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EventHundreds of thousands of Hutus flee to Zaire
… it was Hutu extremists who believed Habyarimana was about to implement the Arusha Peace Accords that had ended the civil war. The immediate consequence was a…
EventWaluz and Derby-Lewis are sentenced to death
… Presiding Judge C.F. Eloff sentenced Polish immigrant and supporter of the … and Conservative Party (CP) politician Clive Derby-Lewis to death for…
EventFirst air flight from London to South Africa
… than air flight had progressed considerably, partly due to the outbreak of World War One. Britain, having emerged victorious from this war also possessed a…
Letter from Neville Curtis, NUSAS, to Dear Sir
… President of NUSAS, reporting on the reason for opposition to the sale of "instruments of violence" to the Nationalist Government and various developments ……
EventANC calls on International community to save lives
… with aggravating circumstances. They were sentenced to death while six others were given prison sentences. The … nine were accused of murdering the two women…
EventMandela and de Klerk agree to restart talks
… Mandela and de Klerk agree that they would go back to constitutional negotiations, after the ANC had suspended … (Codesa) . Codesa was at the time beginning…
EventVigilante mob beats man to death in Diepsloot
… Elvis Ramoloyi was beaten to death by a mob after a confrontation with two men who got upset when he reversed … Sapa (2004) Vigilante mob beats man to death…
ArchiveLetter from Priscilla Hall to Agneta Ekman-Wingate
… Letter from Priscilla Hall to Agneta Ekman-Wingate appealing for funding, publicity and … Glenmore resettlement against government's proposed plans to…
ArchiveLetter from Oliver Tambo to the NEC Secretariat
… Letter from Oliver Tambo to the NEC Secretariat regarding the NWC agenda, giving the … Zambian Security adequate notice of the ANC's intention to bring 100…
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 formally announced that South…
ArchiveCircular from N Pityana to all SRCs and SASO
… Circular letter written to Student Representative Council's in support of the resolution by Black students to boycott Black Universities if any further Black…
EventHalley’s Comet reaches the closest point to earth
… comet around the sun. Halley was also the first astronomer to suggest that comets are naturally occurring phenomena in … are seen as portents or signs that…
EventMedicines Control Council threatens to de-register Nevirapine
… The Medicines Control Council (MCC) threatens to de-register Nevirapine unless further studies and … can show its efficacy in the prevention of mother to…
EventP.W. Botha petitioned to open all sports venues
… The Sowetan reported that a petition calling for all sports venues to be opened to all races was handed to the state president, … signed by 30 000 White…
ArchiveSport: Threat to the security of the state
… belittling awards. Inequality on the sportsfield is linked to inequalities in democracy in the country and people are urged to look beyond the sportsfield to…
EventTranskei announces plans to unban ANC and PAC
… Ndamase, announced that his homeland government plans to unban the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan … Matanzima, banned the two parties for their…
EventANC and government to surge ahead with reforms
… In spite of Inkatha's rejection of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA), the African National Congress (ANC) and government decided to go…
EventDecision to integrate city councils of Pretoria area
… announced that several autonomous city councils were going to merge to form the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (CTMM). … and local authorities…
EventShaba War in Zaire comes to an end
… The first Shaba war (also referred to as Shaba I) broke out on 8 March 1977 in the Democratic … town of Dilolo, in the western Shaba region, en route to the…
EventANC makes demands changes to facilitate democratic elections
… National Executive Committee (NEC) presents five demands to be met during the year in order to facilitate South … of multilateral talks in the form of the…
ArchiveLetter from Errol K. Moorcroft to Reverend David Russell
… Letter from Errol K. Moorcroft to Reverend David Russell relating to the eviction of farm dwellers at Wolseley Estate, Kei Road … Letter from Errol K…
Letter from Jeff Duma Baqwa to Welile Nhlapho
… Notification to members of the Literacy Sub-Committee of meetings to be held during 1973, including an Agenda for the meeting … Letter from Jeff Duma Baqwa…
ArchiveLetter from Neville Curtis, NUSAS, to Dear Sir
… opposition of the National Union of South African Students to the supply of arms to South Africa and giving reasons for this stance. … Letter from Neville…
ArchiveVictimisation of union activists leads to Court case
… Following Alfa's refusal to deal with the National Automobile and Allied Workers Union … activists, the union has launched an urgent application to the…
ArchiveDemonstrate June 5th womens right to work
… Green, red, black and white poster. Notice of a march from County Hall to Battersea Park. Organised by the Action Committee for a Woman's Right to Work…
ArchiveLetter from O Menyatso to Messrs Makiwane and Nkobi
… Letter from O Menyatso of the Botswana National Front to Messrs Makiwane and Nkobi regarding letters sent to the Botswana National Front by the ANC. States…
ArchiveOpening address to the 56th NUSAS Congress
… Students, Durban, November 1978. Refers, inter alia, to challenges faced by the National Union, its programme of Africanisation, and to the banning of Laura…
ArchiveLetter from Neville Curtis, NUSAS, to Dear Sir
… taken by the National Council of NUSAS. Includes a letter addressed to the Prime Minister. Appendix to President's Report at the 47th Annual Congress of the …
EventThe SA government grants ‘Independent’ status to Venda
… the South African government granted 'independence' status to Venda, which became the Republic of Venda. Venda was … rejected the independence of Venda…
EventCOMSA calls on SA to move towards election
… In a first-phase report, the Commonwealth Observer Mission to South Africa (COMSA), concluded that based on its homicide … country was one of the most…