosie Moolla, as the African ...

Grade 5 - Term 3: An ancient African society: Egypt
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Jan 26, 2012

Grade 5 - Term 3: An ancient African society: Egypt