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Several thousand teachers march to the regional offices of the Department of Education and Training (DET) in Johannesburg, in o
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 847 … Several…
Julius Louis Saks, optometrist who received several awards, including the award of Honorary Life Fellowship of the Academy by t
… Saks, optometrist who received several awards, including the award of Honorary Life Fellowship of the Academy by t …
Student committees decide to end the boycott of Black schools, the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) having declared i
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Student committees decide to end the…
Percy Peter Qoboza, editor of The World, named one of fifty "world press freedom heroes" by the International Press I
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista. … Percy Peter Qoboza, editor of The World, named one of…
Johannes Jacobus Geldenhuys (Jannie), Chief of the South African Defence Force, 1985, and Member of the State Security Council,
… Johannes Jacobus Geldenhuys (Jannie), Chief of the South African Defence Force, 1985, and Member of the State Security Council, …
The six-man Commission of Inquiry into security legislation, under the chairmanship of Justice P.I. Rabie, presents its report
… The six-man Commission of Inquiry into security legislation, under the chairmanship of Justice P.I. Rabie, presents its report …
Julius Louis Saks, optometrist who received several awards, including the award of Honorary Life Fellowship of the Academy by t
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista. … Saks, optometrist who received several awards, including…
Six men are convicted in Mozambique of the November 2000 killing of investigative reporter Carlos Cardoso. The journalist was g
… Six men are convicted in Mozambique of the November 2000 killing of investigative reporter Carlos Cardoso. The journalist was g …
President Mohamed Siad Barre of Somalia flees the capital, Mogadishu, as a coalition of rebels seize power. The country plunges
… President Mohamed Siad Barre of Somalia flees the capital, Mogadishu, as a coalition of rebels seize power. The country plunges …
Phatho, chief of the mixed XhosaHottentot (Khoi-Khoi) people the Gqunukwebe and other Xhosa chiefs attend a great gathering of
… Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences … Phatho, chief of the mixed XhosaHottentot (Khoi-Khoi) people the…
Louis Buys, chief director of disaster management at the department of provincial and local government, says the South African
… Louis Buys, chief director of disaster management at the department of provincial and local government, says the South African …
Mass celebration takes place in the streets of Lilongwe, Malawi, following the arrest of former president Hastings Kamuzu Banda
… Mass celebration takes place in the streets of Lilongwe, Malawi, following the arrest of former president Hastings Kamuzu Banda …
The planning and programming divisional manager of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), Mr Danie Schoeman, says that
… The planning and programming divisional manager of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), Mr Danie …
Moses Josiah Madiba, author, educationist and first African chancellor of the University of the North, dies in Seshego, Pieters
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. … Madiba, author, educationist and first African chancellor of the…
The University College of Zululand, formerly affiliated to the University of South Africa, attains full academic autonomy as th
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 606. … The University College of Zululand,…
Battleships are sent to Tangiers by the Spanish government as the first part of its intended invasion of Morocco.
… Battleships are sent to Tangiers by the Spanish government as the first part of its intended invasion of Morocco. …
The Minister of Bantu Education announces moves towards the introduction of free and compulsory education for Blacks. This is t
… The Minister of Bantu Education announces moves towards the introduction of free and compulsory education for Blacks. This is t …
EventThe cornerstone of Cape Town City Hall is laid
… Cape Towns City Hall's original foundations were laid at the turn of the 20th Century. The mayor of Cape Town , Thomas Ball, laid … The cornerstone of Cape…
Hendrik Verwoerd’s response to the ‘Winds of Change’ speech
… Made to the South Africa Parliament on 3 February 1960: The tendency in Africa for nations to become independent, and … to all, does not only mean being just…
EventWhite ministers and theologians of the DRC reject apartheid
… 123 White ministers and theologians of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) (Nederduitse Gereformeerde … rejected on Scriptural grounds. This was contrary to the…
5. Muslims of Durban complain about the vexatious curfew law
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Vagrant Law prevented Muslims in the borough…
EventSheik Yusuf arrives at the Cape of Good Hope
… Sheik Yusuf, Islamic leader and brother of the sultan of Macassar, was banished to the Cape by the Dutch East India Company (DEIC). He arrived … Potgieter, D…
ArchiveFive Freedoms Forum - African National Congress Conference, July 1989: Report of the Commission on the role of Parliament and Parliamentary Opposition
… - Five Freedoms Forum Conference, July 1989. Report of the Commission on the role of Parliament. Summary of a discussion on the role … - African National…
EventMass protest against the circumstances of Neil Aggett’s death
… A call for a thirty-minute work stoppage in protest the death of Dr Neil Aggett , who allegedly committed suicide while in … Black unions, with more than 50…
ArchiveMinutes of meeting of the Christian Consultation on Resettlement in the Ciskei held in Grahamstown on August 29 and 30, 1980
… Minutes of meeting of the Christian Consultation on Resettlement in the Ciskei discussing the socio-economic impact of forced … Minutes of meeting of the…
EventThe Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence) begins
… Three years prior to this date, the British had annexed the Transvaal under Shepstone. Following this was a period of passive resistance and repeated…
EventMandela suspends talks in the wake of Boipatong Massacre
… Mandela announced that he was suspending all talks with the Government in the wake of the killings in Boipatong. The ANC blamed President F.W. … Southern…
Isitwalandwe / Seaparankoe the Highest Award of Honour, 1955 - 2014
… Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe is the highest honour awarded by the ANC to those who have made an outstanding contribution … literally translated, means "the one…
EventThe SA government presents a promotion of Constitutional Development Bill
… The South African government presented a promotion of Constitutional Development Bill which proposed an advisory … to give blacks a voice in government. This…
EventSir Alfred Milner arrives as Governor of the Cape
… The British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, appointed Sir Alfred Milner as Governor of the Cape Colony in 1897. Milner arrived in…