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17 – German South West Africa is placed under South African administration. November 7 – Inspired by Cape Town's daily Noon Gun Three Minute Pause, King George V institutes the Two Minute Silence following a suggestion by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick , to be observed annually at the Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month .
South Africa returns to the Commonwealth, albeit, as a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations. 18 August The 1994 Commonwealth Games open in Victoria, Canada. The event marked South Africa's return to the Games after a 36 years absence. 1995 1 July Chief Emeka Anyaoku begins his second term as Commonwealth Secretary-General. 10 November
Germany's foreign policy and a significant extent of its domestic affairs have been directly or partially of a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Under the leadership of Chancellor Olaf Scholz , whose first full calendar year in office was 2022, in conjunction with most of NATO's members and allies, Germany increased its defense budget ...
2022: 24 January: Heidelberg University shooting: 2023 15 April Germany phased out all of its nuclear power plants. [50] [51] 2028: The Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link connecting Denmark and Germany would be fully constructed. 2040: Trans-European Transport Networks is expected to finish construction, connecting southern Italy and Germany.
Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa, CFJ Muller, 3rd rev., Pretoria Academica, 1981; Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Southern Africa 5th Edition ISBN 0-947008-17-9, 1985; Who did what in South Africa, Mona De Beer, Craighall, South Africa, AD Donker, 1988; 1990s. Institut für Afrika-Kunde; Rolf Hofmeier, eds. (1990). "Südliches ...
10 March – Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo is appointed Chief Justice of South Africa with effect from 1 April 2022. 16 March – President Cyril Ramaphosa recognised Prince Misuzulu Zulu as the King of AmaZulu nation in South Africa after a long court battle. [5] 19 March – Dr Esther Mahlangu was attacked at her homestead. The attacker ...
South Africa is Germany's largest trading partner in Africa. [14] Trade between the two countries is very sizable and worth a total of EUR 12.6 billion (2008). [9] In 2010, Germany was South Africa's fourth largest trading partner after China, the United States and Japan, with trade totaling 35.478 million rand (3.718 million Euro). [15]
19 January – German federal election, 1919; 11 February - German presidential election, 1919; 13 February – Scheidemann cabinet are sworn in. 29 March – University of Hamburg is established. 21 June – Bauer cabinet are sworn in.