17 May 2011
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
- Updated
- 2 May 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010845
South African History Online (2011) 'World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010845 (Accessed: 15 November 2026).
South African History Online, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010845, (accessed 15 November 2026).
"World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010845. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010845.
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- 1962Steytler launches a nationwide protest campaign against the General Laws Amendment Bill
- 1971Melrose House opens as a Museum
- 1973Maggie Laubser, SA painter and winner of several awards, dies
- 1977A Whites-only referendum in SWA gives a support on Black majority.
- 1978South African police close the investigation into the death of Steve Biko
- 1995The TRC is set up by parliament
- 1997SA politician Roelf Meyer resigns.
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