SAHO global search
23,916 records
South African President Thabo Mbeki was to arrive today in Abidjan to help with peace negotiations, but the visit was postponed
… South African President Thabo Mbeki was to arrive today in Abidjan to help with peace negotiations, but the visit was …
Mohandas K. Gandhi is arrested as he leads a march of Indian miners in South Africa. March includes 127 women, 57 children and
… K. Gandhi is arrested as he leads a march of Indian miners in South Africa. March includes 127 women, 57 children and …
Pirates fire a rocket-propelled grenade and machine guns in an attack on the luxury cruise liner Seabourn Spirit off the coast
… Pirates fire a rocket-propelled grenade and machine guns in an attack on the luxury cruise liner Seabourn Spirit off …
Tutsi rebels in eastern Congo declare a unilateral cease-fire to allow refugees who want to return to Rwanda to go home.
… Tutsi rebels in eastern Congo declare a unilateral cease-fire to allow …
Oliver Tambo, who arrived in Moscow at head of a delegation of ANC, meets Michael Gorbachev, General Secretary of the CPSU Cent
… Oliver Tambo, who arrived in Moscow at head of a delegation of ANC, meets Michael …
In a cabinet reshuffle, Louis le Grange, Minister of Law and Order, is replaced by Adriaan Vlok, Deputy Minister of Defence and
… In a cabinet reshuffle, Louis le Grange, Minister of Law and …
An elderly pensioner dies in a hail of bullets and two other pensioners are seriously injured during an attack at a pay point i
… An elderly pensioner dies in a hail of bullets and two other pensioners are seriously …
The marriage of nearly forty years between former President F.W. de Klerk and Marike is dissolved in the Cape Supreme Court.
… former President F.W. de Klerk and Marike is dissolved in the Cape Supreme Court. …
Anglo-Boer War 2: In the Battle of Modderspruit, Commandant General Piet Joubert causes the British to fall back. He is urged
… Anglo-Boer War 2: In the Battle of Modderspruit, Commandant General Piet …
About 10 000 taxi operators march to the Union Buildings, in Pretoria to hand over a memorandum of their grievances and members
… About 10 000 taxi operators march to the Union Buildings, in Pretoria to hand over a memorandum of their grievances and …
In Dass, Nigeria, pregnant Hajara Ibrahim, 29, appears before an Islamic court to hear her lawyer launch an appeal against her
… In Dass, Nigeria, pregnant Hajara Ibrahim, 29, appears before …
An apartment block in the Cairo suburb of Heliopolis collapses, killing sixty-four. The owner is later sentenced to a seven-yea
… An apartment block in the Cairo suburb of Heliopolis collapses, killing …
An intensified campaign to enforce the pass laws leads to increased prosecutions in the Cape Town area. The government is worki
… to enforce the pass laws leads to increased prosecutions in the Cape Town area. The government is worki …
Forty-five African leaders (and one Indian) from South Africa meet in Lobatsi, Bechuanaland (27-28 October), to make plans to s
… African leaders (and one Indian) from South Africa meet in Lobatsi, Bechuanaland (27-28 October), to make plans to s …
Former President F.W. de Klerk files a request for an interdict in the supreme court to prevent the publication of negative all
… President F.W. de Klerk files a request for an interdict in the supreme court to prevent the publication of negative …
As eastern Zaire slides into chaos, the United Nations evacuates aid workers from the camp in Bukavu, leaving half a million Hu
… the United Nations evacuates aid workers from the camp in Bukavu, leaving half a million Hu …
A report drawn up by the Progressive Federal Party calls for power-sharing among all the races in the country, under a federal
… Federal Party calls for power-sharing among all the races in the country, under a federal …
The General Assembly decides in resolution 2142A (XXI) to proclaim 21 March as the International Day for the Elimination of Rac
… The General Assembly decides in resolution 2142A (XXI) to proclaim 21 March as the …
At the request of the Government of India, the General Assembly decides to include in its agenda an item entitled: "Treatm
… of India, the General Assembly decides to include in its agenda an item entitled: "Treatm …
Message to the Natal Indian Congress Secretariat: Call for an All-In Conference to Fight the Group Areas Act, November 1955
… to the Natal Indian Congress Secretariat: Call for an All-In Conference to Fight the Group Areas Act, November 1955 …
Speech At Mass Welcome Meeting In Durban On The Release Of Dr G. M. Naicker, Dr K. Goonam And R. A. Pillay From Prison, July 1948
… Speech At Mass Welcome Meeting In Durban On The Release Of Dr G. M. Naicker, Dr K. Goonam …
The seven-nation special committee of the Davis Cup Nations decides in Helsinki to readmit South Africa to the 1973 competition
… special committee of the Davis Cup Nations decides in Helsinki to readmit South Africa to the 1973 competition …
BBC News reports hundreds of demonstrators have protested at a game ranch in South Africa over the ill-treatment of fourteen ba
… hundreds of demonstrators have protested at a game ranch in South Africa over the ill-treatment of fourteen ba …
Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee grants the “Sharpeville Six” an indefinite stay of execution. Date is given as 14 July in anot
… Pretoria News, 11 July, 2003. Today in history … an indefinite stay of execution. Date is given as 14 July in anot …
While on his way to address a protest meeting in Johannesburg, Albert Luthuli is served with a banning order as he steps off a
… While on his way to address a protest meeting in Johannesburg, Albert Luthuli is served with a banning …
President Bush lifts certain US trade sanctions against South Africa, making it possible for the two nations to engage in trade
… Africa, making it possible for the two nations to engage in trade …
William Philip Schreiner, prime minister in the Cape Colony at the start of Anglo-Boer War 2, summarises the pressure his gover
… William Philip Schreiner, prime minister in the Cape Colony at the start of Anglo-Boer War 2, …
The Commissary-General of the Cape, Jacob Abraham de Mist, in his capacity as Deputy Grand Master National, dedicates the templ
… The Commissary-General of the Cape, Jacob Abraham de Mist, in his capacity as Deputy Grand Master National, dedicates …
João da Nova, Portuguese navigator on his way to India, finds letters and a document in a shoe hanging from a milk wood tree a
… on his way to India, finds letters and a document in a shoe hanging from a milk wood tree a …
Several attacks take place on IFP members in Nyaninga, near Table Mountain. Mr Mfasheni Mkhize (56), Ntinini Mkhize (41) and Vu
… Several attacks take place on IFP members in Nyaninga, near Table Mountain. Mr Mfasheni Mkhize (56), …