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EventElsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson's book Born Free, dies in Kenya
… Babesia felis, a tick-borne blood disease, on 24 January 1961. Joy documented her experience with Elsa in a book …
Denis Goldberg: Freedom Fighter and Humanist
… Chapter 21 Denis and Osnabruck, the Peace City Chapter 22 Rainbow at the Cape - for a new South Africa Chapter 23 …
EventLabour Party Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war wins majority
… a special conference was held in Johannesburg on 22 August, where 82 votes to 30 supported the war. Unhappy …
Event11 die when the South African Defence Force (SADF) opens fire on negotiators in Sebokeng
… A previous violent attack had occurred in Sebokeng on 22 July 1990, when the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) was …
EventAngola, Cuba and South Africa allegedly signed a cease fire treaty
… were to be held in Angola. The treaty was signed on 22 December 1988. The battle of Cuito Cuanavale and the Cuban …
EventA vagrant from Johannesburg, Tim Singiswa on a one
… president, he said, he would have stopped the trial of the 22 alleged state plotters and found out whether they really …
EventArthur Conan Doyle, medic during the Second Anglo, is born
… Ignatius Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 22 May 1859. Although Doyle is best known for his writing of … 12 May 2009]|About.com This Day in…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
… under the leadership of F W de Klerk won 983 690 (22%) of the national votes, the Inkatha Freedom Party(IFP) …
EventCyril Ramaphosa is born
Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's former political and trade union activist was born in Johannesburg. He was one of the chief negotiators at the Codesa talks…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… Winnie Madikizela-Mandela , the couples' second daughter. 1961 The African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
… from Britain and pulling out of the Commonwealth in 1961. The liberation movement and exile These political … armed wing of the ANC uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… parties launched military wings of their organisations in 1961. …
EventTanzania gains independence
… first elections were planned for Tanganyika. On 9 December 1961, Tanganyika became an independent republic and became …
Entering Namibia without visas
… on South West Africa visited South West Africa in 1961 with the approval of the South African Government.] …
BiographyDr. Abu Baker Asvat
… Ebrahim and Mohammad, to pursue medical careers. In 1961, Asvat graduated from Johannesburg Indian High School …
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 2 : Bolshevik Footsoldiers to Victims of Bolshevisation 1931-1939 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
… 1932 (extracts) Document 15 Letter from E. Dennis to ECCI, 22 July 1932 Document 16 Letter from E. Dennis to Comintern, 22 October 1932 Document 17 Letter…
Poqo political trials and the execution of its operatives in the 1960s
… at Krugersdorp Regional Court, WLD Capital Case, 117/7/22/1340 ). At this stage the state charged all 4 accused … they would get their country back”. …
EventBanned PAC Leader, Robert Sobukwe, is refused an exit permit to leave SA
… On 22 June 1971 a Pretoria court ruled that the former leader of …
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, January 1946
… Council. Mandate over territory was under Article 22 Covenant League of Nations. Africans South West Africa no …
EventSS Mendi sinks in the English Channel on the way to France
… Labour Contingent. On board were 805 black privates, 22 white officers and a crew of 33. In his attempt to calm …
EventThe United Arab Republic is proclaimed by Egypt, Iraq, and Syria
… to engage in this initiative were Syria and Egypt on 22 February 1958. The agreement was signed by presidents …
EventThe first episode of Star Trek is aired on NBC
… an episode entitled "Plato's Stepchildren," which aired on 22 November 1968. Star Trek became a worldwide cultural …
EventMazizi Maqekeza, ANC member, is shot dead whilst in hospital in Maseru, Lesotho
… and was moved to a different ward without any reason. On 22 March 1988 he was shot and killed by unknown gunman …
EventBeginning of the Anglo-Zulu War, 10 January 1879
… claim that the 12 January 1879 (first attack) or the 22 January 1879 (first decisive battle of Isandlwana) marked …
PlaceOld Court House, Victoria Embankment, Durban
… a National Monument under old NMC legislation on the 22 August 1980! …
86. Non-racial sport
… as normal sport. Here we have included portions of the 22-page document. Source: Copy supplied by Mr. C. Docrat. THE … non-racial provincial boards soon…
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
… of the ANC's military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in 1961. By 1963, the headquarters of MK were raided and its …
EventAlbert Luthuli is elected as an ANC President
… being dropped, he was faced with another 5 year ban. In 1961, Luthuli was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He continued …
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… went on to study at the Catholic Seminary in Pretoria. In 1961 he joined the order of Franciscans in Ireland and …
EventLinguist and educationist Sedumedi Moloto is born
… College of the North (Turfloop) near Pietersburg. In 1961 he returned to the Potchefstroom circuit as …