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EventSouth Africa signs a multilateral treaty prohibiting the development of biological weapons
… On 10 April 1972, The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxic Weapons and…
EventSouth Africa approves the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission
… The South African government approved the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) on 17 January 1996, deposited its Instrument of…
EventA plan limiting admission of black students in white universities is withdrawn
… withdrew its plan to place a limit on the number of black students admitted to white universities, but … retain their community-directed character. The…
BiographyWilfrid Edward Cooper
… Cooper was born on 22 May 1926 in Observatory, a suburb of Cape Town, Cape Province (now Western Cape Province) and … Trial of Zephania Mothopeng and 17…
EventInauguration ceremony of the South African College School (SACS) takes place
… at the Groote Kerk, giving impetus to the formation of the first school in Cape Town. The idea of establishing SACS was born in 1791 when the Dutch … British…
ArchiveBuilders of the nation: poster number 8: SACTU and workers under apartheid
… Department of Labour multicoloured poster. Photographs of SACTU meetings and protests. History of SACTU. Artwork of new South African flag. … Builders of the…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces withdrawal of Internal Stability Units (ISU)
… 1994 President F.W. de Klerk announced the withdrawal of the Internal Stability Units (ISU) from the East Rand townships of Kathlehong and Thokoza. They were…
EventSA Prime Minister completes a tour of homelands in the Northern Transvaal
… South African Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster completed a tour of self governing territories in the Northern Transvaal during which he held talks with leaders…
EventDr. Neville Alexander and four others are found guilty of sabotage
… Dr. Neville Alexander and four others were found guilty of sabotage and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. The … found that the accused participated in the…
EventMoses Kottler, A leading South African sculptor of his time, is born
… born in Joniskis, Lithuania. Sources differ as to the date of his birth; some give it as 11 June 1892, others as 1896. … a name for himself as a sculptor…
ArchiveTruly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me. Matthew 25 V 45
… poster with black lettering and black artwork. Artwork of a modern day man tied to a cross. Printed at C.A.P. Photographs of people living in the open. ……
Lost in Transformation? Reviewing 20 Years of Transformation in South Africa
… As South Africa prepares to celebrate 20 years of democracy, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will be hosting a … titled Lost in Transformation? Reviewing 20…
ArchiveStatement issued by the South African Council of Churches in reply to remarks made in Parliament by Mr. Jimmy Kruger, Minister of Justice, on the
… Statement issued by the South African Council of Churches (SACC) regarding remarks made by Minister Kruger … to Parliament about the aid given by SACC to…
EventThe National Union of Mineworkers start South Africa’s longest wage strike
… and biggest strike was organised by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), led by Cyril Ramaphosa. At the time it … in the gold and coal mines belonging to…
EventParamount Chief, Botha Sigcau is appointed the first President of Transkei
… Paramount Chief of Eastern Pondoland, Botha Sigcau who had earlier supported … Bantu Authorities was appointed the first President of Transkei at the opening…
EventThe first regional committee of the UDF is established in Natal
… Anti-apartheid organisations united under the umbrella of the United Democratic Front. One of the first steps in creating the front was to establish … in…
EventGeneral Muhamed Lamari, head of Algeria’s army, resigns for health reasons.
… General Muhamed Lamari, the head of Algeria's army, resigned for non-specific health reasons. … would be succeeded by General Salah Ahmed Gaid, commander of…
EventThe Natives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954 is passed
… The Natives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954 empowered the Government to remove Africans from any area within and next to the magisterial district of…
EventAWB leader, Eugene TerreBlanche, is convicted of attempted murder and assault
… On 23 April 1997, Eugene TerreBlanche, leader of the Afrikaner Weerstands Beweging (AWB) was convicted on … jail. This sentence was handed down for the…
To what extent was apartheid in South Africa part of neo-colonialism in the post World War 2 world (1948-1960)? (under construction)
… To what extent was apartheid in South Africa part of neo-colonialism in the post World War 2 world (1948-1960)? …
ArchiveLetter from D Nokwe, Secretary-General, to Minister of Home Affairs, Botswana
… Letter from D Nokwe, Secretary-General of the ANC, to the Minister of Home Affairs, Botswana, regarding the deportation of Mr Jerry Mbuli. … Letter from D…
ArchiveExtract from Minutes of State Security Council Meeting, 22 September 1980
… Extract from the Minutes of a State Security Council Meeting held on 22 September 1980 in which delivery of five consignments of armaments (76 containers)…
EventUgandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announces the proposed division of Buganda
… Minister, Milton Obote announced the proposed division of the province of Buganda into four districts. Ruled by the powerful Kabaka … Kabaka’s government was…
Minutes: ordinary meeting of the Urban Bantu Council: 24 February 1977
… Minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Urban Bantu Council held in the Urban Bantu Council Chamber on 24 February 1977, about the farewell of Chief Director…
ArchiveMinutes: ordinary meeting of the Urban Bantu Council: 24 February 1977
… Minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Urban Bantu Council held in the Urban Bantu Council Chamber on 24 February 1977, about the farewell of Chief Director…
ArchiveMinutes: ordinary meeting of the Urban Bantu Council: 27 January 1977
… Minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Urban Bantu Council held in the Urban Bantu Council Chamber on 27 January 1977, about free transport of Blach children…
ArchiveThe making of the working class: Part 11 - The ICU collapses
… Collapses BY the end of 1924 paid up membership of the ICU stood at 11 000. Most of these members were concentrated in the Eastern and Western … The making…
ArchiveThe constellation of states, neocolonialism and imperialism the South African way
… Black, red and white poster. Red artwork of map of Africa. Cartoon drawing of P.W. Botha as an octupus with tentacles in all Southern … The constellation of…
ArchiveMeeting of the Joint Monitoring Commission (JMC): Mupa, 28 March 1984
… Meeting of the Joint Monitoring Commission (JMC) to discuss the mandate of the JMC in terms of the Lusaka Agreement and the manner in which the Agreement ……
The long trial of former Defence Minister, General Magnus Malan, ends.
… The long trial of former Defence Minister, General Magnus Malan, ends. Malan and other former military officials are cleared of all charges relating to the…