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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…
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 …
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 …
ArticleSouth Africa needs a national holiday on 16 November to acknowledge its indentured
SOUTH AFRICA NEEDS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY ON 16 NOVEMBER TO ACKNOWLEDGE ITS INDENTURED LABOUR HERITAGEBy Brij Maharajhttps://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista…
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 …
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… at http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25255957 [Accessed: 24 February 2015]. Mining in SA, (2013), “History of Mining … Available at http://www.mininginsa.co…
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…
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…
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…