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EventMobutu Sese Seko dies
… the end of his nearly 32-year reign. Sese Seko was exiled to Rabat after he was ousted from power by Laurent Kabila's … Forces for the Liberation of Congo…
EventLouis Botha becomes Union’s first Prime Minister
… was instructed by Governor-General Herbert Gladstone to constitute a government in terms of the South Africa's … Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa,…
EventThe Anglo Boer War
… Britain sends 30 000 additional troops to South Africa in the Anglo-Boer War (now called the South … because they underestimated the resilience of the Boers…
EventIEC extends election dates
… by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to extend polling by one day in areas plagued by voting … meant that voting in those affected areas continued…
EventInternational Day of Families.
… the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1993, as a day to provide an opportunity to celebrate families. This day is celebrated on 15 May every …
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Cape Town 1979
… Black Sash National Conference held at Cape Town from 13 to 15 March 1979, discussing: Headquarter's report, … Education, Advice Offices, housing, squatters,…
Bibliographical note and further reading
… from general developments. The student is referred to the better known general works, among which are the … 1969, 1971); F. A. van Jaarsveld, From Van…
PlaceAlbertville, Johannesburg
… Suburb of Johannesburg adjoinng Albertskroon, to the South-East of it. It was laid out in 1896 on the Farm … spoken followed closely by Afrikaans, this is…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 3 September 1982
… Evidence from Roelofse to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council … (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C F Eloff, to inquire into,…
ArchiveThe failure of the Coloured Persons Represen
… instituted by successive Nationalist Governments to serve as an alternative to parliamentary representation for the Coloured people, the …
ArchiveInterview with Ntsizi Elijah Moremi
… consciousness movement, he became involved in efforts to create an external wing of the movement, the Black … of Azania (BCMA) in 1979-80. While waiting for…
ArchiveInternational Bulletin, No 25, December 1989
… African Communist Party. Issue covers an SACP delegation to the 14th Congress of the Romanian Communist Party, SACP delegation to the Congresses of the…
Speak - the voice of the community
… residents' associations, including women's associations, to lobby for better housing, affordable rents and better … the Government elections resulting in…
PlaceMartello Tower, Simonstown
… tower was erected in 1796 on the orders of James Craig to improve the defence system of Simonstown. It has been … of its kind in the world, as well as the…
EventKip Keino of Kenya wins the Olympic gold medal for 1,500 metres in 3 mins 34.9 secs
… 1962. From early on he trained under very high altitudes to prepare his body to perform under all conditions. Keino won several gold …
EventFormer commander of the armed forces of the Ciskei, Major-General Charles Sebe is imprisoned
… Sebe, brother of President Lennox Sebe, was sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment after being found guilty of incitement to public violence. He was charged…
EventFifth banning order for Albertina Sisulu
… a banning order for the fifth time since 1963. Click here to read more about the life of Albertina Nontsikelelo … a chronology of key political events from…
EventRSA golf team is expelled from Greece
… the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid to condemn all practices of racial segregation in sports. Click here to read resolution of the…
EventNP wins by election
… of 1978, that brought his political career within the NP to an abrupt end and to a lesser degree that of State Presiden John Vorster. …
EventState Security Council Approves Cross
… actions; and clandestine operations. With respect to reconnaissance and clandestine operations, the document admits that such actions would be difficult to…
EventPik Botha is appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs
… ambassador in the United States of America (USA), returns to South Africa and is appointed as Minister of Foreign … Read more about Botha's political career…
EventF.W. de Klerk announces the release of political prisoners
… (PAC). This demonstrated the government's readiness to submit to ANC demands. The eight prisoners were former ANC …
EventDutch East Indian Company expedition into the interior
… Beutler was employed by the Dutch East Indian Company to lead an exploration expedition into the Eastern Cape. … at the Gourits River, which had been on a…
EventAmnesty application of Gideon Nieuwoudt fails
… The Truth and Reconciliation Commission refused amnesty to the notorious former police officer Gideon Nieuwoudt, for … chairman Ronnie Pillay stated that…
EventPFP Leader Colin Wells Eglin born
… Party, Independent Party and National Democratic Movement to form the Democratic Party (DP) on 8 April 1989 as opposition to the National Party (NP) in…
EventTravelling in a cab no longer in fashion
… a cab was falling out of favour. This trend was attributed to the changing socio-economic conditions in Johannesburg and … introduced in March 1906,…
PlaceRiebeek East
… of the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck . Its name was amended to Riebeek East in about 1881 to differentiate it from its namesake in the Division of …
EventChoirmaster, educator and singer Mary Eveline Fincken is born
… was born in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England. She came to South Africa in 1908 for health reasons. Fincken was one … On her death in 1955 she left her collection…
EventWinnie Mandela’s jail sentence is suspended by the Appeal Court
… for kidnapping four youths and a one year sentence related to a charge of being an accessory to assault. This was imposed by the lower court judge in …
EventRuben Xulu, SA artist, dies in Marian Hill
… left Hlabisa mission station, where he had learned to carve and moved to several mission stations in Natal. He died on 15 December …