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EventJody Scheckter
… On 29 January 1950 Jody David Scheckter was born in East …
The Struggle Continues and Grows More Intense - Statement by O. R. Tambo, 23 August 1984
… its apartheid system are living, perhaps even thriving, on borrowed time. Tomorrow is our day. Oliver R. Tambo …
EventTwo ANC members gunned down in Swaziland.
… On 4 June 1986, two African National Congress members, Sipho …
EventCourt go-ahead for United Democratic Front meetings
… a call for the unbanning of the African National Congress on 5 June 1986. The UDF issued the call a few days after the …
PlaceAlbasini Dam, Limpopo
… Soutpansberg under the ZAR. The ruins of his Residence, on the Western Bank of the Phabenspruit are 16 km North-West …
PlaceVictoria Tower, Uitenhage
… water culverts and widely spaced thatched houses situated on the street edge, with all the official buildings located …
PlaceElsie’s River
… The railway line from Cape Town reached Elsie's River on 13 February 1862. In 1980 the Suburb became a scene of …
PlaceRiebeeck Square, Cape Town.
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 February 1961. Riebeeck Square (block bounded by …
EventANC revolutionary propaganda leaflets exploded in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban
… On 13 August 1970, pamphlet bombs which scattered …
EventThe UN Security Council to lay down rules which would allow UN forces to enter Congo
… On 6 August 1960, the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, …
Foreword, By Nelson Mandela
… disenfranchised cut across ethnicity and had to be fought on a broad united front. He gave the formidable Natal Indian …
EventGertrude Shope, former president of the ANC Women’s League, is born
… grew up in Zimbabwe. She was trained as a teacher and went on to teach in Natal and Soweto. When she was 29 years old … [online] Available at: www…
EventRetired soccer player and founder of Kaizer Chiefs FC, Kaizer Motaung, is born in Soweto
… Kaizer Motaung was born on 16 October 1944 in Orlando East, Soweto, a township South … [online] Available at: www.kaizerchiefs.com [Accessed on 5 October…
EventGold Coast (Ghana) gains independence
… On 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast (now known as Ghana) gained …
EventAbdullah Abdurahman, medical doctor and Cape community leader, dies in Cape Town
… Abdurahman, medical doctor and Cape community leader, died on this day at the age of 69. Founder and leader of the …
EventUDF organises boycott of Coloured and Indian parliamentry elections
… On 22 August 1984 the United Democratic Front, an internal …
EventGang leader Andre Stander is shot dead in the United States of America
… shotgun, which resulted in him being shot. He died on the wet driveway to his apartment block while waiting for … [online], Available at: www.brightreview.co…
EventUDF is launched
… Community Centre in Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town on 20 August 1983. Its inception was inspired by the union of …
EventConnie Mulder resigns as a result of his involvement in plot to sell apartheid propaganda
… On 24 January 1979, the Minister of Information, Connie … '[Online] Available at: www.sahistory.org.za , [Accessed on 17 December 2013] …
EventUnrest breaks out at Naledi High School as Security police confront learners
… in Soweto schools was noticed by government authorities on 4 June. The students were unhappy about being compelled to …
EventInternational Olympic Committee re-admit South Africa
… Following the ban on South Africa by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) …
EventLesotho addresses political exiles in the country
… enclave surrounded by South Africa, was totally dependent on South Africa for economic survival. Political exiles were …
Event26 parties meet to discuss future negotiations
… Process (MPNP) opened at the World Trade Centre on 1 April 1993. It convened 26 participating parties …
EventVerwoerd’s grandson joins ANC
… within the ANC will be welcomed. Click here to read more on how Wilhelm Verwoerd overcame historic past and his …
EventAlgerian head of state Mohamed Boudiaf assassinated
… who was also a member of the council, to lead the country. On July 8, only a week later, Prime Minister Ghozali …
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk promises repeal of apartheid laws
… organizations. The announcement was made in Parliament on 1 February 1991 by de Klerk that he intended to repeal …
EventWinnie Mandela charged with kidnapping
… the torture of Seipei, who was sjamboked and bounced on the floor by Richardson. Related previous This Day in …
EventMozambique and Soviet Union reject Margo Commission’s finding
… off course by a decoy beacon as was alleged. Machel was on his way back from an international meeting in Malawi in …
EventGeneral Motors fails to leave RSA quietly
… to agree to demands by workers caused them to embark on strikes. As a result, workers occupied some of GM plants …
EventANC, COSATU and SACTU issues a joint statement in Lusaka
… utmost in pursuit of this goal. Click here to read more on the statement issued by the delegation of the ANC, COSATU …