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Foreign Minister ‘Pik’ Botha meets Lesotho’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. They agree on the need to curb cross-border guerrilla
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Foreign Minister ‘Pik’ Botha meets Lesotho’s…
Tunisia achieves (limited) self-government with the return of Habib Bourguiba. Muhammad al-Amin ibn Muhammad, the Pasha Bey, wi
… Tunisia achieves (limited) self-government with the return of Habib Bourguiba. Muhammad al-Amin ibn Muhammad, the Pasha …
The executive council of the ZAR (Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek) decides that in future December 16 will be a public holiday and
… The executive council of the ZAR (Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek) decides that in …
A SA fishing trawler, the Sudurhavid, comes to grief at the Falkland Islands and seventeen of the thirty-eight crewmembers drow
… comes to grief at the Falkland Islands and seventeen of the thirty-eight crewmembers drow …
A proclamation is published in the Government Gazette providing for the detention of offenders for up to three years in rehabil
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … in the Government Gazette providing for the…
Phanuel Molaudzi, Rose Kota and Darkmore Tshabalala, members of the ANC and SACP, are gunned down on a train in Soweto.
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, … Molaudzi, Rose Kota and Darkmore…
ANC leader Nelson Mandela says in Geneva, Switzerland, that SA’s Black population is prepared to suffer the consequences of san
… Black population is prepared to suffer the consequences of san …
Tumi Seboka, regional land claims commissioner, says South Africa is prepared to increase seizures of White-owned land to fulfi
… says South Africa is prepared to increase seizures of White-owned land to fulfi …
Lucas Mbembe (60), ANC official and chair of the Western Cape Hostel Dwellers Association, is gunned down after coming from a c
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee. … Lucas Mbembe (60), ANC official and chair…
The recommendations of the Strydom Committee on the Group Areas Act and related laws that central business districts in major c
… The recommendations of the Strydom Committee on the Group Areas Act and related …
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Boer general Piet Cronje surrenders with 3 919 men (nearly 10% of the total republican fighting strength)
… Burne, J. (ed)(1989). Chronicle of the World, (Sl): Longman Chronicle | Cloete, P.G. (2000). … War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa | SA National Museum of…
Adriaan Vlok, former apartheid era minister of law and order, applies to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for amnesty th
… Adriaan Vlok, former apartheid era minister of law and order, applies to the Truth and Reconciliation …
William W.P. Selborne (82), British High Commissioner in SA and Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony (1905-1909),
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 578 | Wallis, … (82), British High Commissioner in…
Condom use and multiple-drug "cocktails" have slowed the spread of Aids cases in certain African countries, the 12th
… use and multiple-drug "cocktails" have slowed the spread of Aids cases in certain African countries, the 12th …
George Christopher Cato, Natal pioneer and first mayor of Durban, is born in London. He comes from a Huguenot family, origi
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 3, p. 128. … George Christopher Cato, Natal pioneer and…
US scientists announce at the 12th annual Conference on Retrovirus and Opportunistic Infections in Boston the discovery of a ke
… and Opportunistic Infections in Boston the discovery of a ke …
A military coup in Ghana deposes President Kwame Nkrumah while he is out of the country on his way to China. ;
… in Ghana deposes President Kwame Nkrumah while he is out of the country on his way to China. ; …
Johannes van der Walt, member of the Ossewa-Brandwag (O.B.)and world renowned wrestler, who escaped from police detention after
… Johannes van der Walt, member of the Ossewa-Brandwag (O.B.)and world renowned wrestler, who …
Cyclone Favio, a powerful tropical cyclone with winds of up to 270km/p surges ashore in southern Mozambique. In Vilanculos, abo
… Cyclone Favio, a powerful tropical cyclone with winds of up to 270km/p surges ashore in southern Mozambique. In …
The Minister of Manpower Utilisation warns that the government is planning to take a tougher line with the rapidly expanding an
… The Minister of Manpower Utilisation warns that the government is planning …
SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the first break with apartheid
… SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the first break …
Dalene Matthee (66), laurelled Afrikaans writer, dies of heart failure in a hospital in Mossel Bay. Her best-known book, Krin
… Dalene Matthee (66), laurelled Afrikaans writer, dies of heart failure in a hospital in Mossel Bay. Her best-known …
Pres. F.W. de Klerk announces a referendum for 17 March to establish the opinion of White voters towards his political reform
… a referendum for 17 March to establish the opinion of White voters towards his political reform …
At the end of the third meeting between Mozambique and South Africa, in Maputo, a joint statement is released announcing that t
… At the end of the third meeting between Mozambique and South Africa, in …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Col. C.W. Park, commanding three columns and accompanied by about 300 National Scouts and a commando of armed
… accompanied by about 300 National Scouts and a commando of armed …
Prof. Adriaan Francken, professor in Dutch and French at Grey University College in Bloemfontein and founding member of the Onz
… University College in Bloemfontein and founding member of the Onz …
Bishop Robert Gray arrives in South Africa and takes up his post as the first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town.
… Africa and takes up his post as the first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town. …
Lord Charles Somerset (64), former governor at the Cape and direct descendent of the Plantagenet kings who ruled England from 1
… (64), former governor at the Cape and direct descendent of the Plantagenet kings who ruled England from 1 …
The Presidents of South Africa, Uganda, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe meet in Cape Town. The five leaders exchange views on
… The Presidents of South Africa, Uganda, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe …
Gunmen kill eighteen young ANC supporters in KwaZulu-Natal, the first major act of violence in a Zulu anti-election campaign.
… young ANC supporters in KwaZulu-Natal, the first major act of violence in a Zulu anti-election campaign. …