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Cetewayo (or Cetshwayo), last of the great Zulu kings, is captured by the British at the end of the Zulu wars.
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 3, p. 158 | Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years…
Algeria closes its border with Morocco in an escalating dispute over the arrest of two Algerians accused of plotting to attack
… with Morocco in an escalating dispute over the arrest of two Algerians accused of plotting to attack …
A coup attempt fails in African nation of Chad. The government accuses Egypt of playing role in the attempt and breaks diplomat
… A coup attempt fails in African nation of Chad. The government accuses Egypt of playing role in the attempt and breaks diplomat …
The Supreme Court convicts former Police Colonel Eugene de Kock of six killings during his service as commander of a police uni
… (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997, … Court convicts former Police Colonel Eugene…
Christiaan Andries van Niekerk, commandant in the Anglo-Boer War 2 (one of only six persons to vote against the conclusion of p
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 154 … van Niekerk, commandant in the Anglo-Boer…
Mark Thatcher, SA business man and son of Margaret Thatcher, is arrested by the Scorpions on the suspicion of providing about $
… Mark Thatcher, SA business man and son of Margaret Thatcher, is arrested by the Scorpions on the suspicion of providing about $ …
Proposals for the consolidation of ‘homelands’ in the Transvaal, which will have the effect of reducing twenty-six or twenty-se
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Proposals for the consolidation of …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Fort Prospect, about fifteen kilometres east of Itala, is defended by about 80 men under Captain Rowley of
… War 2: Fort Prospect, about fifteen kilometres east of Itala, is defended by about 80 men under Captain Rowley of …
Allan Boesak, one of the participants in the Rainbow Debate at a heritage festival in Eersterus where a large part of the debat
… Allan Boesak, one of the participants in the Rainbow Debate at a heritage festival in Eersterus where a large part of the debat …
Closure of more than seventy Black schools, mainly in the Cape Province, is ordered by the government following five months of
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Closure of more than seventy Black schools,…
Robert Godlonton, SA author, newspaper editor and champion for rights of the settlers on the eastern border of the Cape Colony,
… SA author, newspaper editor and champion for rights of the settlers on the eastern border of the Cape Colony, …
The Department of Native Affairs is renamed as the Department of Bantu Administration and Development, with its main aim to pro
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 70 … The Department of Native Affairs is renamed…
A fistfight between parliamentarians of the ANC and National Party erupts in the parliament in Cape Town. Johnny de Lange of th
… A fistfight between parliamentarians of the ANC and National Party erupts in the parliament in Cape Town. Johnny de Lange of th …
Samuel Bonnin Hobson, school inspector of the Cape Province and co-author with his brother, G.C. Hobson, of animal stories, is
… Samuel Bonnin Hobson, school inspector of the Cape Province and co-author with his brother, G.C. Hobson, of animal stories, is …
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, first president of the Transvaal elected in 1857 and founder of Pretoria, is born on the farm Preto
… D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 118 … Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, first president of the…
James Arnold (Jimmy) La Guma, trade unionist and political activist, member of the SACP and president of the South African Colo
… La Guma, trade unionist and political activist, member of the SACP and president of the South African Colo …
Pieter Gert Wessel Grobler, director of the Land Bank, and Minister of Lands in the Hertzog cabinet, under whose auspices the S
… Pieter Gert Wessel Grobler, director of the Land Bank, and Minister of Lands in the Hertzog cabinet, under whose auspices the S …
William Henry Bell, musician, composer and first director of the South African College of Music, known to his students as ‘Dadd
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 271 … William Henry Bell, musician, composer and…
Douglas Fuchs (84), one of the first full-time Afrikaans broadcasters and former director general of the SABC, dies during a bo
… Douglas Fuchs (84), one of the first full-time Afrikaans broadcasters and former director general of the SABC, dies during a bo …
Congolese rebels send President Laurent Kabila’s troops fleeing as they advance to within 200km of the capital, now deprived of
… Kabila’s troops fleeing as they advance to within 200km of the capital, now deprived of …
Congolese rebels send President Laurent Kabila’s troops fleeing as they advance to within 200km of the capital, now deprived of
… Kabila’s troops fleeing as they advance to within 200km of the capital, now deprived of …
Ruth Perry is chosen by a meeting of West African heads of state to chair Liberia’s ruling council, thus becoming Africa’s firs
… Ruth Perry is chosen by a meeting of West African heads of state to chair Liberia’s ruling council, thus becoming …
The former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere bows out of mainstream politics when he quits as chairman of the ruling CCM party
… The former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere bows out of mainstream politics when he quits as chairman of the ruling CCM party …
The Executive Council of the ZAR announces in an official document that W.H. Struben is considered the real discoverer of the W
… The Executive Council of the ZAR announces in an official document that W.H. Struben is considered the real discoverer of the W …
The Executive Council of the ZAR announces in an official document that W.H. Struben is considered the real discoverer of the W
… The Executive Council of the ZAR announces in an official document that W.H. Struben is considered the real discoverer of the W …
Fidel Castro, president of Cuba since 1976 who authorised the intervention of Cuban troops in the Angolan Civil War, is born.
… Fidel Castro, president of Cuba since 1976 who authorised the intervention of Cuban troops in the Angolan Civil War, is born. …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Battle of Elands River: One of Col. Hore’s men, having sneaked through the besieger’s lines, reaches the Brit
… Anglo-Boer War 2: Battle of Elands River: One of Col. Hore’s men, having sneaked through the besieger’s …
The government of President Robert Mugabe will soon lay claim to half ownership of all the country’s privately owned mines, the
… The government of President Robert Mugabe will soon lay claim to half ownership of all the country’s privately owned mines, the …
The Venda Independence Party (VIP) boycotts the opening of the Venda Parliament despite having won thirty-one of the forty-two
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The Venda Independence Party (VIP) boycotts…
Iranian President Rafsanjani arrives in South Africa as part of a six-nation tour of Sub-Saharan Africa amid opposition to it w
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … President Rafsanjani arrives in South…