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EventANC rejects National Party proposal for a new constitution
… of rights' would contain, the freedom given to Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei to choose whether, they …
EventLinguist and educationist Sedumedi Moloto is born
… for the Tswana Territorial Authority (forerunner of the Bophuthatswana government service). He subsequently served as …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… 1994 March, Right-wing whites’ abortive military action in Bophuthatswana 1994 27 April, South Africa’s first democratic …
PlaceRooigrond
… 25km South-West of Ottoshoop, in the former fomeland of Bophuthatswana, (now the North West Province). The place … which passed it on to Bantustan Chief…
ArticleSouth African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
… near Cape Town. 26 March, 26 protesters are killed by Bophuthatswana police in Winterveld, Bophuthatswana. 26 March, 13 rioters are killed by police …
ArticleLand, Labour and Apartheid
… Some homelands that were created were Transkei, Ciskei, Bophuthatswana and Lebowa to name a few. …
ArticleThe History of Separate Development in South Africa
… built for homelands such as Transkei, Ciskei, Venda, and Bophuthatswana. Those included the University of Transkei, …
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
… body; interim government; the future of TBVC (Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda, Ciskei) states; the role of the … with the exception of the Inkatha Freedom…
ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… move into Bethanie, a nearby village incorporated into the Bophuthatswana Homeland. As it turned out, the community …
Nelspruit the Segregated city
… state, and four of them were granted independence: Bophuthatswana, Venda, Transkei and Ciskei. Kangwane was next …
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-business summit 30 March 1994
… in our political history. There was the uprising in Bophuthatswana, the events in the Ciskei and the revelations … for uprisings or exposes. I had personally…
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-Business Summit 30 March 1994
… in our political history. There was the uprising in Bophuthatswana, the events in the Ciskei and the revelations … for uprisings or exposes. I had personally…
PlaceNorth West
… , and includes most of the parts of the old homeland, Bophuthatswana . There is a lot of platinum in the province, …
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
… granted independence to the Transkei in October 1976, Bophuthatswana in 1977. White industrialists, forbidden by …
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
… embarked on major infrastructural development. In 1972, Bophuthatswana became a self-governing state, and was granted …
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 3: Turning points in South African History, 1960, 1976 and 1990
… millions of Africans. Some of these territories, such as Bophuthatswana, comprised dozens of isolated pieces of … study: Bantustans: Forced removal: People…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… millions of Africans. Some of these territories, such as Bophuthatswana, comprised dozens of isolated pieces of …
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… millions of Africans. Some of these territories, such as Bophuthatswana, comprised dozens of isolated pieces of …
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… Relations Amendment Act, 1977 Act 89 of 1977 Status of Bophuthatswana Act, 1977 Act 8 of 1978 Bophuthatswana Border Extension Act, 1978 Act 13 of 1978 … of…
PlaceHamburg Village
… intending to replicate his successes in Transkei and Bophuthatswana. Then came 1985 and PW Botha’ s infamous …
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1
… an interim government, the future of the TBVC ( Transkei , Bophuthatswana , Venda , Ciskei ) states, the role of the … IFP were absent, as well as smaller…
ArticleKwaMsiza - A Ndebele village
KwaMsiza is a village of 49 families located some 50km north of Pretoria. Its residents are Ndzundza Ndebele, and belong to three major family groups: the…
EventThe ANC and Government accept the Pretoria Minute
The Pretoria Minute is agreed upon by the government and the African National Congress (ANC), concerning release of political prisoners, return of exiles,…
Chapter 6 - Defining the agenda
… parties except the IFP and the governments of Ciskei and Bophuthatswana signed the declaration. The IFP felt that the … did not commit CODESA to a unitary…
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… is formed to co-ordinate the Black Consciousness movement. Bophuthatswana, Ciskei and Lebowa are granted self-government … of the State President of the…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… The homelands were Ciskei, Transkei, KwaZulu, Venda, Bophuthatswana, Gazankulu, KaNgwane, KwaNdebele, Lebowa and …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… (White right wing groups, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), Bophuthatswana and Ciskei governments) into the election … is made public. March, Following a…
ArchivePostage stamps: first quarter 1988
Dark green background with white lettering and border. Coloured replicas of stamps issued during 1988. Philatelic services and intersapa poster. Venda,…
PlaceBotshabelo, Motheo Region near Bloemfontein
Botshabelo, which means 'place of refuge', is the largest Township in the Free State, after Soweto which is the largest in the South Africa. Botshabelo and…
EventAbolition of Internal Security Act
The multiparty negotiating forum agreed to repeal section 29 of the Internal Security Act (ISA), which allowed for detention without trial. This measure had…