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EventUgandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announces the proposed division of Buganda
… most powerful province independent Uganda and considered a threat to the central government Hence the decision to divide the … by six ministers advised by…
EventDr Ali Bacher, director of the SACU, announces the shortening of the ‘rebel cricket tour ‘as a gesture of support for the country’s dramatic political changes
… They took place between the period of 1982 and 1990, a time when South Africa was banned from International … Cricket. In 1990, when South Africa went…
EventNames of 303 banned people are published
… A government notice published on 6 November 1964 gave the … so-called 90 Day Act), consisting largely of amendments to the Suppression of Communism Act, had…
EventSA artist Tshela Matsoso is born
… 1972 he studied at the Bill Ainslie Studios and traveled to France, England and Italy. He then worked for the SABC as a graphic artist. Between 1970 and 1988…
EventPresident John Vorster resigns
… after twelve years in office, B.J. Voster was elected to the unprecedented honorary position of State President. … of Information. Vorster was implicated in…
EventNP Secretary-General Stoffel Van der Merwe resigns
… (52), who left the cabinet at the request of President F.W. de Klerk to take up the appointment of National Party (NP) secretary-general, a post which he…
EventNelson Mandela announces intentions on nationalisation policy
… Nelson Mandela stated that his party was prepared to abandon its long-held policy of nationalisation if the … that the ANC welcomes dialogue with the…
EventDictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending his 22 year rule
… as policemen in the Italian governed part of Somalia prior to World War Two, Barre was found to excel in the sphere of … Somalia gained independence he…
EventProposal for a new constitution
… Viljoen on 27 August 1990 said that negotiations for a new South African constitution should begin in 1991 and be … National Congress suggested that equal…
EventCOSATU conference prohibited and organisers restricted
… conference organised by COSATU in Cape Town, which aimed to include delegates from a broad spectrum of anti-apartheid organisations, and … homes or…
EventCosatu calls for three days national protest against the Labour Relations Amendment Bill (LRA)
… restrictions on political organisations. The bill sought to curb the growing union movement and undermine gains made by workers since the 1970s. Cosatu's…
EventFormer anti-apartheid activist, Allan Boesak accuses ANC
… was one of the participants in the Rainbow Debate at a heritage festival held in Eersterust Township, east of … Boesak maintained he had stopped calling or…
EventSibusiso Vilane tells about his conquest of Everest
… Sibusiso Vilane, became the first Black South African to reach the top of Mount Everest, an 8 848m Himalayan peak, … briefing at parliament about his…
EventThe TRC is set up by parliament
… The South African parliament approved legislation to set up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1995. … former victims of human rights abuses told…
EventGifted writer and actor William Modisane is born
… book Blame Me on History, which was in many ways similar to Can Themba's short story Requiem for Sophiatown (destroyed … Me on History was an examination of…
EventGeorge Christopher Cato (79), Natal pioneer and first mayor of Durban, dies
… 1893. Cato was born in London, England in 1814. He came to South Africa as a trader. He was asked to plan Durban while it was still under the Natalia…
EventThe Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence) begins
… Three years prior to this date, the British had annexed the Transvaal under Shepstone. Following this was a period of passive resistance and repeated…
EventThe railway line between Durban and Pietermaritzburg is completed
… in South Africa. The line was constructed as result of a mounting need for transport, as Natal had to hold its own in the advance of commerce and the general…
EventSouth African author and feminist Olive Schreiner is born
… African author Olive Emilie Albertina Schreiner is born to Gottlob and Rebecca (Rebekah) Schreiner. During her youth … Department of Tourism in the Eastern…
EventLesotho’s deputy Prime Minister shot
… Pakalitha Mosisili and Kelebone Maope in the mutiny over a planned government probe into the army. Parliament, whose … assistance, South African Defence…
EventTwenty die in an armed assault in a mosque in Khartoum, Sudan
… In a massacre on 4 February 1994 Abbas al-Bager Abbas opened … fire killing 20 praying muslims and wounding 33 others in a mosque in Khartoum, Sudan. Abbas…
EventCecil Edwin Frans Skotnes is born in East London, Eastern Cape
… Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes,a muralist and graphic artist, was born on 1 June 1926 in … served in the South African forces in Italy. On his return to South…
EventJazz musician Victor Ntoni dies at the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg
… Mhleli Ntoni died of heart attack, after he was admitted to hospital on Thursday due to persistent cough. The famous … jazz bass player was born in Langa ,…
EventAlbertina Sisulu’s banning order is renewed
… Sisulu, the wife of Walter Sisulu who was serving a life sentence Robben Island had her banning order renewed for another five years after the expiry of a…
EventThe prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa is resumed
… Nujoma. South Africa’s occupation of Namibia dates back to 1914 during the First World War. At the time of its occupation by South Africa Namibia was a…
EventAndré Phillipus Brink, well-known SA author, is born
… Die Sestigers ("The Sixty-ers"). The group used literature to speak up against Apartheid and to bring about a European influence to Afrikaans literature…
EventMiss Namibia, Michelle Mclean, model and masseuse, is crowned Miss Universe in Bangkok, Thailand
… had won the 1991 Miss Namibia pageant as well as making it to the top 5 of Miss World in the same year. After winning … Mclean joined South African pay…
EventDr JT van der Kemp, controversial missionary and physician, dies
… Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp was the first missionary to work among the Xhosa. He became involved with the Khoi … out of favour with the White settlers…
EventAlexis Preller, SA visual artist, dies
… was born on 6 September 1911 in Pretoria. Before pursuing a career in art, he had worked as a clerk. He left for England in 1934 where he studied art at the…
Fighting Talk
… Fighting Talk was initially a publication of the Springbok Legion of ex-servicemen and … Appearing monthly, the periodical was edited over a period of…