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President Ahmed Ben Bella, of the republic of Algeria, returns home after a 25-day diplomatic tour to the Soviet Union and East
… President Ahmed Ben Bella, of the republic of Algeria, returns home after a 25-day diplomatic tour to …
Hours after declaring its independence and the end of Britain’s 28-year-old Palestine mandate, the new state of Israel is attac
… Hours after declaring its independence and the end of Britain’s 28-year-old Palestine mandate, the new state of Israel is attac …
A report by the US Department of Mines claims that a ban on imports of South African minerals will cost the US the equivalent o
… A report by the US Department of Mines claims that a ban on imports of South African minerals will cost the US the equivalent o …
Twenty-three of the twenty-six parties involved in the Multi-Party Talks at the World Trade Centre, adopt a Declaration of Inte
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Twenty-three of the twenty-six parties involved in…
Announcing the final results of the election, the Chairman of the IEC, Judge Johann Kriegler says that the April 26-29 election
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Announcing the final results of the election, the…
Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, acting governor of the Cape who supervised the arrival and settling of the British Settlers and who fou
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 4, p. 66 … Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, acting governor of the…
Prince James Mahlangu is elected as new chief minister of KwaNdebele after a motion of no confidence in Mr Mabena was passed in
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 507 … Prince…
The League of Nations is established, with Gen. Jan Smuts and Prime Minister Louis Botha as the two representatives of the Unio
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 6, p. 560 | … The League of Nations is established, with…
Gabriel François de Vos Hugo, judge president of the Northern Cape region and champion for the use of Afrikaans in Natal schoo
… Gabriel François de Vos Hugo, judge president of the Northern Cape region and champion for the use of Afrikaans in Natal schoo …
For the next month, until May 25, a comet known only as “The Great Comet of 1901’ is visible over most of SA.
… until May 25, a comet known only as “The Great Comet of 1901’ is visible over most of SA. …
Tens of thousands of people, most wounded or sick, flee along muddy roads from the refugee camp at Gikongoro where at least 2 0
… Tens of thousands of people, most wounded or sick, flee along muddy roads from …
Prime Minister B.J. Vorster takes the first cautious step in the direction of a new sport policy by announcing in the House of
… Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed ., Pretoria: Academica, p. 526. … Vorster takes the first cautious step…
The Federal Council of the New National Party decides to disband the party at midnight on the evening of the final certificatio
… The Federal Council of the New National Party decides to disband the party at midnight on the evening of the final certificatio …
The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi are killed in a plane crash in Rwanda, setting off the slaughter of 500 000 Rwandans, most
… The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi are killed in a plane crash in Rwanda, setting off the slaughter of 500 000 Rwandans, most …
In the Natal Supreme Court in Pietermaritzburg, at the end of the longest trial of its kind in South Africa, thirteen defendant
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … In the Natal Supreme Court in Pietermaritzburg, at…
The International Court of Justice at The Hague hears the arguments of Ethiopia and Liberia in the South West Africa cases pres
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The International Court of Justice at The Hague…
Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen buys the section of the farm Lang Leegte, on which the main gold reef of the Witwatersrand was di
… Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen buys the section of the farm Lang Leegte, on which the main gold reef of the Witwatersrand was di …
N.C. Gey van Pittius founds the Republic of Goshen on land assigned to them by Machette of Kunwana, after Boer volunteers assis
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5. p. 276 … N.C. Gey van Pittius founds the Republic of…
Chris Heunis, minister of Constitutional Development and Planning says that R555m is owing in rent arrears, of which R452m is o
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 213 … Chris…
Britain’s Queen mother, widow of King George VI and mother of his successor to the throne, Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 101.
… Britain’s Queen mother, widow of King George VI and mother of his successor to the throne, Queen Elizabeth II, dies at …
Chief Patrick Mphephu, Chief Minister of Venda, is to hold talks with Prime Minister John Vorster on the issue of homeland inde
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Chief Patrick Mphephu, Chief Minister of Venda, is…
Dr Lindiwe Mbambo, wife of an ANC official and member of Watville Concerned Residents Committee, is shot dead by gunmen at home
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee. … Dr Lindiwe Mbambo, wife of an ANC official…
Police find 46kg of cocaine worth R21 million in a box in the cargo section of Johannesburg International Airport. A man with a
… Police find 46kg of cocaine worth R21 million in a box in the cargo section of Johannesburg International Airport. A man with a …
Six militants open fire at the Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor, Egypt, killing seventy-four people, sixty-one of them foreign tou
… Six militants open fire at the Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor, Egypt, killing seventy-four people, sixty-one of them foreign tou …
SA Minister of Foreign Affairs Pik Botha warns that SA will not tolerate the introduction of Cuban troops and will not hesitate
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … SA Minister of Foreign Affairs Pik Botha warns that…
Colin Mark de Sousa, who donned a SADF uniform and gained entry into the premises of the Wits Command to make a surveillance of
… donned a SADF uniform and gained entry into the premises of the Wits Command to make a surveillance of …
Leopoldville is founded as a trading post by H.M. Stanley and named Leopoldville in honour of King Leopold II of Belgium. In 19
… post by H.M. Stanley and named Leopoldville in honour of King Leopold II of Belgium. In 19 …
Following the placing of an embargo on the supply of oil to South Africa from Arab countries, the Prime Minister announces res
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Following the placing of an embargo on the supply…
Prof. Russel Botman is appointed as rector of the University of Stellenbosch. He is the first theologian and also the first mem
… Prof. Russel Botman is appointed as rector of the University of Stellenbosch. He is the first theologian and also the …
The New Nation reports that Captain M. Hlela, state witness in the trial of six Ciskei police officers for the murder of Eric M
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 101 … reports…