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The United Nations conference on poverty announces the launch of the World Trade University, a new university to give the world
… United Nations conference on poverty announces the launch of the World Trade University, a new university to give the …
Elvis Rathogwa, chair of FAWU shop stewards’ council, disappears in Wynberg. The farm fare management claimed that they had acc
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. 260. … Elvis Rathogwa, chair of FAWU shop…
Pupils at Phefeni Secondary School start boycotting classes in protest against the use of Afrikaans in education. The unrest sp
… School start boycotting classes in protest against the use of Afrikaans in education. The unrest sp …
The British Queen Mother starts the hydroelectric turbines of the Kariba Dam on the Zambezi. She applauds the "young and e
… The British Queen Mother starts the hydroelectric turbines of the Kariba Dam on the Zambezi. She applauds the "young and …
Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg, president of the ZAR for seven months, is born in the Uitenhage district, Eastern Cape.
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 163. … Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg,…
The NP accuses the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of bias and announces it will no longer co-operate with it.
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The NP accuses the Truth and Reconciliation…
At a news conference, the chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Most Rev. Desmond Tutu says it is difficult
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … At a news conference, the chairman of the Truth and…
The second plenary session of CODESA (CODESA II) is convened in Johannesburg. The UN delegation sent by the Secretary-General t
… The second plenary session of CODESA (CODESA II) is convened in Johannesburg. The UN …
WWII:Operation ‘Brevity’. British forces regain Halfaya Pass and capture the towns of Sollum and Capuzzo on the Egypt–Libya b
… British forces regain Halfaya Pass and capture the towns of Sollum and Capuzzo on the Egypt–Libya b …
The Rev. T.C. (oom Essie) Esterhuysen, missionary and moderator of the Dutch Reformed Mission Church in Transvaal, is born in C
… T.C. (oom Essie) Esterhuysen, missionary and moderator of the Dutch Reformed Mission Church in Transvaal, is born in …
James Sofasonke (meaning ‘We shall all die’) Mpanza, politician and founder of the Sofasonke Party and a champion for better ho
… Verwey: New Dictionary of South African Biography … ‘We shall all die’) Mpanza, politician and founder of the Sofasonke Party and a champion for better ho …
Prime Minister Vorster gives the first official confirmation of his two-day meeting with President Houphouet-Boigny in the Ivor
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Minister Vorster gives the first official…
As a result of the NP’s withdrawal President Mandela carries out a Cabinet reshuffle replacing all the NP ministers with ANC ap
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … As a result of the NP’s withdrawal President…
S.G. Sekano Ntoane, church moderator and pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA), dies in Kathlehong. The Sekano N
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista. … S.G. Sekano Ntoane, church moderator and pastor of the Dutch…
The Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill is passed. It is designed to prevent the publication of information, which would hamper
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Bill is passed. It is designed to prevent the…
Anglo-Boer War 2: The British prime minister, the Marquis of Salisbury, states that Britain’s successes in the South African ca
… Anglo-Boer War 2: The British prime minister, the Marquis of Salisbury, states that Britain’s successes in the South …
The Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons, Jimmy Kruger, tells Parliament that nearly 700 terrorists were arrested in 1977 an
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons, Jimmy…
Urgent supplies, including tanks and aircraft arrive at the Egyptian port of Alexandria with the convoy, code-named ‘Tiger’. Ge
… including tanks and aircraft arrive at the Egyptian port of Alexandria with the convoy, code-named ‘Tiger’. Ge …
The leader of the Herstigte Nasionale Party (HNP), Jaap Marais, is charged in the Pretoria Regional Court with disclosing secre
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The leader of the Herstigte Nasionale Party (HNP),…
Plans for independence of the Gold Coast (becomes Ghana in March 1957) from Britain are approved by the Colonial Secretary.
… Plans for independence of the Gold Coast (becomes Ghana in March 1957) from Britain …
It is disclosed that John Vorster has invited the Presidents of the Ivory Coast and Liberia to visit South Africa.
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … is disclosed that John Vorster has invited the…
The members of a nineteen-strong French patrol have been discovered hacked to death in the mountains between Algiers and Consta
… The members of a nineteen-strong French patrol have been discovered …
By this deadline for the receipt of applications for amnesty to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission almost 8,000 applicatio
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … By this deadline for the receipt of applications…
Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naude, who resigned as moderator of the Southern Transvaal Dutch Reformed Synod to take up the posi
… Frederick Beyers Naude, who resigned as moderator of the Southern Transvaal Dutch Reformed Synod to take up the …
Lindiwe Chibi (31), dies from pneumonia at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. The actress, who played the character of Doob
… Hospital. The actress, who played the character of Doob …
A Liberian freighter rams a bridge in Florida’s Tampa Bay, collapsing part of the span (a 1,400-foot section) and plunging thir
… rams a bridge in Florida’s Tampa Bay, collapsing part of the span (a 1,400-foot section) and plunging thir …
William H. Addison, first district surgeon of Pietermaritzburg, arrives with his wife and son in Port Natal aboard the Lalla Ro
… William H. Addison, first district surgeon of Pietermaritzburg, arrives with his wife and son in Port …
Dr. Jon Lewis, British editor of the South African Labour Bulletin is told to leave the country within thirty days.
… Dr. Jon Lewis, British editor of the South African Labour Bulletin is told to leave the …
The Industrial Conciliation Act empowers the Minister of Labour to reserve any job on a racial basis and orders the dissolution
… The Industrial Conciliation Act empowers the Minister of Labour to reserve any job on a racial basis and orders the …
Apla claims responsibility for the murder of four police officers at Dobsonville, Soweto, bringing police deaths in the year to
… Apla claims responsibility for the murder of four police officers at Dobsonville, Soweto, bringing …