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EventThe first Prime Minister of the DRC, Patrice Lumumba, declares martial law in Katanga
… the UNO he obtained Russian aid that caused much bloodshed by leading the soldiers through the Southern Kasai. DRC …
EventNigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom
… Executive Council, made up entirely of Nigerians, was led by a Prime Minister, Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Its …
EventJoyce Barker, SA soprano, is born in Mooi River, Natal.
… different bursaries. She was awarded an overseas bursary by the Natal Society for the Advancement of Music and trained …
EventTito Mboweni, former Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, is born in Tzaneen
… this position until the end of his term and was succeeded by Gill Marcus in 2009. During his tenure, he was appointed …
EventThe South African Industrial Federation riot in the Rand Gold mining district
… Marais and subsequently executed. Marais was found guilty by the Strike Committee of being a police informant. Other …
EventVuyisile Mini, Trade unionist and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) activist is hanged
… African National Congress (ANC) member to be executed by the government. Prior to his execution, the police tried …
EventMembers of the AAM hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary about Apartheid policies
… The memorandum was passed to Barnard at the hotel entrance by Michael Steward, Dr. Yusuf Dadoo, former president of the …
EventCriminal Law Amendment Act No 8 commences
… 8 commenced. This act made civil disobedience punishable by a three-year gaol (prison) sentence, and prohibited the …
EventPolitical activist, Dr Yusuf Dadoo is re-elected President of Transvaal Indian Congress
… In 1946, the Indian Passive Resistance Campaign, led by Yusuf Dadoo (TIC) and G.M Naicker (Natal Indian Congress), …
EventItalo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1928 is signed
… until 1935. In 1935 Ethiopia was invaded and annexed by Italy under Benito Mussolini, who needed to provide land …
EventThe 4th Pan-African Congress is held in New York City, USA
… was held in New York City, USA. The congress was sponsored by the American based African-American women's organisation, …
EventSipho Malaza allegedly dies in detention
… Sipho Malaza (18) and states that he committed suicide by hanging in the Krugersdorp police cells on 16 November …
EventJimmy Kruger announces amendment to the Internal Security Act
… the closure of schools would put an end to the unrest, by denying students a place to meet and mount protests. …
EventNational Party wins general election
… voters in South Africa had been increased from 150 to 160 by the Constitution Amendment Act of 1965. It is tempting to …
EventDr. Silas Modiri Molema dies in Mafikeng
… National Congress and was served with banning orders by the government in 1953. He also served on the African …
EventPresentation of South African National budget of 1991
… to the Growth Domestic Products (GDP), which had fallen by 1 per cent in 1990, with a further fall expected in 1991. …
EventCODESA 1 convenes in Johannesburg
… events in the history of South Africa, described by many as tension-driven and known as the Convention for a …
EventWinnie Mandela is found guilty
… 14 May 1991.The actual crime had allegedly been committed by her thuggish' bodyguards dubbed the Mandela United …
EventUN passes resolutions on South Africa
… The UN General Assembly condemned the armed incursions by SA into neighbouring states, which resulted in the …
EventBlacks boycott municipal elections
… voting on the same day, although in different elections. By this the state hoped that through the elections it would …
EventSA troops withdraw from Angola
… involvement in the Angolan battles was influenced by the intention to weaken the South West African People …
EventCiskeian police disrupt residents’ meeting
… two sections as part of the Ciskei. However, resistance by the residents forced the South African government to …
Maqubela and Dyandyi are sentenced for necklacing
… SAYCO members whom were detained and severly assaulted by South African Police officers in Stutterheim during the …
EventCleric and anti-apartheid activist, Mpilo Desmond Tutu is ordained as Archbishop of Cape Town
… whose decision to leave the profession was prompted by the implementation of the Bantu Education Act of 1953 …
EventDeath sentence for Rapists
… the figures reported on the, " The Times " and released by Parliament that since 1984, 115 people were hanged, two of …
EventVasco da Gama’s expedition reaches St Helena Bay
… Vasco da Gama embarked on the Sao Gabriel accompanied by his pilot, Pedro de Alenquer. Vasco's brother, Paulo, …
EventAt an international summit in SA leaders pledge to push for a new global trade deal that will help poor countries
… commenced on 11 of February 2006 was the seventh meeting by the organization. Included in the delegates were South …
EventConstructors make mass grave finding in Namibia
… of the army from 1977 to 1985, reacted to the finding by saying that it was impossible for well-disciplined South …
EventFake versions of the new South African banknotes hit the streets
… came hardly a week after the latest currency was released by the Reserve Bank. The central bank introduced at that …
EventSA eldest person celebrates her birthday
… community and well wishers. The celebration was attended by prominent people from the Limpopo government department …