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… The African National Congress welcomes the court ruling which prevents DA from being near Chief … Luthuli House or causing harm to ANC staff and property. The decision facilitated by Judge Mojapelo secured a binding … Outcome of the High Court Application, 12 February 2014 …

… In 1990, at the opening of parliament, former state president F.W De … Mandela would be released from prison. He also announced the unbanning of the African National Congress (ANC), Pan Africanist … Nelson Mandela is elected Deputy President of the ANC …

… On this day in 1959, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 1375 … policies at its 838th plenary meeting in New York. The resolution expressed "deep conviction" that racial … referencing Resolution 1248 (XIII) from October 1958. The General Assembly made four key declarations: Opposition …

… Report of the Church Commission of the Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society regarding the effects of apartheid on the Church in South Africa. … SPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 8: Apartheid and the church …

… The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) won the first free elections in Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe, president of ZANU since 1977, became the prime minister. Joshua Nkomo and his Patriotic Front-ZAPU … on:05 February 2014]|Bute, E.L. & Harmer, H.J.P. (1997). The Black Handbook, London: Cassell. …

… A call for a thirty-minute work stoppage in protest the death of Dr Neil Aggett , who allegedly committed suicide … Black unions, with more than 50 000 workers taking part in the protest. This was in response to a call for a nationwide work stoppage from the mostly nonwhite African Food and Canning Workers Union, …

… The Minister of Justice, James Thomas (JT, Jimmy) Kruger, announced that the provisions of the Internal Security Act, allowing for the unlimited … Jimmy Kruger announces amendment to the Internal Security Act …

… The British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, appointed Sir Alfred Milner as Governor of the Cape Colony in 1897. Milner arrived in Cape Town on 5 May … Sir Alfred Milner arrives as Governor of the Cape …

… On 14 June 1913, the first Immigration Regulation Act, which limited the free movement of Asians, and restricted their entry into the country, was passed in South Africa. The Act was … The Immigration Regulation Act is passed in South Africa …

… On the 13 January 1963, the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee (SAN-ROC) was founded by Dennis Brutus. The committee was specifically established to mobilise the … The South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee is founded …

… Pretoria University developed from the Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College. The branch was established in 1908 and has since developed … on 31 February 2012]| Politics Web,"  Apartheid and the universitie s ",From:  Politics Web ,  [online] Available …

… On the Eve of the Soweto Uprising, Soweto, 15 June 1976 By this day in 1976, the plan was already set. Days earlier, students had formed … They were protesting an order to be taught in Afrikaans. The route was chosen and peaceful discipline was stressed. … SAHO Youth and the National Liberation Struggle [online] Available at: …

… Oubangi-Shariachieved independence as the Central African Republic (CAR) with David Dacko, the cousin of the former Prime Minister, Barthélémy Boganda (who died in … Oubangi-Shari achieves independence as the Central African Republic …

… She is a South African hockey legend. Marsha is one of the world’s most capped hockey players, with more than 330 caps. Her debut for the South African team was in 2001 against the United States of America. Marsha captained the national … (18 August 2015).|Mendoza, P.: Marsha Cox: The South African legend, …

… On 14 March, 1994, the Transitional Executive Council (TEC) management committee … decided on a new administration for Bophuthatswana. The decision followed a widespread revolt that gripped Bophuthatswana as demonstrators demanded the reincorporation of the nominally independent homeland …

… Book that covers debates by the Liberal Party, the South African Institute of Race Relations, the Black Sash, the African Resistance Movement and the South … Dissension in the ranks: White opposition in South Africa …

… The battle of Dogali was a skirmish that was part of a larger conflict between the Italians and the Ethiopians. At this time Ethiopians had the most well … scramble for Africa from Agali to Adowa, chapter from the book  Disastro! disasters in Italy since 1860 : culture, …

… The British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state airline from 1939 until 1946, and the long-haul British state airline from 1946 (later merged … The first regular jet flight leaves London for Johannesburg …

… a possible Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome(SARS) case. The man arrived in South Africa from Hong Kong with no signs … days he started to show flu-like symptoms and cough. When the doctors conducted tests the results came back negative, although he had all the signs …

… was born on 8 March 1739 in Leeuwarden, Friesland in the Netherlands. He came to the Cape as an employee of the Dutch East India Company (DEIC). In 1767 he became … Joachim Ammena van Plettenberg is born in the Netherlands …

… NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION RESPONDS TO REPORT IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 3 March 2001 The followng letter has been sent to the editor of the Daily Telegraph in London in response to an …

… released from prison by Mobutu Sese Seko refused to end the Katanga secession. On 23 December 1961 he led the Congo province of Katanga into secession following the independence of Congo in June 1960 from Belgium. In his … South African History Online, ‘Moïse Kapenda Tshombe leads the Congelese Province of Katanga into secession’ , [online], …

… James Barry Munnik Hertzog officially established the Free State National Party in Smithfield, Orange Free State. As the National Party was to function on a federal basis, separate branches of the party were founded in the other three provinces of the … Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog founds the Free State National Party …

… attended Northlands Girls’ High School and studied at the University of Cape Town.[2] She is a television … radio DJ and actress. Minnie has hosted Soccerzone, the Miss South Africa beauty pageant, the Metro FM Music Awards, the South African Film and … Minnie Dlamini, the South African television personality is born …

… Under a proposed amendment to the Population Registration Act South Africans across race … in 1950.   It defined racial groups relatively loosely. The Population Registration Act determined people’s race classification, which in turn determined the implementation of many other racially based laws. One of …

… The Queen Mother Mamohato Bereng Seeiso was born in 1941. She was the youngest child of Chief Lerotholi Mojela. The princess was sent to study at Bath Training College of … The Queen Mother of Lesotho, Mamohato Bereng Seeiso dies. …

… on 5 October 1894 in Kimberley, Northern Cape.[i] He is the grandson of Charles Rudd, one of the founders of the De Beers diamond mining company.[ii] Bevil was educated … Bevil Rudd, the Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist …

… Opening address at the 56th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, Durban, … on university campuses in South Africa, including the growth of right-wing student movements and the need for … President's opening address to the 56th NUSAS Congress …

… President Nelson Mandela confirms the historic appointment of the first Black Supreme Court Judge in South Africa. Ismail Mahomed was interviewed for the post by Judicial Service Commission (JSC), which makes … Mandela confirms the appointment of first Black Chief Justice …

… Minutes of a meeting between the South African Foreign Affairs Minister, Pik Botha and the American Ambassador, Mr H Nickel, about a statement made by the South African Government with regard to the southern … Meeting between the Honorable R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and …