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The Afrikaner Broederbond (AB) reverses its 1972 decision to expel HNP (Herstigte Nasionale Party) members from its ranks.
The Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) White Paper, put before parliament, calls for an expeditious programme to en
ArticleAfrikaans: the Language of Black and Coloured Dissent
IntroductionAfrikaans, one of the official languages, together with English, during South Africa’s Apartheid era, often occupies a politicised space as the …
The SA Chamber of Business states that it is committed to the RDP, but concerned about its ‘authoritarian tone’.
Nelson Mandela addresses the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid in New York, saying that nothing, which has hap
EventTanganyika and Zanzibar unite to form the United Republic of Tanzania. Bute, E.L. & Harmer, H.J.P. (1997). The Black Han
Tanganyika and Zanzibar unite to form the United Republic of Tanzania The East African country of Tanzania came into existence through the merger of two small…
Paul Ramotsoane Mosaka (born c. 1911), politician and founder of the African Democratic Party (ADP) and also an influential and
Paul Ramotsoane Mosaka (born c. 1911), politician and founder of the African Democratic Party (ADP) and also an influential and
Hendrik Hop, leader of an expedition to the north of the Orange River, is born in the district of Paarl.
The leader of the Herstigte Nasionale Party (HNP), Jaap Marais, is charged in the Pretoria Regional Court with disclosing secre
BiographyCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart
Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart was born on 5 December 1894 in Morgenzon, Winburg district. He was the son of Hermanus Bernardus Swart and Aletta Catharina…
The Deputy Leader of the Herstigte Nasionale Party (HNP), Jaap Marais, is committed for trial in the Pretoria Supreme Court on
Finance Minister Chris Liebenberg announces that the 1995-96 Budget deficit will be R30.1 billion or 6 per cent of G.D.P.
The HNP’s policies are defined by its leader, Jaap Marais: no concessions to the Black man; withdrawal of South Africa from the
BiographyMotsamai Keyecwe Mpho
Motsamai Keyecwe Mpho was born to a peasant family in Maun Bechuanaland (now Botswana) on 3 February 1921. His family came from a non-Setswana-speaking ethnic…
BiographyKausobson Kausob
A number of Korana under the leadership of Captain Jan Bloem Jr investigated this complaint in the presence and possibly also under the influence of Fourie and…
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
In 1991, Nelson Mandela was elected the president of the African National Congress (ANC), and his friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo, was elected the ANC’s…
BiographyPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was born on 3rd November 1955 in Claremont, Durban in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). She matriculated from Ohlange High School in Inanda and…
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
Overview Balthazar Johannes Vorster (also known as BJ Vorster or John Vorster) was the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978, after having served…
BiographyColin Wells Eglin
Colin Wells Eglin was born in Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape) on 14 April 1925. His parents, Carl August and Elsie May Eglin were…
BiographyJan van Eck
Van Eck was born in Holland on 18 December 1943, the first born of five children. He came to South Africa when he was five years old with his mother and…
BiographyLesley Lawson
One of the founding members of Afrapix, Lesley Lawson was born in Durban in 1952. She matriculated from Durban Girls College and attended the University of…
BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
Early LifeJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (Msholozi – his praise name) was born on 12 April 1942 at Nkandla in northern Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal). He is the first…
Condolences - Dr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy by Professor DP Naidoo
BiographyWinston Field
Winston Field was born on 6 June 1904, in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire in the United Kingdom, where he was brought up. He moved to Southern Rhodesia in 1921. He…
In response to a question by Mr R Jankielsohn (DP) in the National Assembly, President Mbeki replies that he spent 300 days in
BiographyJoseph Johannes Marks
Joseph Johannes Marks was born on 22 April 1936 in Mossel Bay, where his father, a fisherman, was also born. He grew up in Pacaltsdorp near George in the…
Both the DP and the PAC decline President Mandela’s offer to join the Government of National Unity. The degree of opposition al
BiographyStella Margaret Nomzamo Sigcau
Stella Margaret Nomzamo Sigcau was born on 4 January 1937, she was the eldest of the three children of Paramount Chief Botha Sigcau of East Pondoland who…