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Message from the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) to the Workers` Summit held on 26 August 1989
… Message from the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) to the Workers` Summit held on 26 August 1989 …
Some Indians and Coloureds should not allow themselves to be used by the White Communist Party
… Some Indians and Coloureds should not allow themselves to be used by the White Communist Party …
Nigerian-led peacekeepers trying to oust Sierra Leone’s military government capture the parliament building in Freetown.
… Nigerian-led peacekeepers trying to oust Sierra Leone’s military government capture the …
Zairian soldiers begin to police Rwandan refugee camps in Zaire as part of a UN peacekeeping operation.
… Zairian soldiers begin to police Rwandan refugee camps in Zaire as part of a UN peacekeeping operation. …
The two-day visit of Prime Minister Vorster to Liberia for talks with President Tolbert starts.
… The two-day visit of Prime Minister Vorster to Liberia for talks with President Tolbert starts. …
William Cock (82), British settler who wanted to build a harbour at Port Alfred, dies in Grahamstown.
… Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, … William Cock (82), British settler who wanted to build a harbour at Port Alfred, dies in…
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan independence leader and key opposition figure to President Daniel Moi’s regime, dies.
… Kenyan independence leader and key opposition figure to President Daniel Moi’s regime, dies. …
South Africa denies port facilities to Indian vessels in retaliation for Indian sanctions against South Africa.
… South Africa denies port facilities to Indian vessels in retaliation for Indian sanctions against …
SA joins the World Meteorological Organization, created to facilitate international cooperation in the establishment of meteo
… SA joins the World Meteorological Organization, created to facilitate international cooperation in the establishment …
The South African Indian Council (SAIC) decides to give the government’s constitutional proposals ‘a reasonable chance’, provid
… Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997…
Abram Fischer is committed for trial by a Pretoria magistrate. He pleads not guilty to all allegations.
… Abram Fischer is committed for trial by a Pretoria magistrate. He pleads not guilty to all allegations. …
UN General Assembly adopts Asian-African resolution calling on Portugal to halt repressive measures against Angola.
… adopts Asian-African resolution calling on Portugal to halt repressive measures against Angola. …
In a direct defiance to South Africa’s patent laws, Doctors Without Borders, an international humanitarian organisation, begins
… In a direct defiance to South Africa’s patent laws, Doctors Without Borders, an …
Danish Coalition indicates to the European Council that it favours the lifting of remaining EU sanctions.
… Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 …
WW2: Bardia, Libya, falls to a British assault 25 000 Italian troops, including six generals, are captured.
… WW2: Bardia, Libya, falls to a British assault 25 000 Italian troops, including six …
British run Tripolitania and Cyrenaica join with French administered Fezzan to form the newly independent Libya.
… and Cyrenaica join with French administered Fezzan to form the newly independent Libya. …
A large-scale work and school stay-away takes place to commemorate the Sharpeville shootings in 1960.
… A large-scale work and school stay-away takes place to commemorate the Sharpeville shootings in 1960. …
Broadcast to South Africa by OR Tambo on the 8th Anniversary of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 16 December 1969
… in the struggle for freedom: On December 16, 1961, a national army - Umkhonto we Sizwe - was born to resume the armed resistance of our fathers, this time ……
EventRugby player Breyton Paulse is included in the national team after the ANCYL challenged the decision to omit him
… Rugby developed as a sport in South Africa in the late nineteenth century. It is said to have become so popular that a temporary cease-fire was called for…
EventA delegation of seven Coloured leaders meets with SA Prime Minister Vorster to discuss the future of the Coloured community
… A seven-man delegation of Coloured leaders flies from Cape Town to Pretoria to meet South African Prime Minister, John Vorster for … A delegation of seven…
Document 45 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Left Opposition to Cape Town comrades, 23 October 1932
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison … Secretariat of the International Left Opposition to Cape…
EventA British Sports Council team begins a three-week fact-finding tour of South Africa to probe racial discrimination in sport
… , Secretary of the South African Sports Association, wrote to Otto Mayer, the then Chancellor of the International … part in the 18th Olympic Games in Tokyo…
EventSouth African Defence Force (SADF) raid Maseru in an effort to kill suspected members of the African National Congress
… crossed the border into Lesotho. Their target was a cluster of houses on the outskirts of Maseru where members … of the African National Congress (ANC)…
Letter from Rev G Hawkes, to the Secretary, Van der Walt Commission of Inquiry into the Consolidation of the Ciskei
… Letter to the Secretary, Van der Walt, Commission of Inquiry into … the Ciskei. The letter is an urgent request to the commission to stop the wholesale…
ArticleSharpeville
… Africanist Congress (PAC) called on Black South Africans to leave their pass books at home and thereafter gather peacefully at police stations nearest their…
EventBritain returns the Cape to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the Castle
… France), the British officially returned the Cape Colony to the Netherlands on 21 February 1803. It was then renamed … but their enlightened administration…
Letter from Moses Mabhida, General Secretary, SACP, to the Central Committee, Communist Party of the United States of America
… Letter from Moses Mabhida to the Communist Party of the United States of America … the announcement that sanctions against South Africa are to be eased ……
John Cane, who accompanied Piet Retief on his first visit to Dingane, is killed on an expedition against Dingane
… pioneer who accompanied Piet Retief on his first visit to Dingane, is killed while on an expedition against Dingane to assist the Voortrekkers. … Wallis, F. …
Document 66 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 21 February 1937
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison … from the Workers' Party of South Africa, Johannesburg,…
Statement presented to the five Western Powers Talks in New York by the delegation of the Namibia Patriotic Coalition
… A document containing proposals by the Namibia Patriotic Coalition and presented to the Five Western Powers Contact Group for stregthening the … to…