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EventWalter Sisulu and others are arrested for attending a party
… Mandela and 8 others were charged for treason in October 1963 and convicted. In June 1964 he was among 8 of the …
EventSouth African anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils is born in the Johannesburg
… on the run from government law enforcement agencies. In 1963, he skipped the country to Dar es Salaam. He has …
EventThe UN lifts mandatory sanctions against SA
… diplomatic sanctions against SA was passed in 1962 and in 1963 the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution …
EventTwenty-four Kikuyu tribesmen are sentenced to death for the Lari massacre in Kenya
… before the independence of the country from Britain in 1963 and aggravated an already bleak political situation. The …
Oration by Oliver Tambo at the funeral of Moses Kotane, 26 May 1978, Moscow
… the external ANC leadership in Dar es Salaam in January 1963. Umkhonto we Sizwe was one year old at the time and its … tirelessly from the moment he arrived…
Oration at the Funeral of Moses Kotane by O. R. Tambo, Moscow, 26 May 1978
… the external ANC leadership in Dar es Salaam in January 1963. Umkhonto we Sizwe was one year old at the time and its … tirelessly from the moment he arrived…
EventTanganyika becomes a member of the UN
… a member of the United Nations(UN) and two years later, in 1963 it merged with the island of Zanzibar. Following the …
EventKwame Nkrumah is released from jail
… Organisation of African Unity(now African Union -AU) in 1963. Nkrumah was deposed in a military coup in 1966. He died …
EventMoses Kotane, the South African Communist Party and African National Congress stalwart dies in Moscow
… sent by the African National Congress as observers. In 1963 he left the country for Tanzania. In exile Kotane worked …
EventThe UN requests States to terminate restrictions on economic relations with South Africa with immediate effect
… diplomatic sanctions against SA was passed in 1962 and in 1963 the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution … www.un.org [Accessed: 20 September…
EventEdgar D. Ngoyi, South African ANC leader who spent seventeen years on Robben Island, is born.
… to uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the ANC. In 1963, he was arrested and sentenced to 17 years on Robben …
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
The increasing social unrest in South Africa that swept through the country in the 1980s, and the changing geopolitical circumstances on the international…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
The colonisation of Africa was part of a global European process reaching all the continents of the world. European colonisation and domination changed the…
ANC pays tribute to the late Arthur Goldreich, 26 May 2011
… saw him leave South Africa when he escaped from custody in 1963. His legacy will always be with us and will serve as a …
EventJoyce Barker, SA soprano, is born in Mooi River, Natal.
… where she established herself as a leading soprano in 1963. Joyce Barker passed away on 23 May 1992 after a long …
EventWell-known political activist and academic, Dr. Neville Alexander is born
… the common goal of overthrowing the apartheid state. In 1963, Alexander was arrested along with other members of the …
EventJoe Slovo is born
… held in Kliptown because of his restriction order. In 1963 Slovo skipped the country to work on African National …
EventNeil Aggett is buried in Johannesburg
… first White person to die under those circumstances since 1963. Police alleged that he had committed suicide by hanging …
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
… Mandela (11 February 1990). They were arrested on 11 July 1963 when security police raided Liliesleaf Farm which was … Gerhart, G.M (2007). ‘The Rivonia…
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl, SA artist is born
… confidence by exposing him to more painting techniques. In 1963, the duo exhibited jointly at the Apollo Gallery in …
EventSouth African writer J.M. Coetzee is born in Cape Town.
… he worked as a computer programmer for IBM in London. In 1963, while working in London, he was awarded a Master of …
EventArtist, Thomas Trevor Motswai , award-winning South African artist is born
… and international acclaim. Motswai was born on 27 May 1963, in Soweto, South of Johannesburg. Although he was born …
EventAn inquest into the death in detention of the white trade union leader, Dr. Neil Aggett opens
… He was the first white person to die in detention since 1963. At the time of his untimely death, he was 28 years old. …
EventHastings Banda, former president of Malawi, is born.
… icon. He was appointed Prime Minister of Nyasaland in 1963. A year later he proclaimed the country a republic and …
EventKenya is granted independence
… This followed the first all inclusive elections on 27 May 1963. A year later Kenya was declared a Republic. The …
I will not Compromise About my Work: David Goldblatt on Artistic Freedom, Censorship, and Moving His Archive Out of South Africa by Robin Scher ( ArtsNews.com), 2017
… he received the rare classification: “Other Coloured 07.” For Bester, the act of covering up his work perpetuated …
EventWalter Sisulu's appeal is dismissed
… at Liliesleaf farm, Rivonia, under Section 17 Act 37/1963 and charged with sabotage and attempt to overthrow the …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
July, Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of South Africa (ICU) is established as national Black trade union in Bloemfontein. 11 September, Gerrit…
PlaceOld Government Building, Church Street, Boksburg
… a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 22 March 1963. The old Government Building at Boksburg is situated in …
EventCurnick Ndlovu, Trade Unionist, is arrested.
… trade union movement and this led to his arrest in June 1963. Ndlovu was arrested with many other MK members and …