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ArchivePromise of hope
… and an equal voice in the affairs of one united land. (from 'South Africa - A land divided' - Black Sash) Press …
PlaceHawthornden-House, Herschell Walk, Wynberg
… by Sir JB Robinson in 1891 who, following his retirement from the Witwatersrand gold mines, lived there until his …
PlaceKwaNdebele
… established in 1979 when many Ndebele people were evicted from Bophuthatswana . The homeland had about 300 000 …
PlaceMakhonjwa Mountains, Barbeton
… features meteor-impact fallback Breccia's rock, resulting from the impact of meteorites formed just after the Great …
ArchiveAll That Glitters by Emilia Potenza
… history. Far more than diamonds, this changed South Africa from an agricultural society to become the largest …
EventTwenty former SA political prisoners launched a campaign against apartheid laws
… Victor Verster Prison (1988-1990) after he was transferred from Robben Island (1982-1988) to Pollsmoor prison. Following … O’Malley P. ‘1989’ , from Nelson…
EventThe Natives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954 is passed
… No 19 of 1954 empowered the Government to remove Africans from any area within and next to the magisterial district of …
EventThe 25th Summer Olympics opens in Barcelona, Spain
… for the first time since 1960. The country had been banned from participating in international sports events because of …
Document 33 - League of Atrican Rights, Announcement of Meeting, 25 August 1929
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary …
EventAndrew Charles Hudson, South African cricketer is born
… season against the West Indies in Barbados. Hudson retired from professional cricket in 2001, and now works as a …
EventLesotho unable to impose sanctions against SA
… of economic sanctions was not feasible. This stemmed from a United Nations call for all neighbouring countries to … Rethabile , 2005, Lesotho-SA Relations ,…
EventRobert McBride is born
… for the Magoo Bar incident, but was eventually reprieved from the death row and granted amnesty by the Truth and …
EventSeparate Representation of Coloured Voters Act is passed
… Senate and the Appellate Court. It removed Coloured voters from the common voters roll in the Cape and placed them on a … SAHO, main chronology 1950's ,…
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 …