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The Malagasy Republic changes its name to the Democratic Republic of Madagascar.
… Republic changes its name to the Democratic Republic of Madagascar. …
Egyptian premier, Mahmoud Fatimy, is assassinated by a member of (the Muslim Brotherhood).
… premier, Mahmoud Fatimy, is assassinated by a member of (the Muslim Brotherhood). …
Sarah Eva Goldblatt, assistant of author C.J. Langenhoven, is born in London.
… Sarah Eva Goldblatt, assistant of author C.J. Langenhoven, is born in London. …
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…
ArchiveA Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
… 'free' or 'passenger' Indians. The former came as a result of a triangular pact among three governments; and the latter, … 2. Moothen pleads for his wife to…
EventPolice arrest members of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) High Command at Lilliesleaf Farm
… would meet at the farm.Virtually the entire leadership of Umkhonto we Sizwe(MK), armed wing of the ANC, were arrested on this day. This moment came as a…
EventWWI: battalion consisting of ‘Cape Coloured men’, called the Cape Corps, is established
… On 20 September 1915 a new battalion consisting of Cape Coloured men, called the Cape Corps was established with the view of being dispatched to East Africa…
EventSix PAC members are sentenced for the killing of PAC leader David Sibeko
… joined the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) during the state of emergency after the banning of the organization in 1960. He soon became a leading figure ……
EventSouth African War: Thousands of Black men and women forced to walk home
… With the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War (or South African War) imminent, thousands of Black men and women were left stranded in Johannesburg. … the…
EventForces of the White Rhodesian regime (UDI) attack a nationalist guerrilla base in Mozambique
… as Zimbabwe, became a British colony in 1890. A number of civil unrests occurred during this time. By the 1960's, … itself independent through the Unilateral…
EventRecord of Understanding is agreed to by the SA government and the ANC
… National Congress (ANC), both parties agreed to a Record of Understanding. The Record set up a timetable for … should be released. They agreed that the…
ArchiveStatement issued by the S A Council of Churches in reply to the Baptist Union
… Statement issued by S A Council of Churches (SACC) expressing conern about the withdrawal of the Baptist Union from the Council on the issue of the claim on…
EventSA government threatens to pull out of the UN peace plan for Namibia
… The South African government threatened to pull out of the United Nations (UN) peace plan for Namibia unless … the South African government agreed to give up…
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela’s bodyguards arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Seipei
… On this day in history, 4 of Winnie Mandela's (now Madikizela-Mandela) bodyguards, … including Jerry Richardson and Jabu Sithole (coach of the Mandela United…
EventGang leader Andre Stander is shot dead in the United States of America
… former police officer, South African fugitive and leader of the Stander Gang consisting of Patrick Lee McCall, Allan Heyl and Stander himself, was shot dead…
In memory of Archbishop Dennis Hurley by Phyllis Naidoo, 16 September 2009, Durban
… march in 1989 with other religious leaders. On the morning of the 17 August 2009, my copy of The Witness and yours held the story of Paddy Kearney’s second…
’I am not prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free’
… On 31 January 1985 the State President of South Africa, PW Botha, speaking in parliament, offered … violence as a political weapon'. This was the sixth offer…
EventF.W. de Klerk, former state president of South Africa, is born in Johannesburg.
… law and practiced as a lawyer in Vereeninging, south of Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). In 1975 he became information officer of the Transvaal…
ArchiveBackground to the 20th anniversary of Republic Day, 31st May 1981
… about the background to the 20th anniversary of the Republic Day on 31st May 1981. The meaning of Republic is also discussed, followed by the brief survey of…
EventSecurity officials report that levels of political violence have dropped significantly in SA
… in South Africa. The most remarkable incident of political violence took place in February 1990 after South … President F.W. de Klerk made a speech at the…
EventF.W. de Klerk is unanimously elected the new leader of the Transvaal NP
… F.W. de Klerk, then Minister of Minerals and Energy Affairs, was unanimously elected the new leader of the National Party (NP) in the Transvaal. His election…
EventA list of people prohibited from attending gatherings is published in the Government Gazette
… Under the provisions of the General Law Amendment Act of 1962 a list of 102 persons prohibited from attending gatherings was … O’Malley P. ‘1962’ , from O…
EventF.W. de Klerk announces the release of Nelson Mandela and unbans political parties
… Mandela and to unban political parties was the result of the following factors. Firstly, South Africa had been … severely impacted. Coupled with this, the…
EventUDF members challenge the government to arrest them on charges of high treason
… colleagues were addressing a protest meeting on the night of 27 February 1985. The meeting was attended by more than 5000 people at the Durban campus of…
ArchiveJune 16 : The doors of learning and culture shall be opened to all
… Black and white poster. 1985 - 30 years of the Charter. Image of tank and people running. COSAS says out of our schools and townships. … June 16 : The doors…
ArchiveWhere do we stand?: APDUSA and a nation free of race hatred and oppression
… belong; and that there are only two camps, one consisting of the oppressed masses, and the other is the oppressors. The … agents are working very hard to…
ArchiveGod made us all, but ... Racism and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches
… Chapter in a book about the role of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches in the struggle against racism. Note that only 2 of the 10 pages are available. ……
EventBafana Bafana, SA’s National soccer team, wins the Africa Cup of Nations Final
… South African were the host of the Africa Cup of Nations Tournament in 1996. It was the national team, … years prior to the tournament and were generally…
Fifth Summit Conference of East and Central African States: Manifesto on Southern Africa
… The Lusaka Manifesto, with a letter from the Representative of the Republic of Zambia requesting the Manifesto be circulated as an official document of the…
ArchiveFifth Summit Conference of East and Central African States: Manifesto on Southern Africa
… The Lusaka Manifesto, with a letter from the Representative of the Republic of Zambia requesting the Manifesto be circulated as an official document of the…