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EventSouth African Parliament votes to repeal the legal framework of Apartheid
… The vote on 17 June 1991 that repealed the legal framework of Apartheid and began the process that would eventually … as a whole was bitterly contested as…
EventPansy Tlakula, Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission, announces her resignation
… Pansy Tlakula announced her resignation as Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). She submitted her letter of resignation to President…
EventOAU Council of Ministers decide to reject dialogue with South Africa
… On 20 June 1971, at the meetings of Organization of African Unity's (OAU) Council of Ministers, dialogue with South Africa was firmly rejected. … (1999)…
EventFake versions of the new South African banknotes hit the streets
… On 7 February 2005, reports were issued of the use of fake versions of the then new South African banknotes. These came hardly a … IOL News," Beware of the…
EventGeneral Secretary of the ANC, journalist and writer, Solomon Plaatje dies
… linguist, translator and political leader. Plaatje died of pneumonia at the age of 55 while on a trip to Johannesburg. He was a prolific … and writer and in…
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of President Nelson Mandela, is born
… Winnie Madikizela-Mandela , former wife of President Nelson Mandela , is born in Bizana, Pondoland. Madikizela-Mandela was a staunch opponent of P W Botha's…
EventNelson Mandela is appointed the Secretary of the National Action Council
… Nelson Mandela was appointed the Secretary of the National Action Council during the All Africa … that should the minority Government ignore this demand of…
EventDr. Connie Mulder is acquitted and discharged on charges of contempt
… who became a politician. In 1958, he became a member of the National Party (NP) and was the mayor of Randfontein. Ten years later he became the minister of…
ArchiveThis Council of the SACC calls upon all its member churches
… The South African Council of Churches (SACC) calls upon all its member churches to participate in the National Day of Prayer for the people of Crossroads…
EventThree AWB members shot and killed during the invasion of Bophuthatswana
… On 11 March 1994 hundreds of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) (Afrikaner Resistance … a Bantustan homeland in the north western region of South Africa…
EventThe League of Nations grant Belgium the right to govern Rwanda
… On 31 August 1923 the League of Nations passed a resolution granting Belgium the right to … and its southern neighbour Burundi, as the territory of Ruanda…
EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe leads the Congelese Province of Katanga into secession
… Following the independence of Congo in June 1960 from Belgium, MoÁ¯se Kapenda Tshombe led the Congo province of Katanga into secession on 23 December 1961…
EventA strong delegation of the ANC NEC members arrives at Caculam, Angola
… On 12 January 1984, a strong delegation of African National Congress (ANC) National Executive … members arrived at Caculama, the main training centre of the…
EventThe passive resistance movement begins with a mass meeting of 2000 Africans
… movement began on 30 March 1919 when a mass meeting of two thousand Africans in Vrededorp decided to reject the … outside the Johannesburg pass office,…
EventThe Dutch Reformed Church rejoins the World Alliance of Reformed Churches
… Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) rejoined the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) after the general synod renounced … from the WARC at the 21st General…
EventDr. Margaret Roach ‘Killie’ Campbell, collector of Africana, dies in Durban
… Campbell was well known for her private collection of Africana, which is made up of items specific to Natal and the Zulu people. She collected … life, and…
EventSA signs Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
… South Africa was one of the original twenty-two nations who signed the multilateral Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources …
EventThe apartheid government reportedly pays compensation for death of Steve Biko
… Town and began his political career as the co-founder of the all-black South African Student's Organization (SASO). … black consciousness as a movement were…
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid
… The Union Buildings is the seat of the South African government and is situated in the … laid, with completion intended for 1913. The construction of the…
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid.
… The Union Buildings is the seat of the South African government and is situated in the … laid, with completion intended for 1913. The construction of the…
ArchiveExtract from Minutes of State Security Council Meeting, 10 November 1980
… Extract from the Minutes of a State Security Council Meeting in which the implications, for South Africa, of the election of Mr Ronald Reagan as President of…
EventCommandant General Hiemstra announces the outcomes of Anglo-South African deliberations
… The head of the South African Defence Force, Commandant General Hiemstra, announced the successful conclusion of Anglo-South African talks on aspects of the…
ArchiveAddress to the staff and students of the Lenin Party School
… Speech made by Jack Simons to the staff and students of the Lenin Party School at the closing ceremony of the 1981-1982 academic year and in celebration of…
EventMorocco reclaims its long lost region of Sidi Ifni from Spain
… Ifni to Morocco was signed between Spain and Morocco. One of the terms of the agreement was the awarding of fishing rights to Spain, off Morocco's Atlantic…
EventAnge-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic is born
… Ange-Félix Patassé was the president of the Central African Republic (CAR) from 1993 to 2003. He was the first democratically elected president of CAR. The…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education
… point in South African history is the 1994 transfer of political power from the National Party (NP) to the … cause for this astounding process, but rather…
EventThe Nigerian state of Kano resumes polio vaccination after an eleven
… Africa. Although the disease is considered rare, cases of polio increased in Nigeria and neighbouring countries … August 2003, when Muslim states like Kano…
EventFidel Castro, president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008, is born
… schools before pursuing a law degree at the University of Havanna, where he also began his political career. In … was overthrown and Castro became the prime…
EventSouth Africa signs a multilateral treaty prohibiting the development of biological weapons
… On 10 April 1972, The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxic Weapons and…
EventA plan limiting admission of black students in white universities is withdrawn
… withdrew its plan to place a limit on the number of black students admitted to white universities, but … retain their community-directed character. The…