Timeline of Pietermaritzburg

The following is a timeline of the history of Pietermaritzburg. It is part of the Msunduzi Local Municipality in the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

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1839
- Pietermaritzburg founded by Voortrekkers; named after Gerrit Maritz and Piet Retief.^[1]
- October: Settlement becomes capital of the newly formed Natalia Republic.
1840 - Voortrekker Church of the Vow consecrated.^[2]
1843
- British Fort Napier [af] established.^[3]^[4]
- Natalier newspaper begins publication.^[5]
- Settlement becomes capital of the newly formed British Colony of Natal.
1846
- Natal Witness newspaper begins publication.
- Book Society founded.^[6]
1847 - Natal Independent newspaper begins publication.^[7]
1851
- Natal and East African Society and Agricultural Society founded.^[6]
- In vicinity of Pietermaritzburg, development of Edendale begins.^[8]
1856
- Pietermaritzburg incorporated as a borough.^[9]^[1]
- D. D. Buchanan becomes mayor.^[9]
- Pietermaritzburg officials issue "ordinance permitting the establishment of African locations" (i.e. racial segregation).^[10]
1862 - Prison built on Burger Street.^[11]
1863 - Mr. William Calder opens High School Maritzburg, later to become Maritzburg College, or, simply "College."^[12]
1868
- William Macrorie becomes bishop of Anglican diocese of Maritzburg.
- St Saviour's Cathedral, Pietermaritzburg opened.^[1]
1874 - Botanical Garden established.
1878 - February: Natal Society Museum opens.^[6]
1879 - Pietermaritzburg County Football Club formed.^[13]
1880 - Durban-Pietermaritzburg railway begins operating.^[2]^[1]
1885 - Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Commerce active (approximate date).^{[chronology citation needed]}^[14]
1888 - Alexandra Park established.
1893 - 7 June: Civil rights activist Gandhi removed from train in Pietermaritzburg for defying racial segregation law.^[2]
1897 - St. John's Diocesan School for Girls founded.

20th century

1901 - Town Hall rebuilt.^[1]
1904
- Electric tram begins operating.
- Natal Government Museum active.^[15]
- Population: 31,119.^[1]
1910
- Natal University College founded.[1]
- Pietermaritzburg becomes part of the newly formed Union of South Africa (British dominion).
1911 - Population: 30,555.^[16]
1912 - Voortrekker museum founded.[2]
1919 - Fort Napier becomes a hospital.^{[chronology citation needed]}
1920 - Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School founded.
1921 - Comrades Marathon (Durban-Pietermaritzburg) begins.
1924 - Beer hall in business on Pietermaritz Street.^[17]
1925 - Shuter & Shooter Publishers in business.
1927 - Afrikaansmediumskool (school) established.
1929 - "Native Village at Sobantu" built.^[17]
1931 - Natal Bantu Football Association formed.^[13]
1934 - Nux student newspaper begins publication.
1944 - Pietermaritzburg Italian P.O.W. Church built on Epworth Road.
1948 - Alexandra Park Street Circuit (motor race track) opens.
1951 - Dusi Canoe Marathon to Durban begins.
1953 - Roy Hesketh Circuit (motor race track) opens.
1954 - Edendale Hospital founded.
1960 - Alexandra High School for white boys opens.
1961 - Pietermaritzburg becomes part of the newly independent Republic of South Africa.
1962 - Statue of Piet Retief unveiled.
1972 - 6 April: "In the Natal Supreme Court in Pietermaritzburg, at the end of the longest trial of its kind in South Africa, thirteen defendants...are sentenced...for contravening the Terrorism Act."^[2]
1979 - Maritzburg United F.C. (football club) formed.
1976 - St Saviour's Cathedral, Pietermaritzburg deconsecrated and demolished in 1981.
1981 - Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Nativity consecrated.
1985 - 5 August: Treason trial begins.^[18]
1987 - September: Flood.^[19]
1989 - Napierville prison begins operating.^[11]
1990 - March: "Seven Day War" occurs.^[2]
1991 - Population: 156,473 city; 228,549 metro.^[20]
1993
- April: Unrest.^[21]
- 6 June: Gandhi memorial unveiled.^[2]
1996 - Children in Distress Network (CINDI) organized.^[22]
2000
- Pietermaritzburg becomes part of the newly formed Msunduzi Local Municipality (which includes Edendale, Imbali, etc.).
- Hloni Glenford Zondi becomes mayor.

