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PlaceGreenhill Road 14, Emmarentia, Johannesburg
… in Johannesburg. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 9 May 1986. Geldenhys, began the …
EventPatrice Lumumba, former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is shot
… the attempted secession of the mineral-rich Katanga region under Moise Tshombe and United Nations (UN) intervention. In …
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique sign a non-aggression pact
… Mozambican territory. Machel went into these negotiations under tremendous pressure, as South African incursions, …
Event’Viva Frelimo’ rallies, organised by the BPC and SASO, take place even though they were banned by Government
… Moodley. Most of these leaders were subsequently charged under the Terrorism Act. Definition: FRELIMO - Acronym for …
EventSWAPO attacks SAP
… Namibia eventually attained independence in March 1990 under a SWAPO government with Sam Nujoma as president. …
EventPolicewomen are enlisted as full members of South African Police Force for the first time.
… of the 1980s were women allowed to work on patrol, under-cover and do investigative work. …
EventThe African National Congress is found guilty
… appointed Skweyiya Commission. The Skweyiya Commission under Advocate Louis Skweyiya, appointed in March 1992, found …
EventMourners are shot at Ntuli’s funeral in Thokoza
… the National Peace Accord, signed in September 1991, came under serious threat. The continuing violence raised fears …
EventAngola, Cuba and South Africa allegedly signed a cease fire treaty
… Cuba and South Africa agreed to a formal ceasefire. Under the terms of the ceasefire and later treaty, Cuba was …
EventThe first edition of the Graham’s Town Journal, mouthpiece of the Eastern Frontier settlers, is published
… of Grahmstown's Grocott's Mail, but continued to publish under it's own masthead until 1920. The Grocott family began …
EventEllis Park soccer stampede kills 43
… Rosswinn Nation and thirteen year old Sphiwe Mpungose were under the fatalities. Nine of the injured remained on the …
EventFormer NP leader Sam de Beer joins UDM
… as expressed in its election manifesto, have faded away. Under these circumstances it was only fair to make room for …
EventLaw and Order Minister, Adriaan Vlok implicates De Klerk at TRC
… 1998 former Law and Order Minister, Adriaan Vlok testifies under oath that while in office, the former president of …
EventWits attains full university status
… College in Johannesburg attained full University status under the name the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), …
EventQueen Victoria of Britain approves Charter for Rhodes
… Charter granted almost sovereign-like powers to the BSAC, under Cecil John Rhodes. On 30 October 1888 King Lobengula of …
EventQueen Victoria issues charter for the formation of the British South Africa Company
… the mining industry was well established, particularly under the leadership of Cecil John Rhodes, a politician and …
PlaceEnon
… of South Africa. The governance of Enon currently falls under the Sundays River Valley Local Municipality. The 1875 …
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… - for burial purposes. In 1886, the cemetery was closed under the Public Health Act of 1883. This left the Muslim …
EventSouth African Communist Party leader, Dr. Yusuf Mahomed Dadoo dies
… five years, and in 1959 he was arrested at Howick, Natal, under outdated immigration laws which banned the movement of …
EventDemonstrating Clergymen are arrested in central Johannesburg
… released on bail the following day, after being charged under the Riotous Assemblies Act and warned to appear in …
EventSuppression of Communism Act 44 of 1950 severely limits what the media could report
… and the silencing of individuals and organisations. It is under this law that the Communist Party of South Africa …
EventAdoption of the Orange Free State constitution
… Free State was recognised as an independent territory under the Bloemfontein Convention in 1854. The convention …
EventMau Mau political prisoners escape from Mageta Island, Lake Victoria
… killing him they hid his mutilated body in a nearby bush. Under cover of darkness, the political prisoners escaped in a …
EventIvory Coast's new prime minister, Daniel Kablan Duncan, takes office
… country following French colonization, Ivory Coast came under the leadership of Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Known as the … Bédié. Alassane Ouattara, who served…
PlaceSeshego, a Township
… first election, held in 1973. The Lebowa People’s Party, under Chief Minister C.N. Phatudi, controlled the legislative … Sotho people, all of whom were…
71.The Group Areas Act
… South African Indian Congress to rally the affected people under our slogan of 'Defend Our Homes'. Since we last met in conference the most significant…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter I - The Missionary Movement where it came from
… rights, freedom of speech or criticism of any kind; under the Seditious Meetings Bill, all assemblies “aiming at … Church or State,” were declared illegal,…
Equal Rights: The treatment of Coloured People in the North, 1901
… been the means of raising us in the social scale. Under that policy we have advanced intellectually, materially … race is to be maintained, or by introducing…
Say It out Loud - Equal Rights: The treatment of Coloured People in the North, 1901
… been the means of raising us in the social scale. Under that policy we have advanced intellectually, materially … race is to be maintained, or by introducing…
Chapter 4 - In search of Justice; Gumede in England, 1919-21
… Gumede addressed several audiences on Africans’ position under the Union government. In addition to the official SANNC … Stewart continued: Britain today is…