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Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu is installed as the eighth king of the Zulus at a traditional ceremony at Nongoma
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu is installed as the eighth…
Dr Hendrik Josephus Terblanche, compiler of eight dictionaries and three grammar books, is born in Aberdeen, CP.
… Dr Hendrik Josephus Terblanche, compiler of eight dictionaries and three grammar books, is born in …
Anti-apartheid forces hold a Conference for a Democratic Future (CDF) and pass a number of resolutions containing the elements
… Conference for a Democratic Future (CDF) and pass a number of resolutions containing the elements …
A consortium of philanthropic foundations announces an initiative to provide treatment for an estimated 2.5 million pregnant wo
… A consortium of philanthropic foundations announces an initiative to …
The Erasmus Commission’s report, stating that large-scale irregularities have taken place within the Department of Information,
… Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 549. … irregularities have taken place within…
Sir Otto John Beit, financier, philanthropist and younger brother of Alfred Beit, is born in Hamburg, Germany.
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 268. … John Beit, financier, philanthropist and…
Nhlalayenza Ngcobo, chairman of the Inkatha Youth Brigade, is shot dead during an attack on his home.
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, … Nhlalayenza Ngcobo, chairman of the…
Government Notice No 149, authorising the arrest and conviction of people found loitering within a municipal area, commences.
… Notice No 149, authorising the arrest and conviction of people found loitering within a municipal area, commences. …
Multi-Party negotiators agree to the re-incorporation of the TBVC states (Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei and Venda).
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Multi-Party negotiators agree to the re…
The Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Act, (Act 15 of 1997), is implemented, regulating GMOs in South Africa.
… The Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Act, (Act 15 of 1997), is implemented, regulating GMOs in South Africa. …
Otto Krause (69), political analyst and journalist, dies of lung cancer in the Milpark Clinic in Johannesburg.
… Otto Krause (69), political analyst and journalist, dies of lung cancer in the Milpark Clinic in Johannesburg. …
Marjorie (Margaretha) Emma McKerron (née Martinius), educationist, is born in Clanwilliam, Western Cape. She was one of
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista. … is born in Clanwilliam, Western Cape. She was one of …
An agreement is concluded with the Portuguese authorities for the recruiting of Black mineworkers in their territory.
… with the Portuguese authorities for the recruiting of Black mineworkers in their territory. …
Frederick Timpson l’Ons (85), SA painter of early life in the Eastern Province, dies in Grahamstown.
… Frederick Timpson l’Ons (85), SA painter of early life in the Eastern Province, dies in Grahamstown. …
A statue of the Mapoch chief Nyala is unveiled near Roossenekal, in the Mapoch’s-land region, Eastern Transvaal.
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 408 … A statue of the Mapoch chief Nyala is…
Albert John Luthuli is elected president-general of the ANC. scnc.udw.ac.za/doc/TEXTS/dcc
… Albert John Luthuli is elected president-general of the ANC. scnc.udw.ac.za/doc/TEXTS/dcc …
It is revealed that the government of President de Klerk donated money to the Inkatha Freedom Party.
… It is revealed that the government of President de Klerk donated money to the Inkatha Freedom …
General Jan Kemp, acting SA minister of defence, announces during the Voortrekkereeufees festivities that Robertshoogte in Pret
… General Jan Kemp, acting SA minister of defence, announces during the Voortrekkereeufees …
North Rhodesia’s first African-dominated government is formed under Kenneth Kaunda. Kaunda became president of independent Zamb
… is formed under Kenneth Kaunda. Kaunda became president of independent Zamb …
Security Police arrest the leader, Eugene Terreblanche and eight other members of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) after
… the leader, Eugene Terreblanche and eight other members of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) after …
A new Coloured political movement, the Congress of the People (COPE) is launched in Cape Town’s Bellville district.
… A new Coloured political movement, the Congress of the People (COPE) is launched in Cape Town’s Bellville …
Zanzibar, a British protectorate since 1890 and now part of Tanzania, becomes an independent state within the Commonwealth.
… Zanzibar, a British protectorate since 1890 and now part of Tanzania, becomes an independent state within the …
South Africa signs multilateral treaty on consent to marriage, minimum age for marriage and registration of marriages.
… to marriage, minimum age for marriage and registration of marriages. …
The Battle of Bushman’s Pass (more correctly called Langalibalele Pass) takes place during the Langalibalele rebellion against
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 6, p. 537. … The Battle of Bushman’s Pass (more correctly…
Mozambique’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Joaquim Chissano, succeeds Samora Machel as president following Machel’s death in an
… Mozambique’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Joaquim Chissano, succeeds Samora Machel …
The Prime Minister appoints a judicial commission to investigate the allegations of corruption. Its three members, Justice R.P.
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … a judicial commission to investigate the…
Mozambique parliament approves a new constitution turning the country into a multi-party democracy after fifteen years of one-p
… country into a multi-party democracy after fifteen years of one-p …
Reginald Rooseveldt MacIntyre Ndumiso Cingo, evangelist and educationist who was headmaster of the first secondary day school f
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista. … Cingo, evangelist and educationist who was headmaster of…
Explosive, Public Security and Criminal Procedure Amendment Act No 10, controlling public activity and possession of contraband
… Act No 10, controlling public activity and possession of contraband …
In a public repudiation of Mugabe’s designs on expanding his presidential powers and expropriating White-owned farms, Zimbabwea
… In a public repudiation of Mugabe’s designs on expanding his presidential powers and …