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EventAfrican Mineworkers’ strike starts
… Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), which was active in distributing pamphlets and other material related to the … Fifty-one persons, mainly Communists,…
EventANC Constitutional proposals are disclosed
… be a need for establishing a government of national unity in order to address the people's fears. The NEC's proposals … for an interim government would not…
EventSouth Africa relinquishes sovereignty over Walvis Bay
… Location: back to this day in history search archive Walvis Bay, from the Dutch for "Whale Bay", is situated in Namibia, along the west coast of southern…
Mandela video clips
… following release – 1990 Presidential inauguration – 1994 Madiba lifts the Rugby World Cup – 1995 Joining Johnny …
PlaceZululand District Municipality
… St Lucia Wetland Park and the Maloti Drakensberg Park. In the 1840's, it became known as the British Colony of … into the Natal province after the end of…
ArchiveCOSATU: National Voter Education Day
… Notice of voter education day on Thursday 10th March 1994. Artwork of ballot box. Four blocks with ANC logo, ANC …
PlaceVoortrekker Monument
… The Voortrekker Monument is located just South of Pretoria, in South Africa. This massive granite Structure is … Battle of Blood River, commemorated in South…
EventMandela signs a law into bill creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
… (TRC) became an integral and restorative component in the advent of democracy in South Africa. Its role was primarily to uncover human … The lack of racial…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces withdrawal of Internal Stability Units (ISU)
… On 1 February 1994 President F.W. de Klerk announced the withdrawal of the … unit within the police force and this had resulted in a constant outcry from the…
42nd African National Congress Conference: Resolutions, 20 December, 1953
… to work out a "FREEDOM CHARTER" for all peoples and groups in the country. To this end, Conference urges the A.N.C. … them the plan of Congress and obtain…
EventThe Constitution of the Republic of South Africa is approved by Parliament
… is regarded as one of the most progressive constitutions in the world. The process that led to its approval was not an easy one. It began in 1990 with the…
South African and World leaders
… and communities live side by side and even together in South Africa, each with their own stories and background. … Prize for Peace in 1993. When the ANC won…
ArchiveDaai geld, daai geld, daai baie geld!
… Pamphlet produced by the African National Congress for the 1994 elections. Title translated into English reads, That …
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… Walter Sisulu joined the ANC in 1940. He was elected to the executive committee of the ANC Youth League in 1944 and in 1949, was instrumental in the ANC's…
Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, Manmohan Singh, on the occasion of the Official Dinner, Presidential Guest House, Pretoria, 2 October 2006.
… Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, …
PlaceGroote Schuur High School
… English-medium school Groote Schuur High School was founded in 1959 as a co-educational Afrikaans High School in the Vredenhof residence, presently the Frank…
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
… The National Party was elected in 1948 on the policy of Apartheid ('separateness'). This … government declared it to be a White zoned area (Maharaj,1994: 6)…
PlaceSchanskop Fort, Pretoria
… NMC legislation on 29 June 1938. After the Jameson Raid in 1896, President Paul Kruger of the "Zuid-Afrikaansche … of the four Forts constructed during 1897…
PlaceQuaqua
… created for the Southern Sotho people from a reserve in the Orange Free State (OFS) that had been granted to the … there were 20 000 residents, which…
EventSouth Africa signs SADC treaty
… Co-ordination Conference (SADCC). It was formed in 1 April 1980 following the adoption of the Lusaka … community. This participation was confirmed on 28…
EventThe new ochre-red, white and green tri-colour of the Transkei is adopted
… policies (Apartheid) of H.F. Verwoerd resulted in the 'awarding' of 'self-government' to four of these 10 homelands including an area known as the Transkei…
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
… Relations between Russia and South Africa In the late-19th century, Russia was engaged in rivalry with … One group was headed by Barney Desai , president 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 … International Relations, and was appointed as a Professor in both these…
EventZulu King Zwelithini threatens to establish a separate Zulu state
… On 14 February 1994 Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini told President F.W. de … seen to be intervening on behalf of Freedom Alliance (FA) in circumstances where…
EventThree Zimbabwean intelligence officers stand trial for a bomb attack on an ANC house
… Woods, Michael Smith and Philip Conjwayo were arrested in Zimbabwe in connection with the bombing that killed the driver of the … bomb injured three ANC…
ArchiveAddress on the Occasion of the 107th Anniversary of the ANC by Cyril Ramaphosa, Ohlange Institute, Ethkwini, 8 January 2019
… Dube – to signify how firmly our present is embedded in our past. We are here to affirm the unbreakable thread … their vision. Twenty-five years ago, on the…
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
… With the inception of apartheid in 1948, numerous repressive laws limited the freedom and … South Africans. External resistance to the policy came in the…
EventZubeida Jaffer is detained, while pregnant, by the security police under Apartheid regulations
… Jaffer was detained more than once as she was also held in police custody between August-October 1980 in solitary confinement and charged with possession of…
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… its inception on 24 October 1945. Political developments in South Africa particularly after the takeover of the government by the National Party (NP) in 1948…
EventNelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed away
… icon of South Africa’s liberation struggle. Imprisoned in 1964 for his role in the African National Congress’ (ANC) struggle against the … the Nobel Peace…