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… Supreme Court in Grahamstown, accused of having conspired to take over a town and kill Whites, were acquitted on the … charge, but were given prison sentences ranging from seven to one year's imprisonment for being members of the illegal … a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. …

… the exhibition “FAVT: Future Africa Visions in Time” to Nairobi. The exhibition will be open to the public from April 7th to 28th at the Nairobi National Museum. After the celebratory …

… Post Transvaal and Sunday Post, two newspapers established to replace the banned World. Qoboza finally succumbed to the government pressure and left the country to live in United States. … a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , Westport: Greenwood. …

… in a counter-attack by the Tanzanian army, which managed to work its way to the Ugandan capital of Kampala in early 1979. In April 1979 Amin flees to Libya and leaves Tanzania in sole charge of the country. …

… High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) would be requested to help in repatriating about 40,000 political exiles to South Africa from countries with which Pretoria did not … that they received 6000 applications of exiles who wanted to return. References: Keesing's Record of World Events, News …

… allegedly done by askari (former ANC member who defected to the Bureau of State Security ) members after his return … the Security police allegedly delayed the victim getting to the hospital and he subsequently died. Police claimed that they shot Njakazi because he was attempting to steal a white woman's bag. …

… government. Homelands like Bophutatswana were not willing to accept the Pretoria Minute and the South African government was unwilling to put pressure on these governments to accept them. As a result, the ANC considered the …

… (TIC) on 15 October 1989, a rally was organised by the ANC to commemorate their release from prison. The rally, which … It was the first time that these leaders were able to speak to South Africans after 25 years. Their release from prison …

… rest of the twenty-five accused, the largest group ever to be convicted of murder in a single SA trial, received sentences ranging from six to eight years imprisonment and another six defendants were sentenced to community service. References: South African Institute of …

… suffered a mild stroke at the age of 73. He was scheduled to meet with Namibian political leaders on 20 January 1989, but could not attend the meeting due to his ailing condition. Acting president, Christiaan Heunis, … partially paralysed, but despite his health, Botha refused to resign and was subsequently ousted from office by members …

… under the presidency of Chief Lucas Mangope decides to withdraw its squatting charges against the Bosplaas … was a strategy applied by the Bophuthatswana government to make people recognise its 'independence' from South … charges were dropped, the Bophuthatswana police continued to arrest and intimidate this squatter community. …

… Minister Aziz Pahad, arrived in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) to help find a solution to the political unrest in the country. Thousands of people turned out on the streets to greet President Thabo Mbeki and the rest of his …

… year old Egyptian women, Waffa Mossaad Gabr, was the first to file for divorce under a new and highly opposed law that doesn't require women to prove physical or psychological harm on the part of their … from the northern area of Tanta, testified in her petition to the family court that she had no particular complaint …

… Transitional Executive Council and Nelson Mandela's call to the UN General Assembly to lift all sanctions with the exception of oil and arms … the Commonwealth and other foreign states pledged to lift their sanctions against SA. The European Community …

… 3,000 members of the South African Defence Force (SADF) to enforce the state of emergency in the province. The willingness and ability of the SADF members to execute their defensive mandate remained in doubt as about … armed Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) members were allowed to march through Empangeni. References: Keesing's Record of …

… and National Education Crisis Committee (NECC) gathered to issue a call for a one day work stay-away on June 16. The call was issued to all South Africans, Black and White, in commemoration of … protesting against the Bantu Education system. The aim was to ensure that June 16  be regarded as a public holiday …

… from its Annual General Conferences. The ILO objected to South Africa's system of racial discrimination and labour … peace and security". Initially, South Africa declined to withdraw, but on this date it stated in a communication its decision to withdraw from the organisation. The date is given as 14 …

… Dennis Brutus. The committee was specifically established to mobilise the international community more effectively and to establish itself as South Africa's official Olympic … SAN-ROC opposed all racial sport structures and went on to advocate for the expulsion of South Africa from the …

… It is Africa’s busiest Airport with the capacity to handle up to 28 million passengers annually. It is named after … controversy since the government had previously decided to no longer name airports after politicians. …

… Fanie Botha warned that the government was planning to take tougher l measures  to curb the rapidly expanding and increasingly militant black … that the newly established industrial court may be used to discipline certain unions. …

… and photographer. In 1833, he embarked on a journey to South Africa to catalogue the stars, nebulae, and other objects of the … he stayed on Table Mountain. In 1838, the couple returned to Britain. …

… by Christopher Till of the Johannesburg Art Gallery to curate an exhibition of art by 'black South Africans, I … educators and members of community-based organizations to establish whether such an exhibition was indeed necessary … because it was felt that the basic research needed to be done before an integrated history of South African art …

… that he discovered over 300 prehistoric sites. This led to a change of career from civil engineering to archeology for Lowe. By 1935, Lowe was well known both … archeologist. He was honored greatly for his service to the discipline. He died on in 1956 in Knysna. …

… and Ivory Coast John Paul was the first non-Italian ever to become pope. He is also known as the pope who was most vocal about human rights and used his influence to effect change. During his trip Paul got to spend time with the Masai of Kenya and met the King of the …

… the 80’s and gained fame in 1988 when he sold his ‘Letters to God’ series of drawings to the South African National Gallery in cape Town. In 1996 … reflects that. He still lives in Clermont and commutes to his studio in Umkhumbane/Cator Manor every working day. …

… 1. I have received the response of Mr F. W de Klerk to a memorandum which I addressed to him on the 26th June 1992. I enclosed the statement of the … responsible. Specific and concrete demands were made to Mr F. W de Klerk as a means of finding a way out of the …

… served as president of the Orange Free State from 1859 to 1863, the only man to have held both offices. Despite that success, however, his plans to merge the two republics were unsuccessful. Pretorius was …

… the border war raged along the 300 km frontier . According to official figures, 279 Swapo combatants and 23 security … Africa, Angola and Cuba signed the Mount Etjo Declaration to re-establish the ceasefire and facilitate the guerillas' withdrawal to Angola through Untag assembly points. …

… are further claims that there been sufficient material to place in the daily newspapers, but that the world will … so-called "free press" of South Africa; a press that seems to be free only to distort the news. …