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Amos Boshomane, unionist (SEAWU) of Germiston, is shot dead after having survived an earlier attack on 25 November 1987.
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. 249. … Amos Boshomane, unionist (SEAWU)…
Robert Mangaliso (Wonder) Sobukwe (54), founder member and first president of the Pan Africanist Congress, dies in the Kimberle
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … (Wonder) Sobukwe (54), founder member and first…
Griffiths Mlungisi Mxenge, civil rights lawyer, political activist and husband of Victoria Mxenge, is born in King William’s To
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista. … civil rights lawyer, political activist and husband of Victoria…
The Supreme Court upholds the 19th Amendment to the constitution that guaranteed the right of women to vote.
… Amendment to the constitution that guaranteed the right of women to vote. …
Anglo-Boer War 2: British troops under Gen. Redvers Buller break through the Boer lines during the Battle of Pietershoogte.
… Buller break through the Boer lines during the Battle of Pietershoogte. …
Defence Minister General Magnus Malan says all activities of the clandestine Civil Co-operation Bureau (CCB) have been suspende
… Defence Minister General Magnus Malan says all activities of the clandestine Civil Co-operation Bureau (CCB) have been …
All 343 political prisoners on Robben Island begin a hunger strike, signalling the start of a nationwide campaign for the uncon
… Robben Island begin a hunger strike, signalling the start of a nationwide campaign for the uncon …
A memorial service, attended by several dignitaries, is held for Archbishop Denis Hurley at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart i
… is held for Archbishop Denis Hurley at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart i …
The ANC submits its constitutional blueprint to CODESA. It suggests a two-phase transitional period of multiparty rule for fift
… to CODESA. It suggests a two-phase transitional period of multiparty rule for fift …
Father Bernard Huss, founder of the first cooperative associations for Black farmers in SA, is born in Wurtemberg, Germany.
… Father Bernard Huss, founder of the first cooperative associations for Black farmers in …
Sixteen year old Valliamma Mudaliar dies of a fever contracted in prison while taking part in the Indian passive resistance.
… Sixteen year old Valliamma Mudaliar dies of a fever contracted in prison while taking part in the …
The Star newspaper reports that Defence Minister, Magnus A. Malan, knew as early as 1987 of a secret "hit squad" made
… Defence Minister, Magnus A. Malan, knew as early as 1987 of a secret "hit squad" made …
Khama III (in Tswana: Kgama), paramount chief of the Bamangwato in the Bechuanaland Protectorate (later Botswana), dies in Sero
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 6, p. 374 … Khama III (in Tswana: Kgama), paramount chief…
WW1: Battle of Verdun in France begins with a massive German artillery bombardment. It is the longest and bloodiest battle
… WW1: Battle of Verdun in France begins with a massive German artillery …
A former president of the Eastern Cape Agricultural Union, Fred Pettit, is stabbed to death in his house near Queenstown.
… A former president of the Eastern Cape Agricultural Union, Fred Pettit, is …
Unrest among Black workers over wage improvement continues. Police arrest 244 African workers, of whom 169 are subsequently cha
… improvement continues. Police arrest 244 African workers, of whom 169 are subsequently cha …
Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki unveils a statue of Mau Mau leader Dedan Kimathi Waciuri, hanged by the colonial government more
… Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki unveils a statue of Mau Mau leader Dedan Kimathi Waciuri, hanged by the …
Kenneth Kaunda, the former president of Zambia, is charged with concealing information about a failed coup. In June, the ch
… Kenneth Kaunda, the former president of Zambia, is charged with concealing information about a …
Two car bombs explode near Algiers, killing twelve and wounding thirty-five during the final hours of Ramadan celebrations.
… twelve and wounding thirty-five during the final hours of Ramadan celebrations. …
In a first-phase report, the Commonwealth Observer Mission to South Africa (COMSA) concludes that this country was "one of
… South Africa (COMSA) concludes that this country was "one of …
The Commonwealth Committee on Southern Africa decides to maintain sanctions until promises of reform in South Africa are carrie
… Africa decides to maintain sanctions until promises of reform in South Africa are carrie …
The Most Reverend Janani Luwum, Anglican archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga-Zaïre and two government ministers ar
… The Most Reverend Janani Luwum, Anglican archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga-Zaïre and two government …
South African Indian Council Act No 31 commences. It establishes a Council consisting of 25 members appointed by the Minister o
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Act No 31 commences. It establishes a Council…
Sheiks Mutondi Makhado, businessman and well-known leader in the area of Black economic empowerment, is born in Johannesburg. H
… Hayes, S. (ed)(2000). Who's Who of Southern Africa 2001 ..., Graighall: Jonathan Ball … Makhado, businessman and well-known leader in the area of Black…
In announcing the 1982 Defence Budget, Owen Horwood reaffirms that the government’s highest priority remains that of giving Sou
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … that the government’s highest priority remains that…
The Santo Alberto is wrecked on the coast of Pondoland. The survivors who reached Delagoa Bay established considerably greater
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 618. … The Santo Alberto is wrecked on the coast of…
World TB Day, instituted to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world.
… that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world. …
South Africa is banned from competing in the Davis Cup, as a result of South Africa’s apartheid stand in sport.
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … is banned from competing in the Davis Cup, as a…
At least seventeen people are killed in Langa, a Black township near Port Elizabeth, during a commemoration of the twenty-fifth
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Black township near Port Elizabeth, during a…
This year’s 46664 concert, named after Mandela’s prison number under apartheid, highlights the plight of women and girls, who a
… prison number under apartheid, highlights the plight of women and girls, who a …