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EventElsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson’s book Born Free, dies in Kenya
… was killed in self defence by George Adamson. Adamson was a wildlife conservationist based in Kenya. He was forced to kill Elsa’s mother in self- defence…
EventZola Budd, former SA athlete and World Record holder, is born
… Zolla Budd was born to an Afrikaans family on 26 May 1966 in Bloemfontein. She … the title of world record holder. The Rand Daily Mail, a British Newspaper…
EventNine members of the ANC are officially banned in Dakawa, Tanzania
… On 28 December 1989, a document officially banning nine members of the African … from different ANC communities in Dakawa. The decision to ban these members…
EventFormer Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat is born
… Anwar al-Sadat was born at Tala District. al-Sadat was a graduate of the Royal Military Academy in Cairo . During … Gamal Abdel Nasser and later served as…
Draft constitution of the ANC
… In the interest of moving as speedily as possible towards a negotiated peaceful political settlement and in the context … now suspending all armed actions…
EventState of Emergency follows Sharpeville massacre
… of this was the hated pass law. This forced Black people to carry passes wherever they went. Black resistance against … with the police. On 30 March, the…
EventAfrikaans Writer Breytenbach is sentenced
… On an illegal trip to South Africa with a false passport, a well-known Afrikaans writer Breyten Breytenbach was … Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern…
EventCOSATU delegates are left at Beitbridge
… In spite of being refused to visit, the thirteen delegates of the Congress of South … Upon their arrival at the Airport, they were subjected to a two hour…
EventSir Alfred Milner arrives as Governor of the Cape
… Colony in 1897. Milner arrived in Cape Town on 5 May 1897 to assume his new position. Soon after taking up the position, he advocated a sterner policy with…
EventSA composer Benjamin Tyamzashe is born
… through the music that he composed. His music enjoys a wide popularity within the education sector and is … the only composer and choir conductor of his…
EventAn earthquake, measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, hits Cape Town.
… the Richter scale. It is the biggest recorded earthquake to have hit the area. The quake was caused by the Milnerton … the Milnerton area, the Cape Flats…
ArchivePolitical Action Committee report
… Report of the Political Action Committee to the 62nd Annual Congress of the National Union of South … include exposing the role of the apartheid government,…
50 years of forced removals under apartheid
… Venue: Keisergracht - a walk down Keisergracht will take place with banners … communities who experienced forced removals are welcome to join & to bring…
ArchiveInternational Childrens Day June 1
… Childrens' Day June 1; All children have the right to a name, enough food and a decent place to live; All children should be looked after …
ArchiveMonth of Compassion 1986
… Father in spirit and in truth.. So let us use this year to dream, let us use this year to prophesy, let us use this year to see visions of love, and peace…
Mayibuye
… Mayibuye, published for many years as a small, underground newsletter, was one of three African … the aim of stimulating political debate and discussion to…
EventEmperor Menelik II, emperor of Ethiopia dies
… Menelik II was emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death on 12 December 1913. Menelik gained great fame … colonizers. He was also the first black African…
EventBar argues against the Suppression of Communism Bill
… be in jeopardy. The Bar made this point with reference to a speech in parliament by Justice Minister C.R. Swart, … not only was the CPSA to be outlawed, but…
EventJudgement is handed down in a landmark case
… The Appeal Court handed down a landmark decision in the case Rikhoto v. East Rand Administration Board (ERAB), granting him the right to permanent urban…
EventGovernment’s final consolidation of ‘homelands’
… The Nationalist party government announced its intention to consolidate the total number of separate 'homeland' areas … The homelands were officially…
EventThe NCCR is dissolved
… of South African Exiles (NCCR) was dissolved due to fraud and corruption amounting to substantial amounts of … the reception of exiles in South Africa. He…
EventUN Special Envoy visits SA
… 765 by the UN Security Council, Cyrus Vance was dispatched to South Africa as Special Representative of the UN … During his visit, Vance held deliberations…
EventSanctions are applied on Libya over Lockerbie bombing
… because of its alleged involvement in the destruction of a Pan Am airliner over Lockerbie on 21 December 1988 and the bombing of a French plane over Niger in…
EventSA signs Nuclear Treaty
… Foreign Minister R.F. (Pik) Botha signed accession to the Nuclear … its nuclear capability. Nuclear rollback occurs when a nation voluntarily achieves one or…
EventBartolomeu Dias enters Luderitz Bay
… compatriot Vasco da Gama gave the name Terra do Natal to the coast around the Kei River. The name was later extended to cover the coast up to Durban. To read…
EventWorld Leprosy Day is celebrated in SA
… organisations converged in South Africa from 30 January to 3 February for the African Leprosy Congress. The … was coordinated by Wits University to discuss…
EventLegal action against election results
… The Minister of Local Government in Kwazulu-Natal applied to the Supreme Court to have voting in four rural areas … chaos and intimidation during the second…
EventIFP commemorates Shell House shootings.
… supporters marched through the streets of Johannesburg to mark the anniversary of the 1994 Shell House shootings … Shell House headquarters. The threat of…
EventRelations between South Africa and Algeria are smoothed out
… Mandela. Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad was sent to Algeria to smooth things out. On his return he stated that the two countries would strengthen ties by…
EventTransvaal Republic tries Chief Malebogo
… A council of war, tried Chief Malebogo for refusing to allow his people to pay hut taxes and waging war against … Although he was never sentenced, he was…