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EventLocal elections receive go
… in those two provinces were likely to be held on 27 March, 1996. Source: Keesing's Record of World Events, News Digest …
EventFormer National Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, is born
… Affairs and Tourism of the Republic of South Africa from 1996 to 1999. After 2004 national elections, Jordan was …
EventPresident Nelson Mandela awards the Gold Order of Meritorious Service posthumously to Enoch Sontonga, composer of “Nkosi, Sekel
… On 24 September 1996, Heritage Day, the grave of Enoch Sontonga who composed … 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.| Nelson Mandela (1996) Speeches from…
EventSouth Africa’s TRC begins its formal hearings into Human Rights Violations
… On 15 April 1996, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), under …
EventHezekiel Sepeng is born
… record for the 800 metres, his greatest achievement was in 1996 where he won South Africa’s only silver medal at …
EventNelson Mandela marries Graça Machel on his 80th birthday
… survived his 27 years in prison, but ended in divorce in 1996. Shortly after his release from prison, Mandela met …
EventLevy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.
… as Vice President in 1994, and retired from politics in 1996. He returned 2001 when he was elected as the …
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… in Angola to ensure a peaceful transition government. 1996 Dos Santos and Savimbi agree …
ArticleANC January 8th Statements
… A Year for Re-affirming the ANC Cadre January 8th, 1996 - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the …
Invitation to the TB Davie Memorial Lecture
… University (1980–93) and the University of Cape Town (1996–99). He was listed as one of the top 20 public … Africa and the Legacy of Late Colonialism,…
EventJean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself.
… released from jail in 1993. He died of a heart attack in 1996. … Cathcart B., (1996), Obituary: Jean-Bedel Bokassa , from The Independent, … [Accessed: 15…
EventDiplomatic ties are established between SA and Saudi Arabia
… to the Kingdom, Dr Samuel Motsuenyane, arrived in November 1996 and completed his duty in August 2000. The Royal Saudi …
EventEleven people are killed at Donnybrook, Kwazulu
… eleven people at Donnybrook, Kwazulu-Natal on the 21 March 1996 can be considered as part of the ongoing rivalry between …
EventPresident Mandela addresses the National assembly of Mali
… On the 2 March 1996, President Nelson Mandela paid his first state visit to … MANDELA TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF MALI BAMAKO, 2 MARCH 1996 [online] www.info…
EventLady Diana Spencer is killed in a car accident in Paris
… Princess of Wales. Their tumultuous marriage ended in 1996. At the time of her death they had two sons. A year …
EventFormer Bafana Bafana Legend John Moeti dies
… title and also member of the Bafana squad thet lifted the 1996 African Cup of Nation …
A Brief History of Niger - Part 2 by US Department of State
… organized and won a flawed presidential election in July 1996. Baré's party, Union Nationale des Indépendants pour la … in a similarly flawed legislative…
PlacePrince Alfred's Guard Museum, Port Elizabeth
… restoration, and has been partly used as a Museum since 1996. …
EventA Nigerian Boeing 727 airliner carrying 143 people crashes some twenty-five miles from Lagos, killing all on board
… On 7 November 1996, an ADC Airliner ADK 096 crashed near Ejirin, killing …
EventTrevor Manuel, Minister in The Presidency: National Planning Commission, is born
… and later went on to become head of Economic Planning. In 1996, Manuel was appointed Minister of Finance and held that …
EventFormer South African Football Association president Solomon 'Sticks' Morewa died
… of South African Football Assosiation (Safa) during the 1996 African Nations Cup. …
PlaceFaculty of Health Sciences, UCT Observatory
… monument. 1984: Major extensions done on the campus. 1996: Groote Schuur Hospital declared a Western Cape Heritage …
EventSA President Nelson Mandela to step down
… On 7 July 1996, in a television broadcast President Nelson Mandela …
EventRuth Perry is elected to lead Liberia, thus becoming Africa's first female head of state
… of Liberia. She was leader of Liberia from 3 September 1996 until 2 August 1997. Perry has since served on the board …
BiographyPatric Tariq Mellet
… Sector, Children’s Rights, and Adult Education. In 1996 he joined the staff of Parliament of South …
BiographyBenjamin Magson Kies
… of the Native Representative Council (NRC) in 1935 (Drew, 1996: 31). The ANC and the leading figures in the All African …
Safety and security issues
… safe public transport. The Domestic Violence Act (DVA) In 1996, in an attempt to address the state of affairs, the …
PlaceRoodepoort Town School, Rex Street
… School, situated on Erf 2100, in Rooderpoort Township. In 1996 the school became St. John the Baptist Catholic school. …
EventPrime Minister opens SA's first atomic reactor
… limited nuclear deterrent capability" was made in 1974. In 1996, South Africa signed the African Nuclear Weapon Free …
EventGriffiths Mxenge is murdered
… and agents of the apartheid government‘s death squads. In 1996, 15 years later the Amnesty Committee of the Truth and …