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EventUnited Front launch in jeopardy
… (ANC) and the Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC) barred AZAPO from the committee convening the conference, but invited it …
EventANC’s economic plans
… did not mean that the private sector would be excluded from certain areas of business, and said that the ANC …
EventFive prominent anti-apartheid activists released
… limiting their movements and activities and barring them from speaking to the press. It was believed they were …
EventMagoo’s Bar is bombed
… caught and convicted, and later granted both a reprieve from death row, and amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation …
EventZola Budd breaks a world record
… anti-apartheid demonstrators as South Africa was banned from competing in any sporting code with other countries. …
EventAnnouncement of Hezekiel Sepeng’s 2 years suspension
… silver medallist Hezekiel Sepeng was banned on 11 May 2005 from all competition for two years, following a drug test on … Olympic silver medallist given two…
EventTeboho Mokgalagadi wins gold in the Paralympic Games
… the previous night. Mokgalagadi, a cerebral palsy athlete from Jagersfontein in the Free State Province, capped his …
EventFormer Cabinet Minister Dullah Omar dies
… government. In the period nearing Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, Omar was his spokesperson. Omar was the first …
EventDeath of Harry Oppenheimer
… Mines for more than 25 and 27 years respectively. Apart from business enterprises, Oppenheimer played a crucial role … Barrow,G,(2000), 'Mine magnate…
EventMxenge murder accused Dirk Coetzee found guilty
… The Commission led by Judge Louis Harms heard testimonies from Coetzee and others. Coetzee related how he watched a …
EventPaul Adams becomes SA’s youngest Test Cricket player
… South Africa in One Day International (ODI) matches played from 26 to 30 December against England in Port Elizabeth , …
EventLeague of Nations is formed
… the drafting of the Covenant of the League. Most countries from Africa, Asia and Europe signed the treaty, with …
EventBram Fischer born today
… Orange Free State on 23 April 1908. This man, from staunch Afrikaans descent (he was the eldest son of … v. 5, p. 263.|Ben, (2008), Bram Fischer's 100th…
EventKabila is inaugurated as president of the DRC
… heraldic symbols of the republic and traditional chiefs from the vast country's eleven provinces took turns to …
EventSouth African Foreign Minister, ‘Pik’ Botha denies South African support for RENAMO
… agreed to expel the African National Congress (ANC) from their country while South Africa agreed to cease its … O’Malley, P. ‘1985’ , from Nelson Mandela…
EventZambian journalist, Fred M’membe is born
… Zambia Post constantly clashed with the government, from the time of President Kenneth Kaunda up until President … IPI, Fred M’membe, Zambia World Press…
EventOmar Bongo, former president of Gabon is born
… rulers in the world. In 1990, under intense pressure from its citizens, Gabon introduced a multiparty system; … The Telegraph, (2009), Omar Bongo , from The…
EventFormer National Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, is born
… Affairs and Tourism of the Republic of South Africa from 1996 to 1999. After 2004 national elections, Jordan was … SAHO, ‘Zweledinga Pallo Jordan’ , from …
EventZAR’s last Cruesot ‘Long Tom’ is dynamited
… General Viljoen this took place within a mere 200 metres from the advancing enemy. The Cruesot is synonymous with the … and Battles of the Second Anglo-Boer…
EventZambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon killing 18 national soccer team players
… crashed in the Atlantic Ocean just 500 meters offshore from Libreville, Gabon in 1993. The Zambian national soccer …
EventThe Chernobyl computer virus damages hundreds of thousands of computers around the world
… windows 98 and earlier versions. Lately viruses have moved from data destruction to information extraction, such as …
EventNkomo, leader of ZAPU forms a coalition government with Robert Mugabe
… of Home Affairs. Two years later, Nkomo was ousted from the cabinet by Mugabe after the discovery of arms caches … Boddy-Evans, A. ‘This Day in African…
Seedtime: Omar Badsha Retrospective
… Omar Badsha’s drawings, woodcuts and photographic essays from the mid-1960s to 2000s. His drawings are being shown for …
EventANC becomes signatory to the Geneva Convention of 1949 and Protocol 1 of 1977
… shall enjoy general protection against dangers arising from military operations. To give effect to this protection, …
EventCouncil of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) is formed
… (CUSA) was formed, with 9 affiliates. CUSA originated from the Urban Training Project and the Consultative … O’Malley, P. ‘1980’ , from Nelson Mandela Centre…
EventEthiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, is captured by EPRDF rebels
… The country was now taking a new path, moving away from the grip of ethnic strife.On taking over as head of the … Answers.com, ‘Meles Zenawi’ ,From:Answers…
EventNaguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer and Nobel laureate, is born
… Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo, Egypt. He knew from a very young age that he wanted to be a writer. He began … Notablebiographies.com (2011). ‘ Naguib…
PlaceZorgvliet, Sir George Grey Street, Oranjezicht
… of architectural heritage lived and worked here From 1969 to 1991 …
PlaceBoom van Sameswering, Onze Rust, Bloemfontein
… land in 1897, and settled here in 1905, after his return from Europe. The tree is reputed to have been one of the …
Izwi lase Township, 1982 - 1984
… along with any strategies that attempted to divide it from other parts of the nation. …