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EventFrene Noshir Ginwala, former speaker of the SA Parliament, is born
… (UKZN) in 2005. Prior to her return from exile in 1990, Ginwala was head of the Political Research Unit in the …
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces the Group Areas Act will be repealed.
… On 19 April 1990, President Frederick Willem de Klerk announced in … The Item, (1990), ’ Report: South African government will scrap major …
EventRecord of Understanding is agreed to by the SA government and the ANC
… offences with a political motive on or before 8 October 1990 shall be carried out in stages. However, the deadline …
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1804 - 1899 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… favour transfer of the two erven was passed on November 08, 1887. The Muslim community began to consolidate after the … in 1918 due to the increase in…
ANC mourns the passing on of Mama Regina Nzo, 27 September 2011
… in 1964 for 26 years. She returned to South African in 1990 and worked for ANC Womens League. Her contribution will …
EventNelson Mandela receives a hero’s welcome in New York
… On 20 June 1990 Nelson Mandela was greeted the way New York welcomes its … ,[Accessed: 17 May 2011]|Kifner J. (1990), ‘THE MANDELA VISIT; Mandela to Get New…
EventSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) is formed
… regime. With the unbanning of political organisations in 1990, SACTU decided to disband and some of its leadership was …
EventMaria Mary Burton, former national president of the Black Sash, is born
… Burton, who acted as its national president from 1985 - 1990. The Black Sash is still in existence and still aims to …
EventJoe Slovo is born
… After the unbanning of the liberation movements in 1990 by the then state president F.W De Klerk, Slovo made his …
EventAPLA burns down farm house in Fouriesburg
… people and return it to dispossessed Black people. In 1990, the PAC had adopted the slogan 'Year of the People's …
EventOupa Gqozo, military leader of the Ciskei, quells a second coup attempt
… foiled several coup attempts during his rule. In the early 1990's Colonel Onward Guzana, a former member of the Military …
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
… Mbeki (5 November 1987) and Nelson Mandela (11 February 1990). They were arrested on 11 July 1963 when security …
EventConstructors make mass grave finding in Namibia
… of South Africa's occupation of Namibia, which ended in 1990. It was not known how many bodies the grave contained. …
Freedom Part to Host Ken Oosterbroek Legacy Exhibition
Many South Africans have heard of the ‘Bang Bang Club,’ a nickname given to four South African photographers who captured the dying years of apartheid through…
ArticleThe development of Music in South Africa timeline 1600-2004
1600s In the Dutch colonial era, from the 17th century on, indigenous tribes people and slaves imported from the east adapted Western musical instruments…
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
… is that upon the release of Nelson Mandela from prison in 1990, one of the first groups that he visited was CONTRALESA … and recognition that CONTRALESA saw…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… to numerous opportunities for her to rise in her ranks. In 1990, the African National Congress Women’s League elected … where we could converge and speak…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
… oppressed people. The SACP and ANC remained banned until 1990, and soon after being unbanned decided to give up the … history of African politics in South…
ArticleZulu
The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda. The Nguni represent nearly two thirds of South…
ArchivePik Botha: sympathetic obits fail to recognise that he protected apartheid by Alet Pretorius, 23 October 2018
… states stopped, Namibia got its independence in 1990, and FW de Klerk made his historic speech of February 2, 1990 announcing the unbanning of liberation…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1950 - 1959 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… 1969 ' Abdullah Haron Abdullah Haron was born on February 08, 1924 in Newlands, Cape Town. He received his early … Imam Abduraghmaan ['Abd al-Rahman] …
EventGerard Bhengu SA artist, is born in Natal
… believed that it would ruin his natural style. He died in 1990 in Umlazi, Durban. His paintings have been part of the … Pioneer Artists of South Africa …
EventJoost Van Der Westhuizen, Springbok rugby scrum-half and captain, is born
… Westhuizen was at the height of his career during the mid 1990’s and early 2000’s. He played in the 1995, 1999 and …
EventGabon gains independence from France
… Available at: africanhistory.about.com , [Accessed: 08 August 2013]|Info Please Website, ' Gabon ' , Avaialble at: www.infoplease.com , [Accessed: 08 August…
EventAdriaan Vlok is born
Former South African minister of law and order, Adriaan Johannes Vlok, was born in Sutherland, Cape Province. He started his career in the department of…
EventFourteen are killed in Phola Park violence
… Inkatha Freedom Party support bases. In August 1990, the death of a hostel resident sparked a series of …
EventAdelaide Tambo returns to South Africa after 30 years
… with her husband, returned to South Africa on 6 August 1990. She took up the position of national treasurer in the …
EventBishop Tutu receives Martin Luther King Award
Bishop Desmond Tutu received the Martin Luther King Jr Award for Non-Violence for his commitment and role during the struggle against apartheid in 1986. …
EventLocal government elections thrown in disarray
… without disrupting the elections. References: Fraser, R. (1990). Keesing's Records of World Events, Longman: London, p. …
EventThe cornerstone of Cape Town City Hall is laid
… of many a military and political gathering. On 11 February 1990, only hours after his release from prison, Nelson …