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ArticleAfrican National Congress (ANC)
… been in power since the transition to democracy in April 1994. The organisation was initially founded as the South … of apartheid and the ushering in of…
EventBoutros Boutros Ghali, former UN Secretary General, is born
… Boutros Boutros Ghali was born in Egypt on 14 November 1922 into a prominent Coptic Christian family. He … marked with controversy. During his term of office…
EventSA's Fifa membership reinstated
… soccer [Online]. Available at: news24.com/ [accessed 02 July 2010] Alegi, P.C. 2004. Entertainment, … [Online]. Available at: wiserweb.wits.ac.za/ [accessed…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… Ming emperors were often dominated by their advisors. [14] The governmental structure of the Ming Dynasty lasted … of Chen Ho (Zheng He), The Great Circle, …
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
… District Municipality, named after her. Born on the 14 September 1925, she grew up in a thoroughly rural … transition with the government at Groote Schuur…
EventPenny Heyns, South African swimming star, is born.
… She was also a member of the South African squad at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where she won a bronze medal in the … world's greatest female breaststroker…
Introduction
… IN THE AFTERMATH OF DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS - May 1994 - December 1996 Introduction The South African elections of April 1994 have been widely hailed as a …
ArticleConstitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
… Africa , 1996, was drawn up by the Parliament elected in 1994 in the first non-racial elections and approved by the … came two years after the first…
BiographyWangari Maathai
… in 1990; Hobart & William Smith Colleges, New York in 1994; the University of Norway in 1997; Yale University in …
BiographyPieter Willem Botha
… first racially inclusive democratic elections on April 27, 1994. Botha was known by all as PW, and by some as Piet Wapen …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1920-1929
… open spaces and with separate access roads” (Christopher, 1994: 38) The Black (Native) Affairs Act is Passed. The … arrives from Moscow ordering dissolution…
EventRoman Catholic Bishop Augustin Misago, cleared of genocide charges
… by a Court of Law in Rwanda. Bishop Misago was arrested on 14 April 1999 and charged with helping orchestrate the 1994 Rwandan genocide that left more than…
PlaceGoshen
… Mafeking to serve as Bophuthatswana's capital. After the 1994 elections the two towns were merged under the name … the transport drivers were all Goshenites!…
EventMalawi voters take part in the first multiparty election in three decades
… should remain a one-party state. In the referendum, on 14 June 1993, 63% of those voting favoured adopting … officials, held a massive rally in January 1993…
PlaceSebokeng Township, Johannesburg
… in 1984. This saw radical fighting which only ended in 1994. Which then allowed for much needed, community building. … each with there own complex problems…
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
… National Symbols since 1994 In South Africa, we have a perse number of people and … The National Flag When South Africa became a democracy in 1994, not only…
BiographyFranco Frescura
… Negotiations Commission on National Symbols. In October 1994, Franco took up the position of Senior Manager … Available at www.francofrescura.co.za …
ArticleLiberation Struggle in South Africa
… up until South Africa's first democratic election in April 1994. This archive presents this history in two parts, … , and The Armed Struggle and Popular…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… held the first all inclusive democratic elections in April 1994. The ANC won 62.65% of the votes and became the ruling … in order to strengthen the…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… 30 injured in Benoni, Orlando, Alexandra and Sophiatown 14 May, Conference of representatives of executives of the … of Protest and Mourning is heeded. Since…
EventThe TEC decides on Bophuthatswana's incorporation following major unrest
… On 14 March, 1994, the Transitional Executive Council (TEC) …
PlaceImizamo Yethu, Hout Bay
… the Harbour. Imizamo Yethu has a Population of roughly 14,000 Residents, who are mainly Xhosa speaking. The Informal … in March/April 1991 (Gawith and Sowman…
Writer’s of The Constitution
… Cape Town Constitutional Assembly After the elections in 1994 the new Parliament - working as the Constitutional … government would govern after the…
PlaceVictoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
It started off with a small Jetty, built by Jan van Riebeeck in 1654 as part of his task to establish a Refreshment Station at the Foot of Africa for the Dutch…
BiographyJomo Kenyatta
… at Lodwar (a particularly remote desert army post) on 14 April 1959. The Mau Mau Rebellion had been crushed by the …
BiographyDimitri Tsafendas
… mother, his housemaid, Amelia Williams, in Mozambique on 14 January 1918. Early life Aged three, Tsafendas was sent to …
ArticleGhallywood: An Evolution of Ghana’s Film Industry
… the 1980s only approximately 20 Ghanaian films were made. [14] Due to the lack of state support and funding, and an … Heritage’”, African Today, (46), (2),…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
… negotiations with government until it met a list of 14 demands. Violence During CODESA 2 ↵ During the first half … reorganization of the SABC. [xxiii] Ohlson…
Address to the Nation by President Thabo Mbeki, 21 September 2008
… the opportunity to serve in public office during the last 14 years as the Deputy President and President of South … in the decades before the attainment of…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… in the 1990s, MK suspended the armed struggle. After the 1994 elections MK forces were integrated into the South … the release from Robben Island of Walter…