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… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 4, p. 561. | … South African politician and author of  "Jock of the Bushveld," Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, dies at the age of …

… Hayes, S. (ed)(2000).  Who's Who of Southern Africa 2001 ..., Graighall: Jonathan Ball. … Manas Buthelezi, minister of religion and former Bishop of the Central Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in …

… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 1, p. 382 | … Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence):  The Battle of Ingogo Heights, near Schuinshoogte (also called the Battle …

… Mluleleki Editor George, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004, is born. …

… Violence rages throughout South Africa as hundreds of thousands of Blacks protest the slaying of popular Communist Party chief …

… The Minister of Manpower Utilisation announces the removal of the ban on the employment of skilled Black construction workers i …

… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The President of the National Union of South Africa (NUSAS), Ian Robertson, receives a banning …

… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The Minister of Manpower Utilisation announces the removal of the ban on the employment of skilled Black construction …

… French archaeologists announce the discovery of a 4 000-year-old queen’s pyramid south of Cairo, complete with texts of special …

… The Bishop of Johannesburg, Ambrose Reeves, takes refuge in Swaziland following continued massive arrests of persons of all rac …

… A team of American palaeontologists announces the discovery of a 1.5 million year old skull of the shark-toothed reptile Carcha …

… Colonel Muammar Kadhaffi, premier of Libya, predicts the use of oil trading restrictions as a form of Arab nationalistic protec …

… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Three more detainees are released: the Chairman of the ‘Committee of, Dr. N. Motlana, a member of the Committee, L. Mosala, and …

… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Start of a weekend of events commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the Sharpeville shootings on 21 March 1960. Speakers at …

… Radhakrishna Roy Padayachie, Deputy Minister of Communications of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004, is born. …

… Johanna Suzanna Holtzhausen (88), coloratura and member of the Music Committee of the FAK (Federation of Afrikaans Cultural Org …

… Johanna Suzanna Holtzhausen (88), coloratura and member of the Music Committee of the FAK (Federation of Afrikaans Cultural Org …

… The Duke of Cornwall, later King George V of Britain, lays the cornerstone of St George’s cathedral in Cape Town …

… years old. He had to forgo high school due to a lack of finances. He went to work as his father had passed away by then. The notorious Group Areas Act of 1950 , the 1956 Treason Trial , and the arrest of Nelson … Africa from exile in 1991. He established an educational programme, Credep, dealing with integration for school …

… Programme Director, The Premier of the Eastern Cape, Nosimo Balindlela, Members of Parliament and the Provincial Legislature, The Honourable … by Deputy President Jacob Zuma at the 40th Anniversary of the Execution of Vuyisile Mini and five others, 6 November …

… , which was accepted by the ANC in 1955, and the years of harassment that followed. The Africanists found the … as secretary and decided to follow the route of the Programme of Action and Defiance Campaign. Members of the PAC were also …

… Mr. Chairman, Distinguished leaders of the South African Jewish Community Ladies and Gentlemen, … keynote address to this congress. In the eighty one years of the life of our movement, this is the first occasion on … the advent of democracy. We firmly believe that concerted action involving the police, the communities and the …

… in South Africa: A letter from the Executive Committee of the Communist International, "Umsebenzi, 12 December 1930 … bears the character of a political party with a reformist programme. By allowing this League to serve as a substitute … among the Native and white workers, organised commitees or action, declared strikes in factories and ought to have …

… In the name of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress of South Africa and on … able guidance will help steer our deliberations to action-oriented conclusions designed to respond optimally to … Statement by Nzo Mnumzana in the plenary meeting of the General Assembly, 20 November 1984 …

… to you about South Africa. But let me try to indicate some of the principal matters on which we are focusing and will … continue to focus in the medium term, to give you a sense of where the government is going. As you have seen, I think, … are in great demand and that demand will increase as this programme escalates. So, one of the decisions that we took in …

… Mandla Mandela, has called for an inquest into the deaths of anti-apartheid activists Stompie Seipei and Abu-Baker … He made the call in a statement welcoming a Supreme Court of Appeal judgment on Madiba's Qunu home. Seipei was a member … that there was an unreasonable delay in instituting legal action. Madikizela-Mandela was implicated in Seipei's death …

… Madam Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly,  Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP,  Leaders of our political parties,  Honourable Ministers, Deputy … Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Joint Sitting of …

… to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails. … in court by three Christian groups; the United Christian Action Group, the Christian Lawyers' Association, and … Pretoria High Court to set aside the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, arguing that a fetus has a right to life. …

… Speaker; Honourable Prime Minister; Distinguished leaders of the opposition parties; Elected representatives of the people of Canada; Ladies and Gentlemen: We would like to thank you … Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the …

… Dr Silvio Humberto Passos, Your Excellencies, Members of Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and … daily task it is to broaden, widen and move the frontiers of knowledge and narrow the space and scope of ignorance; an institution whose core business is the …