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EventNelson Mandela is elected Deputy President of the ANC
… 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…
EventMass protest against the circumstances of Neil Aggett’s death
… 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…
EventZANU-PF wins the first free elections in Zimbabwe
… The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) won the first free elections in Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe, president of ZANU since 1977, became…
EventJimmy Kruger announces amendment to the Internal Security Act
… The Minister of Justice, James Thomas (JT, Jimmy) Kruger, announced that the provisions of the Internal Security Act, allowing for the unlimited … Jimmy…
ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 8: Apartheid and the church
… 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. ……
EventThe Immigration Regulation Act is passed in South Africa
… 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…
EventSir Alfred Milner arrives as Governor of the Cape
… 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…
EventThe South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee is founded
… 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…
EventViolence erupts on the eve of Soweto uprising anniversary
… 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…
EventTwenty Black students are admitted to the Pretoria University
… Pretoria University developed from the Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College. The branch was established in 1908 and has since developed … on…
EventOubangi-Shari achieves independence as the Central African Republic
… Oubangi-Shariachieved independence as the Central African Republic (CAR) with David Dacko, the cousin of the former Prime Minister, Barthélémy Boganda (who…
EventMarsha Cox, the South African hockey player is born
… 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…
ArchiveMeeting between the Honorable R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador H Nickel of the United States: Cape Town, 12 March 1984
… 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…
EventThe TEC decides on Bophuthatswana’s incorporation following major unrest
… On 14 March, 1994, the Transitional Executive Council (TEC) management committee … decided on a new administration for Bophuthatswana. The decision followed…
ArchiveDissension in the ranks: White opposition in South Africa
… 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 ……
EventBattle of Dogali: Ethiopian army defeat the invading Italians
… 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 ……
EventThe first regular jet flight leaves London for Johannesburg
… 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…
EventThe first SARS case is suspected in South Africa
… 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…
EventJoachim Ammena van Plettenberg is born in the Netherlands
… 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…
EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe refuses to end the Katanga secession
… 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…
EventGen. J.B.M. Hertzog founds the Free State National Party
… 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…
EventMinnie Dlamini, the South African television personality is born
… 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…
EventThe Queen Mother of Lesotho, Mamohato Bereng Seeiso dies.
… 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…
EventA proposed amendment to the Population Registration Act is made
… Under a proposed amendment to the Population Registration Act South Africans across race … in 1950. It defined racial groups relatively loosely. The…
EventBevil Rudd, the Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist
… 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…
ArchivePresident's opening address to the 56th NUSAS Congress
… Opening address at the 56th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, Durban, … on university campuses in South Africa, including the…
EventMandela confirms the appointment of first Black Chief Justice
… President Nelson Mandela confirms the historic appointment of the first Black Supreme Court Judge in South Africa. Ismail Mahomed was interviewed for the…
After Apartheid – Culture in the New South Africa Vol. 2
… One of the many issues confronting post – apartheid South Africa is that the cultural expression of its citizens was severely limited by the policies of the…
ANC statement on the Heritage Day, 24 September 2014
… The African National Congress calls on South Africans from … As we celebrate this day let us do so with high regard of the developments that ushered a new…
ArchiveMotion: We, members of the University of Cape Town
… The members of the University of Cape Town express concern at the direction in which South African society is heading and express solidarity with people…