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EventANC government tension continues
… On the day that the first serious talks between the Minister …
EventANC denies responsibilities for the unrest in homelands
… On this day in 1990, the African National Congress (ANC) … Nelson Mandela [online] www.nelsonmandela.org [Accessed on 14 march 2014] …
EventANC agrees to facilitate SA rugby’s return to international games
… of South African rugby into international competition on condition that a non-racial controlling board was …
EventBus drivers strike because of lack of protection
… General Workers' Union (TGWU), a COSATU affiliate, went on strike because of lack of protection from Inkatha …
EventMakgatho Mandela dies
… Zondi Mandela, had died of pneumonia at the age of 46 on 13 July 2003. Makgatho was survived by four sons, Mandla, …
EventKing Mswati III buys another luxury car
… who 'runs a large family and a small kingdom'. On his birthday in April, he bought ten BMW seven series …
EventPatricia de Lille testifies at Schabir Shaik’s trial
… Schabir Shaik, four years after she sounded alarm on the possible irregularities in South Africa's …
EventSA athlete Ernst van Dyk is hard done by at Paralympic games
… from the gun, but with 200m to go the Mexican came through on the outside and cut the South African off, forcing his …
EventCardoso’s murderers convicted in Mozambique
… the death squad, was tried in absentia while he was still on the run and received a twenty-eight years prison sentence. …
EventMarike de Klerk is found murdered
… evidence to sustain the claim. Mboniswa was found guilty on counts of housebreaking, robbery and murder by Judge … ', [Online] Available at: www.theguardian…
EventDecision to integrate city councils of Pretoria area
… following city councils and local authorities amalgamated on 5 December 2000 to form the new municipality: The Greater …
EventFirst victim of the land invasions in Zimbabwe, David Stevens, is murdered
… land. He was the first White farmer to be killed in the on-going land confrontations involving so-called "war …
EventThe ANC leader in the KwaZulu Natal midlands, Sifiso Nkabinde, is expelled from the ANC
… Sifiso Nkabinde was expelled on the 7 April 1997 for allegedly being a spy for the …
Roelf Meyer and Bantu Holomisa confer
… a new party called the United Democratic Movement (UDM) on 27 September 1997. In later years Meyer resigned his …
EventMandela reshuffles the cabinet
… of national unity. Liebenberg's resignation took effect on April 4, the end of the 1995 - 1996 financial year. The …
EventSouth African Police announce arrest of serial killer
… after the discovery of the remains of fifteen women buried on a hillside in Cleveland, east of Johannesburg in June … Crimezz, [online] Available at: www…
EventLabour pioneer Samuel Long is arrested
… also charged with high treason and the possession of loot. On 17 November 1922, he was hanged at the Central Prison in …
EventTrader and art collector Habib Rajab is born
… service, post office service and other areas. He died on 7 October 1973, aged 58, and was buried in Brooke Street …
EventMoses Josiah Madiba is born
… Northern and Southern Transvaal synods in 1963. He died on 2 January 1985 in Seshego, Pietersburg district. …
EventThe Great Comet of 1901
… On 24 April 1901 a comet that became known as 'The Great …
EventAnnexation of the Orange Free State is announced
… Army, under Field Marshal Lord Roberts, launched an attack on the Orange Free State. President M T Steyn and General C R …
EventMa Tambo dies in Johannesburg
… to apartheid. Her funeral service at Wattville stadium on 2 February was attended by thousands of mourners, …
EventExplorer Karl Gottlieb Mauch dies
… in 1867 and the ruins of the ancient city of Zimbabwe. On his return to Potchefstroom, South African Republic, he …
EventWilliam J. Burchell (71), botanist and explorer of the South African interior, dies
… fortune, and he became quite isolated and disillusioned. On 23 March 1863, he ended his own life in London. Burchell …
EventPieter Jacobs Marais reports discovery of gold
… his discovery of alluvial gold in the Jukskei River on B.J. Liebenberg's farm, Bultfontein, in 1853. The site was …
EventSixty ANC refugees are airlifted out of Lesotho
… a non aggression pact with South Africa. Subsequently, on 1 January 1986 the South African Government closed its …
EventThe force of the Union of South Africa enters Windhoek, capital of South West Africa.
… was immediate fighting in different parts of the world. On 11 May 1915, South African troops entered Windhoek, the …
EventSA cricketer, Herschelle Gibbs is born
… he was allegedly caught smoking marijuana with team mates on a tour and in 2007, he faced disciplinary action after … , [online] Available at: www…
EventPieter Willem Botha resigns as state President of SA
… growing economic problems and diplomatic isolation. On 15 August, Mr. F.W. de Klerk was sworn in as Acting …
EventJoe Kachingwe is appointed Malawi’s first Ambassador to South Africa
… Ambassador to South Africa and assumes office in Pretoria on 29 July 1971. This diplomatic move by both countries …