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EventZulu assault at Holkrantz
… that the British had armed Black people during the South African War, though in many cases they had done the same. …
EventJames Kantor, a lawyer, is arrested for his involvement in Liliesleaf farm activities
… member of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Though Kantor himself was …
EventProfessor Bob Hepple is born
… Trial Defence Fund. From the emergence of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in 1955, Bob Hepple … www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk (Accessed: 02…
EventBlack, Coloured and Indian churches issues a statement on Immorality Act and the Mixed Marriages Act
… the most controversial legislative enactments that South African government had ever passed. Immorality Act … (Accessed: 08 February 2013)|South African…
ArchiveYouth and the building of the nation
… The paper further questions the effect of the South African state of affairs has on the youth and therein stems …
EventThe Simelela Rape Survivors Centre in Cape Town reports on rape in Khayelitsha
… of sexual violence against women and children in South African townships. Simelela provides medical care and …
EventLord Roberts crosses the Vaal River en route to Pretoria
… In May 1900, at the height of the South African War (1899-1902), Field Marshall Lord Roberts and his … Boddy-Evans, A., ‘This Day in African History: 27 May…
Event270 workers charged with Marikana Massacre
… that took place on the 16 August 2012,whereby the South African police services opened fire and killed thirty- four … [Accessed: 19 August 2014]|World…
EventFive power stations are blown up as tensions rise during WWII
… powers (Germany, Japan) came into conflict with the South African government, who supported the Allied forces led by …
Extraordinary ministerial meeting of The Co-ordinating Bereau Of The Non-aligned Countries on the question of Namibia -1985
… Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, … Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, Uruguay,…
Address by Oliver Tambo on receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, 09 May 1986, New Delhi
… with breathtaking courage. The present phase of the South African struggle can be traced back to several historic … Africa and then spread its domain over…
"We are of the World and the World is with Us": Address on Receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University by O. R. Tambo , New Delhi, 9 May 1986
… breathtaking courage. The present phase of the South African struggle can be traced back to several historic … Africa and then spread its domain over the…
Part 2: Ahmed Kathy Kathrada Addresses Gandhi Satyagraha Tour Delegates
… Laloo “Isu” Chiba and Shirish Nanabhai. Archived by South African History Online with acknowledgement to the original …
EventNational Party unveils its policy plan focusing on anti-poverty strategies
… Unity on 30 June 1996 following an announcement by South African Deputy President F.W. de Klerk on 10 May 1996. The … at www.nelsonmandela.org (Accessed: 06…
EventNelson Mandela announces he will not stand for re-election in 1999
… 1994. His announcement would mean stepping down as the African National Congress's (ANC's) and as the country’s …
EventPoqo members arrested
… Daniel Nonqina, Wellington Jada and Qebele Makasa. The Pan African National Congress recorded them as eight instead of …
EventPalaeontologist Mary Leakey discovers one of the oldest hominid skulls in Tanzania
… pieces. Originally they named it 'Zinjanthropus' (East African Man), but the skull was later renamed …
EventSpringboks lose to the Lions
… The South African national rugby team became known as the Springboks on …
EventNovelist and historian Bessie Head is born
… Source: Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. …
EventBoris Becker of West Germany beats Kevin Curren of SA at Wimbledon.
… they would have more intense, but shorter, careers. South African tennis player Kevin Curren was born on 2 March 1958 …
EventSharpeville Deputy Mayor killed
… White, Indian and Coloured representation but excluded African people from parliament. Against this backdrop, …
EventInkatha Freedom Party is formed
… the vacuum in Black politics caused by the banning of the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress … South African History Online, Inkatha…
EventThe existing ban on marriages between White and Black people (Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949) is extended to White and Coloured people
… decide the race of couples wanting to be married. If South African citizens of mixed racial descent were married outside …
EventPrime Minister opens SA’s first atomic reactor
… South Africa's first atomic reactor, SAFARI-1 (South African Fundamental Atomic Reactor Installation-1) at … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999)…
EventPhotographer, Abdul Shariff, is murdered in Katlehong
… was shot in the back and killed while covering an African National Congress (ANC) delegation visit to Katlehong …
EventThe UN lifts mandatory sanctions against SA
… move ended years of conflict between the UN and the South African government, during which SA's credentials were …
EventF.W. De Klerk is inaugurated
… In February,1990, he freed Nelson Mandela and unbanned the African National Congress (ANC) and other liberation … at: nybooks.com [accessed 16 September…
EventNegotiations between SA, Cuba and Angola start in London
… SA director general of foreign affairs, led the South African delegation. The meetings, hosted by the US and led by … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
EventSAA Helderberg 747 crashes
… The South African Airways Helderberg 747 jet aircraft crashed into the …