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Tony Yengeni, former ANC chief whip and veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle, sentenced to four years for fraud, toyi-toyis h
… Tony Yengeni, former ANC chief whip and veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle, sentenced to four years for …
The State President Dr. Nicolaas J. Diederichs dies of a heart attack in Cape Town. Following an earlier heart attack on 12 Aug
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The State President Dr. Nicolaas J. Diederichs dies…
Liberia’s main warring factions signed a peace accord calling for a cease-fire after more than five years of civil war and the
… accord calling for a cease-fire after more than five years of civil war and the …
Anglo-Boer War 2 Start of the ‘first De Wet hunt’, when a two-pronged attack by Gens. Accurate Republican shelling repulses Pag
… Anglo-Boer War 2 Start of the ‘first De Wet hunt’, when a two-pronged attack by …
At least 150 Blacks die in violence in Black townships near Johannesburg, between supporters of the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Par
… in Black townships near Johannesburg, between supporters of the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Par …
Over 200 students at the University of Cape Town embark on a “sit in” to protest against government intervention that forced th
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , Westport: Greenwood; S.B. Hirson Year of Fire, Year…
Anglo-Boer War 2 Start of the ‘first De Wet hunt’, when a two-pronged attack by Gens. Accurate Republican shelling repulses Pag
… Anglo-Boer War 2 Start of the ‘first De Wet hunt’, when a two-pronged attack by …
Anglo-Boer War 2 Start of the ‘first De Wet hunt’, when a two-pronged attack by Gens. Accurate Republican shelling repulses Pag
… Anglo-Boer War 2 Start of the ‘first De Wet hunt’, when a two-pronged attack by …
At least 150 Blacks die in violence in Black townships near Johannesburg, between supporters of the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Par
… in Black townships near Johannesburg, between supporters of the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Par …
At least six persons are killed and 400 shacks destroyed during a night attack on a squatter camp in the township of Thokoza.
… destroyed during a night attack on a squatter camp in the township of Thokoza. …
General Jan Christiaan Smuts (80), former prime minister of SA, dies on his farm Doornkloof, near Pretoria. The Star, 04 Sept
… General Jan Christiaan Smuts (80), former prime minister of SA, dies on his farm Doornkloof, near Pretoria. The Star, 04 Sept …
Lady Elizabeth Somerset, wife of Governor Lord Charles Somerset, dies at Newlands House, Cape Town. She is buried in the Groote
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 10, p. 55 … Lady Elizabeth Somerset, wife of Governor…
Parliament has been defrauded of about R17m by some MPs in the alleged voucher scam, according to SAA’s latest report.
… Parliament has been defrauded of about R17m by some MPs in the alleged voucher scam, …
An inquest into the death of Ernest Dipale, who had died in custody in Johannesburg Security Police headquarters in August 1982
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … An inquest into the death of Ernest Dipale, who had…
Gregoire Boonzaier (96), one of South Africa’s foremost artists, dies at his home in Onrus River near Hermanus in the Western C
… Gregoire Boonzaier (96), one of South Africa’s foremost artists, dies at his home in Onrus River near Hermanus in the Western C …
Rijkloff van Goens leaves Table Bay after a stay of one month to report on what has been accomplished at the Cape.
… Rijkloff van Goens leaves Table Bay after a stay of one month to report on what has been accomplished at the Cape. …
Sir Robert Nelson Kotzé, mining engineer who did much to promote safety in mines and who became vice-chancellor of the U
… to promote safety in mines and who became vice-chancellor of the U …
The entire family of Morgan Montoedi, five members, are killed in a petrol bomb attack on their home in Kagiso, West Rand.
… Coleman, M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. … The entire…
Louis Botha is to be the Union of South Africa’s first prime minister. Herbert Gladstone, governor-general, asks him to const
… Louis Botha is to be the Union of South Africa’s first prime minister. Herbert Gladstone, …
Du Prè Alexander, Earl of Caledon arrives in the Cape as SA’s first civilian governor. He instituted circuit courts in 1811.
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 656 … Du Prè Alexander, Earl of Caledon arrives in…
Seven French Trappist monks have been killed in Algeria two months after their kidnap by Islamic extremists of the Armed Islami
… two months after their kidnap by Islamic extremists of the Armed Islami …
President Nelson Mandela opens his State of the Nation Address to Parliament in Cape Town by quoting from Ingrid Jonker’s poem
… President Nelson Mandela opens his State of the Nation Address to Parliament in Cape Town by quoting …
WWII: East Africa. The 5th Indian Division, part of General William Platt’s Northern Force, takes Amba Alagi after eighteen day
… WWII: East Africa. The 5th Indian Division, part of General William Platt’s Northern Force, takes Amba Alagi …
WWII: North Africa. Believing that yesterdays advance by British forces into Sollum and Fort Capuzzo was the start of an attack
… advance by British forces into Sollum and Fort Capuzzo was the start of an attack …
Flights between the UK and Kenya are suspended amid fears of an attack by al-Qaeda on targets in East Africa.
… Flights between the UK and Kenya are suspended amid fears of an attack by al-Qaeda on targets in East Africa. …
WWII: East Africa. The 5th Indian Division, part of General William Platt’s Northern Force, takes Amba Alagi after eighteen day
… WWII: East Africa. The 5th Indian Division, part of General William Platt’s Northern Force, takes Amba Alagi …
Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal, journalist and campaigner for Indian rights in SA, dies in Ajmer, India. Dayal was one of the organise
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista. … Indian rights in SA, dies in Ajmer, India. Dayal was one…
The most publicised court case since apartheid ends. Mr Justice Willem van der Merwe pronounces former vice-president of SA, Mr
… The most publicised court case since apartheid ends. Mr … Willem van der Merwe pronounces former vice-president of SA, Mr …
SA rugby is plunged into a crisis because Louis Luyt refuses to resign as president of the South African Rugby Football Union.
… a crisis because Louis Luyt refuses to resign as president of the South African Rugby Football Union. …
Gen. Mark Wayne Clark, commander of the 5th American Army in North Africa and Italy in World War 2, is born.
… Gen. Mark Wayne Clark, commander of the 5th American Army in North Africa and Italy in World …