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PlaceKitson the Steam Train, Krugersdorp
… so for more than 105 years! Kitson is on permanent loan from ESKOM to the South African National Railway And Steam …
EventPretoria is proposed as the new capital of ZAR
… Republiek (ZAR), or the old Transvaal, was transferred from Potchefstroom to Pretoria in 1860. With the city … visitpretoria.co.za (2011). ‘ History of…
EventSA cartoonist, Daniel Cornelis Boonzaaier is born
… in the Master’s Office, where he started drawing portraits from photographs of world celebrities.In 1903 he became the …
EventThe first Prime Minister of the DRC, Patrice Lumumba, declares martial law in Katanga
… occurred shortly after DR Congo gained independence from Belgium on 30 June 1960. On 4 July 1960 soldiers … T. (2010), ‘DR Congo: Celebrating 50 years of…
EventThe twentieth anniversary of the arrest of Nelson Mandela is marked by a call for his release by China
… Daily, and an appeal signed by more than 2 000 mayors from 53 countries was made public by the United Nations … O’Malley, P. ‘1982’ , from Nelson Mandela…
EventNigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of EEC
… than a decade after the country gained its independence from Britain in October 1960. The EEC came into being on 25 … A, ‘This Day In African History: 16…
Document 10 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Flyer announcing Third Annual Conference, 17 January 1923
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary …
EventWinnie Mandela at Johannesburg Magistrate’s court
… Mandela was held in confinement. Winnie was separated from her husband most of her marriage life due to his … ‘The Role of Women in the Struggle Against…
EventTito Mboweni, former Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, is born in Tzaneen
… obtained a Master of Arts Degree in Development Economics from the University of East Anglia. Mboweni was appointed … Miningmx, " Tito Mboweni to chair…
EventVuyisile Mini, Trade unionist and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) activist is hanged
… They said there was a good chance for them to save me from the gallows if I was prepared to assist them. I refused …
EventThe soccer match between Lourenco Marques club Desportive and Durban City Football Club is called off because a rule against Coloured players
… decided not to take part in the game. A message received from Durban a night prior to kick-off, the manager of Durban … Anon, (1962), 'Portugal Refuse to…
EventMembers of the AAM hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary about Apartheid policies
… Action for Southern Africa, 'The Anti-Apartheid Movement,' from Action for South Africa, [online] Available at …
EventThe Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act commences
… of Voters Act No 46 of 1951 to remove Coloureds from the common voters roll in the Cape. The Act No 46 of …
EventCriminal Law Amendment Act No 8 commences
… or her innocence. It also effectively prevented an editor from publishing a report of an incident deemed to have … South Africa," Criminal Law Amendment Act,…
EventDisbanding of Communist Party is announced
… v. 3, p. 369. Karis, T. & Carter, G.M. (eds.)(1973). From Protest to Challenge: a documentary history of African …
EventPolitical activist, Dr Yusuf Dadoo is re-elected President of Transvaal Indian Congress
… but this only served to rouse an even greater response from supporters and participants. At the end of 1946, on 20 …
EventMaria Mary Burton, former national president of the Black Sash, is born
… well as Maria Burton, who acted as its national president from 1985 - 1990. The Black Sash is still in existence and …
EventCharlotte Maxeke dies
… the age of 65. In 1905 she became the first African woman from South Africa to graduate with a Bachelor of Science …
EventThe Balfour Declaration is accepted
… The 1926 Imperial Conference, held in London from 25 October, accepted the Balfour Declaration, named …
EventJoe Slovo is born
… leader and Minister of Housing was born in Lithuania. From 1950s Slovo became a victim of the government repressive …
EventThe first regional committee of the UDF is established in Natal
… Plain in Cape Town. This meeting was attended by delegates from over 320 community groups, trade unions, women's groups …
EventZimbabwe becomes a member of the United Nations (UN)
… as a colony and declared Unilateral Independence (UDI) from Britain in 1956. The United Nations (UN) considered this …
EventJimmy Kruger announces amendment to the Internal Security Act
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. …
EventDemocratic Party (DP) indicates its policies and outlines its proposed reforms
… The Democratic Party (DP), formed when factions from various opposition parties to the National Party (NP) …
EventMinister of Defence, P.W. Botha, reports to the Senate on the Arms Industry and defines the main aims of South Africa’s defence policy.
… in accomplishing most of these goals that emerged from this report. Unfortunately, the greatest threat to … Gomm.N,(date unknown), " South Africa's…
EventNational Party wins general election
… seats for White voters in South Africa had been increased from 150 to 160 by the Constitution Amendment Act of 1965. It …
EventAPLA burns down farm house in Fouriesburg
… as 'Operation Great Storm'. Its aim was to reclaim land from White people and return it to dispossessed Black people. …
EventCODESA 1 convenes in Johannesburg
… After several months of negotiating, delegations from nineteen political organisations and the South African … ‘Convention for a Democratic South Africa …
EventPolice break up demonstrations against South African rebel Cricket Tour
… players who went on the tour received financial support from the apartheid governmen and not corporate sponsors as … Anon (1990) 'South Africa Rebel Cricket…
EventThe Citizen reveals housing irregularities in Transkei
… to turn a blind eye. It also described how 1 884 tractors from Austria had been bought, resulting in an exchange loss …