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EventF.W. de Klerk delivers his farewell address to Parliament
Former State President and National Party leader Frederik Willem de Klerk delivers his farewell address to Parliament. He says it is time for South Africans to…
EventLegal action against election results
The Minister of Local Government in Kwazulu-Natal applied to the Supreme Court to have voting in four rural areas declared null and void and for polling to be…
EventANC dismisses proposals to postpone elections
Nelson Mandela, president of the African National Congress (ANC), dismissed proposals by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to defer elections in the…
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PlaceAlbertinia, Mossel Bay- The Garden Route
Village some 50 km West of Mossel Bay. It was laid out in 1900 on the farm Grootfontein and became a Municipality in 1920. The name is derived from the surname…
EventMandela is awarded the Joliot Curie Gold Medal for Peace
The paper 'Leader' announced that African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela has been awarded the Joliot Curie Gold Medal for Peace the previous…
EventParliament addresses Soweto Protests
Following the onset of the Soweto Uprising the previous day, Parliament met in an Extraordinary Session at the request of the leader of opposition, Colin Eglin…
EventHomeland leader Qqozo stands trial
Brigadier Joshua Oupa Qqozo, military leader of Ciskei homeland, went on trial in the Ciskei Supreme Court. He faced charges of murder or incitement to murder,…
EventRabbi Israel Abrahams is born
Chief Rabbi of Cape Town and Hebrew scholar Israel Abrahams was born in Vilna, Lithuania. He came to South Africa in 1937 and held the position of chief rabbi…
EventWoolf Joel is killed due to his refusal to kidnap President Paul Kruger
On 14 March 1898, 34 year old Woolf Joel, Barney Barnato's nephew, was shot and killed by Baron Von Veltheim because he refused to assist in kidnapping…
EventAdam Kok III is killed in an accident
Adam Kok III, founder and chief of Griqualand East, was killed in an accident when he fell from his buggy. The Cape Colonial government unilaterally annexed…
ArticleBritain takes control of the Cape
The arrival of the British at the Cape changed the lives of the people that were already living there. Initially British control was aimed to protect the trade…
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
… difficult in neighbouring countries, and cutting off sources of aid. Now Tambo, on the advice of Jorge Risquet, …
Biography of Arthur Nortje by Kangkang Yang
… an overdose of forty-five barbiturate tablets while other sources vary in the details of his death from only ten …
ArticleThe Black Sash: A History of Transformation
… advice offices and field work of the Black Sash. These sources are now readily available all throughout South Africa …
Message by Albert Luthuli to Asian-African Conference, 7 April 1955, Bandung
I welcome most heartily the convening of the Afro-Asian Conference and congratulate all those responsible for organising this historic meeting. I deeply…
ArchiveA mapping of the KwaZulu Natal political conflict with reference to Inkatha (1990-1993)
Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree magister philosophiae in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Port Elizabeth. The…
EventPope John Paul II visits Africa
Pope John Paul II began his first tour of Africa, including visits to Zaire (presently known as the Democratic Republic of Congo), Congo, Kenya, Ghana, Upper…
EventFormer Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad is born
Robert Brian (Bobby) Skinstad, the youngest ever Springbok rugby captain, was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Skinstad captained the Springboks in…
EventWinnie Mandela’s Soweto home reported burnt down
The Sowetan reported that the Soweto home of Winnie Mandela, wife of an imprisoned leader of the African National Congress (ANC), Nelson Mandela, was burned…
EventBus drivers strike because of lack of protection
Bus drivers, who were members of the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU), a COSATU affiliate, went on strike because of lack of protection from Inkatha…
EventMandela asks for commitment to fight AIDS
Former President Nelson Mandela, speaking in a meeting of international dignitaries in Bangkok, Thailand, said he could not receive a better birthday gift the…
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic's office
The office of a member of Prime Minister P.W. Botha's team, responsible for drawing up plans for a Southern African Constellation of States, Professor Jan…
PlaceMajuba Power Station, Volksrust-Mpumalanga
… Power Plants, in the Country. It is able to use different sources of coal and has no dedicated Mine. Majuba currently …
Message by President Nelson Mandela on National Reconciliation Day, 16 December 1995
Message by President Nelson Mandela on National Reconciliation Day16 December 1995There are few countries which dedicate a national public holiday to…
EventGermany invades Poland, starting World War II
Three years of mounting international tension - encompassing the Spanish Civil War, the Anschluss (union) of Germany and Austria, Hitler's occupation of the…
EventPolitician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies
Horatio Isaiah Budlwana (Bud) Mbelle, interpreter, insurance agent, community leader and politician, dies in Pretoria. He was widely regarded as the best court…
EventFive prominent anti-apartheid activists released
Five prominent anti-apartheid activists were released in Cape Town after being detained for up to two years under the Internal Security Act. The five are…
EventMagoo’s Bar is bombed
Three people died and sixty-nine are injured in a bomb explosion in Magoo's Bar on the Durban beach. An ANC's arm wing, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) cell, led by…
EventTobacco Products Control Ammendmant Bill passed
The National Assembly votes by 213 to 106 to pass the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Bill, which bans all forms of tobacco advertising and prohibits…