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EventThe South African cricket team beats England for the first time on English soil
… established by the British, and the first tour by a side from England took place in 1888-89. Here South Africa played …
EventTerre’Blanche and his associates to face terrorism charges
… government by violent means. These charges emanated from the uncovering of illegal arms caches in different parts … Political History: a chronology of key…
EventP.W. Botha proposes a 'Constellation of States'
… a buffer zone that would protect the Apartheid government from Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) attacks. The Frontline States, … Political History: A Chronology of Key…
EventUniversity of Stellenbosch in a historic move
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. …
EventLanguage crisis in schools resolved
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. …
EventParliament addresses Soweto Protests
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. …
EventFurther chaos in Liberian civil war
… to read more about the devastating civil war in Liberia from 1989-1996. … Global Security, ' Liberia - First Civil War - 1989-1996 ', from Global Security…
EventSalman Rushdie’s visit is still on
… increasing outcry against Salman Rushdie's public lecture from the Islamic Council of Southern Africa, the Weekly Mail … Planet papers,(2000), " Salman…
EventEric Mntonga is found dead
… wake of Mntonga's death. They were given sentences ranging from two to twelve years for culpable homicide and defeating …
EventEbrahim, Maseko and Dladla are abducted in Swaziland
… harsh, as he was taken at gunpoint and in chains from his home. They were convicted in January 1989 despite …
EventJan de la Fontaine becomes Governor at the Cape
… Dutch East India Company (VOC), served as acting governor from 8 September 1724 to 25 February 1727. Pieter Gijsbert …
EventPhumizile Mlambo-Ngcuka is appointed as SA Deputy President
… South Africa. She replaced Jacob Zuma, who had been fired from his position by President Thabo Mbeki on 14 June 2005 … (2005), Mbeki appoints first female…
EventPresident Hosni Mubarak collapses
… the members of parliament that he has not fully recovered from flu. Safwat el Sharif, Mubarak's information minister, …
EventAmina Lawal is freed
… the Sharia courts. The Appeal Court's decision saved Lawal from a death sentence imposed by the lower courts. Lawal's … Amina Lawal of Adultery in Stoning…
EventThe National Anti-Corruption Forum is launched in Langa
… with the global call to address the problem of corruption from various angles whilst carefully considering the local …
EventMbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate
… in 1994, Thabo Mbeki received an Honorary Doctorate from the Rand Afrikaans University. After he was capped an … South Africa Government Online, 'Thabo…
EventAn American Jet is shot down in Ethiopia
… of the two occupants of the Jet. The plane was en route from Naples, Italy, to Johannesburg, South Africa, via Egypt …
EventBBC reports demonstrations at a game ranch in SA
… Africa over the ill-treatment of fourteen baby elephants from Botswana being trained for sale to zoos and circuses. TV …
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki is inaugurated at Union Buildings
… Buildings, during which President Mandela stepped down from public office. The theme of the inauguration was … Sapa., (2013), ' Mbeki questions current…
EventPresident Yasser Arafat arrives in SA
… at the invitation of President Nelson Mandela. The visit, from 11 to 13 August, marked continuing good relations …
EventCyril Ramaphosa resigns as ANC Secretary-General
… as African National Congress Secretary-General, as well as from Parliament. Speculation around Ramaphosa's resignation … Cyril, M,. (2000), 'Cyril Matamela…
EventThomas Thornton becomes the first passenger on an aeroplane in South Africa
… when he paid Albert Kimmerling £100 for a short flight from Sydenham Hill.On the same day, Rand reporter Julia … History of Aviation in South Africa , from…
EventAfrikaans author, Lulu Latsky is born
… which were handwritten on blocks of writing paper. From 1943 until 1950 or 1951, she acted as the children's …
EventSA Journalist James Gray is born
… to South Africa and became editor of the Pretoria News from 1924 until 1932, when he returned to England. He was …
EventPutin visits South Africa
… (ANC), received military training and financial support from Moscow during its many years of fighting apartheid. … Putin, Tuesday, 5 - Wednesday, 6 September…
EventArmistice negotiations are concluded during the First Anglo-Boer War
… Convention with reluctance, as it differed considerably from those agreed upon in March. …
EventAdam Kok III is killed in an accident
… of Griqualand East, was killed in an accident when he fell from his buggy. The Cape Colonial government unilaterally … Answers.com, Adam Kok III: , from …
EventTranskei announces it is re-establishing diplomatic relations with South Africa
… all diplomatic ties. This included a unilateral withdrawal from the non-aggression pact between the two governments, and … O’Malley, P. ‘1980’, from Nelson…
EventFierce fighting erupts between pro-Patrice Lumumba troops and UN forces
… Katanga Government announced that Lumumba, 36, had escaped from Kolatey prison farm in the west of the breakaway …
EventO. R. Tambo leaves South Africa for exile
… left the country illegally to continue with the struggle from exile. Tambo left alone and arrangements were then made … SAHO, African National Congress…