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EventThe United Nations (UN) imposes sanctions on Libya
… of bombing the Pan Am flight 103. Seven years later (1999), after the UN passed a resolution to impose sanctions …
EventSouth African GMO Act implemented
… implemented by the Department of Agriculture on 1 December 1999.[i] The Act was aimed at regulating all South Africa’s …
EventTito Mboweni, former Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, is born in Tzaneen
… as advisor to the Governor. He was appointed Governor in 1999 and served in this position until the end of his term …
EventThe Azanian People’s Organisation is formed
… Sources: Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of …
EventSipho Malaza allegedly dies in detention
… p. 59. Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of …
EventJimmy Kruger announces amendment to the Internal Security Act
… Source: Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of …
EventHealth Minister Tshabalala-Msimang announces that SA pledges R20 million to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
… became South Africa's Health minister in 1999 (until 2008), and her term was riddled with controversy. …
EventSA President Nelson Mandela to step down
… the rumours that he would not stand for re-election in 1999. This is in accordance to what he had initially said …
EventPrime Minister Verwoerd’s assassin transferred from prison to a mental asylum
… Asylum, where he remained until his death in October 1999. …
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… Warfare in Atlantic Africa 1500-1800, London: UCL Press, 1999., p 41. ↵ [2] Ibid, p 42. ↵ [3] Smith, Robert Sydney. … 1976, p 80. ↵ [4] Thornton, Warfare in…
ArticleHealth and welfare
… get no schooling, basic nutrition or hygiene. In September 1999, " LoveLife ", South Africa's national HIV prevention … by 90 percent ( South Africa…
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… Jacob Zuma . Zuma was appointed as Deputy President in 1999 by President Mbeki, indicating an alliance of sorts …
Robben Island
… Robben Island in the Western Cape a World Heritage Site in 1999. Robben Island is located in Table Bay, some 6km west of …
References and links: Local History
… and student teachers Heydenrych, H. & Swiegers, A., (1999), Discover Pretoria (van Schaik). Bolsmann, E. H., …
ArticleThe Azania Liberation Support Committee and its publications by Allison Drew
… removals in South Africa. Livingston Mqotsi and Desmond Tutu’s son-in-law Corbin Seavers wrote some articles. It’s …
EventOne of the most infamous murders in South Africa takes place
… in hof op klag van meubeldiefstal” Volksblad, 15 May 1999, p. 2. ↵ … in hof op klag van meubeldiefstal” Volksblad, 15 May 1999, p. 2.|The “Scissors murder”:…
ArchiveInterview with Peter Donald Hjul
… for the fishing industry in Britain, and died there in 1999. He was interviewed by Professor Gwendolen Carter of …
EventJoost Van Der Westhuizen, Springbok rugby scrum-half and captain, is born
… the mid 1990’s and early 2000’s. He played in the 1995, 1999 and 2003 rugby world cups. He retired from professional …
EventPresident Vorster challenges Dr Rhoodie
… Source: Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of …
EventAdelaide Tambo returns to South Africa after 30 years
… as a member in the South African Parliament from 1994 to 1999. In 2002, Adelaide Tambo was awarded with the Order of …
EventResearchers proclaim they found a type of SIVcpz that is almost identical to HIV
… On 4 February 1999 a group of researchers from the University of Alabama …
EventMbhazima Shilowa, former premier of Gauteng, is born
… of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). On 15 June 1999 Shilowa was appointed premier of Gauteng. He resigned in …
EventEllen Kuzwayo becomes the first Black woman to receive an honorary degree from Wits University
… MP in Mandela’s administration for five years, retiring in 1999. A talented writer, she wrote several books, one of …
PlaceCradle of Humankind, near Johannesburg
… Humankind was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. It is about 50 km North West of Johannesburg , South …
PlaceElands Bay Cave
… hunter-gatherer behavioral and cultural adaptations. In 1999, Cowling, Cartwright, Parkington, & Allsopp researched … the Later Stone Age in Elands Bay Cave…
Statement by President Mandela on receiving the report of the TRC Pretoria, 29 October 1998
… Chairperson of the TRC, The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu Presiding Officers of our Houses of Parliament Ministers … At the helm of it all has been the Most…
EventSWAPO attacks SAP
… Sources: Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of …
EventDe Kock is convicted of six killings
… about such operations. References: Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of …
EventTrevor Manuel unveils GEAR
… Sources: Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of …
EventA few days after deciding to establish a Dutch newspaper in South Africa, the name De Burger is chosen
… a political mouthpiece. This disaffiliation continued in 1999 with the appointment of a more progressive editor, Arrie …