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Scores of people are believed injured when police fire teargas into a crowd in Soweto during a march to the Soweto City Council
… Scores of people are believed injured when police fire teargas into …
Minister of law and order Adriaan Vlok states in parliament that eighty-one people were charged under the Internal Security Act
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 574 … Minister…
Joseph Kasavubu, first president of the Congo, dies in Boma, lower Congo. He was born in Tshela, Leopoldville Province, in 19
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 6, p. 310 … Joseph Kasavubu, first president of the Congo…
Six girls and three teachers of a primary school in Vereeniging die when the minibus in which they are travelling overturns bet
… Six girls and three teachers of a primary school in Vereeniging die when the minibus in …
Nominations for the elections close with candidates for the 165 seats in the House of Assembly being nominated as follows: Nati
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … close with candidates for the 165 seats in the…
Noby Ngombane, 38, head of the Free State governments policy monitoring and evaluation unit in the premier’s office, is shot de
… Noby Ngombane, 38, head of the Free State governments policy monitoring and …
Declaration by about 1,500 Mayors calling for the release of Nelson Mandela and all other South African political prisoners pub
… Declaration by about 1,500 Mayors calling for the release of Nelson Mandela and all other South African political …
The African People’s Liberation Army (APLA), armed section of the PAC, is disbanded in the Umtata stadium by Dr Stanley Mogoba.
… The African People’s Liberation Army (APLA), armed section of the PAC, is disbanded in the Umtata stadium by Dr Stanley …
Responding to the British Labour government’s re-imposition of an embargo on arms sales to South Africa, John Vorster tells Bri
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Responding to the British Labour government’s re…
The South African government announces that self-governing status is to be granted to the Caprivi region of South West Africa (
… status is to be granted to the Caprivi region of South West Africa ( …
The Deputy Leader of the Herstigte Nasionale Party (HNP), Jaap Marais, is committed for trial in the Pretoria Supreme Court on
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The Deputy Leader of the Herstigte Nasionale Party …
Hundreds of police in Assiut, Egypt storm two buildings where bomb-throwing extremists are holed up. At least eleven people are
… Hundreds of police in Assiut, Egypt storm two buildings where …
Two days of meetings start in Cape Town between Prime Ministers Vorster and Ian Smith, with discussions focusing on the d&eacut
… Two days of meetings start in Cape Town between Prime Ministers …
Percy Fisher, miner and unionist born in 1891 in Durham, England, is found dead inside Central Hall of Fordsburg with a bullet
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. … 1891 in Durham, England, is found dead inside Central Hall of…
Chief Lucas Mangope is deposed as leader of Bophuthatswana. Dr. Tjaart van der Walt is appointed as the territory’s new adminis
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Chief Lucas Mangope is deposed as leader of…
About 10 000 people march to the president’s office in Thohoyandou, carrying a human skull believed to be that of a ritual murd
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p.536 … in…
Gen. H. C. Muller unveils a memorial for nine Boers who were killed in Anglo-Boer War 2. The memorial includes the name of Salm
… killed in Anglo-Boer War 2. The memorial includes the name of Salm …
Commander R.C. Dyer of the vessel MHS Industry reads the document annexing Walvis Bay and the surrounding area for Britain, aft
… Wilken, J.J.J. & Fox, G.J. (1978). The History of the Port and Settlement of Walvis Bay, 1878-1978 , Johannesburg: Perskor, p. 4 | The … Commander R.C. Dyer…
Police announce that they have picked up twenty-five bodies from various parts of Katlehong township, mostly from the area arou
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 88 … they have…
Maropoli Mapalakanye, an organiser for MWASA, is reported missing. No reply is received from the minister of law and order to a
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 464 … reported…
President Mandela is reported to have held talks with Mr. Jonas Savimbi, President of the National Union for the Total Independ
… to have held talks with Mr. Jonas Savimbi, President of the National Union for the Total Independ …
The World Health Organisation reports that more than 80 percent of South Africa’s people are “subjected to the most extreme for
… Health Organisation reports that more than 80 percent of South Africa’s people are “subjected to the most extreme …
Four striking truckers are shot and wounded by a security guard when about 150 protesters storm the gates of Cargo Carriers in
… a security guard when about 150 protesters storm the gates of Cargo Carriers in …
Four senior newspaper editors are found guilty on between one and three counts under the 1982 Protection of Information Act, an
… on between one and three counts under the 1982 Protection of Information Act, an …
Anglo-Boer War 2: The long-awaited report of the Ladies or Fawcett Commission Report on the concentration camps is discussed in
… Anglo-Boer War 2: The long-awaited report of the Ladies or Fawcett Commission Report on the …
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) chief-of-staff Chris Hani says as long as the SADF continues recruitment and training, his organisation
… Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) chief-of-staff Chris Hani says as long as the SADF continues …
State President P.W. Botha confirms that he intends completing his full term of office as state president when he returns after
… Botha confirms that he intends completing his full term of office as state president when he returns after …
Todd Tozama Matshikiza, SA musician, composer and writer, dies in Lusaka, Zambia. He composed the music and wrote some of the l
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista. … in Lusaka, Zambia. He composed the music and wrote some of…
The Indicator Project, based at the University of Natal, says more than 4000 people have died in political conflict since Septe
… The Indicator Project, based at the University of Natal, says more than 4000 people have died in political …
The United Party suffers reverses in municipal elections in the Transvaal and fails to contest the Randburg seats because of in
… Transvaal and fails to contest the Randburg seats because of in …