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EventA group of White men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters
… Passive Resisters. This followed a call to the South African government by Mahatma Gandhi made at a prayer meeting …
EventPrime Minister Vorster holds talks with Dr. Kissinger
… South African Prime Minister Balthazar Johannes (B.J) Vorster held … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a…
EventThe Springbok rugby team receives the State President Sports Award
… with a certificate. The Award was then taken to South African Rugby Board (SARB) headquaters to be displayed. It …
EventBram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment
… in Pretoria. Fischer was convicted of conspiring with the African National Congress (ANC) Umkonto we Sizwe to commit … South African History Online …
EventClarence Makwetu announces the PAC’s suspension of its armed struggle
… by its members. With the ANC and the PAC banned and African political activity officially limited to … C. and Southey N. (1998), "A Dictionary of South…
EventANC makes demands changes to facilitate democratic elections
… The African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee …
EventResumption of talks
… African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela …
EventThe Declaration of Windhoek
… is a statement of press freedom principles put together by African newspaper journalists. The context for this …
EventChief Mhlabunzima Maphumulo is shot dead
… of the traditional leaders organisation CONTRALESA and African National Congress (ANC) stalwart, Chief Mhlabunzima …
EventOliver Tambo returns from exile
… Oliver Tambo, former President of the African National Congress (ANC), returns to South Africa …
EventMandela visits Zambia
… His first foreign destination was the headquarters of the African National Congress (ANC) in Lusaka, Zambia, where he …
EventRiots erupt in Soweto
… rent boycott. According to reports at the time, the South African Police threw teargas at the crowd. Police claimed …
EventNdaweni Mahlangu causes a storm in political circles
… and strong dissatisfaction was expressed within the African National Congress (ANC) hierarchy by those who felt …
EventViolence erupts in Richmond
… Underlying political tensions between supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party …
EventThe Second General Election is held in the Union of SA
… for the other political parties counted as follows: South African Party fifty-four seats; the Unionists thirty-nine; …
EventWork is stopped at the Kimberley mine
… production. This event ended a pioneering episode in South African engineering history. The history of the Kimberly mine …
EventNkosi Sikelel’iAfrica composer, Enoch Sontonga dies
… date was 18 April 1905. Seven years after his death the African National Congress launched his hymn into prominence …
EventBritish presents final Peace proposal
… peace proposals to the Boer negotiators after the South African War. Milner announced the proposal as final, and … Boer War : a chronology. P 330.| Evans, A…
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
… and Pretoria. He led a Boer commando in the First South African War (First Anglo-Boer War) against Montshiwa. …
EventGen. Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born.
… Africa during the South West Africa campaign and the South African Rebellion. He was responsible for the infamous Native … of Southern Africa, Cape Town:…
EventGrammy Award winner Miriam Makeba is born in Johannesburg
… had been cancelled. She lived in the US and in several African countries before she returned to South Africa in …
EventJudith Mason, SA artist, is born in Pretoria.
… 1990’s. Mason’s work is represented in all major South African National Art Collections and museums. She …
EventPortuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias anchors at Walvis Bay
… was a German colony. During the First World War South African Forces led by General Louis Botha eventually ousted …
EventOlive Schreiner, noted SA author, dies in Wynberg, Cape Town
… day South Africa. Her first book about the story of an African farm became a sensation. However, Schreiner could not …
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
… For the first time in the South African criminal history a man was hanged with his name known …
EventThe Sebokeng Massacre of mourners leaves more than 30 dead and 40 more injured
… community leader, Chris Nangalembe who was a member of the African National Congress (ANC). Nangalembe died on 5 January … South African History Archive , …
Archive2001 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2001
… year. The December 2000 Quarterly Bulletin of the South African Reserve Bank reported that: " The South African economy gathered considerable momentum in the…
ArticleFirst Anglo Boer War
… colonies, independent Boer republics and independent African groups in South Africa under British control. By 1876 … aftermath of the War In the aftermath of…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Economic Transformation, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… from vibrant and balanced trade with our neighbours, the African continent and the world. A sustainable economy, where … in the interest of the people as a…