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Swapo wins the third general election in Namibia and President Sam Nujoma is elected for his third term of office as president.
… Swapo wins the third general election in Namibia and President Sam Nujoma is elected for his third term of office as president. …
Marshal Louis-Hubert Lyautey, the first French Resident General of Morocco, dies in France. His body is to be interred at Rabat
… Marshal Louis-Hubert Lyautey, the first French Resident General of Morocco, dies in France. His body is to be interred at …
This Day reports Premier S’bu Ndebele of KwaZulu-Natal has set up an urgent investigation into bombs discovered in the legislat
… This Day reports Premier S’bu Ndebele of KwaZulu-Natal has set up an urgent investigation into bombs discovered in the legislat …
Almost 200 Black families, who were removed from their land in Eersterus, east of Pretoria in the 1950’s, receive R17 million f
… who were removed from their land in Eersterus, east of Pretoria in the 1950’s, receive R17 million f …
Anglo-Boer War 2: The battle of Roodewal Siding takes place near Koppies, OFS. Gen. De Wet and eighty men attack two comp
… Anglo-Boer War 2: The battle of Roodewal Siding takes place near Koppies, OFS. Gen. De …
Defence Minister Roelf Meyer (1991-1996) says that the ANC’s proposals on joint control of security forces and on a role for th
… Defence Minister Roelf Meyer (1991-1996) says that the ANC’s proposals on joint control of security forces and on a role for th …
David H.S. Annecke, pioneer in the field of tropical diseases who helped to bring malaria under control, is born in Aliwal Nort
… David H.S. Annecke, pioneer in the field of tropical diseases who helped to bring malaria under …
According to figures in the Hansard, 918 people, of whom 722 were successful, applied to be reclassified from one race group to
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 151 ……
George Rex, allegedly the son of King George III and Hannah Lightfoot, auctions his house in Cape Town and settles at Melkhoutk
… George Rex, allegedly the son of King George III and Hannah Lightfoot, auctions his house …
Two young lions are dispatched from Cape Town to Ceylon as a gift to the King of Kandy. http://www.news24.com
… lions are dispatched from Cape Town to Ceylon as a gift to the King of Kandy. http://www.news24.com …
At a rally in the Tugela Ferry district of Kwazulu-Natal some 6,000 lnkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters come armed with figh
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … At a rally in the Tugela Ferry district of Kwazulu…
Aid arrives in Mozambique where flooding leaves as many as 700 people dead and destroys the homes and jobs of another 2-million
… flooding leaves as many as 700 people dead and destroys the homes and jobs of another 2-million …
Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, is born in Newton Stewart, Ireland
… Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, is born in Newton Stewart, Ireland …
James Sebe Moroka, medical doctor, landowner and politician who was elected president-general of the ANC in 1949, is born in Th
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. … landowner and politician who was elected president-general of the…
Sir Robert N. Kotze (82), SA mining engineer who did much for the promotion of safety in mines and who was mainly responsible f
… Robert N. Kotze (82), SA mining engineer who did much for the promotion of safety in mines and who was mainly responsible f …
Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson promises in his opening of the Cape parliament that all Cape rebels who fought in Anglo-Boer War 2 w
… Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson promises in his opening of the Cape parliament that all Cape rebels who fought in …
Frans Erasmus (38), Springbok prop of Eastern Province, is killed in a car accident, 100 m from the place where his wife was ki
… Frans Erasmus (38), Springbok prop of Eastern Province, is killed in a car accident, 100 m from the place where his wife was ki …
Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson promises in his opening of the Cape parliament that all Cape rebels who fought in Anglo-Boer War 2 w
… Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson promises in his opening of the Cape parliament that all Cape rebels who fought in …
Strategy and Tactics of the ANC: Building a National Democratic Society - revised draft by ANC, 30 August 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
… Strategy and Tactics of the ANC: Building a National Democratic Society - revised …
Op-Ed: The Farm Labour Question - Fifty-Fifty Shades of Obfuscation by Andries Du Toit (Daily Maverick), 17 February 2015, South Africa
… Op-Ed: The Farm Labour Question - Fifty-Fifty Shades of Obfuscation by Andries Du Toit (Daily Maverick), 17 …
APDUSA Views - Issue No 69: Shameless Opportunism - Allows Jack Straw to get Away with the Murder of Innocent Iraqis, 15 May 2003
… Shameless Opportunism - Allows Jack Straw to get Away with the Murder of Innocent Iraqis, 15 May 2003 …
Herbert Hayton Castens, first SA rugby captain and also captain of the first SA cricket team to tour overseas, dies in London.
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2, Pretoria: Vista. … Hayton Castens, first SA rugby captain and also captain of…
A memorial tablet for Johannes van der Walt, SA wrestler and national hero of an Afrikaner section, is unveiled at the Rand Afr
… for Johannes van der Walt, SA wrestler and national hero of an Afrikaner section, is unveiled at the Rand Afr …
It is announced in Rawalpindi that the government of Pakistan has decided to ban all exports from Pakistan to South Africa and
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … It is announced in Rawalpindi that the…
Shahid Afridi, sixteen-year-old soccer player of Pakistan, scores the fastest one hundred in one day cricket from just 37 balls
… Shahid Afridi, sixteen-year-old soccer player of Pakistan, scores the fastest one hundred in one day cricket from just 37 balls …
A US federal jury finds Egyptian cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman and nine others guilty of plotting to blow up the World Trade
… cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman and nine others guilty of plotting to blow up the World Trade …
Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, dies in his home after a long bat
… Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, dies in his home after a long bat …
The new Air Force Memorial on Bays Hill, south of Pretoria, is inaugurated by State President C.R. Swart and attended by about
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 1, p. 268-9. … The new Air Force Memorial on Bays Hill,…
World War II: East Africa. South African troops are landed at Tulearon (Toliara) on the south west coast of Madagascar, to supp
… South African troops are landed at Tulearon (Toliara) on the south west coast of Madagascar, to supp …
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak wins his fourth six-year term, taking nearly 94 percent of the vote in a referendum on his pre
… wins his fourth six-year term, taking nearly 94 percent of the vote in a referendum on his pre …