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EventJoaquim Chissano succeeds Samora Machel as president of Mozambique
… Following almost 400 years of Portuguese presence, Mozambique became an independent … granted access to military bases in Mozambique in support of its…
EventAbolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act is adopted
… under President F.W. de Klerk adopted the Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act 108 of 1991, which scrapped the segregation laws relating to the use…
EventSecond biggest archaeological discovery of the century at Sterkfontein
… One of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century was documented in the South African Journal of Science on this date. Dr Ron Clark of…
EventAfrikaans is declared an official language of South Africa
… According to Act 8 of 1925, Afrikaans became one of the official languages of South Africa. The development of Afrikaans can be traced … Afrikaans is…
EventControl of communication bureau is placed under Foreign Affairs
… After rumours of mismanagement of funds by the Department of Information, Prime Minister B.J. Vorster announced that … Southern African Political History: a…
EventPublic places of recreation for whites only, are proclaimed
… Public places of recreation in white areas were proclaimed in accordance with provisions of the Group Areas Act of 1950. Following the proclamation, blacks…
First Conference Centre of Documentary Photography 8-10 July 1988.
… Photograph of participants of the first conference hosted by the University of Cape Town's Centre for Documentary Photography, July 8th -10th, 1988. First…
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… the ANC in 1940. He was elected to the executive committee of the ANC Youth League in 1944 and in 1949, was instrumental in the ANC's adoption of the Youth…
EventRecognition of the Customary Marriages Act comes into effect
… The Recognition of the Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 came into effect after an investigation by the South African Law Reform Commission of the legal…
EventDiplomatic office of the ANC in Stockholm is bombed
… A bomb exploded in the office of the African National Congress (ANC) on the third floor of a block of offices in Stockholm Sweden. The office was severely ……
EventuMkhoto weSizwe (MK) launches its first acts of sabotage
… On this date, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) announced its existence by launching its first acts of…
EventBophuthatswana decide not to publish report of Smith Commission
… administration has decided not to publish the findings of Mr Justice E.A.T. Smith, one-man commission of inquiry into the shootings at Winterveld on 26 March…
EventThe Opening Ceremony of 2000 Olympic Games takes place
… The opening ceremony began with a tribute to the heritage of the Australian Stock Horse. The ceremony was attended by 199 nations, including South Africa,…
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… The first arrival of Muslims in South Africa took place in the 17th century, … were brought to the Cape. This was followed by the arrival of free Muslims and…
EventAbram Fischer is struck off the roll of advocates
… Bar Council struck Abram Fischer's name off the roll of advocates for his role in the struggle against apartheid. … 1964 Fischer was arrested for…
EventBeginning of the Anglo-Zulu War, 10 January 1879
… commissioner to South Africa in 1879 to realise the policy of confederation (policy to bring the various British … under common control, with a view to…
EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
… When the system of apartheid was implemented in South Africa in 1948, certain … put in place to maintain white domination in all aspects of South African…
Hendrik Verwoerd’s response to the ‘Winds of Change’ speech
… to all, does not only mean being just to the black man of Africa, but also to be just to the white man of Africa. We call ourselves European, but actually we…
ArchiveA survey of race relations in South Africa: 1954-1955
… A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1954 and 1955 and includes chapters on: Policies and attitudes; The role of the SA Institute of Race Relations;…
EventAlan Charles Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian is born
… Alan Charles Rusbridger is an English journalist and editor of The Guardian newspaper. He was born in Northern Rodesia … as a reporter. Since 1995 Rusbridger…
EventAndries Dreyer, church archivist and collector of Africana, dies
… to minister in Hermanus, and later Cape Town, and because of his interest in church history, he was appointed the first full-time archivist of the Cape N.G…
EventDurban magistrate rules the death of Dr Haffejee accidental
… magistrate ruled that no one was to blame for the death of a young dentist, Dr. Hoosen Haffejee, who died in police … It was ruled that he had committed…
EventMass protest against the circumstances of Neil Aggett’s death
… for a thirty-minute work stoppage in protest the death of Dr Neil Aggett , who allegedly committed suicide while in … young physician had worked. A spokesman…
EventAnglo American announces switching of main listing to London
… 1917 by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer to exploit the gold fields of the East Rand, announced that it intended to transfer its … from which to access capital markets…
EventStudents at Lovedale strike against new Code of Conduct
… Lovedale College embarked on a strike against the new Code of Conduct and the appointment of the new Headmaster who had just returned from military … college…
EventPretoria is proposed as the new capital of ZAR
… The seat of government of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), or the old … capital, it marked the end to Boers’ settlement movements of the Great Trek…
EventSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) is formed
… The South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was formed during an Inaugural … non-racial trade union co-coordinating body, and ally of the African…
EventWhite ministers and theologians of the DRC reject apartheid
… 123 White ministers and theologians of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) (Nederduitse Gereformeerde … Scriptural grounds. This was contrary to the official…
EventFrance’s war in Morocco ends with Treaty of Tangier.
… Thomas Bugeaud defeated the Moroccan army in the battle of Isly. The battle was a result of the French government’s pursuit of Algerian resistance leader,…
ArchiveThe Higher education of Blacks in the United States
… delivered by Alan Pifer, and discusses the "experience of Black Americans with higher education, or, perhaps, the American experience with the higher…