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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.
… William Cock (82), British settler who wanted to build a harbour at Port Alfred, dies in Grahamstown. …
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
… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … The South African Indian Council (SAIC) decides to give the…
Abram Fischer is committed for trial by a Pretoria magistrate. He pleads not guilty to all allegations.
… 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.
… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , Westport: Greenwood. … Danish Coalition indicates to the European Council that it…
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. …
Edited Transcript of Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Heads of Mission at the Presidential Guest House, Tshwane, 13 October 2005
… Africa than I do. That is what makes it a bit difficult to talk to you about South Africa. But let me try to indicate some of … higher growth rate that I am…
Broadcast to South Africa by OR Tambo on the 8th Anniversary of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 16 December 1969
… 16, 1961, a national army - Umkhonto we Sizwe - was born to resume the armed resistance of our fathers, this time … under modern conditions for the…
EventRugby player Breyton Paulse is included in the national team after the ANCYL challenged the decision to omit him
… in South Africa in the late nineteenth century. It is said to have become so popular that a temporary cease-fire was … international teams playing in South…
EventA delegation of seven Coloured leaders meets with SA Prime Minister Vorster to discuss the future of the Coloured community
… delegation of Coloured leaders flies from Cape Town to Pretoria to meet South African Prime Minister, John Vorster for … of the Coloured community. They…
EventFighting breaks out on the Johannesburg market square
… market square. This happened during the first miners' strike. The police were severely assaulted after strikers attacked them with stones. In the period of…
EventBeatles records are banned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), due to John Lennon’s previous ‘Jesus’ comments
… and memorabilia were burned, radio stations refused to play their songs and concerts were cancelled. In apartheid … by the South African Broadcasting…
Document 45 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Left Opposition to Cape Town comrades, 23 October 1932
… Secretariat of the International Left Opposition to Cape Town comrades, 23 October 1932 Berlin 23/10/32 Cape … the Communist League of Africa? If not it is…
Tribute to President Reginald Oliver Tambo by ANC Treasurer General Dr Mathews Phosa on the occassion of the OR Tambo Lecture, 27 October 2011, Kimberly, Northern Cape Province
… owe our democracy and the societal progress from Apartheid to a democratic South Africa substantially to O.R. (as he was affectionately known). It is thus…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… shooting and the subsequent aftermath. The build-up to the killing of 34 mineworkers by the South African Police … of intimidation and assault. The Lonmin…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to Kwazulu-Natal Black Management Forum Gala Dinner in his Honour Inkosi Albert Luthuli, 11 July 2008, International Convention Centre Durban
… Distinguished guests, Thank you for inviting me to this very humbling occasion, a gala dinner in my honour. … grounded in the need for change. We have always…
Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991
… 1806 Sir John Barrow indicates on a map that gold is to be found in the approximate vicinity of either the … George Walker and George Harrison obtain…
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…
ArchiveLetter 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…
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 … the Dutch East India Company, which…
ArchiveLetter 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. … John Cane,…
ArchiveStatement presented to the five Western Powers Talks in New York by the delegation of the Namibia Patriotic Coalition
… proposals by the Namibia Patriotic Coalition and presented to the Five Western Powers Contact Group for stregthening the cause of peaceful constitutional…