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EventApartheid leader P. W. Botha Resigns
… P. W. Botha suffers a mild stroke and, on this day he announces his intention to resign the National Party presidency while remaining State … process in the…
EventLocal elections in Townships
… Black Township Councils in the late 1980s, which attempted to co-opt Black leaders into the Apartheid system without … its repressive measures by detaining…
EventWynand Malan leads the newly formed National Democratic Movement
… party, the National Democratic Movement (NDM), which was to develop contacts with Black politicians. In 1988 a meeting was held between the African National…
EventNigeria cuts its diplomatic missions
… after the military regime of Buhari, which took power from a civilian government, introduced emergency economic reforms. … was the 5th largest oil producer…
EventOlympic games end in Athens
… Olympic games, which were held in Athens, Greece, came to an end with a spectacular closing ceremony. The evening was started off … Olympic Committee,…
EventAmina Lawal is freed
… The Nigerian Islamic Appeals Court freed Amina Lawal, a young woman sentenced to death by stoning by the Bakori Sharia court in the Katsina … Islamic state…
EventANC celebrates 90th anniversary
… National Congress (ANC) celebrated its 90th Anniversary at a rally in Kings Park Stadium, Durban. ANC President Thabo Mbeki addressed the masses that came…
EventMcBride is conditionally released from prison
… South African counterparts continued. McBride was due to return to Mozambique for an appeal hearing in December. Upon his … the Deputy Minister Intelligence,…
EventF. W. de Klerk is implicated
… and Deputy President of the Government of National Unity, F.W. de Klerk, of knowing and condoning a 'dirty tricks' campaign that was waged against the…
EventLeprosy expert Dr Kok is born
… While in charge of the leprosy patients there she made a major contribution to medical literature by identifying and describing an unknown skin disease which…
EventAfrikaans author, Lulu Latsky is born
… in the publication of the Kennis vir Almal series, to which she contributed nine titles. She was the first woman to be awarded a Doctorate at the University…
EventProfessor Lydia van Niekerk is born
… van Niekerk, professor of Dutch Literature and first woman to be appointed to the chair at the University of … Netherlands. On her return to South Africa…
EventPrince Eugene Napoleon is killed during Anglo-Zulu War
… forces, was killed in the Anglo-Zulu War when he and a British reconnaissance party were attacked by about forty … horse, "Fate", bolted and the prince, in…
EventThe Minister of Manpower Utilisation, Fanie Botha reveals government plan on increasingly militant Black trade unions.
… The Minister of Manpower Utilisation, Fanie Botha warned of a government plan to adopt tougher measures against the rapidly expanding and … The newly…
EventThe Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announces the lifting of the ‘72-hour curfew’
… announced that the '72-hour curfew' will be lifted on a trial basis in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, as part of a plan to remove all restrictions. The ‘72-hour…
EventO. R. Tambo leaves South Africa for exile
… of the massacre. Tambo left the country illegally to continue with the struggle from exile. Tambo left alone … exile, James Phillip. Soon thereafter they…
EventDesire Wilson is born
… Wilson was born on 26 November 1953 in Brakpan. Wilson is a former racing driver who is one of only five women to have competed in Formula One. In 1980 she…
EventSouth Africa and the United Kingdom embroiled in a diplomatic crisis
… Africa and the United Kingdom (UK) faced what was seen as a worst diplomatic crisis because of tension over six … African government in retaliation for…
Claremont Histories
… Online at the 2015 Harfield Village Carnival. Visitors to the stand can pay homage to those who lived in Harfield & … forced removals, and share their…
EventKaNgwane is proclaimed a self-governing territory.
… KaNgwane is among the 10 homelands that were created to rid South Africa of its Black citizens; this was carried … policy. The policy assigned every Black…
King Kong a venture in the theatre
… the Union’s four largest cities worked selflessly together to give the cast of the musical King Kong the opportunity for Africans to make their first major…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.2 1990
… Contents and Contributors Comment, A. W. Oliphant; STORIES: Grandpa's Rooster, Fred Khumalo; … Jacobs. INTERVIEW: Achmat Dangor: Writing and Change, A.W…
PlaceKoeberg Nuclear Power Station, Cape Town
… of Koeberg began in 1976 and Unit 1 was synchronized to the grid on 4 April 1984, with Unit 2 following suit on 25 … North of Cape Town on the Atlantic Coast…
PlaceTime Ball Tower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
… This structure was erected in 1883 and was used as a repeater-station for harbour signals between the … Signal Hill. In 1895 its height was increased from 5…
PlaceGordonia Division
… Park, with its Bushman inhabitants. Gordonia is arid, with a scanty rainfall of 102 to 152 mm, and a hot Summer climate. Population (1970): White 16 323; …
EventMoïse-Kapenda Tshombé becomes the Prime Minister of the Congo
… Republic of Congo). In 1951 Tshombé was elected to the advisory provisional council of Katanga and towards … Conference held in 1960, Tshombe pressed for a…
Khoisan leader given state funeral despite last wishes by SAPA, 1 July 2012
… traditional leader, Oom Dawid Kruiper, was buried during a state funeral in Andriesvale in the Kalahari despite … concerned by governments' intervention…
EventCongress of the People starts in Kliptown
… Africa. Hundreds of delegates were blocked on their way to attend the convention by the police, who were also present … ideological orientation. These…
EventKader Asmal, political activist and future Member of Parliament, is born
… against apartheid began in 1952 when he organized a school boycott in his area. This was in support of the … uniforms through the streets of Stanger. Asmal…
EventThe Federation of South African trade unions
… The Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) was to be a national umbrella organisation that could coordinate the … working class. This approach…