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Twelve Mdantsane men are sentenced to death on each of five counts of murder after being found guilty without extenuating circu
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 486 … Twelve…
Bartolomeu Dias erects the second padrão, that of St. Philip, at Cape Maclear, west of Cape Point, on his return journey. v.
… Bartolomeu Dias erects the second padrão, that of St. Philip, at Cape Maclear, west of Cape Point, on his return journey. v. …
Two months after the start of the carnage in Rwanda, the UN Security Council approves the dispatch of 5 500 peacekeepers with a
… Two months after the start of the carnage in Rwanda, the UN Security Council approves the dispatch of 5 500 peacekeepers with a …
The provincial synod of the Anglican Church passes a resolution to discourage the singing of ‘Die Stem’ and to use ‘Nkosi Sikel
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, pp. xlvi & xlviii …
The Johannesburg Bar declares that if the Suppression of Communism Bill is passed, the freedom of people in South Africa will b
… Joyce: The Rise and Fall of Apartheid … The Johannesburg Bar declares that if the Suppression of Communism Bill is passed, the freedom of people in South…
More than 200 of the Transvaal National Party vote on either Dr. Treurnicht or Mr. Botha’s interpretation of Party policy. The
… More than 200 of the Transvaal National Party vote on either Dr. Treurnicht or Mr. Botha’s interpretation of Party policy. The …
Riot police and security force soldiers raid the Allan Taylor residence of the University of Natal, three days after the bannin
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 306 … security…
Seven Africans are detained in the Transkei on an allegation of conspiracy to commit murder. Five are opposition members of the
… Africans are detained in the Transkei on an allegation of conspiracy to commit murder. Five are opposition members of the …
The State President amended the emergency regulations to allow the minister of law and order to restrict the activities of orga
… amended the emergency regulations to allow the minister of law and order to restrict the activities of orga …
Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel announces during the reading of the budget in Parliament that his ministry and the Reserve Ba
… Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel announces during the reading of the budget in Parliament that his ministry and the Reserve …
The Minister of Justice and the Police, Jimmy Kruger, states that a full-scale judicial commission of inquiry into deaths in de
… The Minister of Justice and the Police, Jimmy Kruger, states that a full-scale judicial commission of inquiry into deaths in de …
Fietas, Johannesburg: The area is officially named Pageview in honour of the then Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. J.J. Page. Up to t
… The area is officially named Pageview in honour of the then Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. J.J. Page. Up to t …
The Orange Free State Vierkleur is hoisted for the first time and the coat of arms of the republic is unveiled.
… State Vierkleur is hoisted for the first time and the coat of arms of the republic is unveiled. …
The fifteenth Annual Conference of the Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) alters its constitution in such a way as to
… The fifteenth Annual Conference of the Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) alters its constitution in such a way …
Lord Robert Stephenson Baden-Powell, British hero during the siege of Mafeking (1900) and founder of the Boy Scout movement in
… Stephenson Baden-Powell, British hero during the siege of Mafeking (1900) and founder of the Boy Scout movement in …
Sydney Vernon Peterson, one of the prominent SA poets of the 1940s, dies in Germiston. His poetry was translated into English,
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista. … Sydney Vernon Peterson, one of the prominent SA poets of the 1940s…
The body of seventeen year old stowaway, Samuel Benjamin, found in the wheel-well of a British Airways aircraft in Los Angeles
… The body of seventeen year old stowaway, Samuel Benjamin, found in the wheel-well of a British Airways aircraft in Los Angeles …
Top leadership officials of the United Democratic Front (UDF) are arrested. Of the thirteen detained, six are to be charged for
… Top leadership officials of the United Democratic Front (UDF) are arrested. Of the thirteen detained, six are to be charged for …
Southern Rhodesian Minister of Railways H.W. Moffat visits Cape Town to discuss the building of Beit Bridge over the Limpopo Ri
… Southern Rhodesian Minister of Railways H.W. Moffat visits Cape Town to discuss the building of Beit Bridge over the Limpopo Ri …
The government of South Africa and the African National Congress announce an agreement on terms of the ANC’s decision to suspen
… The government of South Africa and the African National Congress announce an agreement on terms of the ANC’s decision to suspen …
The Prime Minister of Swaziland visits Cape Town for talks with John Vorster and confirms that a policy of friendship and coope
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The Prime Minister of Swaziland visits Cape Town…
A proclamation is published in the Official Gazette of the ZAR, prohibiting the hunting of game in the area between the Crocodi
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 6, p. 476 | … A proclamation is published in the Official…
The Oranje-Vrouevereniging (Association of Women in the Orange Free State) is founded on Onze Rust, farm of former Pres. M.T.
… The Oranje-Vrouevereniging (Association of Women in the Orange Free State) is founded on Onze Rust, farm of former Pres. M.T. …
Two pilots of SA Air Force’s No 2 (Flying Cheetah) Squadron, assisting the United Nations in the Korean War, blast a convoy of
… Two pilots of SA Air Force’s No 2 (Flying Cheetah) Squadron, assisting … the United Nations in the Korean War, blast a convoy of …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Mr H.R. Fox, Secretary of the Aborigines Protection Society, after being made aware by Emily Hobhouse of the
… Anglo-Boer War 2: Mr H.R. Fox, Secretary of the Aborigines Protection Society, after being made aware by Emily Hobhouse of the …
Nine policemen are to be charged with murder after the findings of the Goldstone Commission of Inquiry into the Sebokeng shooti
… policemen are to be charged with murder after the findings of the Goldstone Commission of Inquiry into the Sebokeng shooti …
The Minister of Water Affairs announces an ambitious scheme to harness the Orange River for power and irrigation at a cost of R
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The Minister of Water Affairs announces an…
Dr William Nicol, minister of the Dutch Reformed Church and Administrator of Transvaal from 1948-1958, is born in Robertson, CC
… Dr William Nicol, minister of the Dutch Reformed Church and Administrator of Transvaal from 1948-1958, is born in Robertson, CC …
Allan Boesak, former Director of the Foundation for Peace and Justice, is found guilty in the Cape Supreme Court of embezzling
… Allan Boesak, former Director of the Foundation for Peace and Justice, is found guilty in the Cape Supreme Court of embezzling …
EventFifteen English cricket players are prohibited to play for three years in England because of their rebel tour of South Africa
… are prohibited to play for three years in England because of their rebel tour of South Africa …