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… new British High Commissioner, delivers an ultimatum to Cetewayo, Zulu chief, to disband his army, hand over …

… In a letter to the United Nations Centre Against Apartheid, singer Frank Sinatra promises not to visit South Africa until apart …

… Africa: German L59 Zeppelin starts flight from Bulgaria to Khartoum carrying much needed supplies to General …

… President George Bush orders about 28,000 US troops to Somalia to block warring Somali gangs from intercepting food …

… A second effort to allow American singer Paul Simon to testify in the Allan Boesak trial fails, because of a …

… Up to 100 ANC members are reported to have been detained in Swaziland. The Swaziland Police …

… at the Vereeniging national delegation agree fifty-four to six to accept the British proposals …

… Chief Matanzima calls upon the South African government to grant full independence to the Transkei within five years. The prime …

… Proclamation No 4, giving the President power to make emergency regulations and to govern the state of emergency which has been …

… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … The government gives official notice that it has refused to allow the Herstigte Nasionale Party to be registered as a political …

… The United States Senate votes to ban economic aid to members of the Southern African Development Co-ordination …

… The United States Senate votes to ban economic aid to members of the Southern African Development Co-ordination …

… Nelson Mandela, in his State of the Nation Address to Parliament, announces that South Africa will subscribe to the U …

… Proclamation No 4, giving the President power to make emergency regulations and to govern the state of emergency which has been …

… land claims commissioner, says South Africa is prepared to increase seizures of White-owned land to fulfi …

… US President George Bush authorises the Export-Import Bank to underwrite US exports to South Africa, officially ending a ban th …

… South Africa sends troops to Bophuthatswana to reinstate Lucas Mangope who was ousted by local defence …

… In reply to the opposition’s motion Prime Minister P.W. Botha offers to resign if opposition politicians can show that either h …

… chief in KwaNdebele, Chief David Mabhoko, is restricted to his kraal shortly before he was due to address thousands o …

… The prime minister of Lesotho, Chief Jonathan, is reported to be prepared to co-operate with the South African government. …

… Prime Minister P.W. Botha decides to invite leaders of the Black ‘homelands’ to join in a discussion on a ‘statement of intent’ …

… Prime Minister states that South Africa is still committed to granting independence to Namibia before the end of 1978. …

… The International Olympics Committee (IOC) decides to re-admit South Africa to the Olympic Games. The government has made five …

… President Nelson Mandela invites the Protea cricket team to his Houghton home to congratulate them on their excellent pe …

… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … In response to Pretoria’s failure to meet the 30 April deadline, 364 political prisoners …

… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … in Dar es Salaam that its chairman, Potlako Leballo, is to retire due to health reasons. …

… Though the government refused to comply with the ANC ultimatum issued on 5 April, defence minister Magnus Malan offers to resig …

… Mandela starts his visit (8-13 April) to Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and UAE to promote trade and cultural links, accompanied …

… WWII: North Africa. Rommel is instructed by Berlin to leave Tobruk to the Italians and concentrate his Deutsches Afrika Korps o …

… Ignoring international pleas to end their two-year border conflict, Ethiopia and Eritrea return to open war with fighting repor …