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The Soweto City Council serves notices on Winnie Mandela, Albertina Sisulu, Nthato Motlana and Ellen Kuzwayo to pay their rent
… on Winnie Mandela, Albertina Sisulu, Nthato Motlana and Ellen Kuzwayo to pay their rent …
S.G. Sekano Ntoane, church moderator and pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA), dies in Kathlehong. The Sekano N
… S.G. Sekano Ntoane, church moderator and pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA), …
Ignoring international pleas to end their two-year border conflict, Ethiopia and Eritrea return to open war with fighting repor
… pleas to end their two-year border conflict, Ethiopia and Eritrea return to open war with fighting repor …
An ANC delegation, led by Deputy President Mbeki, makes the party’s second major submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Com
… makes the party’s second major submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Com …
A bus on its way to Mount Frere in Transkei overturns near Cathcart, killing thirty-one people and injuring thirty-seven.
… overturns near Cathcart, killing thirty-one people and injuring thirty-seven. …
The Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons, Jimmy Kruger, tells Parliament that nearly 700 terrorists were arrested in 1977 an
… The Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons, Jimmy Kruger, tells Parliament that nearly 700 …
Urgent supplies, including tanks and aircraft arrive at the Egyptian port of Alexandria with the convoy, code-named ‘Tiger’. Ge
… Urgent supplies, including tanks and aircraft arrive at the Egyptian port of Alexandria with …
The Prime Minister announces that eight very important Western intelligence agents, held by the Soviet Union, and one South Afr
… Western intelligence agents, held by the Soviet Union, and one South Afr …
The UN Security Council unanimously approves an arms embargo against Ethiopia and Eritrea following the latest flare-up in thei
… unanimously approves an arms embargo against Ethiopia and Eritrea following the latest flare-up in thei …
It is disclosed that John Vorster has invited the Presidents of the Ivory Coast and Liberia to visit South Africa.
… John Vorster has invited the Presidents of the Ivory Coast and Liberia to visit South Africa. …
The members of a nineteen-strong French patrol have been discovered hacked to death in the mountains between Algiers and Consta
… hacked to death in the mountains between Algiers and Consta …
An International peace conference is convened at The Hague in the Netherlands. It adopts conventions on warfare and creates the
… Hague in the Netherlands. It adopts conventions on warfare and creates the …
Susanna Wilhelmina Celliers, daughter of ‘Jan Volksstem’, sister of poet Jan F.E. Celliers and first wife of sculptor Anton van
… of ‘Jan Volksstem’, sister of poet Jan F.E. Celliers and first wife of sculptor Anton van …
By this deadline for the receipt of applications for amnesty to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission almost 8,000 applicatio
… for the receipt of applications for amnesty to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission almost 8,000 applicatio …
An International Commission of Jurists report alleges the widespread use of force and torture by security forces on anti-aparth
… of Jurists report alleges the widespread use of force and torture by security forces on anti-aparth …
Gert Oosthuizen, Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation in the Republic of South Africa since 10 May 2004, is born.
… Gert Oosthuizen, Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation in the Republic of South Africa since 10 May …
A Liberian freighter rams a bridge in Florida’s Tampa Bay, collapsing part of the span (a 1,400-foot section) and plunging thir
… Bay, collapsing part of the span (a 1,400-foot section) and plunging thir …
William H. Addison, first district surgeon of Pietermaritzburg, arrives with his wife and son in Port Natal aboard the Lalla Ro
… surgeon of Pietermaritzburg, arrives with his wife and son in Port Natal aboard the Lalla Ro …
Miss Namibia, Michelle McLean, a six-foot-tall model and masseuse, is crowned Miss Universe in Bangkok, Thailand, the first eve
… Miss Namibia, Michelle McLean, a six-foot-tall model and masseuse, is crowned Miss Universe in Bangkok, Thailand, …
Afrikaans becomes one of the official languages of the Union of South Africa following the introduction and passing of a bill b
… of the Union of South Africa following the introduction and passing of a bill b …
The Industrial Conciliation Act empowers the Minister of Labour to reserve any job on a racial basis and orders the dissolution
… Minister of Labour to reserve any job on a racial basis and orders the dissolution …
WWII: Final Allied Offensive, Tunisia. General Sir Harold Alexander’s 18th Army Group captures Bizerte and Tunis. All that rema
… Sir Harold Alexander’s 18th Army Group captures Bizerte and Tunis. All that rema …
Cornelis Goover and twenty-four men land at Warwijk’s Haven, Mauritius, to establish a Dutch settlement on the island. Their ta
… Cornelis Goover and twenty-four men land at Warwijk’s Haven, Mauritius, to …
ANC secretary-general Alfred Nzo and SA Communist Party general secretary Joe Slovo address a rally near Soweto. Slovo tells th
… ANC secretary-general Alfred Nzo and SA Communist Party general secretary Joe Slovo address a …
Irene Charnley, Executive Director of Johnnic, trustee of several funds and winner of the Businesswoman of the Year Award 2000,
… Executive Director of Johnnic, trustee of several funds and winner of the Businesswoman of the Year Award 2000, …
The Government states in Parliament that 18,000 persons have been arrested and detained since the proclamation of the emergency
… in Parliament that 18,000 persons have been arrested and detained since the proclamation of the emergency …
The Groote Schuur talks start (2-4 May) between the South African government and the ANC. They reach agreement on conditions fo
… talks start (2-4 May) between the South African government and the ANC. They reach agreement on conditions fo …
Gertrud Theiler, zoologist, researcher and teacher dies in Still Bay, Western Cape. She was a founder member of the Austin Robe
… Gertrud Theiler, zoologist, researcher and teacher dies in Still Bay, Western Cape. She was a …
Representatives of South Africa, United States, Angola and Cuba meet in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to the Angolan
… Representatives of South Africa, United States, Angola and Cuba meet in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to …
At the end of their talks, the ANC and the South African Government issue a joint statement, entitled "the Groote Schuur M
… At the end of their talks, the ANC and the South African Government issue a joint statement, …