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Nigerian officials warn the United States not to try to capture ousted Liberian leader Charles Taylor, thought to be the target
… Nigerian officials warn the United States not to try to capture ousted Liberian leader Charles Taylor, thought to be the target …
President Botha announces that his offer of release to Nelson Mandela still stands and that government is prepared to talk to t
… President Botha announces that his offer of release to Nelson Mandela still stands and that government is prepared to talk to t …
South Africa fails to meet an ultimatum by the International Olympic Committee to comply with its demand to renounce racial dis
… South Africa fails to meet an ultimatum by the International Olympic Committee to comply with its demand to renounce racial dis …
William Rowntree is nominated as the new American ambassador to South Africa to replace J.C. Salterwaite, due to leave South Af
… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , Westport: Greenwood. … Rowntree is nominated as the new American ambassador to South…
An emergency session was convened by parliament on October 12, 1995, to approve legislation to permit local elections to be hel
… session was convened by parliament on October 12, 1995, to approve legislation to permit local elections to be hel …
FW de Klerk meets Zairean President Mobutu Sese Seko to try to forge a joint emergency strategy to rescue the teetering Angolan
… FW de Klerk meets Zairean President Mobutu Sese Seko to try to forge a joint emergency strategy to rescue the teetering Angolan …
The African National Congress is to triple the size of its national executive committee to 105 members to broaden decision-maki
… The African National Congress is to triple the size of its national executive committee to 105 members to broaden decision-maki …
Participants in CODESA decide to set up five working groups, which are to report to a second CODESA plenary session before the
… Participants in CODESA decide to set up five working groups, which are to report to a second CODESA plenary session before the …
The House of Assembly approves, by eighty-six votes to forty-three, a motion to appoint a Select Committee to inquire into and
… The House of Assembly approves, by eighty-six votes to forty-three, a motion to appoint a Select Committee to inquire into and …
WWII: SA prime minister, General Jan Smuts, asks parliament’s approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 193
… minister, General Jan Smuts, asks parliament’s approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 193 …
The forty-five mercenaries alleged to have commandeered an Air India Boeing and forced it to fly to Durban, after attempting a
… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … The forty-five mercenaries alleged to have commandeered an Air…
Message to the People of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, 26 June 1974
… Middle East and other parts of the world. We have reason to be proud of the achievements which we together have scored … and Namibia. It tries to divide a…
EventStompie Seipei’s murderer goes to jail
… The Rand Supreme Court sentences Jerry Richardson to death for the murder 14-year-old Stompie Seipei. Stompie … a front for the political mobilisation of…
ArchiveMojanku Gumbi: proud to be black
… Movement and her work as a lawyer, Mojanku Gumbi learnt to believe in herself and to fight against racism and sexism. Rosalee Telela spoke to her … Mojanku…
EventMiriam Makeba returns to South Africa
… This Day in History: 10 June 1990 Miriam Makeba returned to South Africa on 10 June 1990 after 31 years in exile. … in February 1990, Mandela personally…
ArchiveIn Humble Submission To Almight God...
… on state of emergency; Text: In humble submission to Almightly God...(Preamble to the Constitution); The State: The servant of God to do you good...? (Rom.13…
South Africa After Soweto - O. R. Tambo Interviewed to World Marxist Review, February 1978
… milestone in the development of the liberation struggle. To assess these events and their impact on the future of our … Vorster must have known, of course,…
EventSA is readmitted to the IOC
… One month prior to the establishment of the democratic dispensation, South Africa was readmitted to the Olympic games on condition that it complied within…
EventChris Ntuli is stabbed to death
… activist and former detainee, Chris Ntuli, was stabbed to death in Kwa Mashu, Durban. The incident, believed to be a political murder, happened on his return…
Simon Mann pleads guilty in a Zimbabwean court to attempting to possess dangerous weapons.
… Simon Mann pleads guilty in a Zimbabwean court to attempting to possess dangerous weapons. …
The schools’ boycott spreads to universities and to rural areas and the ‘homelands’.
… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … The schools’ boycott spreads to universities and to rural areas…
David Livingstone arrives at the Cape to start his expedition to the interior.
… David Livingstone arrives at the Cape to start his expedition to the interior. …
A campaign to reduce governmental corruption, and to oust those identified, starts in Egypt.
… A campaign to reduce governmental corruption, and to oust those identified, starts in Egypt. …
US Marines land at Tangier, Morocco, to provide protection to the Belgian Legation.
… US Marines land at Tangier, Morocco, to provide protection to the Belgian Legation. …
UN vote 83–0 to condemn South Africa following its failure to drop Apartheid.
… UN vote 83–0 to condemn South Africa following its failure to drop Apartheid. …
Anne Paton, widow of Alan Paton, announces her decision to move to England.
… Anne Paton, widow of Alan Paton, announces her decision to move to England. …
ArchiveEverything you wanted to know about health systems, but were afraid to ask
… Everything you wanted to know about health systems, but were afraid to ask …
EventTribute to Joost van der Westhuizen
… A public memorial service was held by the state to commemorate the Rugby legend Joost van der Westhuizen, at … battle with Motor Neuron Disease (MND), Joost…
ArchiveFrom conscience politics to the battlefield
… Liberal Party - the Natal Division in particular attempted to become an effective political force in South Africa. The … means. The Party gradually shifted…
ArchiveChapter 9 Emotional desert: Prison, 1963 to 1985 by Denis Goldberg
… It is not easy to write about prison. When I was freed after 22 years I had … German sociologist Max Weber who, in writing about rule-bound hierarchic…