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EventANC activists bribe warder and escape from prison
… J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political …
EventMass arrests in Pondoland
… , with 2 067 eventually brought to trial. While the South African Defence Force (SADF) was present in support of the … SAHO, General South African History…
EventBishop Ambrose Reeves returns to South Africa
… in England. Reeves was not welcomed back by the South African government, because he believed in the justice of the …
EventThe Riotous Assemblies Act Commences
… Security Act No 74 of 1982 Click here for more on South African Apartheid legislation. …
EventBruce Fordyce is born
… Bruce Fordyce, legendary South African winner of the Comrades Marathon, was born in Hong …
EventFormer premier of Mpumalanga, Afrikaans poet and lawyer, Mathews Phosa is born
… was born in Mbombela Township in Nelspruit. Phosa was an African National Congress (ANC) political campaigner and …
EventFormer NP member Roelf Meyer is born
… the key major political parties, namely the NP and the African National Congress (ANC). Former Sate President Nelson …
EventZANU-PF wins the first free elections in Zimbabwe
… The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) won the …
EventTrial of nine BPC and SASO leaders ends
… from the Black People's Convention (BPC) and the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) ended on this date. … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
EventEx Defence Minister P.W. Botha denies arms purchase
… the National Party was instrumental the destabilising some African countries through its supply of weapons. The report …
EventStudents support the appointment of Archie Mafeje
… (a Black academic) as senior lecturer in the Department of African Studies at the UCT. Over 1000 students and staff … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
EventWinnie Mandela is elected ANCWL president
… former wife and politician was elected President of the African National Congress’ Women’s League (ANCWL) on 8 … SAHO, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela , from …
EventSouth Africa is invited to rejoin Commonwealth of Nations
… talks on constitutional reform between the government, African National Congress(ANC) and other key liberation …
EventCiskei National Security Decree No 19 promulgated
… powers were very similar to those contained in the South African Internal Security Act, which was used to crush …
EventEleven people are killed in eSikhawini township
… after approximately one thousand residents of the pro-African National Congress (ANC) J1 section marched to the …
EventMandela suspends talks in the wake of Boipatong Massacre
… African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of…
EventFive prominent anti-apartheid activists released
… structures of the UDF in the Western Cape. Source: South African History Online. website: www.sahistory.org.za …
EventJohannesburg Magistrate court is bombed
… injured four others. Six bystanders were also injured. Two African National Congress (ANC) members and a supporter were …
EventTutu and Mkhatshwa join solidarity fast
… all political prisoners be released, and the South African Defence Force withdrawn from the townships. The …
EventZola Budd breaks a world record
… In a low key event in Crystal Palace, England, South African born athlete Zola Budd broke the 5 000 metres world …
EventPharmaceutical companies drop a lawsuit against South Africa ending an international battle over patent rights and profit
… companies brought a lawsuit against the South African government for patent infringement regarding the …
EventNotorious ‘SOWETO’ policeman dies
… Rus"), one of the most feared interrogators of the South African Security Police, dies in Roodepoort. Brigadier …
EventMandela confirms Kerzner’s contribution to the ANC
… Holomisa, but stated that he has told no-one else in the African National Congress (ANC) about the donation. Mandela's … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. …
EventBram Fischer born today
… Colony), became a member of the Communist Party of South African (CPSA), openly participating in its activities. His … Kruger, D.W. (ed) (1972). Dictionary…
EventKabila is inaugurated as president of the DRC
… attended the colourful ceremony as well as eight other African leaders. United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General …
EventPresident Paul Kruger authorises the construction of the railway line to Delagoa bay
… [Accessed 25 May, 2010] Important dates in South African History. [Online]. Available at: www.angelfire.com. …
EventSouth Africa’s first multiracial elections start
… of the new Government of National Unity (GNU) led by the African National Congress (ANC). Three parties, the ANC (who …
EventSeven impalas are trapped in a camp and viciously beaten to death at Skukuza, Kruger National Park
… Four South African National Parks (SANP) employees were arrested for …
EventJustin Alexander (Alex) La Guma, SA novelist, short story writer and political activist, is born in Cape Town
… to his father’s native country Cuba, where he became an African National Congress (ANC) representative. He died in … SAHO, Alex la Guma , from South…
EventChief Mangosuthu Buthelezi meets President Kaizer Matanzima in Tongaat
… Party (NP) Government introduced an amendment to the South African constitution to create a new structure of Parliament. … at www.nelsonmandela.org.za [21…