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EventBotswana accuses South Africa of kidnapping a former Soweto student leader, Peter Lengene
… Lengene’s presence in South Africa. He was kidnapped on 6 February and driven in the boot of a car to South Africa … Mbeki and Billy Masetlha, led the Soweto…
EventThe Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announces the lifting of the ‘72-hour curfew’
… announced that the '72-hour curfew' will be lifted on a trial basis in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, as part of a … to remove all restrictions. The ‘72-hour…
Commemorative Walk
… trip from Durban Central railway station to Charlestown on the 30 November. Leaving Durban at 1.45 a.m. and returning … station. Please register immediately…
EventSouth African actor, Ken Gampu, dies in Vosloorus
… and a policeman. After he retired, he lived a modest life on the East Rand. He died on 4 November 2003. … 2003)[online] Available at: www.theguardian.com …
EventOubangi-Shari achieves independence as the Central African Republic
… during the presidential election campaign), as president. On 31 December 1965 Dacko was overthrown in the … the constitution and dissolved the National…
EventKenyan Politician, Tom Mboya dies
… Union (KANU), Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya was born on 15 August 1930. After Kenya‘s independence in 1963, Mboya … Economic Planning and Development. Mboya…
EventParliament passes legislation separating the people of South Africa into four distinct races
… Group Areas Act No. 41 of 1950. Both these Acts commenced on 7 July, 1950. On 20 February, 1950 the Population Registration Act was read …
EventBotha’s Pass in Natal is under attack by General Buller’s forces
… His troops relieved British forces at Ladysmith in Natal on 28 February, 1900. The British forces had been under … also known as the Second Anglo-Boer War…
EventPaul Kruger's house in Church Street West is declared a national monument
… Paul Kruger House on Helen Joseph Street in Pretoria used to be the official … his second wife, Gezina, was declared a national monument on 6 April 1936. It…
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt and his wife are sentenced to life imprisonment
… respectively, being found guilty of high treason on charges of spying for the Soviet Union. On 26 January, 1983, the South African government announced …
EventAaron Mokoena, SA footballer is born in Boipatong
… Footballer, Tebogo Aaron Mokoena was born on 25 November 1980 in Boipatong Johannesburg. In his early … played for local teams such as Jomo Cosmos. He later…
EventLady Mary Bailey, the first pilot to complete the London to Cape flight and back solo, dies in Cape Town
… the first woman to fly over the Irish Sea. Bailey went on to study navigation and was awarded a blind-flying … won numerous flying competitions. Bailey died…
EventThe last conventional battle of the South African War ends
… ended. The battle ended six days after it broke out on 21 August when the Boers retreated. The climax of this battle came on the last day, when 70 men of the…
EventEritrea becomes a member of the United Nations.
… Front (EPLF) at the UN argued that the UN’s resolutions on decolonisation were to be applied to Eritrea. The … joined the United Nations (UN) as an official…
EventWalter Sisulu evades security police and goes underground
… On 19 April 1963, African National Congress (ANC) leader … the outcome of an appeal against a 6 year sentence. On the following day it was published in the…
EventProf. Astley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… trained archaeologist to be appointed in 1923. He went on to teach the first archaeology course and head the … cultures of South Africa and Method in…
Document 25 - Response by Nelson Mandela to De Klerk’s 2 July 1992 memorandum
… has noted the African National Congress NEC's decisions on the Basic Conditions of Employment as reflected in the … the Bill if Labour and Business do not…
EventThe first airmail in SA, consisting of 730 post cards, is flown eight kilometres by Evelyn Driver in his Bleriot plane from Ken
… The first airmail ever in South Africa took place on 27 December 1911 when Evelyn Driver flew postcards from … seat as he flew the Bleriot monoplane. The…
EventAstley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… trained archaeologist to be appointed in 1923. He went on to teach the first archaeology course and head the … of South Africa and Method in prehistory. He…
EventSaxophone player, Bobby Hendricks, dies in Cape Town
… Robert Stuart Hendricks was born in Caledon on 7 February 1936. He was a renowned South African saxophone … Sound. Hendricks died in Cape Town from kidney…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the ordinary Congress of the Socialist International, 20 June 1989, Stockholm
… (Extract) The special conference on southern Africa, convened by the Socialist International … we shared in Harare was interspersed with an anxiety based on…
Statement to the Ordinary Congress of the Socialist International, Stockholm by O. R. Tambo, 20 June 1989
… (Extract) The special conference on southern Africa, convened by the Socialist International … we shared in Harare was interspersed with an anxiety based on…
PlaceNamaqualand
… about the existence of Copper somewhere to the North. On an expedition in search of the metal in 1685, Simon van … done by Motor Trucks to the Rail-head…
’Appeal for action to stop repression and Trials in South Africa’, Statement at the meeting of the Special Political Committee of the General Assembly, New York, 8 October 1963
… to abolish and abandon policies which are a cruel scourge on the conscience of every civilised being and an unequalled … Mr. Chairman, I wish to emphasise…
Chapter Six - The Fighter in Turmoil: 1946 - 1960
… into semi-skilled (and even skilled) positions in industry on a large scale (except in mining) - particularly since many … racist policies of the State,…
PlaceWestern Cape Province
… is often used as a symbol for Cape Town and South Africa. On days where there are no clouds, the mountain can be seen … at sea. It is called Table Mountain…
ArchiveAhmed Timol and the return of The Light by Kevin Bloom (Daily Maverick), 28 October 2016
… a chunk of his life to the event. He would begin work on a book, and in 2003, having made good progress, he would … who testify that Ahmed was free of any…
PlaceEswatini (formerly Swaziland)
… s great deal smaller. This independence was largely on paper and in 1894 Swaziland became a protectorate of the … peaceful and by 1963 limited self…
"A Vision for Southern Africa"- address by President Nelson Mandela at the World Economic Forum Southern Africa economic summit Harare, 21 May 1997
… is not merely in providing the former with a window on opportunities - though it does do that. It lies rather in … trends. But no country in Southern Africa…
Briefing to organisation of African Unity Kampala, September 8, 1990
… a speech to the fifth session of the OAU Ad Hoc Committee on Southern Africa, Nelson Mandela dealt with the wave of … we are the architects of the peace…