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EventThe UN decides not to support the request of the Union of South Africa concerning the treatment of Indians in SA
… should be in conformity with the international obligations under the agreements concluded between the two Governments, …
EventSA Corps of Military Police is reorganised
… Corps (MPC). It brought all Military Police detachments under the control of one commanding officer, Lt Col (later …
EventUDF leaders are charged with treason
… of the use of preventive detention without charge under section 28 of the Internal Security Act, the detention …
EventDr. Rhoodie is arrested
… after testifying before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry under the chairmanship of Mr Justice Roelof Erasmus. The …
EventIdi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees after a seven year reign
… city Kampala. Note: *it must be noted that this date is under dispute as some sources consider the 11 April 1979 as …
EventF.W. de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be freed on 11 February
… was total devastation of the country, which was already under pressure from years of isolation due to economic and …
EventMazizi Maqekeza, ANC member, is shot dead whilst in hospital in Maseru, Lesotho
… window.[ It must be noted that the date of this event is under dispute.] References: TRC human rights violations …
EventSA President P.W Botha meets with leaders of independent homelands
… was held at the time when the apartheid government was put under extreme pressure as unrest in Black townships …
EventAndries Hendrik Potgieter establishes the town of Potchefstroom
… in 1834. In 1835 a group of Voortrekkers left the colony under his leadership. After crossing the Orange River the …
EventSir Benjamin D’Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
… the relations between the Mfengu and the Xhosa groups under Hinsta had become strained, and the Mfengu were feeling …
EventSir Benjamin D’Urban, for whom the city Durban was named, assumes office as Governor of the Cape of Good Hope
… with the Great Trek and the outbreak of the 6th Xhosa War. Under D'Urban's leadership, the territory between the …
EventJan van Riebeeck visits Robben Island for the first time
… by the Dutch, then British colonial officials. It was under the Apartheid regime that Robben Island gained …
EventSipho Gumede, South African jazz legend, dies
… player. In the course of his career he recorded 18 albums under his own name and four with his band Sakhile, formed …
EventClampdown on 'conflict diamonds' begins
… to lead the charge against ‘conflict diamonds’. In just under ten years since this initiative started in 2001, the …
EventTRC releases documents revealing plot to kill UN Secretary
… attempt to prevent Katanga's mineral wealth from falling under communist control. …
EventMahatma Gandhi is arrested for refusing to carry Apartheid pass
… Indian protesters finally forced South African government under General Jan Christiaan Smuts to negotiate a compromise …
EventPrime Minister B.J. Vorster predicts South Africa will become leading state in the Southern Africa
… in the colonies, leaving South Africa vulnerable. In just under a decade of having made the prediction, South Africa …
PlaceQuadrant House, 114-115 Victoria Embankment, Durban
… the " Berea Style ". It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 September 1988. Subject to …
PlaceOld Court House, Victoria Embankment, Durban
… for research purposes. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on the 22 August 1980! …
Black consciousness and the land question by Pandelani Nefolovhodwe, 17 March 2015, South Africa
… dispossessed of their land by whites in Azania and Africa under colonial rule, as well as during apartheid, is indeed … Feeding on agricultural and healthy…
ArchiveEleanor Kasrils: From Detainment to National Liberation by Nathan Greenhaw
… to combat any forms of resistance against the government. Under apartheid legislation, the South African government … their members to become detained,…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
… amongst Africans by educating them about their rights under the prevailing system of government and laws, and, most …
ArticleAzanian Students Organisation (AZASO)
… and one college of education. AZASO, which was formed under Tom Nkoana, initially emerged as a continuation of the …
ArticlePopular resistance and police brutality in democratic South Africa
… Shootings by SAPS Source Rock-drill mineworkers are under-ground workers, responsible for operating a hand-held …
PlaceThe Space
… the right places and funding for the Theatre was collected under a Charity Foundation called the Foundation for Art and … opened their first Production …
Statement of Acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh Award Bestowed on the ANC by the World Peace Council by O. R. Tambo, Luanda, 15 December 1986
… Revolution - a country whose heroic people and government under the leadership of MPLA-Party of Labour give firm … liberation of the peoples of South Africa…
Statement by Oliver Tambo of acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh award bestowed on the African National Congress by the World Peace Council, 15 December 1986, Luanda
… Revolution - a country whose heroic people and government under the leadership of MPLA-Party of Labour give firm … liberation of the peoples of South Africa…
A Brief History of Niger - Part 1 by US Department of State
… state, Niger was run by a single-party civilian regime under the presidency of Hamani Diori, Parti Progressiste … The debate was often contentious and…
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Roanne Moodley
… a different future which became our present. You protested under an illegitimate, minority voted government in what … into democracy and evidently face many…
Statement Issued By GCIS: Briefing on the Case of Robert McBride - 21 May 1998
… with progress in the investigations, and the conditions under which McBride is being held? The Mozambican authorities … relevant structures in Mozambique…