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EventMore than 2,250 people are arrested in the township of Sebokeng
… in political violence, which increased to 600 by September 1985 as the revolts spread across the country and the … South African History Online , ‘Township…
EventCouncil of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) is formed
… a union which is still in operation. On 8 and 9 June 1985 unity talks between CUSA and the Azanian Confederate of …
EventThe World Health Organisation (WHO) declares Aids a worldwide epidemic
… first emerged as far back as the 1960’s. On 13 September 1985, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the …
Fosatu Worker News
… by Isisebenzi. Fosatu Worker News ceased publication in 1985. …
Looking After Freedom - ending 16 June
… internationally. The exhibition, which takes place from 23 May 2017 - 16 June 2017 at the Michaelis Galleries, aims …
EventTunisia: The self-emulation of Tarek el-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi sparks the Jasmin Revolution
… the state under then-President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s 23-year presidency, died in Ben Arous 14 days later. …
PlaceConstitution Street House 14, Port Elizabeth
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 December 1983. Donkin Street is a famous tourist street …
EventEthiopia requests OAU to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden Province
… followed the attempt by Somali forces to occupy Ogaden on 23 July 1977. The Somali Army crossed the international …
EventGeneral De Wet is defeated by British forces
… General PA Cronje on the western front. De Wet died on 23 February 1922 and was buried at the foot of the Women’s …
EventNelson Mandela is acquitted of high treason
… Mandela was one of the 156 leading figures, 104 Africans, 23 Whites, 21 Indians and 8 Coloureds, of the South African …
EventWilliam J. Burchell (71), botanist and explorer of the South African interior, dies
… and he became quite isolated and disillusioned. On 23 March 1863, he ended his own life in London. Burchell is …
EventThe UN Security Council condemns all violations of its embargo against South Africa
… and other sanctions were still not in place. On 23 July 1970, the United Nations (UN) Security Council …
EventRev. Robert Selby Taylor, Bishop of Grahamstown, is elected Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Province of South Africa.
… was diagnosed with cancer and died the following year on 23 April 1995. …
EventGert Maritz (41), Voortrekker leader, dies.
… On 23 September 1838 Gerhardus Marthinus (Gert) Maritz, …
ArticleANC January 8th Statements
… Year of Umkhonto Wesizwe - the People's Army January 8th, 1985 - The Year of the Cadre January 8th, 1984 - The Year …
Article2016 in Review
… artist and photographer, who was accused of murdering 23 year old sex worker, Nokuphile Kumalo on 14th April 2013. …
EventThe Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, to which SA is a signatory, is signed in Vienna
… the ozone layer. The Vienna convention signed on 22 March 1985 is a multilateral environmental agreement in which …
EventCoup attempt on S Doe’s government in Liberia
… coup attempt since Samuel Doe took power in 1980. The 1985 coup came a month after the fraudulent first elections … Sapa-Reuters. (1985). "Doe's back - for…
EventMaude Francis Eyston Sumner, SA painter, is born
… Africa, London, England, and Paris France. She died in 1985 in Johannesburg. Sumner completed a Masters in …
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
… On 23 June 1956 General Gamal Abdel Nasser was officially … Boddy-Evans A. (2011), ‘This Day in African History: 23 June,’ from African History [online]…
EventPaul Michael Sibisi, SA artist and teacher involved in setting up cultural art workshops in Natal, is born.
… Michael Paul Sibisi was born in Umkhumbane, Durban on 23 September 1948. He studied art at the Ndaleni Educational …
EventNic Cruse, who worked for PC Plus, which was started by people within the Mass Democratic Movement is assassinated.
… in a computer. The subsequent explosion killed Cruse, aged 23. Cruse had worked for PC Plus, a small computer hardware …
EventBram Fischer born today
… apartheid, was born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State on 23 April 1908. This man, from staunch Afrikaans descent (he … (2008), Bram Fischer's 100th Birthday…
EventThe Federal Congress of the National Party supports a set of constitutional reforms
… At a United Democratic Front (UDF) conference held on 23 January, 1983 in Johannesburg Allen Boesak called for the …
EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe refuses to end the Katanga secession
… Mobutu Sese Seko refused to end the Katanga secession. On 23 December 1961 he led the Congo province of Katanga into … , [online], available at www.sahistory…
ArchiveInterview with Julius Nyerere
… from independence in December 1961 until his retirement in 1985, except for a brief period shortly after independence …
EventThami Mnyele, SA artist and member of MK, is killed in Gaborone
… (ANC) military wing Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK). On June 14, 1985, Thami Mnyele was shot dead by South African Defence …
EventAllan Boesak is born
… (ANC) in Western Cape. His meteroric rise was checked in 1985 when international funders investigated his …
EventUDF organises boycott of Coloured and Indian parliamentry elections
… led to a state of emergency being declared by PW Botha in 1985. Source: …
EventState of Emergency enters 100th day
… and Lawyer Victoria Mxenge. Sources: Books: Harber, A. (1985). "The first 100 days" Weekly Mail: Vol 1 (3) pp 14-15. …