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EventUDF men takes refuge in the US consulate
Murphy Morobe (Publicity Secretary), Valli Moosa (General Secretary), and Vusi Khanyile (National Education Crisis Committee) all of them senior members of the…
EventPresidents of Mozambique and South Africa meet
In search of peace two Southern African presidents, Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique, successor to Samora Machel who mysteriously died in a plane crash in South…
EventKhotso House is bombed
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) headquarters, Khotso House, based in Johannesburg, was bombed for harbouring anti-apartheid groups a year after a…
EventSA troops withdraw from Angola
The South African government withdrew its military forces from Angola that have been fighting on the side of Jonas Savimbi led guerrilla forces UNITA. The…
EventStudents at Durban
During ongoing unrest at the University of Durban-Westville (UDW) owing to political activism and a continuing struggle between the Azanian Students' Movement …
EventCiskeian police disrupt residents’ meeting
The Ciskeian police disrupted a residents' meeting, which was held to inform those residents of Peelton unable to attend a previous meeting, of the…
EventP. W. Botha refutes possibility of Black majority rule
At the height of mass revolt in the country and world condemnation, President P.W. Botha rules out any possibility of a Black majority government in South…
Maqubela and Dyandyi are sentenced for necklacing
City Press reported that Wonke Maqubela and Neliswa Nohnuhna Dyantyi Busika, accused in a necklace trial in Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, and found guilty of…
EventAngola, Cuba and South Africa allegedly signed a cease fire treaty
On 7 August 1988; Angola, Cuba and South Africa agreed to a formal ceasefire. Under the terms of the ceasefire and later treaty, Cuba was to withdraw its…
EventZach de Beer is elected as leader of the PFP
The 59 year old executive of Anglo American, Dr Zach de Beer, was elected as leader of the anti-Apartheid Progressive Federal Party. The officials of the Party…
EventBomb in Benoni Wimpy kills Mary
Mary-Anne D'Oliveira Netto Serrano (21) was killed in a bomb explosion in the Wimpy Bar at the Benoni Plaza, Benoni on the East-Rand. About sixty people were…
EventWinnie Mandela’s Soweto home reported burnt down
The Sowetan reported that the Soweto home of Winnie Mandela, wife of an imprisoned leader of the African National Congress (ANC), Nelson Mandela, was burned…
EventSenior UDF leaders released from detention for being part of the Mandela Birthday celebrations committee
On 19 July 1988, Zollie Malinga, Bulenani Ngcuka, Omar Badsha, Jonathan Shapiro, Rehana Rossour, Veronica Simmers, Saleem Mowzer, Ngconde Balfor and Nams…
EventThe Angolan-Namibian peace plan is accepted
The Angolan Civil War began in 1975, with the end of Portuguese colonial rule. This civil war was raged between two major factions, the Communist MPLA (Popular…
EventBophuthatswana decide not to publish report of Smith Commission
The Star reports that Bophuthatswana's administration has decided not to publish the findings of Mr Justice E.A.T. Smith, one-man commission of inquiry into…
EventPres. Nelson Mandela accompanies Queen Elizabeth II on a coach drive through the streets of London.
On 9 July 1998 President Nelson Mandela visited England. On 12 July 1998 he concluded his four-day visit to England by accompanying Queen Elizabeth II on a…
EventNkuma and Mahlalela sentenced to death
The Star reported that two men, Elliot Nkuma and Joseph Mahlalela were sentenced to death for the necklace murder of M. Mpapne that took place in 1986. The…
EventThe “Sharpeville Six” narrowly escape executions
On 11 July 1988, Duma Khumalo, Oupa "Scotch" Diniso, Ja-ja Sefatsa, Theresa Ramashamola, Francis Mokhesi and Reid Mokoena, better known as the "Sharpeville Six…
Venda school teacher hanged
EventFive prominent anti-apartheid activists released
Five prominent anti-apartheid activists were released in Cape Town after being detained for up to two years under the Internal Security Act. The five are…
EventThe Citizen reveals housing irregularities in Transkei
The Citizen reported on details of Justice Tom van Reenen's report on alleged irregularities in the awarding of housing contracts in the Transkei. The report…
EventA car bomb explodes at Ellis Park Rugby Stadium
On 2 July 1988, Lester Dumakude, commander of an Umkhonto we Sizwe special operations unit, detonated a car bomb by remote control outside Ellis Park Stadium…
The Moutse (Validation of Actions) Bill is tabled
EventThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela
On 11 June 1988, the British Anti-Apartheid Movement (BAAM) held an 11-hour rock concert at Wembley Stadium in London to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela on his…
EventCosatu calls for three days national protest against the Labour Relations Amendment Bill (LRA)
At its Special Congress in May, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) called for three days of national protest against the Labour Relations…
EventSA and Mozambique revive Nkomati Accord
During the 1980's P. W. Botha, the President of South Africa and leader of the National Party, launched his "Total Strategy" in response to what he saw as the …
EventZola Budd returns to SA
World famous South African athlete Zola Budd, who had emigrated to Britain in 1984 to take part in the Los Angeles Olympic Games, announced that she has…
EventNegotiations between SA, Cuba and Angola start in London
Representatives of South Africa, the United States (US), Angola and Cuba met in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to the Angolan war and independence…
Olivia Forsyth takes refuge in British embassy in Luanda
EventAlan Paton, author of “Cry, the Beloved Country” and founder member of the Liberal Party, dies
Alan Paton is one of South Africa's most celebrated authors. His most renowned novel 'Cry, the Beloved Country', which was published in 1948 is still in print…