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EventJ.J. Hadebe replies to Thabo Mbeki’s plea
… member in charge of youth affairs, J.J. Hadebe replied to Thabo Mbeki’s request to complete his Masters Degree. … Africa’s second President after Nelson…
EventThe Roman Catholic Church decides, in principle, to open its 192 all-white schools to black pupils
… The Roman Catholic Church decided in principle to open its 192 all-white schools to black pupils. Legal … from Soweto marched against the use of Afrikaans as…
EventConscientious objector Ivan Toms is sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for refusing to serve in the SADF
… Dr Ivan Toms was a physician who worked in the informal settlement of … suffered at the hands of the military, he vowed never to serve in the military again…
EventBritish mission to subdue Sekhukhune is abandoned
… A British mission to subdue Sekhukhune was abandoned after having failed with heavy loss of life on both sides. The attempt to subdue Sekhukhune came after…
EventThe Bondelswarts surrender to the German forces
… in the region, with the Khoikhoi being among the last to be subdued. In some cases Germany is reputed to have … in Namibia, then South West Africa. The…
EventBotha pleads not guilty to contempt charges
… P.W. Botha appeared in court in George, Western Cape, to face contempt of the court charges. Botha had incurred the charges after he had dishonoured the…
A tribute to Indres Naidoo by Glen Moss
… began playing an influential role in the development of a pro-Congress radical politics in Johannesburg. For the young white left, mainly linked to the…
EventSophiatown residents are forcefully moved to Soweto
… and rifles, forcefully moved the families of Sophiatown to Meadowlands, Soweto . Their possessions were loaded at the … exposed to cold and rainy weather…
EventIFP agrees to participate in 1994 elections
… The transition in South Africa from Apartheid regime to democratic dispensation was not easily achieved. The … by demands and counter demands from political…
Appeal to the British public by Dube
… APPEAL TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC ABOUT THE NATIVE LAND ACT, 1913 by John … the way of these wretched people to raise for themselves a new home on any farm-land…
EventWWII: SA troops to fight in Europe
… minister, General J.C. Smuts, asked parliament's approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 1939 that SA troops would only fight in … p…
EventAnti-Pass petition sent to President Steyn
… population in White urban areas. Bloemfontein was becoming a fast-growing economy and held employment opportunities for … people, who ended up being…
EventSABC is allowed to broadcast Thatcher Case
… In a precedent-setting judgement, a full bench of the Cape High Court, comprising of Judges Van … of the South African Broadcasting Cooperation (SABC) to…
EventWalvis Bay is handed over to Namibia
… by handing over the port and twelve offshore islands to the Namibian government. This followed in the wake of … African and Namibian governments and the…
EventThe ANC threatens to suspend constitutional talks
… National Congress (ANC) threatened in an open letter to President F. W. de Klerk to suspend constitutional negotiations until the government … The ANC…
ArchiveWe Call For An End To Conscription
… soliders, people marching; text: We call for an end to conscrption: We live in an unjust society where basic … rights are denied the majority of the people;…
EventSelf government is granted to the Transvaal
… was granted self-government status by Britain, according to the terms of the Vereeniging Peace Treaty, signed between … conquered Transvaal and the Orange…
EventSouth Africa will subscribe to the UDHR
… announced in his first State of the Nation Address to Parliament that South Africa will subscribe to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and accede to…
EventANC Consultative Conference comes to an end
… Johannesburg following the Organisation's unbanning, came to conclusion. It was the first party conference held within … negotiation process" and announced…
EventANC and IFP to meet over violence
… Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) announced that they would hold a meeting of the two parties in Durban, in an attempt to end the escalating violence in Natal and…
EventGeneral Motors fails to leave RSA quietly
… industry in South Africa, pulled out of the country amidst a series of disputes and strikes from workers fearing for their future. The decision to withdraw…
EventTwo prisoners sentenced to death for sodomy
… been accused of ‘mutually perpetrated sodomy’ according to trial records from the Cape Council of Justice in August 1735. Jacobsz was a sailor from Rotterdam…
EventAbram Fischer fails to arrive in court
… trial under the Suppression of Communism Act, fails to arrive in court, forfeits his bail and disappears. He went underground and only recaptured in November…
EventBram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment
… former political activist was arrested in 1964 for being a member of the illegal organisation Communist Party of South … with the African National Congress …
EventRamaphosa announces his decision to leave parliament
… of the Constitutional Assembly, announced his intention to resign from Parliament once the final Constitution is … New Africa Investment Ltd (NAIL)…
EventMedical Association agrees to investigate Biko’s death
… After a two week judicial inquest under presiding magistrate Mr. … for the death of Steve Biko . The case was then submitted to the South African Medical and…
EventSA struggles to fight HIV/AIDS pandemic
… plan was lagging behind as the government struggled to plug a shortage of doctors and pharmacists and other professionals needed to fight the HIV/Aids…
ArticleTimeline for Grade 12.4 - The end of the Cold War and a new global world order 1989 to present
… movement is found. This movement called for British to stop purchasing South African goods until the South … does away with apartheid. 1963 The United…
EventUN committee is barred to enter SA
… A United Nations (UN) committee consisting of eight, with instructions to investigate conditions in the Mandated Territory of South … Nations in an act of…
EventP. W. Botha grants reprieve to the “Sharpeville Six”
… South African President P. W. Botha granted a reprieve to the "Sharpeville Six" (Reginald Sefatsa, Reid Mokoena, … who were condemned to death for allegedly…