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Richard Owen Dudley, president of the New Unity Movement, 1985, and active campaigner against separate schooling based on colou
… Richard Owen Dudley, president of the New Unity Movement, 1985, and active campaigner …
Thomas Francois Burgers, state president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), is born on the farm Langfontein, Graaff-Rein
… Thomas Francois Burgers, state president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), is born on the farm …
Twenty meters of railway track is destroyed on the railway line between Richards Bay and Vryheid, derailing a goods train.
… Horrell, M. (ed)(1982). Survey of Race Relations in South Africa 1981 , Johannesburg: South African Bureau of Race Relations, p. 78 … Twenty meters of…
Seven hundred political prisoners are released in Algeria on the orders of the French president, General Charles de Gaulle.
… political prisoners are released in Algeria on the orders of the French president, General Charles de Gaulle. …
The ‘White supremacist’ Rhodesian Front party names Ian Douglas Smith prime minister of Rhodesia. (2004). Today in History, Pre
… Front party names Ian Douglas Smith prime minister of Rhodesia. (2004). Today in History, Pre …
William H. Bell (Daddy Bell) (72), SA musician and composer of three symphonies and two operas, dies in Gordon’s Bay.
… William H. Bell (Daddy Bell) (72), SA musician and composer of three symphonies and two operas, dies in Gordon’s Bay. …
Christina Khabe, IFP member and mother of a witness at the Goldstone Commission, is attacked and killed at her home.
… Christina Khabe, IFP member and mother of a witness at the Goldstone Commission, is attacked and …
Christina Khabe, IFP member and mother of a witness at the Goldstone Commission, is attacked and killed at her home.
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, … Christina Khabe, IFP member and mother of…
On behalf of the British government Sir Arthur Havelock, the Natal governor, annexes Zululand. The date is respectively giv
… Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 228. … On behalf of the British government…
The Rev. Willem Johannes Conradie, author of the first Afrikaans Bible retold for children, is born in Murraysburg, CC.
… The Rev. Willem Johannes Conradie, author of the first Afrikaans Bible retold for children, is born in …
Die Huisgenoot, oldest still existing Afrikaans magazine, appears ten months after Die Burger, and is the second publication of
… ten months after Die Burger, and is the second publication of …
The Rev. Erasmus Smit ordains himself as minister of the “reizende gemeente der Gereformeerde Kerk naar Port Natal” (travelling
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 10, p. 6 … The Rev. Erasmus Smit ordains himself as…
Egyptian premier Gamal Abdel Nasser threatens to close the Tiran Strait, on the Gulf of Aqaba, to Israeli shipping.
… Nasser threatens to close the Tiran Strait, on the Gulf of Aqaba, to Israeli shipping. …
American Secretary of State Hay warns Moroccan authorities that Perdicaris must be brought back alive, or his abductor, Raizuli
… American Secretary of State Hay warns Moroccan authorities that Perdicaris must …
World Bank Vice President, Edward Jaycox, announces that the Bank has $1 billion worth of development projects in the pipeline
… Jaycox, announces that the Bank has $1 billion worth of development projects in the pipeline …
Theophilus Dlodlo, Tutu Nkwanyane and Mildred Msomi, ANC members, are shot dead in a car outside Mbabane, Swaziland. Names of p
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, … are shot dead in a car outside Mbabane,…
Legislation for three major components of the government’s plans to defuse Black grievances is introduced. Bills provide for ni
… Legislation for three major components of the government’s plans to defuse Black grievances is …
The leadership of the Herstigte Nasionale Party is relinquished by its veteran founder, Dr. Albert Hertzog. The deputy leader,
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The leadership of the Herstigte Nasionale Party is…
Soviet premier Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev announces a loan of 227 million dollars to the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syr
… premier Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev announces a loan of 227 million dollars to the United Arab Republic (Egypt and …
Former Mandela United football coach Jerry Richardson is found guilty on all charges, including the murder of teenage activist
… is found guilty on all charges, including the murder of teenage activist …
Joseph Langley Levy, editor of the Sunday Times and leading cultural figure in Johannesburg, is born in Liverpool, England.
… Joseph Langley Levy, editor of the Sunday Times and leading cultural figure in …
Peter Loubser Were Becker, writer of several popular historic books on African people and their customs, dies instantly after b
… Peter Loubser Were Becker, writer of several popular historic books on African people and their …
French government announces a state of national emergency, giving it special powers to deal with the Algerian revolt and associ
… French government announces a state of national emergency, giving it special powers to deal with …
Dr Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp, controversial missionary and physician of the London Missionary Society, is born in Rotterd
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 135 … van der Kemp, controversial missionary and…
Local elections for KwaZulu-Natal are again postponed until 26 June 1996 as a result of persistent violence and administrative
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … are again postponed until 26 June 1996 as a result…
Turkish newspapers issue harsh criticism of ANC leader Nelson Mandela for refusing to accept Turkey’s peace award named after i
… Turkish newspapers issue harsh criticism of ANC leader Nelson Mandela for refusing to accept Turkey’s …
After a vote dominated by the Afrikaner Nationalist majority in the South African Parliament people of Colour (i.e. mixed race)
… majority in the South African Parliament people of Colour (i.e. mixed race) …
The mayor of Welkom in the Free State is tarred and feathered after officiating at a multi-racial wheelchair marathon.
… The mayor of Welkom in the Free State is tarred and feathered after …
The Smithsonian Institute, curator of the United States’ most important museum system, decides to sell all its holdings, worth
… The Smithsonian Institute, curator of the United States’ most important museum system, decides …
The Minister of Justice announces that the former Pan-Africanist Congress leader, Robert M. Sobukwe, has been released from det
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The Minister of Justice announces that the former…