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EventThe Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, to which SA is a signatory, is signed in Vienna
… break down the ozone layer. The Vienna convention signed on 22 March 1985 is a multilateral environmental agreement in … [online] Available at: https:/…
Archive of documents pertaining to Pixley ka Isaka Seme
… October 24, 1911 Pixley ka Seme public lecture, reported on 16 April 1906 (PDF) Pixley Seme letter, 5 September 1908 …
EventSouth African artist Fikile Magadledla is born
… Fikile Magadlela was born on 13 December 1952 in Newclare, Johannesburg. He was a self- … Kuper, J., (2011), Repatriated 'struggle' work goes on show , from…
EventFietas, site of forced removal in Johannesburg, is renamed Pageview
… that continued into the 1980s. Related SAHO feature on Fietas, Pageview. …
EventThe Second Battle of El Alamein starts
… a second attack at El Alamein, a town in northern Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea coast. Many South African soldiers … Available at: www.militaryhistory.about…
EventHendrik Jacobus Coetsee is born
… Bloemfontein West constituency. As a MP, Coetsee served on various parliamentary committees and commissions. He also …
EventSA’s first official commercial airline service is launched
… Africa under the name of Union Airways Company (Pty). On this date the first flight between Maitland and Port …
EventJournalist and political activist Selby Msimang dies
… and political activist, Henry Selby Msimang, died on 29 March 1982 in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg. Msimang was a …
EventElizabeth Taylor remarries Richard Burton in Botswana
… her ex-husband Richard Burton, also an actor, while on holiday in Chobe Game Park, Botswana. Taylor and Burton … ‘ 1975: Liz Taylor and Richard Burton…
EventManuel Pinto da Costa becomes the president
… National Assembly. The constitution, which was promulgated on December 12, 1975, effectively vested absolute power in …
EventThe Bantu Labour Regulations Amendment Bill becomes operative
… to various restrictions and apartheid still being imposed on labour unions, many Black trade unions were not interested …
EventDorothy Fischer becomes the first South African woman to undergo a heart transplant
… years later, Dr Chris Barnard, who with his team operated on her, conceded that she had died of "chronic rejection" of …
EventRand Afrikaans University is established
… of Johannesburg (UJ). UJ was officially launched on 1 January 2005. It now boasts four campuses, Auckland Park …
EventNUSAS President Ian Robertson is banned
… of Cape Town. Senator Kennedy visited him at his apartment on the way in from the airport. References: Student Movements …
EventNico Basson says that SADF had supplied weapons and covert assistance to IFP in order to weaken the ANC
… party leader, Roelf Meyer, called the conflict 'Black on Black violence', denying any state involvement. Basson … ANC ANC Submission on Media to the Truth…
EventDictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending his 22 year rule
… He was eventually ousted by his people and he fled Somalia on 28 January 1991. He ruled Somalia for 22 years. …
EventBilateral talks to continue
… a negotiated settlement regarding the state of affairs. On 27 November, 1990, a joint ANC-government statement was …
EventProposal for a new constitution
… Minister of Constitutional Development, Gerrit Viljoen on 27 August 1990 said that negotiations for a new South …
EventThe Battle of Blood River
… On 16 December 1838 the Battle of Blood River took place near …
EventIndependent Democrats benefits from floorcrossing rule
… councillors, mainly from New National Party (NNP), on the first day of the floor-crossing period. Other parties … News 24,'18 cross floor to ID on day one',…
EventRecognition of the Customary Marriages Act comes into effect
… marriage concluded in accordance with customary law based on section 15(3) of the Constitution, stating that … 1998 [online] Available at: www.justice.gov.za…
EventBafana Bafana wins over Ghana
… Eric Tinkler was shown his second yellow card for a trip on Kwame Ayew, three minutes into the second half. In spite …
EventBlack empowerment makes headway
… be sold at R50, a 7% discount to the prevailing prices on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Johnnic's board would be …
EventSouth Africa’s new constitution is approved
… The adoption of the South African Constitution on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning points in the history of …
EventCrime statistics released
… that violent crimes continue to have a serious impact on Black communities, with Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal being …
EventThe TRC is set up by parliament
… Reconciliation Commission in 1995. The Commission, based on the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No …
EventThe League of Nations is established
… The League of Nations, a practical suggestion and served on the committee which drafted the covenant of the League in …
EventSelf government is granted to the Transvaal
… representatives of the two Boer Republics and Britain on 31 May 1902. The implementation of this term was …
EventWalter Battiss is born in Somerset East
… Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts at UNISA at the age of 35. On 24 October 1981, the Walter Battiss Art Gallery at …
EventChief of the Lebelo group of the Ndebele, Johannes Jane Tane Kekana, dies
… clan of the Ndebele, Johannes Jane Tane Kekana, died on the farm Leeukraal, to the north of Hammanskraal and was … ,[Omline], available at: remembered.co.za …