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EventAn intricate prisoner exchange takes place in Maputo, Mozambique
… university lecturer and Major Wynand du Toit, a South African officer captured in Angola in 1985. Major du Toit was … (Namibia) and South Africa". These…
EventDeath of Anton Muziwakhe Lembede
… of 33. In 1944 Lembede became the first president of the African National Congress Youth League. His ideas about … Source: Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New…
EventOne person killed by bomb meant for Chris Hani
… 1980, because of Hani's perceived growing influence in the African National Congress (ANC) - South African Communist Party (SACP) alliance. This led to…
EventCourt commutes James Mange’s sentence
… bodies such as the United Nations, Organisation of African Unity (now AU), Non-Align Movement, and … on a charge of high treason to 20 years' imprisonment…
EventTranskei announces plans to unban ANC and PAC
… announced that his homeland government plans to unban the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist … against Apartheid government, it followed…
EventCiskei becomes the fourth Black homeland to be granted independence
… some sources give it as 4 December. The source South African Institute of Race Relations. (1982). Race Relations Survey 1981, Johannesburg: South African…
EventOver a thousand people are detained under state of emergency following the Sharpeville massacre
… Africa's state of emergency that was declared by the South African government on 30 March 1960. The move by the … police and scores left injured. During the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the president’s budget debate in the National Assembly 20 June 1996
… to be harnessed for even better performance in all areas of life. When, Friday last, the National Assembly … not have been possible without the dedication of…
'States of Emergence', at Warren Siebrits Modern and Contemporary Art by Sean O'Toole, November 2002
… Emergence' is a striking debut. Charting an epoch in South African art, this accomplished unveiling presents works by a host of South African contemporaries,…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the football banquet Pretoria, 1 March 1996
… gentlemen. South Africa had dared to expect much of the African Cup of Nations. We felt we would acquit ourselves … and Recreation for their sterling work in…
Address of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki, at the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) Summit, Great Hall of The People, Beijing, China, 5 November 2006
… and beneficiation of the resources derived from African countries through encouraging joint ventures between … harmonious and ensure a better life for our…
Public announcement of the ANC National Disciplinary Committee hearings of Comrades Julius Malema, Ronald Lamola, Pule Mabe, Sindiso Magaqa Kenetswe Mosenogi and Floyd Shivambu, 10 November 2011
… is necessary for the ANC to function optimally. South African society and the international community expect no … for contravening Rule 25.5(o) of the…
ArchiveThe Basotho Origin of Mathematics - A Public Lecture By Zulumathabo Zulu
… The popular myth in South Africa is that the African natives were devoid of mathematical knowledge until … and model, among others. In this public lecture we…
ArchiveBlack consciousness and white liberals in South Africa: paradoxical anti-apartheid politics
… the World Council of Churches; The National Union of South African Students and the South African Students Organisation; Steve Biko and his influence …
Mayibuye
… years as a small, underground newsletter, was one of three African National Congress publications alongside Sechaba and … Legal publication began in 1990…
EventZola Budd and Annette Cowley are banned from the Commonwealth Games
… Games officials in London ruled that two South African born athletes, Zola Budd and Annette Cowley, could … of Games were already faced with the boycott of…
EventA list of people prohibited from attending gatherings is published in the Government Gazette
… those prohibited from attending public meetings were African National Congress (ANC) leaders. They included Albert … of its publication liberation movements…
Event12 people are killed after Kenyan jets bombed Somali town
… southern Somali town of Jilib. This was an attempt by east African nation to rid Somalia of the Islamic al Shabaab … North East of the country. Kenya became…
EventNigeria imposes sanctions on South Africa, and implements a total trade boycott
… reportedly in the process of refusing facilities for South African aircraft. However, this process became unnecessary as … sanctions and boycotts aimed to…
EventPupils boycott classes in defiance of the use of Afrikaans in their schools
… and abroad, where it became the most talked about South African event internationally since the Durban Strike of 1973. Source: South African History Online …
EventThe ANC and Government accept the Pretoria Minute
… Pretoria Minute is agreed upon by the government and the African National Congress (ANC), concerning release of … not willing to accept the Pretoria Minute…
EventSouth Africa sends troops to Ciskei
… Defence Force (CDF), and a former member of the South African Defence Force (SADF), leads a coup in the homeland of … in the homeland. On 5 March Gqozo…
EventUpington 14 are sentenced
… were sentenced to community service. References: South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South…
EventBavumile Vilakazi dies
… The former African National Congress (ANC) Gauteng provincial secretary and South African high commissioner to Uganda, Bavumile Vilakazi, died … African…
EventMbeki and his entourage arrive in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
… South African President Thabo Mbeki, accompanied by Defence … by the secretary general of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), Mohammed…
EventProvincial Executive Committee of Free State resigns
… the entire Provincial Executive Committee resigned. The African National Congress (ANC) was concerned that the … Sources: Books: Kalley, J. A. et al (1999)…
EventPolitical parties call for Constitutional changes
… education. Subsequently, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) called for a one-day general … opposition to a lockout clause proposed by the…
EventDe La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers
… On 12 August 1913, Koos De La Rey, a South African War II General, was ordered to meet with Generals Jan … was formed after the defeat of Boer Republics in…
EventPolitical activist and trade unionist James La Guma is born
… unionist James Arnold (Jimmy) La Guma, member of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and president of the South African Coloured People's Organisation …
EventSADF commandos bombs the ANC office in Maputo
… South African National Defence Force (SADF) commandos bombed the African National Congress (ANC) office in Maputo, Mozambique … South African History Online,…