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EventFurther chaos in Liberian civil war
… besieged Monrovia and Doe's 500-man security force refused to let him leave without them. Doe, amidst ethnic warfare … of thousands of Liberians and caused…
EventApartheid leader P. W. Botha Resigns
… a mild stroke and, on this day he announces his intention to resign the National Party presidency while remaining State … President. His resignation shocks…
EventLocal elections in Townships
… Black Township Councils in the late 1980s, which attempted to co-opt Black leaders into the Apartheid system without sharing power, the government introduced…
EventWynand Malan leads the newly formed National Democratic Movement
… party, the National Democratic Movement (NDM), which was to develop contacts with Black politicians. In 1988 a meeting … Progressive Federal Party (PFP) and…
EventNigeria cuts its diplomatic missions
… was the 5th largest oil producer in the world. Click here to read more about Nigeria's return to military rule. Click here to read more about Nigeria's…
EventOlympic games end in Athens
… Olympic games, which were held in Athens, Greece, came to an end with a spectacular closing ceremony. The evening … medals, followed by Russia with 92 and…
EventAmina Lawal is freed
… Appeals Court freed Amina Lawal, a young woman sentenced to death by stoning by the Bakori Sharia court in the Katsina … status under Nigeria's federal…
EventANC celebrates 90th anniversary
… Thabo Mbeki addressed the masses that came out in numbers to share the moment which came eight years post the first … “Ahead of us lies a decade during which…
EventMcBride is conditionally released from prison
… South African counterparts continued. McBride was due to return to Mozambique for an appeal hearing in December. Upon his … the Deputy Minister Intelligence,…
EventF. W. de Klerk is implicated
… Congress (ANC) between 1990 and the 1994 election in a bid to destabilise the organisation. Van der Merwe further … about this operation and at times…
EventLeprosy expert Dr Kok is born
… the leprosy patients there she made a major contribution to medical literature by identifying and describing an unknown skin disease which was similar to…
EventAfrikaans author, Lulu Latsky is born
… in the publication of the Kennis vir Almal series, to which she contributed nine titles. She was the first woman to be awarded a Doctorate at the University…
EventProfessor Lydia van Niekerk is born
… van Niekerk, professor of Dutch Literature and first woman to be appointed to the chair at the University of Stellenbosch, was born on … of Leyden and…
EventPrince Eugene Napoleon is killed during Anglo-Zulu War
… horse, "Fate", bolted and the prince, in attempting to mount his fleeing horse tripped and fell and was speared to death. A memorial, now a historical…
EventThe Minister of Manpower Utilisation, Fanie Botha reveals government plan on increasingly militant Black trade unions.
… Utilisation, Fanie Botha warned of a government plan to adopt tougher measures against the rapidly expanding and … Unions (FOSATU) in 1979, which brought…
EventThe Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announces the lifting of the ‘72-hour curfew’
… basis in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, as part of a plan to remove all restrictions. The ‘72-hour curfew’ imposed on … In his statement he said that the curfew…
EventO. R. Tambo leaves South Africa for exile
… of the massacre. Tambo left the country illegally to continue with the struggle from exile. Tambo left alone … were then made for his wife Adelaide and his…
EventDesire Wilson is born
… is a former racing driver who is one of only five women to have competed in Formula One. In 1980 she won the Formula … British Aurora F1 series. The win made…
Claremont Histories
… Online at the 2015 Harfield Village Carnival. Visitors to the stand can pay homage to those who lived in Harfield & Claremont before forced … selection of…
EventKaNgwane is proclaimed a self-governing territory.
… KaNgwane is among the 10 homelands that were created to rid South Africa of its Black citizens; this was carried … policy. The policy assigned every Black…
King Kong a venture in the theatre
… the Union’s four largest cities worked selflessly together to give the cast of the musical King Kong the opportunity for Africans to make their first major…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.2 1990
… Writing and Change, A.W. Oliphant. ESSAY: Serote's, To Every Birth Its Blood within Southern Africa's, Literature … George Candy; The Mystery of Children Who…
PlaceKoeberg Nuclear Power Station, Cape Town
… of Koeberg began in 1976 and Unit 1 was synchronized to the grid on 4 April 1984, with Unit 2 following suit on 25 … Coast. Koeberg ensures a reliable supply…
PlaceTime Ball Tower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
… Signal Hill. In 1895 its height was increased from 5.1m to 10.2m. Initially the ball was hand operated but its … ball that is dropped at a predetermined time…
PlaceGordonia Division
… Gordonia is arid, with a scanty rainfall of 102 to 152 mm, and a hot Summer climate. Population (1970): White … on South-West Africa and Botswana. It is…
EventMoïse-Kapenda Tshombé becomes the Prime Minister of the Congo
… Republic of Congo). In 1951 Tshombé was elected to the advisory provisional council of Katanga and towards … of Katanga. Tshombé maintained a large…
Khoisan leader given state funeral despite last wishes by SAPA, 1 July 2012
… various traditional leaders took over during the service to bury Oom Dawid with the necessary dignity he was supposed to receive. "We took over proceedings…
EventCongress of the People starts in Kliptown
… Africa. Hundreds of delegates were blocked on their way to attend the convention by the police, who were also present … These organisations set up a Joint…
EventKader Asmal, political activist and future Member of Parliament, is born
… uniforms through the streets of Stanger. Asmal continued to be active in the resistance movement as a member of the … in the Anti- Apartheid Movement (AAM)…
EventThe Federation of South African trade unions
… The Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) was to be a national umbrella organisation that could coordinate … and represented 45 000 workers. The…