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EventCharles Taylor wins presidential election
… was brokered by international brokers led by the United States. Taylor is now facing charges of crimes against …
EventUnited Nations appoints Kofi Annan as secretary
… of the world, would have to change. He urged all member states to welcome change, not resist it. He further said that …
EventThe first issue of the weekly periodical ‘TIME’ appeared on news stands
… Joseph Gurney Cannon on the cover. It was the United States' first, modern news magazine. Today, the worldwide …
EventThe League of Nations is established
… including President Woodrow Wilson of the United States and General J.C. Smuts of South Africa. Smuts gave …
EventAfrica Malaria Day
… made by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Member States at a meeting held during the World Health Assembly in …
ArticleThe Information Scandal
… newspapers such as the Washington Post in the United States of America and European newspapers. Moreover, the …
European Societies in the Middle Ages
… the rest of the world, and was divided into many small states. Europeans were ignorant of the rest of the world. …
"Attack, Advance, Give the Enemy No Quarter!" by O. R. Tambo, Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 74th Anniversary of the ANC, 8 January 1986
… inspiring upsurge of the solidarity movement in the United States under the leadership of the Free South Africa … towards our own liberation. Together we…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 74th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1986
… inspiring upsurge of the solidarity movement in the United States under the leadership of the Free South Africa … towards our own liberation. Together we…
EventKenneth Kaunda accuses British Foreign Secretary of “kissing” apartheid
… was prompted by Reagan’s rejection of stronger United States (US) economic sanctions. Kaunda said; “As a fellow …
EventGamal Abdel Nasser is formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic
… generously subsidized closer ties with the United States of America (USA) - for which, in due course, he was …
EventGold Coast (Ghana) gains independence
… in the north, Ashanti in the interior, and the Fanti states along the coast. The flag of the newly independent …
EventThe Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons, Jimmy Kruger, received a report of a police investigation into Steve Biko’s death
… report came after world governments, including the United States of America and Britain, condemned the South African …
EventSouth Africa signs a multilateral treaty prohibiting the development of biological weapons
… and by June 2000, the treaty had been signed by 144 states parties, which includes the five permanent members of …
EventInternational Olympic Committee re-admit South Africa
… elicited sharp protests from various Black African states which threatened to stay away from Mexico if South …
EventA police mob attacks big SWAPO rally
… by nearly 3000 people, including delegates from the United States Embassy in South Africa. SWAPO, which was prevented …
EventGeneral Motors fails to leave RSA quietly
… future. The decision to withdraw came after the United States of America decided to introduce tough economic …
EventEvidence found at Barberton confirms theory of life on earth as early as about 3.4 billion years ago
… Donald R. Lowe of Stanford University in the United States, assisted locally by South African geologist Nicolas …
EventSouth Africa approves the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission
… and outside Africa. Membership to AFCAC is open to African States and members of African Union. …
EventSudanese-born basketball player and political activist, Manute Bol is born
… Bol in action and convinced him to move to the United States. In America, Bol became the tallest basket ball player …
EventSpecial Committee on Apartheid publishes its first Interim Report
… also noted with regret that close to twenty member states still maintained diplomatic and commercial ties with …
EventDemonstrations begin outside the South African Embassy in Washington D.C.
… a stronger anti-South Africa policy from the United States (U.S.) government. The U.S. Congressman Walter …
EventFive power stations are blown up as tensions rise during WWII
… led by Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the United States of America. The conflict was a result of old feelings …
Address at the National Youth Day Celebrations, 16 June 2002
… when they dig trenches, as indeed they should, in the frontline of this crusade against hunger and poverty! For it …
Tribute to the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid - Statement at the Meeting of the Special Committee on its Tenth Anniversary by O. R. Tambo, New York, 2 April 1973
… the overwhelming majority of the United Nations Member States and mankind as a whole. We particularly welcome the … regime. Likewise, all attempts to use…
EventMarsha Cox, the South African hockey player is born
… for the South African team was in 2001 against the United States of America. Marsha captained the national side from …
EventLadysmith Black Mambazo, male choral group, win a Grammy Award
… A hybrid of the album was released in the United States and went platinum, helping the group win the award. …
EventLibya becomes independent
… Egypt, France, Italy, Pakistan, Britain, and the United States - were to guide the country through the period of …
EventPhotographer, Abdul Shariff, is murdered in Katlehong
… in South Africa, Europe, Canada and the United States of America (USA). …
EventThe participants at the multi-party forum negotiations agreed on both new structures of the police and defence force
… from Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei (TBVC states), and members of the military wings of the African …