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EventZambian journalist, Fred M’membe is born
… Institute of Southern Africa's Press Freedom Award in 1995. That same year, he also won the International Press … Takes Back Seat at The Post , from Zambia…
EventFormer Tennis player, Kevin Curren, is born in Durban
… twice. Curren lived in the United States for 20 years. In 1995 he returned to South Africa and became a commentator for …
EventAlan Charles Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian is born
… and in 1979 joined the The Guardian as a reporter. Since 1995 Rusbridger has been editor of the The Guardian and has …
EventThree South African provinces are renamed
… names, like Northern Transvaal and Eastern Transvaal. In 1995, the names of three of these provinces, PWV, Orange Free …
EventFormer Bafana Bafana Legend John Moeti dies
… who was known as "Dungi" was part of the Pirates team in 1995 that won the CAF Champions league title and also member …
EventScores of people are killed in Boipatong, Vaal
… Africa’, [online], available at www.unhcr.org (Accessed: 24 May 2012) O’Malley P. ‘1992’, from O’Malley: The Heart of … [online], available at www…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Bibliography
… Institution Press, 1973. Charney, Craig. "Pixley Seme '06: Father of the African National Congress." Columbia …
EventNelson Mandela announces intentions on nationalisation policy
… Keesing's Record of World Events, News Digest for October 1995, p. 3851. …
EventCrime statistics released
… 10 161 people were murdered in the first seven months of 1995, an average of one in every 29 minutes. This marks a 7% …
EventMiss Namibia, Michelle Mclean, model and masseuse, is crowned Miss Universe in Bangkok, Thailand
… Mclean moved to Los Angeles, where she studied acting. In 1995, Mclean joined South African pay television channel Mnet …
ArticleANC January 8th Statements
… occasion of the 84th Anniversary of the ANC January 8th, 1995 - A Year to Consolidate and Deepen Democracy January …
ArticleCommemoration, remembering and memorialising June 16 Soweto uprising
… plaque stands prominently, facing the east. In 1995, the South African Government officially declared 16 …
EventNoby Ngombane is murdered
Noby Ngombane, 38, head of the Free State government's policy monitoring and evaluation unit in the premier's office, was shot dead at his house in…
EventMogadishu seaport is handed over to the combined task force by UN
… On 28 February 1995, Mogadishu seaport was handed over to the combined …
EventDesmond Tutu is appointed TRC chairperson
… by President Nelson Mandela on 29 November 1995. The Commission was set up to deal with the atrocities …
PlaceFree State Stadium
… was originally built for the Rugby World Cup of 1995. Then, it was revamped to host a number of matches for …
Some of Gandhi’s Early Views on Africans Were Racist. But That Was Before He Became Mahatma by E.S Reddy (The Wire), 18 October 2016
… by Gandhi when he was young. He wrote in an article in 1995, “Gandhi must be forgiven those prejudices and judged in … nation in the near future.” (Indian…
EventSA struggles to fight HIV/AIDS pandemic
… News 24 reported that South Africa's ambitious HIV/Aids treatment …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… confirmed by the Minister of Police, Louis le Grange, on 24 January 1980. 1980 25 January, A bank and twenty-five … 1 August 1980 Repealed by the Labour…
EventFour men die instantly in car races
Four men were killed instantly when a car swerved to avoid a second, which was spinning on the Odi race track, and ploughed into spectators watching from the…
EventDiplomatic ties are established between SA and Saudi Arabia
… Two missions were established in Saudi Arabia in March 1995: an Embassy with a Chargé d’ Affaires in the capital of …
EventNelson Mandela announces he will not stand for re-election in 1999
… On 15 February 1995, President Nelson Mandela revealed he will not be … O’Malley P. ‘1995’ , from Nelson Mandela Foundation , [online], Available …
EventNovelist and historian Bessie Head is born
… international recognition. Source: Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, …
EventSouth African boxers,Zolile Mbityi and Peter Malinga both win world titles
… in the 1990's. The country had six world champions in 1995, five the following year and six in 1997. In 1998, the …
EventBarney Pityana is elected Chairman of Human Rights Commission
… Constitution, on its inaugural meeting on 2 October 1995 elected Nyameko Barney Pityana as its chairman. He … at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 18 September…
EventPaul Adams, former South African cricket player, is born
… advanced from Western province B to Western Province A. In 1995 Adams played his first International match against …
EventMbeki and his entourage arrive in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
South African President Thabo Mbeki, accompanied by Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota and Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad, arrived in Abidjan (Ivory…
EventUN approves embargo against Ethiopia and Eritrea
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously approved an arms embargo against Ethiopia and Eritrea following the latest flare-up in their two-year…
EventF.W. de Klerk delivers his farewell address to Parliament
Former State President and National Party leader Frederik Willem de Klerk delivers his farewell address to Parliament. He says it is time for South Africans to…
ArchiveCHAPTER EIGHT: Indian Resistance Politics In Transition, 1990-1996 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book