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The second elections to the Coloured Persons’ Representative Council result in thirty-one of the Council’s forty elective seats
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Persons’ Representative Council result in thirty…
Lt.-Col. Hermanus Christiaan (Manie) Bredell, chief adjunct commissioner of the SA Police, dies on his farm Zonneheuwel, near M
… Christiaan (Manie) Bredell, chief adjunct commissioner of the SA Police, dies on his farm Zonneheuwel, near M …
Senior US officials say that a high-ranking member of exiled Saudi multimillionaire Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda terrorist networ
… Senior US officials say that a high-ranking member of exiled Saudi multimillionaire Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda …
Mugabe is re-elected as president in Zimbabwe with 92.7% of the vote but the opposition contests the results.
… Mugabe is re-elected as president in Zimbabwe with 92.7% of the vote but the opposition contests the results. …
Anglo-Boer War 2: A Great combined Republican Council of War is held at Kroonstad, attended by both presidents and commanders o
… Anglo-Boer War 2: A Great combined Republican Council of War is held at Kroonstad, attended by both presidents and …
Evidence of the government’s complicity in the abortive coup plot against the Seychelles’ Socialist government, is taken in cam
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Evidence of the government’s complicity in the…
Samuel Alfred (Taffy) Long, heralded by subsequent labour histories as one of SA’s greatest working-class martyrs, is arrested
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. … Long, heralded by subsequent labour histories as one of SA’s…
Lord Selborne (William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selbourne) is appointed High Commissioner for South Africa in succession
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 578 | … Lord Selborne (William Waldegrave Palmer,…
Stephanus Schoeman, colourful figure in Transvaal history and commander-in-chief of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, is born ne
… figure in Transvaal history and commander-in-chief of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, is born ne …
The United Nations Security Council censures South Africa for its flagrant defiance of Council Resolution 245 (1968) calling fo
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Council censures South Africa for its flagrant…
South Africa signs treaties with Swaziland on the establishment and functioning of the joint Water Commission and the developme
… with Swaziland on the establishment and functioning of the joint Water Commission and the developme …
Portuguese navigator Bartholomew Diaz erects his first padrao (stone cross) at Kwaaihoek near the mouth of the Bushman’s River
… his first padrao (stone cross) at Kwaaihoek near the mouth of the Bushman’s River …
Paramount Chief Stella Sigcau of Transkei tells the Assembly that legislation is to be introduced making it a capital offence t
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Paramount Chief Stella Sigcau of Transkei tells the…
Five rebels of the Slachter’s Nek Rebellion, Cornelius Faber, Hendrik Prinsloo, Theunis de Klerk, and brothers Stefanus and Abr
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 655. … Five rebels of the Slachter’s Nek Rebellion,…
Fifteen suspected mercenaries are arrested in Equatorial Guinea, including the alleged leader of the advance party, Nick du Toi
… in Equatorial Guinea, including the alleged leader of the advance party, Nick du Toi …
Britain and the United States veto a draft resolution in the United Nations Security Council, following the banning of organisa
… the United Nations Security Council, following the banning of organisa …
”The City of Pretoria no longer exists”, a spokesman for the African National Congress’s Tshwane region says in a statement iss
… ”The City of Pretoria no longer exists”, a spokesman for the African …
Pierre-Claver Rwangabo, the governor of Rwanda’s southern province Butare, is assassinated in an ambush. The prime minister bla
… Pierre-Claver Rwangabo, the governor of Rwanda’s southern province Butare, is assassinated in an …
Enoch Mgijima, Fingo prophet of the Israelites sect in the Eastern Cape, dies in Ntabelanga. His followers, believing Enoch’s c
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 383 … Enoch Mgijima, Fingo prophet of the…
A nationwide strike shuts down most of Zimbabwe’s economy and the government threatens to punish those who encouraged the prote
… A nationwide strike shuts down most of Zimbabwe’s economy and the government threatens to punish …
President Samora Machel of Mozambique closes his frontier with Rhodesia, seizes all Rhodesian assets in the country and places
… President Samora Machel of Mozambique closes his frontier with Rhodesia, seizes all …
A gangway collapses when passengers board a ferry on the Congo River, drowning at least 147 in the Republic of Congo.
… on the Congo River, drowning at least 147 in the Republic of Congo. …
The African National Congress (ANC) elects Nelson Mandela as Deputy President of the organisation. It also announces its decisi
… Congress (ANC) elects Nelson Mandela as Deputy President of the organisation. It also announces its decisi …
South Africa Act Amendment Act No 9: Effectively revalidates the 1951 Separate Representation of Voters Act, which has been cha
… Effectively revalidates the 1951 Separate Representation of Voters Act, which has been cha …
Rwandan Hutu rebels, claiming they oppose American and British support of the Tutsi government in Rwanda, abduct eight foreign
… rebels, claiming they oppose American and British support of the Tutsi government in Rwanda, abduct eight foreign …
A delegation of the Special Committee against Apartheid begins its ten-day visit to South Africa. The mission, who established
… A delegation of the Special Committee against Apartheid begins its ten-day …
Dr M.S. (Tinie) Louw, SA businessman and entrepreneur who was co-founder and president of the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut (AH
… and entrepreneur who was co-founder and president of the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut (AH …
The Volksraad of the South African Republic (ZAR) passes a law denying the judicature the right to test Volksraad resolutions
… The Volksraad of the South African Republic (ZAR) passes a law denying the …
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Poplar Grove (or Modderrivierspoort) takes place. President Paul Kruger escapes with the help o
… 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau | SA National Museum of Military History. (1999). Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 , … Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Poplar…
Bruce Grobbelaar, a former SA coach, Hans Segers, and John Fashanu are exonerated on charges of manipulating soccer results, be
… Hans Segers, and John Fashanu are exonerated on charges of manipulating soccer results, be …