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EventSouth Africa signs a multilateral treaty prohibiting the development of biological weapons
… treaty to ban an entire class of weapons, and by June 2000, the treaty had been signed by 144 states parties, which includes the five permanent …
EventANC Consultative Conference comes to an end
… within South Africa in thirty-one years and was opened by ANC president Oliver Tambo. The Conference, which lasted three days and was attended by 1,600…
EventWinnie Mandela charged with kidnapping
… member of the infamous Mandela Football Club, established by Winnie Mandela as a front for the political mobilisation … of Seipei, who was sjamboked and…
EventGeneral Motors fails to leave RSA quietly
… Motors. General Motors' refusal to agree to demands by workers caused them to embark on strikes. As a result, … of GM plants and were forcibly removed from…
EventANC, COSATU and SACTU issues a joint statement in Lusaka
… in South Africa. The respective delegations were led by Jay Naidoo (General Secretary of COSATU), John K Nkadimeng … this goal. Click here to read more on…
EventAmanzimtoti blast kills five
… who detonated the explosive in a rubbish bin, was executed by hanging in 1986. In a submission to the Truth and … The bomb attack was part of Operation…
EventZulu King Dingane orders the execution of Piet Retief’s men
… Piet Retief and his party were treated to a farewell dance by the Zulu impis at Ungungundlovu. They were told to leave … Retief and his men were clubbed to…
EventEvidence found at Barberton confirms theory of life on earth as early as about 3.4 billion years ago
… Stanford University in the United States, assisted locally by South African geologist Nicolas Beukes, found evidence of … This discovery reconfirmed an…
EventPresident George W Bush announces his HIV/AIDS Plan
… introduced this plan to counter severe challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS crisis. He stated that nearly 30 million … of people suffering from Aids or for…
EventThe Opening Ceremony of 2000 Olympic Games takes place
… The 2000 Summer Olympic Games or Millennium Games, hosted by Australia, were officially opened in the capital Sydney. … of the Australian Stock Horse. The…
EventIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union is founded under Clements Kadalie
… Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) was founded by Clements Kadalie, a young Nyassalander who spoke no Black … during the 1920s. This provoked a…
EventFormer Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd is born
… Willem Johannes Verwoerd and his wife, Anje Strik. Driven by a strong sympathy for the Boer cause in Anglo-Boer War 2, … immigrated to South Africa in 1903…
PlaceGwali Mission
… Chumie was established in 1820 by Reverend John Brownlee, as a station of for the Glasgow … In 1891 this number had dropped marginally to 890, but by 1904…
EventThe Battle of Gingindlovu
… strong army was defeated and his military kraal destroyed by British troops. In this battle British troops were supported by 2800 Zulu troops. This battle…
PlaceElizabeth le Roux Hostel, Bloemfontein
… was used as a hospital and in 1906 it was purchased by the first Board of Trustees of the Orange Girls High … was used as a hospital and in 1906 it was…
EventFirst Women Anti-Pass Campaign starts
… was probably the first recorded incidence of protest by women against the Union government. About 700 women … The Bantu Women's League was adopted and…
Chapter V - Acts of conscience
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph One of the special joys of being unbanned was … even so he was subjected to tight control of his visitors by the…
Zweli Mkhize denies Redi Tlhabi’s book allegations, says he hasn’t read it, 18 - September - 2017
… a book that alleges he tried to hush up the matter written by Redi Thlabi had ever tried to contact him for his version of what had happened. Full statement…
59. The South African Federation challenges Congress over the settlement
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A convention was held … 1928. Gentlemen, thank you for the honour…
Document 28 - Letterfrom E. R. Roux to the Central Executive, Communist Party of South Africa, 25 September 1928
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 28 - Letterfrom E. R. Roux to the … 6,000 miles away and not liable at any…
PlaceBill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
… The Bill Ainslie Studios was established in 1964 by Bill Ainslie, who was also known as William Stewart … rented from the Johannesburg City Council at the…
PlaceAndalusia, Cape and Transvaal Border
… camp housing German men, regarded as potentially dangerous by the authorities. The first Settlers bought plots in 1838 … about the administration until in…
PlaceAliwal Shoal, a Rocky Reef Off; Kwa-Zulu Natal Coast Coast
… of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The Reef is inhabited by many kinds of hard and soft corals and a variety of … near-sinking of the 3 Masted vessel "Aliwal",…
South Sudanese Independence Granted
… made it impossible for peaceful governance of the region by national government. Salva Kiir Mayardit, rebel leader of … on secession, South Sudan became an…
PlaceKwaDukuza
… huts. On the 22nd of September 1828, Shaka was killed by his two half-brothers, Dingane and Mhlangane and his … memorial stone was erected over his burial…
Event18 political prisoners are released from Bophuthatswana
… later. Johannes ‘Bushy’ Molefe was allegedly assaulted by a prison warder after he was found wearing a T-shirt … disease after he was allegedly refused…
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt’s trial begins in the Cape Town High Court
… High Court. The Judge President granted an application by the state that the proceedings be held in camera. Gerhardt … passing military secrets. While in…
EventNational Party unveils its policy plan focusing on anti-poverty strategies
… National Unity on 30 June 1996 following an announcement by South African Deputy President F.W. de Klerk on 10 May 1996. The move to withdraw from the GNU…
EventThe launch of the Progressive Women’s Movement of SA
… to the Union Buildings in Pretoria that was organised by South African women to protest against the extension of pass laws to African women by the Apartheid…
EventAlbert Luthuli accepts the Nobel Peace Prize
… considered the award "a recognition of the sacrifices made by the peoples of all races in South Africa particularly the … rights in South Africa. The…