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EventSoweto students begin protest against the compulsory use of Afrikaans
… and damaging three other vehicles. The first indication of African unrest at Soweto schools was noticed by government … Contemporary Archives , 13 August…
EventPupils refuse to return to school before Soweto Uprisings
… As the boycott spread to other schools, the South African Student Movement had tried but failed to resolve the … Volume 2, (UNISA Press), pp. 334-335 | The…
EventA.W.G. Champion, outspoken opponent of apartheid dies
… council. From 1946 to 1947 he was president-general of the African National Congress (ANC). Champion occupied several …
EventChristian Institute declared an affected organisation
… J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political …
EventVan Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament
… activities, undesirable. The National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was the main target of the …
EventSASO adopts the Alice Declaration
… The South African Students' Organisation (SASO) adopted the "Alice … Tiro at the University of the North ', from South African history online , 29 April, …
EventButhelezi and Mandela meet and call for cease-fire
… 1991 a summit meeting was held in Durban between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party …
EventNelson Mandela says “thank you” to the world
… as Simple Minds, Tracey Chapman, Peter Gabriel and South African Mara Louw. …
EventSABC is allowed to broadcast Thatcher Case
… Dan Dlodlo, ruled in favour of the request of the South African Broadcasting Cooperation (SABC) to televise Mark …
EventKen Oosterbroek is killed
… death in the crossfire between hostel dwellers and a South African peacekeeping force was a great tragedy. …
EventMadalitso Muthiya becomes the first Zambian to play in the prestigious US Open Golf tournament
… year later he made history when he became the first black African to qualify to play in the U.S. Open. …
EventP.W. Botha announces that all South Africans will take part in a constitutional conference
… by the future president in 1980 that all South African races would take part in a constitutional conference, … (Accessed: 12 February 2013)| South African…
EventBotha announces third naval base
… of Defence, announced the establishment of a third South African Naval Base to be located at Saldana Bay, about 128 … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) …
EventJeremy Cronin and British couple are sentenced in the Cape Town Supreme Court
… a British journalist, David Rabkin, his wife and a South African lecturer, Jeremy Cronin, were sentenced to ten, one, … South African History Online, ‘Jeremy…
EventWomen Draw up a Petition against Pass Laws
… were included in Pass legislation previously reserved for African men only. The Executive Committee of the Orange Free … [Accessed: 08 January 2014]|Grisim,…
”Apartheid Over Our Dead Bodies:” Speech, July 1948
… circulated in some papers. It Is not possible in South African jails to consult us. There is a specific regulation … General Election - declared quite…
EventSoldiers die from gas leak at Naval base in Durban
… in Durban. Three of the six people involved were South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers, while the …
PlacePrince Edward Islands
… only way to travel to Marion Island is on board a South African research vessel. Research team members remain on the …
EventThe International Labour Organisation calls for South Africa’s withdrawal at the Geneva Conference
… a resolution condemning the racial policies of the South African government and calling for South Africa's withdrawal …
PlaceOfficial residence, Commander of British forces in South Africa, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… From 1921 to 1932 the building was used by the South African Air Force as its headquarters. The military camp has …
PlaceAustin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, New Muckleneuk, Pretoria
… self-taught. He was to produce a number of standard South African reference books on both birds and mammals, and was …
EventLesotho and Swaziland threatened with sanctions
… with economic sanctions if they continued to harbour African National Congress (ANC) insurgents. Their refusal to … Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern…
EventIndian students join the Coloured schools boycott
… as a result of students' dissatisfaction with the South African educational and political systems. Students from … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
EventPrime Minister Botha visits Soweto
… Premier P.W. Botha became the first South African prime minister to visit Soweto. His visit included … Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern African Political…
EventAfrikaans Writer Breytenbach is sentenced
… exile and was intended to be the White wing of the banned African National Congress (ANC). He remained a political … Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern…
EventWaddington report on Boipatong is released
… no evidence of police collusion in the killings, the South African Police suffered from "serious organisational … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999…
EventMother of an ANC Youth League official, is killed by a hand grenade
… exploded in her house. Mrs Smith was the mother of an African National Congress (ANC) Youth league official. …
EventJapan lifts economic sanctions against SA
… a five-year contract signed the previous day by the South African steel group, Iron and Steel Industrial Corporation, …
EventMandela and De Klerk hold emergency talks
… as long standing political feud between the supporters of African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party …
EventCOSATU delegates are left at Beitbridge
… to visit, the thirteen delegates of the Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU), left for Zimbabwe with the …