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20. Johannesburg Parsees claim special status
… differently from other Indians. Source: Gov. P.S. 15/12/06, vol. 951, Transvaal Archives. The humble memorial of the …
EventNational Housing Department introduces new plan
National Housing Department Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, introduced a new housing plan to the media. The plan had been endorsed by the cabinet and entailed the…
BiographyAlbertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu
… B’ restrictions were less severe than those of ‘Group C’ (24 house arrest), Albertina’s banning order prevented her … but the funeral was not a political…
EventJames Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, dies in Tsolo, Transkei
… dictionary. References: Verwey, E.J. (ed) (1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, …
EventA Zairian aircraft crashes in Angola, killing 141 people.
… On 18 December 1995, a Lockheed L-188C Electra plane owned by Zaire’s (now …
EventDeath of Anton Muziwakhe Lembede
… the University of South Africa. Source: Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, …
PlaceAlfred Nzo District Municipality, Kwa-Zulu Natal/Eastern Cape
… in the Navy, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 24 February 1863, serving under Count Gleichen on HMS Racoon, … to the Command of the frigate 'HMS…
EventVerwoerdburg is renamed Centurion.
… South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd . On 28 June 1995 Verwoerdburg acquired a new name; Centurion. Centurion …
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1900-1909
… to take over responsibility of Indian Opinion. April 24, Natal Indian Congress (NIC) meeting decides to form … on Transvaal Immigration Registration Bill …
EventPresident Yasser Arafat arrives in SA
… PLO. SA recognised the State of Palestine on 15 February 1995. Arafat's visit raised controversy among South Africa's …
EventOfficial inauguration of the Constitutional Court
… by President Nelson Mandela on the morning of 14 February 1995. The judges took oaths of office wearing their specially …
EventSouth African athlete and Africa high-jump record holder Hestrie Cloete is born in Germiston, Transvaal
… 13 when she was discovered by her coach Martin Marx. From 1995 Cloete enjoyed success in athletics; taking gold year …
EventPaul Kibii Tergat Kenyan professional long distance runner is born
… IAAF World Cross Country Championships titles, from 1995 to 1999. He came second in the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 …
Durban Mayors and other city officials
… (1920 - 21) Fleming Johnston (1921 - 22) W Gilbert (1922 - 24) TM Wadley (1924 - 26) HL Buzzard (1926 - 28) A Eaton …
EventNovelist and poet Kgadime Matsepe is born
… literary work Sebatakgomo. References Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1 , …
EventSA is suspended from World Meteorological Organization
… on 9 June 1994. In its three consecutive congresses in 1995, 1999 and 2003 South Africa was elected on to the …
EventSA signs Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA
… implemented in November of the same year it was signed. In 1995 the IAEA announced that it was satisfied that all South …
EventANC agrees to facilitate SA rugby’s return to international games
… SA Rugby Union was held in Zimbabwe. Seven years later, in 1995, South Africa hosted and won the Rugby World Cup. The …
EventMandela reshuffles the cabinet
… resignation took effect on April 4, the end of the 1995 - 1996 financial year. The non-aligned Liebenberg had …
EventHenry Olonga, Zimbabwean Cricketer is born
… Olonga is a rugby player. Ologa made his Test debut in 1995, becoming the youngest person and first black person to …
EventWorld Book and Copyright Day is celebrated globally
… and Copyright Day is a UNESCO initiative first held in 1995.By celebrating this Day throughout the world, UNESCO …
EventMusician, Gito Baloi of Tananas fame, is killed
… his lifetime he released four solo albums, namely Ekhaya (1995), Naku rhandza (1997), herbs and seeds (2001) and Beyond …
EventRev. Robert Selby Taylor, Bishop of Grahamstown, is elected Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Province of South Africa.
… with cancer and died the following year on 23 April 1995. …
ArticleLegacy: A Timeline of HIV/AIDS by Carlos Motta
… the first HIV protease inhibitor is approved in the U.S. 1995 Saquinavir, a new protease inhibitor, becomes available …
EventSun City officially opened
The entertainment centre was opened on this day, with a special performance by Frank Sinatra. [1] Endnotes [1]Sun City relaunches after R1b upgrade, http:/…
EventHuman Rights Day is celebrated for the first time in South Africa
… Since 1995, Human Rights Day has been a public holiday celebrated …
EventSouth African poet Vincent Oliphant is born
… was published in 1981, and comprised personal poems. In 1995 he received the second prize in a poetry competition …
EventPolitician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies
… African Native National Congress Source: Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1 , …
EventEx Defence Minister P.W. Botha denies arms purchase
… Africa. According to the Human Rights Watch report of May 1995, the National Party was instrumental the destabilising … RWANDA/ZAIRE,(1995), Rearming with…
EventWinnie Mandela sued by the government
… Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology in 1995. Former President Nelson Mandela dismissed her … Events London: Longman, p. 42428.|The New York…