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Prime Minister P.W. Botha announces that three members of the staff of the United States Embassy in South Africa have been give
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Prime Minister P.W. Botha announces that three…
A protest meeting and march against the proposed name change of the city of Pretoria to Tshwane is held on Church Square, Preto
… protest meeting and march against the proposed name change of the city of Pretoria to Tshwane is held on Church Square, Preto …
Joe Slovo, former secretary of the SA Communist Party and minister of housing, is born in Lithuania. He died on 6 Jan. 1995.
… Joe Slovo, former secretary of the SA Communist Party and minister of housing, is born in Lithuania. He died on 6 Jan. 1995. …
Sheik Yusuf, Islamic leader and brother of the sultan of Macassar, who was banished to the Cape, dies at Zandvliet, near Faure,
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 567 … Sheik Yusuf, Islamic leader and brother of…
In a major move in the process of privatisation in South Africa, the Conversion of Iscor Bill is passed, enabling Iscor to be c
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 581 … In a…
Nelson Ramodike is re-elected as chief minister of Lebowa. He announces that he will personally handle the portfolio of law and
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 511 … Nelson…
President Ahmed Ben Bella, of the republic of Algeria, returns home after a 25-day diplomatic tour to the Soviet Union and East
… President Ahmed Ben Bella, of the republic of Algeria, returns home after a 25-day diplomatic tour to …
Hours after declaring its independence and the end of Britain’s 28-year-old Palestine mandate, the new state of Israel is attac
… Hours after declaring its independence and the end of Britain’s 28-year-old Palestine mandate, the new state of Israel is attac …
A report by the US Department of Mines claims that a ban on imports of South African minerals will cost the US the equivalent o
… A report by the US Department of Mines claims that a ban on imports of South African minerals will cost the US the equivalent o …
Twenty-three of the twenty-six parties involved in the Multi-Party Talks at the World Trade Centre, adopt a Declaration of Inte
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Twenty-three of the twenty-six parties involved in…
Announcing the final results of the election, the Chairman of the IEC, Judge Johann Kriegler says that the April 26-29 election
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Announcing the final results of the election, the…
Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, acting governor of the Cape who supervised the arrival and settling of the British Settlers and who fou
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 4, p. 66 … Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, acting governor of the…
Prince James Mahlangu is elected as new chief minister of KwaNdebele after a motion of no confidence in Mr Mabena was passed in
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 507 … Prince…
The League of Nations is established, with Gen. Jan Smuts and Prime Minister Louis Botha as the two representatives of the Unio
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 6, p. 560 | … The League of Nations is established, with…
Gabriel François de Vos Hugo, judge president of the Northern Cape region and champion for the use of Afrikaans in Natal schoo
… Gabriel François de Vos Hugo, judge president of the Northern Cape region and champion for the use of Afrikaans in Natal schoo …
For the next month, until May 25, a comet known only as “The Great Comet of 1901’ is visible over most of SA.
… until May 25, a comet known only as “The Great Comet of 1901’ is visible over most of SA. …
Tens of thousands of people, most wounded or sick, flee along muddy roads from the refugee camp at Gikongoro where at least 2 0
… Tens of thousands of people, most wounded or sick, flee along muddy roads from …
Prime Minister B.J. Vorster takes the first cautious step in the direction of a new sport policy by announcing in the House of
… Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed ., Pretoria: Academica, p. 526. … Vorster takes the first cautious step…
The Federal Council of the New National Party decides to disband the party at midnight on the evening of the final certificatio
… The Federal Council of the New National Party decides to disband the party at midnight on the evening of the final certificatio …
The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi are killed in a plane crash in Rwanda, setting off the slaughter of 500 000 Rwandans, most
… The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi are killed in a plane crash in Rwanda, setting off the slaughter of 500 000 Rwandans, most …
In the Natal Supreme Court in Pietermaritzburg, at the end of the longest trial of its kind in South Africa, thirteen defendant
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … In the Natal Supreme Court in Pietermaritzburg, at…
The International Court of Justice at The Hague hears the arguments of Ethiopia and Liberia in the South West Africa cases pres
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The International Court of Justice at The Hague…
Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen buys the section of the farm Lang Leegte, on which the main gold reef of the Witwatersrand was di
… Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen buys the section of the farm Lang Leegte, on which the main gold reef of the Witwatersrand was di …
N.C. Gey van Pittius founds the Republic of Goshen on land assigned to them by Machette of Kunwana, after Boer volunteers assis
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5. p. 276 … N.C. Gey van Pittius founds the Republic of…
Chris Heunis, minister of Constitutional Development and Planning says that R555m is owing in rent arrears, of which R452m is o
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 213 … Chris…
Britain’s Queen mother, widow of King George VI and mother of his successor to the throne, Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 101.
… Britain’s Queen mother, widow of King George VI and mother of his successor to the throne, Queen Elizabeth II, dies at …
Chief Patrick Mphephu, Chief Minister of Venda, is to hold talks with Prime Minister John Vorster on the issue of homeland inde
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Chief Patrick Mphephu, Chief Minister of Venda, is…
Dr Lindiwe Mbambo, wife of an ANC official and member of Watville Concerned Residents Committee, is shot dead by gunmen at home
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee. … Dr Lindiwe Mbambo, wife of an ANC official…
Police find 46kg of cocaine worth R21 million in a box in the cargo section of Johannesburg International Airport. A man with a
… Police find 46kg of cocaine worth R21 million in a box in the cargo section of Johannesburg International Airport. A man with a …
Six militants open fire at the Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor, Egypt, killing seventy-four people, sixty-one of them foreign tou
… Six militants open fire at the Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor, Egypt, killing seventy-four people, sixty-one of them foreign tou …