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EventPresentation of South African National budget of 1991
Finance Minister Barend du Plesis presented in parliament a budget offering a large tax incentive to business, with emphasis directed to the Growth Domestic…
EventSA signs diplomatic relations with Russia
A few days after signing diplomatic agreements with Bulgaria, South African Foreign Minister Roelof "Pik" Botha signed an agreement with his Russian…
EventANC promulgates its constitutional proposals
The African National Congress (ANC) announced its constitutional proposals during the Convention for Democratic South Africa (CODESA) talks. The ANC's…
EventDe Klerk announces referendum date
Former South African president and leader of National Party (NP) F.W. De Klerk promulgated the date for the referendum on South African reform process, which…
EventDe Klerk announces a referendum to test his political reforms
President F.W. de Klerk announced a referendum for 17 March to establish the opinion of White voters towards his political reforms. He introduced sweeping…
EventAzanian People’s Liberation Army kills three policemen in Katlehong violence
Three South African Police members are killed and three wounded when their vehicle is attacked using AK-47 rifles and 9 mm pistols. These are actions taken by…
EventTwelve ANC supporters are killed in eSikhawini
Twelve ANC supporters are killed in an IFP attack on houses and hostels in eSikhawini. The political rivalry between the African National Congress (ANC) and…
Alina Molebogeng Nancy Lekgetha dies
EventDe Klerk and Mandela receive UNESCO peace prize
President F.W. de Klerk and African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela jointly accepted the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize at the UNESCO…
EventAWB leader, Eugene Terreblanche is arrested
The leader of the right-wing political organisation, Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), Eugene Terre'Blanche, and nine of his followers were arrested and…
EventThe European Community announces that it will lift economic sanctions against South Africa
On 27 January 1992, the European Community announced that it will lift economic sanctions against South Africa which imposed in September 1985. While some…
EventTwo South Africans are awarded the Unesco Peace Prize
Nelson Mandela, leader of the African National Congress (ANC) and President F.W. de Klerk were awarded the Unesco Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize for 1991. They…
EventThe UN orders Libya to hand over two suspects linked to the Lockerbie bombing
On 21 December 1988, the Pan Am Flight 103 was flying its transatlantic route from New York to London, when it was destroyed by a bomb. All passengers and crew…
EventHarry Gwala is awarded Isitwalandwe/Seaparakoe
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the African National Congress (ANC) on 8 January 1992, Harry Gwala was awarded the Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe, the…
EventCODESA 1 convenes in Johannesburg
Twenty years ago, one of the most significant events in the history of South Africa, described by many as tension-driven and known as the Convention for a…
EventButhelezi boycotts first session of CODESA
Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), announced his intention not to attend the first session of CODESA. He considered the…
EventThe South African Football Association (SAFA) is founded
The South African Football Association (SAFA) was founded on 8 December 1991 after a long period of racial segregation. Mluleki George was elected to serve as…
EventChris Hani is elected SACP Secretary
Former UMkhonto we Sizwe commander, Chris Hani, was elected as secretary-general of the South African Communist Party (SACP) at its first legal congress in…
EventHeadman Tshabalala, founding member of the band Ladysmith Black Mambazo, is shot and killed
Headman Tshabalala was born in 1945 in Ladysmith, Kwa-Zulu Natal. In 1960, he joined the first incarnation of the band Ladysmith Black Mambazo and sang…
EventCODESA’s starting date set
Delegates from twenty groups agreed after preparatory talks in Johannesburg on a date for the start of substantive negotiations on South Africa's future…
Platinum strike ends in Bophuthatswana
EventThe SA Cricket team is re-admitted to international cricket
On 10 November 1991, the South African cricket team, now better known as the Proteas, played their debut on their return to international cricket against India…
Minister of Law and Order Hernus Kriel announced the formation of a new police unit
EventNOCSA announces SA participation in Olympic games
Sam Ramsamy, president of The National Olympic Committee of South Africa (NOCSA), announced South Africa's acceptance of an invitation to participate in the…
EventPik Botha visits Soviet Union
South African foreign minister, Pik Botha, visits the Soviet Union, where he re-established consular relations which had been severed in 1956. Though the visit…
EventCOSATU leads an anti-VAT strike
The Congress Of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) called a two-day nation-wide strike to demonstrate their opposition to the government's intention to impose…
EventDate is set for constitutional talks
Delegates from twenty groups (SA government, 'homeland' governments, political parties, political organisations and non-governmental organisations) agreed,…
EventPAC attends Patriotic Front Conference
After a long pursuit by the African National Congress (ANC) and other African countries, the Pan African Congress of Azania (PAC) acceded to meet with the ANC…
EventJapan lifts economic sanctions against SA
Japan lifts economic sanctions, including bans on the import of gold coins and steel, as well as direct investment loans. Japan's stated position is that it…
EventUnited Front launch in jeopardy
The proposed launch of the United Front was threatened when the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) denounced fourteen of the more than seventy-five…