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… War 2: Schalk Burger is appointed commandant-general of the Boer forces and vice-president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche …

… Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Piet Joubert, commandant-general of the Boer forces and vice-president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republie …

… Mr Piet Clase, Minister of Education for Whites, announces that the government has decided to abandon the principle of segregat …

… Cecil John Rhodes (48), diamond magnate and premier of the Cape Colony, dies in Muizenberg. (Burne: Chronicle of the World; …

… Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, British field marshal during World War 2 and commander of the Eighth Army in North Africa, dies …

… court finds Sherif al-Filali, an Egyptian engineer, guilty of spying on behalf of Israel, and sentences …

… Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence) The 3-months siege of British soldiers in the Old Fort in Potchefstroom ends a …

… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 200. … After failed discussions between President J. N. Boshof of the Republic of the Orange Free State and Chief Moshesh and his sons …

… Publication of declaration for the release of Nelson Mandela and all other South African Political …

… The Sand River Convention, recognising the independence of emigrant farmers north of the Vaal River, is ratified by the Volksra …

… Frans Vredenrijk Engelenburg, editor of De Volksstem and founding member of the Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (Academy for Sci …

… Representatives of South Africa, United States, Angola and Cuba meet in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to the Angolan …

… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Representatives of South Africa, United States, Angola and Cuba meet in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to the Angolan …

… Sir Gilbraith Lowry Cole, governor of the Cape, is born. Sir Lowry’s Pass was built during his time of office. …

… Hayes, S. (ed)(2000).  Who's Who of Southern Africa 2001 ..., Graighall: Jonathan Ball. … Dumisani Dludla, trade unionist and General Secretary of the United Workers’ Union of SA (UWUSA), is born in Melmoth, Natal. …

… Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the world’s largest producer of AIDS drugs, announces it will reduce the price of its popular AI …

… Thirteen leading officials of the ousted government in Liberia are publicly executed on the orders of the new military regime. …

… F.W. de Klerk, Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs, is unanimously elected the new leader of the Transvaal National Party. …

… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista. … Wauchope, author and activist, is ordained as pastor of the Congregational Native Church of Fort Beaufort and Bl …

… Group Areas Board: investigation in terms of the Group Areas Act, 1950 (Act No. 41 of 1950) as amended: Grahamstown …

… The Seventh Annual Conference of the Communist Party of South Africa, which lasted from Saturday evening, December … speech in Greenock, Scotland), from the African National Congress and from sundry trade unions and organisations, … From Protest to Challenge: Documents of African Politics in South Africa 1882-1964 Volume 1 …

… is descended from the Bhele clan, which is an offshoot of the Hlubi tribe. He traces his roots back to a small town … at school in Cradock, whereby prominent African National Congress members one day came to address the pupils during an … oldest liberation movement. Shortly afterwards, the Congress Alliance (composed of the ANC and its allies), …

… 5.1 The Socio-Economic impact of Vigilantes and Political Violence It would be an oversight … to the economy of that region; hence the formation of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), which also … KwaZulu-Natal in 1990 after the calling of a strike by the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) had a detrimental …

… in Addis Ababa. This is the Extraordinary Summit Meeting of OAU Heads of State and Government. The leaders of our continent have … people of the United States who so mobilised that their Congress decided to impose sanctions last year. We mention … Address at the Opening Session of the ANC Conference "Peoples Of The World United Against …

… all the challenges the organisation would face in terms of its work. Part of what happened was that with much of our … in the discussion and formulation of the policy of the Congress, and (ii) to criticise any official or decision of the Congress; such criticism shall be made to members of Congress …

… The African National Congress is more than ready with its preparations for the … at Gallagher Estate particularly with the registration of all categories of participants, which is currently underway. We are … Conference: ANC Statement on Policy Conference state of readiness, 25 June 2012 …

… (Madame/Master) of Ceremonies Members of the National Peace Secretariat Members of the Diplomatic … the Government of National Unity and the African National Congress, today marks one of the most important occasions … Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Golden Doves of Peace Awards ceremony 7 June 1994 …

… The time comes in the life of all oppressed peoples that some among them should, as … of this continent and the world. The African National Congress and the peoples of South Africa are inspired by the … struggling people of South Africa and the African National Congress, and, above all, on Nelson Mandela himself. The …

… Comrade Chairman, Distinguished members of the Presidium, Comrades, Delegates and Friends, There is a special significance which attaches to this conference of the International Committee against Apartheid, Racism and … I should like to specially associate the African National Congress with any such message, sent to our colleagues, who …

… Due to time constraints, President Mbeki omitted portions of his speech during the delivery, but the full prepared text … was released to the media by GCIS. Chairperson, President of the IPU, Ferdinand Casini; Secretary-General of the IPU, Anders B. Johnsson; Speaker of the South African …