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EventGambia gains independence
… On this day in history Gambia became the 36th African nation to gain independence. The Gambia (officially … the North Atlantic Ocean. It is the smallest…
EventNovelist and poet Kgadime Matsepe is born
… the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Arts and Science), namely for his work … Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New…
EventSA trade unionist Raymond Budd dies
… South African trade unionist Raymond Francis (Ray) Budd, who also … all branch offices except that of treasury. The South African government often used his…
EventWalvis Bay is handed over to Namibia
… The South African government ended eighty-four years of control over … discussions lasting three years between the South African and Namibian governments and…
EventPresident FW de Klerk tells Parliament that South Africa had constructed six nuclear fission devices
… On 24 March 1993; South African President F.W. de Klerk announced the existence of a South African nuclear programme as well as the fact that the …
EventCOSATU leads an anti-VAT strike
… The Congress Of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) called a two-day nation-wide … support from the manufacturing industry. COSATU and the African National…
EventSA signs Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA
… of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1991, the South African government entered into a Comprehensive Safeguards … the IAEA announced that it was…
EventANC denies responsibilities for the unrest in homelands
… On this day in 1990, the African National Congress (ANC) veteran leader, Walter … denied allegations levelled at his party by the South African parliament…
EventA Xhosa film wins Golden Bear award
… The South African Xhosa film uCarmen eKhayelitsha became the second South African movie to compete and first to win the Golden Bear … ,[Accessed on:31…
EventDr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang’s advice is criticised
… to fight HIV/AIDS, could be a recipe for disaster. The African potato, with a mixture of garlic, onions and virgin … one of the world's leading HIV journals,…
EventSA athlete Ernst van Dyk is hard done by at Paralympic games
… Wheelchair-bound South African athlete, Ernst van Dyk, was cut off from a certain … the Mexican came through on the outside and cut the South African off,…
EventMarike de Klerk is found murdered
… Former South African first lady, Marike de Klerk, was found murdered at … apartment in Cape Town. The ex-wife of former South African president F.W. de Klerk…
EventMoses Josiah Madiba is born
… Moses Josiah Madiba , the author, educationist and first African chancellor of the University of the North, was born … the first secretary of the Maune…
EventSixty ANC refugees are airlifted out of Lesotho
… Sixty African National Congress (ANC) refugees are airlifted out of … South Africa. Subsequently, on 1 January 1986 the South African Government closed its…
EventGwen Lister is born
… Gwen Lister is a South African born Namibian Journalist, publisher and anti … of apartheid both in South Africa and Namibia. The South African government…
EventJoe Kachingwe is appointed Malawi’s first Ambassador to South Africa
… move by both countries followed a state visit by South African Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster in May 1970. Vorster and … to that of embassies. In June, the…
EventUN and OAU take a stand against Apartheid policy
… hosted by the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) at UNESCO House in Paris, France. The UN … 134 condemning the policies and…
EventLillian Ngoyi, well-known anti-Apartheid activist, dies
… Anti-Apartheid activist and founder member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL), Lilian … as a nurse before she became an activist. She…
EventA British Sports Council team begins a three-week fact-finding tour of South Africa to probe racial discrimination in sport
… In May 1962 Dennis Brutus , Secretary of the South African Sports Association, wrote to Otto Mayer, the then … Olympic Committee (IOC), requesting that the…
EventThe 41st annual conference of the ANC in Queenstown gets underway
… The 41 annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, … groups under the leadership of the ANC and the South African…
ArchiveBlack consciousness: a reactionary tendency
… in South Africa. This was in collaboration with the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) and the Black Peoples' … colleges.The impact of Black…
EventTalks between the government and ANC on negotiations proceed
… The Groote Schuur talks between the South African government and the African National Congress (ANC) were held on 2, 3 and 4 May … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor…
Ikwezi
… Southern Africa, published in England by "a group of South African and Southern African revolutionaries with long histories of devotion to …
Closing Remarks to the 53rd National Conference of the ANC by President Jacob Zuma, December 2012, Mangaung
… period. We wish him a speedy recovery and assure his family that he remains foremost in our thoughts. Comrades, We …
Speech by Oliver Tambo at funeral in Maseru, 05 December 1982
… of members of the ANC massacred by raiders from the South African Defence Force. The service was also addressed by His … Africa, and the peoples of the world…
PlaceCabo Verde
… change in their ruling party in several elections. In the African context the country is known for its political … Settlements The early settlement in Cape…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Essay Questions
… societies and became culturally disintegrated as their African identity and traditions were torn away. The Cape … der Colff [1] Author Unknown, “Africa,…
ArticleVlakplaas and the History of Apartheid's Death Squad
… Vlakplaas is also referred to as C, C1 and C10. The South African Police security section had broader control over … seen as opponents of the apartheid…
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
… strike were shot and killed by the officers of the South African Police Services (SAPS) at the hills of Rookopies also …
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
… strike were shot and killed by the officers of the South African Police Services (SAPS) at the hills of Rookopies also …