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ArchiveNew Deal? South Africa 1983
… shown in the townships by comrades It has been remastered from the original 16mm film. …
EventProposal made to stop sending Black troops to assist in WW1
… strongly disapproves of sending coloured men and natives from South Africa to Europe for any service in connection …
Turning Points Books 1-6
… be aware that because these webpages are adapted directly from the book layout, there may be some blank pages inbetween …
EventTwo top SA scientists are refused entry into Russia.
… the refusal was due to pressure on the Russian authorities from Afro-Asians. Prof. Tobias had, on previous occasions, …
EventPatrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is born
… President of MNC, Lumumba helped win Congo’s independence from Belgium in 1960. He was elected Prime Minister of the …
EventZola Budd of SA and Mary Decker of the USA collide accidentally during the 3000m in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
… to have thrown the race in order to avoid further booing from the crowd had she won. The incident is regarded as one …
EventAnsuyah Ratipul Singh, medical doctor and community worker, poet, dramatist and novelist, is born in Durban.
… lectured widely to students on a range of topics ranging from health and family planning, to the arts and the role of …
EventUgandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announces the proposed division of Buganda
… took place five years after Uganda gained independence from Britain in 1962 with Obote as the first Prime Minister. … A. ‘This Day in African History: 10…
EventNUSAS disbands
… Africa, they and the country would benefit more greatly from individual actions than as a collective. … 8: Cape Town: Nasou, pp.90-91.Archives|Potgieter, D…
EventThe first part of the South African Press Commission’s report is tabled in parliament
… declared itself a Republic and disassociated itself from the Commonwealth of Nations. In 1964, The New York Times …
EventThe Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, to which SA is a signatory, is signed in Vienna
… The ozone layer protects the earth from excessive ultraviolet radiation which could cause … E.B (2008) The Audio Visual Library of International Law from UN…
EventThe United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed United Republic of Tanzania
… Tanzania. Tanganyika became independent on 9 December 1961 from a United Kingdom (UK) ruled United Nations (UN) … Anon., ‘Tanzania Government Profile 2011’…
EventSouth African artist Fikile Magadledla is born
… a self- taught artist, who learned and benefited greatly from his peers. One of his mentors was Harold Jeppe, who … J., (2011), Repatriated 'struggle' work…
EventThe Second Battle of El Alamein starts
… alone fired 62 000 25-ponder shells. The battle lasted from 23 October to 4 November 1942, when Montgomery finally … Hickman K. " World War II: Second Battle…
EventThe official launch of the SABC
… (ABC), which was formed in 1927, ceased and the broadcasts from the newly formed SABC began. At first the new National …
EventSA’s first official commercial airline service is launched
… in Port Elizabeth, flew a regular service to and from Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. Its main object was …
EventHezekiel Sepeng is born
… Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). As a result, he was banned from competitions for two years between 2005 and 2007. …
EventSAP fighting in Zimbabwe
… to invade South and South West Africa (renamed Namibia), from Zambia, at the urging of the Liberation Committee of the … Van Driel, N., The Wankie Campaign …
EventRand Afrikaans University is established
… attract students, academics, donors and business partners from all communities and language groups. Following … Volume 9. Cape Town: NASOU. p.238| UJ (2010)…
EventNUSAS President Ian Robertson is banned
… Senator Kennedy visited him at his apartment on the way in from the airport. References: Student Movements in South …
EventHarold Strachan is served with restriction order
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. …
EventNelson Mandela announces intentions on nationalisation policy
… did not mean that the private sector will be excluded from certain areas of business and reiterated that the ANC …
EventANC stage marches in major cities
… Cape Town. The government, though under enormous pressure from the ANC to release the political prisoners, responded by …
EventProposal for a new constitution
… fast in drawing [up] the constitution [or] face isolation from the organisation. …
EventCosatu calls for three days national protest against the Labour Relations Amendment Bill (LRA)
… national stay-away. Notwithstanding fierce opposition from major union federations, the act came into force on 1 …
EventLadysmith Black Mambazo win a Grammy
… awards, including a nomination in 2001 for the album 'Live From Royal Albert Hall'. It was a befitting honour for this …
EventCoup attempt on S Doe’s government in Liberia
… a faction of the Liberian military failed to take power from Samuel Doe. It was a third coup attempt since Samuel Doe …
Event’Purple rain’ used on women protesters
… the third time, spread to White areas. The rioting spread from the Schotche Kloof Malay section of Cape Town. Rioting …
EventCharles Taylor wins presidential election
… election following a seven-year civil war, launched from neighbouring Cote d'Ivoire in 1989. He secured more than …
EventSouth Africa’s new constitution is approved
… constitutive assembly, which had representatives from all the major political parties and liberation … Political History: a chronology of key political…