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EventFormer anti-apartheid activist, Allan Boesak accuses ANC
… United Democratic Front (UDF), was one of the participants in the Rainbow Debate at a heritage festival held in Eersterust Township, east of Pretoria. Boesak…
Address to the Nation by President Thabo Mbeki, 21 September 2008
… and the ANC for having given me the opportunity to serve in public office during the last 14 years as the Deputy … in the decades before the attainment of…
South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, VolumeTwo 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew - Bibliographical note and further reading
… Alexander, Neville (1986), "Aspects of Non-Collaboration in the Western Cape 1943-1963 " , Social Dynamics, 12, 1, … self, M.A., University of Cape Town. Du…
Address to the National Council Of Provinces, 19 September 2003
… that we hold dear and which bind us together as enshrined in our Constitution. We also acknowledge and appreciate our … throughout the country. We have come…
EventZelda la Grange was born on this day
… On this day, Zelda Grange was born in Pretoria, South Africa. She completed a 3-year National … started her career at the Department of State Expenditure in…
EventFrederik Willem de Klerk is elected President of South Africa
… liberation movements was received with mixed feelings in-and outside Parliament. On 17 March, 1992, De Klerk succeeded in gaining the support of the White…
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… Douglas Warden appointed to set up a British residency in the area. 26 March, Warden's troops, known as the Cape Riflemen, arrive in Bloemfontein. 1848 The…
EventIFP commemorates Shell House shootings.
… the streets of Johannesburg to mark the anniversary of the 1994 Shell House shootings during which eight IFP supporters … raised fears of clashes between…
EventSouth Africa’s new constitution is approved
… Constitution on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning points in the history of the struggle for democracy in South Africa. The Constitution is considered by many…
EventThe TRC is set up by parliament
… to set up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1995. The Commission, based on the Promotion of National … what happened under apartheid between 1960…
EventThe TEC decides on Bophuthatswana’s incorporation following major unrest
… On 14 March, 1994, the Transitional Executive Council (TEC) management … Africa and clashed with the police. South African troops in armoured vehicles were…
EventF.W. De Klerk is inaugurated
… as the new State President at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. De Klerk had been Acting State President since … 1989, following the abdication of President P…
EventUnion of South Africa officially ceases to exist
… In March 1961, at a Conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers held in London, the South African Prime Minister, H.F. Verwoerd … the Union of South Africa,…
EventLucas Mangope leaves Mmabatho due to uprising
… Bophuthatswana, retreated from the capital, Mmabatho, in the face of a popular uprising after he had tried to boycott participation in South Africa's first…
EventDeath in detention of Imam Haron
… Imam Haron was born on the 8th February 1924 in Claremont, Cape Town. He was influenced by the various progressive political trends in South Africa and…
Address delivered by Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress to the graduation ceremony at MEDUNSA 23 March 1991
… graduation ceremony, especially as it marks the progress in achieving unity in the university, unity of purpose towards dealing with the … those that helped…
EventNP Natal Congress agrees to multiracial membership
… With the wind of change powerfully blowing in South Africa, the National Party under the leadership of … called for the opening of its membership to all…
Celebrating 62 years of struggle, 10 September 2006
… launched its 62nd Anniversary programme at a Gala Dinner in Midrand at the Gallagher Estate. The theme for this 62nd … challenge until freedom and democracy…
EventSouth Africa approves the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission
… came into effect on 15 March 1972. South Africa joined in September 1994 but the country took a little more time before ratifying … the African Union) which…
ArticleKora
… Where the first Chief Kora lived is unknown, but in early times, most Korana lived near the Gariep, Vaal and … late 17th century, when they trekked from…
EventThe Women’s National Coalition Conference starts
… National Coalition (WNC) Conference (25-27 February 1994), started in the World Trade Centre, Kempton Park. The conference …
EventMbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate
… South Africa's second president since democratic elections in 1994, Thabo Mbeki received an Honorary Doctorate from the …
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt and his wife are sentenced to life imprisonment
… his second wife, Ruth, had been detained for questioning in connection with alleged espionage. Both Dieter and Ruth … released prior to the change of…
ArticleCulture and Resistance Conference, Botswana, 1982
… hundred artists and activists from South Africa living in exile and within the country, as well as foreign … nationals, were hosted by the Botswana National…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
… Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi played a prominent role in South African politics for almost half a century. He was … segregation under apartheid. As Minister…
ArchiveZuma's rape accuser questioned (BBC News), 07 March 2006
… President Jacob Zuma of rape is being cross-examined in court. The judge has agreed to the defence's request to … the woman. Under cross-examination by the…
EventEleven people are killed at Donnybrook, Kwazulu
… This rivalry reached its height during the run-up to the 1994 elections. Kwazulu-Natal as a former IFP stronghold had … Gunmen killed 11 people including a…
Toast Remarks of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the State Banquet in honour of the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, Tshwane, 2 September 2008
… of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the State Banquet in honour of the President of the Bolivarian Republic of …
Toast remarks by the President of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki, at the State banquet in honour of President Sellapan Ramanathan of the Republic of Singapore, Presidential Guest House, Tshwane, 19 April 2007
… of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki, at the State banquet in honour of President Sellapan Ramanathan of the Republic of …
Remarks by President Thabo Mbeki at the Consultative Meeting of African Governors on Voice and Participation of Developing and Transition Countries in the Bretton Woods Institutions: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 12 March 2004
… and Participation of Developing and Transition Countries in the Bretton Woods Institutions: Sandton Convention Centre, …