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NDCA Statement, 3 April 2012
… for the Appeal against the sentence handed out to them by the NDC of the ANC will be held on 12 April 2012 at 9am on … representatives to the Chairperson of…
EventThe world pay tribute to former president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium
… of the life of Nelson Mandela. Speeches were delivered by United State President Barack Obama, President Dilma … from Johannesburg aged 26, celebrated the…
EventSoweto Town council asks SADF troops to stay
… 1986 the Soweto Town Council rejected the demands made by the SCA and asked the SADF to remain in the Soweto … Mr. Letsatsi Radebe reported that such demands…
PlaceAberfeldy a Settlement in the Free Sate
… a small Settlement near Phuthaditjhaba. It is surrounded by Agricultural Land and Game Farms. The Farm 'Aberfeldy', in … is Scottish in origin, to the…
Liberal Opinion/Reality
… Liberal Opinion (1961-1968) was published by the Liberal Party of South Africa which was established in 1953 by Alan Paton, after the National Government had…
PlaceMontecasino
… of Monte Cassino near Rome in Italy. The property is owned by Tsogo Sun and houses a casino, conference and events … Southern Sun Montecasino hotel…
PlaceHawthornden-House, Herschell Walk, Wynberg
… double-storey home with French Victorian features, in 1881 by Captain John Spence. It was purchased by Sir JB Robinson in 1891 who, following his retirement…
EventANC command structure in the Western Cape is arrested.
… Congress (ANC) Western Cape command structure. The claim by the police came three months after the ANC met with a group of Afrikaners led by Frederik van Zyl…
Document 33 - League of Atrican Rights, Announcement of Meeting, 25 August 1929
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 33 - League of Atrican Rights, … THE FORMATION OF A " LEAGUE OF NATIVE…
EventLesotho unable to impose sanctions against SA
… the arms embargo against the country should be imposed by all. Being completely surrounded by South Africa and Basutoland's foreign imports fully …
EventThe University of Port Elizabeth is founded
… came into being on 31 January 1964 with the adoption by Parliament of Act 1 of 1964. The first academic year … on 1 March 1965. Built on 830 hectares of land…
EventRobert McBride is born
… reprieved from the death row and granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Read TRC … Bombing. Read more on Robert Mcbride being…
EventSteytler launches a nationwide protest campaign against the General Laws Amendment Bill
… against the General Laws Amendment Bill, published by the government on 12 May 1962 defining the crime of … Law Amendment Act was enacted into a law on 2 May…
EventTerre’Blanche and his associates to face terrorism charges
… or planning to overthrow the South African government by violent means. These charges emanated from the uncovering … Johannes Rudolph applied for and were…
EventControl of communication bureau is placed under Foreign Affairs
… After rumours of mismanagement of funds by the Department of Information, Prime Minister B.J. Vorster … to influence international and local public opinion…
EventInternational Labour Organisation and UN meet over apartheid in SA
… of pandemonium in South Africa and the use of violence by security forces in dealing with the issues in suppressing … Apartheid, Palais des Nations, Geneva,…
EventDe Klerk and Mandela receive UNESCO peace prize
… shedding blood. The prize, awarded for the first time by an eleven-person jury chaired by former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, was named …
EventFurther chaos in Liberian civil war
… to flee the country, was captured, tortured and killed by the Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL) led by Prince Yormie Johnson on 9…
EventPres. Nelson Mandela accompanies Queen Elizabeth II on a coach drive through the streets of London.
… On 12 July 1998 he concluded his four-day visit to England by accompanying Queen Elizabeth II on a coach drive through … II, at Buckingham Palace on June 25…
EventTranskei Defense Force topples Transkei Bantustan leader George Matanzima, but denies coup
… and leader of the Transkei Bantustan, was toppled by his military and forced to flee from the Transkei after a bloodless coup led by Defence Force Chief…
EventNigeria cuts its diplomatic missions
… that it would cut its international diplomatic missions by half. Nigeria hoped that this measure would save it from … government, introduced emergency…
EventCaribbean countries refuse to send troops to Haiti
… Angered by the manner in which Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand … 2004. He claimed that he was abducted at gunpoint by United States Marines. After two-and-a…
EventAn American Jet is shot down in Ethiopia
… A US registered Lear jet 35 Aircraft was shot to ground by Ethiopian military forces. The incident claimed the life … before entering Ethiopian airspace, a…
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki is inaugurated at Union Buildings
… the Republic of South Africa. He was unanimously appointed by the new parliament on 14 June and inaugurated two days … Faranani: Towards a New Century. The…
EventCyril Ramaphosa resigns as ANC Secretary-General
… was because of a belief that he has been overlooked by Nelson Mandela in naming him the second most powerful … within the corridors of the African National…
EventPrince Eugene Napoleon is killed during Anglo-Zulu War
… when he and a British reconnaissance party were attacked by about forty Zulus in the vicinity of Itelezi Mountain and … A memorial, now a historical monument…
EventOfficial inauguration of the Constitutional Court
… Arthur Chaskalson as president, was formally opened by President Nelson Mandela on the morning of … Rights Day, on 21 March 2004, the new complex was opened…
EventOubangi-Shari achieves independence as the Central African Republic
… 1965 Dacko was overthrown in the Saint-Sylvestre coup by Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa, who suspended the constitution … South African soldiers were killed when…
EventPaul Kibii Tergat Kenyan professional long distance runner is born
… high school. Early in his career he broke the record by winning five straight IAAF World Cross Country … in the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sidney Olympics, losing…
EventBritish Prime Minister Wilson announces arms embargo on South Africa
… export of arms to South Africa. Outstanding commitments by the Ministry of Defence will be fulfilled, but no new … its third year as a republic, established…