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EventA group of six White and several Black rebel army troops mounted another coup attempt on 21/22 November in Transkei, a Black ‘homeland’
… in a bloodless coup in 1987. Holomisa accused the South African government of having had knowledge of Duli's … Africa were strained, since Holomisa openly…
EventFormer Minister of Defence and others are charged with murder
… back to this day in history search archive Former South African Defence Force Minister, General Magnus Malan and 19 … between the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)…
EventF.W. de Klerk announces the release of Nelson Mandela and unbans political parties
… F.W. de Klerk to release Nelson Mandela and unban the African National Congress (ANC), Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), the South African Communist Party …
EventThe full citizenship of Coloured people is called for
… origin. Coloured people, throughout the course of South African history, have been regarded as neither white nor … basis that the CRC was completely…
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…
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 …
ArticleList of employers to whom Indentured Indians were assigned
… Co Madras Addison, Friend Calcutta Addison, Friend Madras African Boating Co. Madras Arbuckle, W Madras Barrow Green …
ArticleMarikana Commission of Inquiry
… strike were shot and killed by the officers of the South African Police Services (SAPS) at the hills of Rooikopies …
Iron Age Kingdoms of Southern Africa
… mixed with those of the groups they met, which is why many African people are Bantu-speaking. They also brought iron …
ArticleTruth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
… police could be charged and, most notably, members of the African National Congress, the ruling party at the time of …
ArchiveNUSAS Congress 1984: Head Office report
… Report of the Head Office of the National Union of South African Students to the Annual Congress of the National … the Azanian Students Organisation, the…
EventMK operatives, Jerry Mosolodi, Terry Mogoerane and Thabo Motaung are executed
… police station, a car bomb exploded outside the South African Air Force Headquarters and the South African Defence Force (SADF) Military Intelligence … at…
PlaceBotanical Gardens, Pretoria
… Founded in 1946, this is the home of the South African National Botanical Institute. Thus it serves as a … of the total area set aside almost exclusively for…
EventGeneral De Wet is defeated by British forces
… At the height of the South African War 1899-1902 (Anglo-Boer War), General Christiaan … South Africa by British forces. In 1899-1902, the South African War…
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…