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EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe leads the Congelese Province of Katanga into secession
… Following the independence of Congo in June 1960 from Belgium, MoÁ¯se Kapenda Tshombe led the Congo province of Katanga into secession on 23 December 1961…
EventA strong delegation of the ANC NEC members arrives at Caculam, Angola
… On 12 January 1984, a strong delegation of African National Congress (ANC) National Executive … members arrived at Caculama, the main training centre of the…
EventThe passive resistance movement begins with a mass meeting of 2000 Africans
… movement began on 30 March 1919 when a mass meeting of two thousand Africans in Vrededorp decided to reject the … outside the Johannesburg pass office,…
The diary of Maria Tholo - October 18 - November 1 by Carol Hermer
… From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Tuesday, … used to be all around us. My neighbour, directly in front of me, was one…
EventThe Dutch Reformed Church rejoins the World Alliance of Reformed Churches
… Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) rejoined the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) after the general synod renounced … from the WARC at the 21st General…
EventDr. Margaret Roach ‘Killie’ Campbell, collector of Africana, dies in Durban
… Campbell was well known for her private collection of Africana, which is made up of items specific to Natal and the Zulu people. She collected … life, and…
EventSA signs Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
… South Africa was one of the original twenty-two nations who signed the multilateral Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources …
EventThe apartheid government reportedly pays compensation for death of Steve Biko
… Town and began his political career as the co-founder of the all-black South African Student's Organization (SASO). … black consciousness as a movement were…
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid
… The Union Buildings is the seat of the South African government and is situated in the … laid, with completion intended for 1913. The construction of the…
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid.
… The Union Buildings is the seat of the South African government and is situated in the … laid, with completion intended for 1913. The construction of the…
ArchiveExtract from Minutes of State Security Council Meeting, 10 November 1980
… Extract from the Minutes of a State Security Council Meeting in which the implications, for South Africa, of the election of Mr Ronald Reagan as President of…
EventCommandant General Hiemstra announces the outcomes of Anglo-South African deliberations
… The head of the South African Defence Force, Commandant General Hiemstra, announced the successful conclusion of Anglo-South African talks on aspects of the…
Document 19 - Communist Party of South Africa, Memo on S.A.F.N.T.U. (1930)
… 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 19 - Communist Party of South Africa, Memo on S.A.F.N.T.U. (1930) COPY. … note from T.W. Thibedi to the Secretary…
ArchiveAddress to the staff and students of the Lenin Party School
… Speech made by Jack Simons to the staff and students of the Lenin Party School at the closing ceremony of the 1981-1982 academic year and in celebration of…
EventAnge-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic is born
… Ange-Félix Patassé was the president of the Central African Republic (CAR) from 1993 to 2003. He was the first democratically elected president of CAR. The…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education
… point in South African history is the 1994 transfer of political power from the National Party (NP) to the … cause for this astounding process, but rather…
EventThe Nigerian state of Kano resumes polio vaccination after an eleven
… Africa. Although the disease is considered rare, cases of polio increased in Nigeria and neighbouring countries … August 2003, when Muslim states like Kano…
EventFidel Castro, president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008, is born
… schools before pursuing a law degree at the University of Havanna, where he also began his political career. In … was overthrown and Castro became the prime…
EventSouth Africa approves the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission
… The South African government approved the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) on 17 January 1996, deposited its Instrument of…
EventA plan limiting admission of black students in white universities is withdrawn
… withdrew its plan to place a limit on the number of black students admitted to white universities, but … retain their community-directed character. The…
EventInauguration ceremony of the South African College School (SACS) takes place
… at the Groote Kerk, giving impetus to the formation of the first school in Cape Town. The idea of establishing SACS was born in 1791 when the Dutch … British…
EventPixley Seme, lawyer, journalist and co-founder of SANNC is born
… in Natal (now kwaZulu Natal). Seme was a founding member of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) in … (ANC) in 1923. The organisation was…
ArchiveBuilders of the nation: poster number 8: SACTU and workers under apartheid
… Department of Labour multicoloured poster. Photographs of SACTU meetings and protests. History of SACTU. Artwork of new South African flag. … Builders of the…
EventThabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, Transkei
… His father, Govan Mbeki, was a prominent member of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape. … The young Mbeki joined the ANC Youth League at…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces withdrawal of Internal Stability Units (ISU)
… 1994 President F.W. de Klerk announced the withdrawal of the Internal Stability Units (ISU) from the East Rand townships of Kathlehong and Thokoza. They were…
EventSA Prime Minister completes a tour of homelands in the Northern Transvaal
… South African Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster completed a tour of self governing territories in the Northern Transvaal during which he held talks with leaders…
ArchiveSummary of the events in connection with Mr James Jobe Hadebe
… Summary of events regarding the resignation from the External Mission of the African National Congress of South Africa of James Jobe Hadebe. Marked…
Statement on the release of the NDC decision, 29 February 2012
… The National Disciplinary Committee of the African National Congress has met and received … mitigating and aggravating arguments as per the directive of the…
EventFormer National Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, is born
… Zweledinga Pallo Jordan, who became the National Minister of Arts and Culture under President Thabo Mbeki’s … positions within the ANC. He also served as…
EventDr. Neville Alexander and four others are found guilty of sabotage
… Dr. Neville Alexander and four others were found guilty of sabotage and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. The … found that the accused participated in the…