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EventUganda gains independence
… The East African country Uganda gained independence from Great Britain …
EventMacmillan’s 'winds of change’ speech in Parliament
… of Parliament in Cape Town . He suggested that the South African government had not yet appreciated the force of the …
EventZwelakhe Sisulu is arrested
… J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political …
EventBenjamin Tyamzashe dies in East London
… Sources: Verwey, E. J. (1995). New dictionary of South African Biography, Vol. 1 , Pretoria: HSRC, p. 247. …
EventThe Democratic Party is founded
… J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E.(eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key events from …
EventMaluzi Gigaba is born
… after the 2004 general elections. Previously, he had been African National Congress (ANC) member of parliament and …
EventIOC extends South Africa’s ban from Olympic games
… Olympic Committee (IOC) after serious threats by African nations and the Soviet countries. On 15 May 1970, the …
EventThousands protest the killing of Chris Hani
… commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). The protesters called for …
EventThe Pretoria Minute is agreed upon
… The government and the African National Congress (ANC) reaffirmed their commitment …
EventSA beaches are opened to all racial groups
… President F.W de Klerk announced that South African beaches would be opened to all people across the …
EventNational Party adopts five year programme
… Black leaders to negotiate on the "reform" initiative. The African National Congress (ANC) said that it would consider … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. …
EventSA Policeman Wins 90km Comrades Marathon
… A member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) from Mafikeng in North West, … , Pretoria: GCIS, p. 509|Xinhuanet., (2001), ' South African Policeman…
EventMinister of Constitutional Development Roelf Meyer set to resign
… has held discussions with various parties opposed to the African National Congress (ANC) . … African National Congress The resignation of Roelf Meyer from …
EventRuth First is born
… academic, political activist and the wife of former South African Communist Party (SACP) leader Joe Slovo was born in … Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New…
EventHeroic act by boer soldier Windvogel
… During the South African War (Anglo-Boer War 2), General Kemp attacked …
EventZAR’s last Cruesot ‘Long Tom’ dynamited
… state Artillery of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (South African Republic, also known as Transvaal Republic), was …
EventFormer ANC president, Z.R. Mahabane, is born
… Clergyman, teacher, politician and president of the African National Congress (ANC) Zaccheus Richard Mahabane, … Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of…
EventANC leads march through central Durban
… The African National Congress (ANC) led a march through central …
EventSA announces its decision to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international events
… The South African government announced its decision to allow … Evans Alistair Boddy, ‘This Day in African History: 23 September’ , from About.com African…
EventMalawi switches over to a new decimal currency, the Kwacha
… the Pound sterling, the Rhodesian Dollar and the South African Rand at different stages. The Kwacha is divided into …
ArchiveCircular from Oliver Schreiner, Deputy Vice-President, NUSAS, to University Principals and others
… the Deputy Vice-President of the National Union of South African Students. The circular discusses the structure of the …
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 99th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2011
… Comrades and Compatriots, Today the African National Congress is 99 years old and thus enters its … of the Communist Party of South Africa; now the South…
ArticleRemembering and Celebrating South Africa’s Iconic LGBTQI+ Women
… local Springs Home Sweepers team, as well as for the South African woman’s national soccer team (Banyana Banyana) and … the midst of the freedom movement,…
David Goldblatt: Structures of Dominion & Democracy (Artthrob), 31 March 2015, Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
… connotative landscape of Marikana where, in 2012, South African Police shot striking miners of the Lonro Platinum … ever-jagged, severe edges at the…
ArchiveA Place In The City - The Rand On The Eve Of Apartheid by Luli Callinicos
… Most black South Africans had a different response. African National Congress President, Dr Xuma, spoke for many … elaboration, a natural and logical growth…
PlaceNelson Mandela Bridge, Johannesburg
… Weitling, while construction was carried out by the South African National Roads Agency. The main contractor was … role in bridging the apartheid divide and…
PlaceUtrecht
… In 1900 British troops occupied Utrecht during South African War of 1899 - 1902 as their headquarters. The British … for various heads of states. At the end…
EventFormer Kenyan President, Jomo Kenyatta, dies
… his return and in 1947 was elected the president of Kenya African Union (KAU). He was later linked to the Mau-Mau … served to inspire protest action in many…
PlaceBoulders Beach, Simons Town
… to Boulders Visitor Centre to visit the famous colony of African Penguins - once called: 'Jackass Penguins' , for …
OR Tambo lecture by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa
… the event. Issued by: Zizi Kodwa National Spokesperson&n African National Congress Enquiries Keith Khoza - 082 823 …