21st century

2001 - Population: 223,519.
2002 - Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business formed.^[23]
2004 - University of Natal becomes University of KwaZulu-Natal.
2005 - Website Msunduzi.gov.za launched (approximate date).^[24]
2006 - Zanele Hlatshwayo becomes mayor of Msunduzi.^[25]
2010 - May: Mike Tarr becomes mayor of Msunduzi.^[26]
2011 - Chris Ndlela becomes mayor of Msunduzi.^[27]
2013 - Spring Grove Dam at Mooi River begins operating in vicinity of city.^[28]
2016 - Themba Njilo becomes mayor of Msunduzi.^[29]^[30]
2021 - 2021 Pietermaritzburg power outage
2022 - 2022 Pietermaritzburg shooting

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Britannica 1910.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Sahistory.org.za". Cape Town: South African History Online. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
^ Dominy 1992.
^ Graham Dominy (2016). Last Outpost on the Zulu Frontier: Fort Napier and the British Imperial Garrison. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-09824-6.
^ Robert Russell (1899). Natal: The Land and Its Story. London: J. M. Dent & Co.
^ ^a ^b ^c "History". Natalia.org.za. Natal Society Foundation. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ Lloyd's 1906.
^ Marc Epprecht (2016). Welcome to Greater Edendale: Histories of Environment, Health, and Gender in an African City. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-9966-6.
^ ^a ^b Ingram 1898.
^ Merrett 1994.
^ ^a ^b "History of the Old Prison", News24.com, 9 December 2016, Old Pietermaritzburg Prison
^ College 1863-1963, R.W. Kent pp 10, 24
^ ^a ^b John Nauright (1997). Sport, Cultures, and Identities in South Africa. Leicester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7185-0072-6.
^ Blue Book for the Colony of Natal, Natal: P. Davis & Sons, 1885
^ Annals of the Natal Government Museum, vol. 1, London, 1906 – via HathiTrust{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "British Empire: Province of Natal". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440 – via HathiTrust.
^ ^a ^b Whelan 2015.
^ Alan Cowell (6 August 1985), "South Africa Puts 16 Blacks on Trial in a Treason Case", New York Times
^ "Toll in Rain and Floods Hits 60 in South Africa", New York Times, 30 September 1987
^ "South Africa". Africa South of the Sahara 2003. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 9781857431315. ISSN 0065-3896.
^ "South Africa Riots Lead to 7 Deaths; Tensions Run High", New York Times, 15 April 1993
^ "Alan Paton Centre & Struggle Archives". Pietermaritzburg: University of KwaZulu-Natal. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ "About Us". Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ "Msunduzi.gov.za". Msunduzi Municipality. Archived from the original on 30 October 2005 – via Wayback Machine.
^ "Hlatshwayo snatches mayorship from Zondi". Iol.co.za. 16 March 2006.
^ "MEC fires official for 13 charges". Iol.co.za. 21 January 2011.
^ "Tough year for Msunduzi Municipality". Iol.co.za. 23 December 2011.
^ "Look after infrastructure, says Zuma", Iol.co.za, 19 November 2013, Mooi Mngeni Water Scheme
^ "Njilo to run for mayor". News24.com. 20 June 2016.
^ "'There will be no aloof councillors'-Njilo". Maritzburgsun.co.za. 24 August 2016.

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J. Forsyth Ingram (1898). Story of an African City. Pietermaritzburg: C. Coester. (About Pietermaritzburg, with illustrations)
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