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EventJoaquim Chissano succeeds Samora Machel as president of Mozambique
… to become a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1995. This could be seen as making a clean break with …
EventHouse of Representatives impeaches American President Bill Clinton
… In 1995, Monica Lewinsky, a recent university graduate, began …
EventMandela signs SA Constitution into law
… a final constitution by 9 May 1996. Between January 1995 and May 1996 the CA met regularly to draft the final …
EventNavanethem (Navi) Pillay is born
… Doctorate of Juridical Science from Harvard University. In 1995, Pillay joined the International Criminal Tribunal for … of Resistance Interview ', from…
EventMalawi voters take part in the first multiparty election in three decades
… jails. The new constitution took effect from 18 May 1995. … 17 May [online] Available at: news24.com [Accessed 11 May 2009] This day in History: 17 May …
ArticleGandhi and the burning of passes
… to work on the Transvaal gold mines. Within a few days, on 11 September, thousands of Indians and Chinese attended the …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1900-1909
… the British in the campaign to put down the rebellion. 11 September, A mass meeting of Indians is held at the Empire … the discriminatory taking of…
EventSouth Africa celebrates the first National Women's Day
… women. The first National Women's Day was celebrated in 1995. South Africa had just become a democratic country at …
ArticleSouth Africa’s Key economic policies changes (1994 - 2013)
… Paper on the Reconstruction and Development Programme (1995) as follows: create a strong, dynamic and balanced …
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… the history of post apartheid South Africa. On 16 December 1995 the name was changed once more and was celebrated as a …
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… Portfolio Committee on Justice during January 1995 on the desirability (or otherwise) of establishing a …
ArticleThe spread of these ideas to Europe and Australia
… to watch is Australia . A National Inquiry was set up in 1995 and found that forcible removal of indigenous children …
Document 26 - Nelson Mandela’s reply to F. W. De Klerk
… COSATU PRESS CONFERENCE 25 OCT. 1995 COSATU Central Executive Committee held a strategy workshop on the 23 - 24 Oct. 1995 to deal with critical issues…
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
… in the anti-apartheid struggle and communist affairs. On 11 July 1963, police raided Arthur Goldreich’s Lilliesleaf … [Accessed 19 November 2016] Keller, B.,…
Commemorating fifty years since District Six was declared for whites only
… Start time: Thursday, February 11 at 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM in UTC+02 50 years ago, it was decreed …
EventThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela
… On 11 June 1988, the British Anti-Apartheid Movement (BAAM) held an 11-hour rock concert at Wembley Stadium in London to pay …
Article50 Facts on Africa
… The Concept of Human Rights in Africa. Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941-1995) Ken Saro Wira is a political activist and novelist best …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The British evacuate Rustenburg to occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek
… of Silkaatsnek led to the Battle of Silkaatsnek on 11 July 1900, when De la Rey was informed that the nek was … to attack, and the battle began in the early…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… rock art artefacts on the continent were found in Apollo 11, a rock art painting site in the Huns Mountain range in … flee to Walvis Bay and northern parts…
PlaceConstitution Hill Museum, Johannesburg
… a permanent location for the new Constitutional Court in 1995, the Prison Complex, which had become rundown and …
EventDay of Reconciliation celebrated as a public holiday in SA for the first time
… this day as the Day of Reconciliation. On 16 December 1995, the Day of Reconciliation was celebrated as a public …
PlaceRegina Mundi, Catholic Church, Soweto
… over the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings from 1995 to 1998 which were held in the Regina Mundi Church. In …
EventFirst sextuplets in the world to survive their infancy are born in Cape Town
… the first sextuplets known to survive their infancy on 11 January 1974, in Cape Town, South Africa. The three boys …
ArticleA History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
… of Varieties (in Commissioner Street, Johannesburg) on 11 May 1896. The press was ecstatic. Hertz introduced South … to be established in South Africa on 29…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… and Kitchener Leballo, its national secretary, as well as 11 others are charged with incitement to riot. 24 March, The … 16 repealed by the State of…
EventGwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… October 1990 and Gwala died of a heart failure on 21 June 1995. …
Steve Biko National Conference 2014
20 Years of Democracy: STILL CONFRONTING CHALLENGES TO NATION-BUILDING 9h00-9h30 – Registration & Tea 9h45-10h00 – Welcome 10h00-11h30- Panel Discussion…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… in London to commemorate South African Freedom Day. 11 July, Oliver Tambo makes a statement at a press conference … Committee meeting discusses plans to re…
ArticleMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) - Timeline: 1890-1899
… Lodge for six months. June 10, Called to the Bar. June 11, Enrolled in the High Court. June 12, Sailed home on S.S. … affecting indentured Indians in…
EventJan van Riebeeck’s statue, presented by Cecil John Rhodes, is unveiled in Cape Town
… 18 May [online] Available at: news24.com [Accessed 11 may 2009] Van Riebeeck Statues [online] Available at: mytravelguide.com [Accessed 11 may 2009] …