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ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 9: Law, justice and society
Report of the Legal Commission of the Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society. Content includes: Statement by the Members of the Commission; The…
EventA painting by SA painter Irma Stern is auctioned for the record price of R1.1 million in Johannesburg
South African prolific painter Irma Stern was born in 1894. She studied art in Germany where she was influenced by Pechstein’s expressionist style. Stern…
EventSouth Sudan is declared an independent state
After five decades of unrest and civil war, South Sudan was granted independence on 9 July 2011 with the town of Juba as a capital. The declaration of…
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Douglas Smith, declares a state of emergency
On 5 November 1965 Rhodesian( now Zimbabwe) Prime Minister,Ian Douglas Smith, declared a state of emergency. This was prompted by the United Kingdom’s (UK)…
EventANC leader, Walter Sisulu is arrested for not being in possession of a reference book.
African National Congress (ANC) leader, Walter Sisulu was arrested on a charge that he did not own a reference book. Subsequently Sisuslu was confined to his…
EventA delegation of seven Coloured leaders meets with SA Prime Minister Vorster to discuss the future of the Coloured community
… 29 August 2012]| Encyclopedia of the Nations , ‘South Africa - Political parties’ , [online], Available at …
EventJohn Harris and the Johannesburg station bomb
… July 2013]| Stanford University,' The state inside South Africa between 1960 and 1990 ' From Stanford …
EventRobert McBride is born
The African National Congress (ANC) member and current chief of Ekurhuleni Metro Police, Robert McBride, was born in Addington Hospital, Durban. McBride led…
EventMarthinus van Schalkwyk is born
Marthinus van Schalkwyk leader of the New National Party was born on 10 November 1959. He replaced FW de Klerk as leader of the National Party in 1997 and…
EventMovie director Henry Cornelius dies
The South African born British film director and scriptwriter, Henry Cornelius, died unexpectedly during the production of the crime comedy "Law and Disorder"…
EventDr Ben Ngubane is born
Dr Baldwin Sipho (Ben) Ngubane, political activist and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) politician, was born at Inchanga Roman Catholic Mission, Camperdown, Natal…
EventPik Botha is born
Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of President F.W. de Klerk was born in Rustenburg, Transvaal (now North West…
EventAllan Boesak is arrested
Dr. Allan Boesak was arrested and appeared in court on charges of trying to enter a Black township without permit, but charges were subsequently dropped. In…
EventTwo limpet mines explode in Hillbrow
Two limpet mines explode at the South African Defence Force (SADF) Transvaal Medical Command, Hillbrow, Johannesburg. The limpet mines were seen by a member of…
EventTerre’Blanche and his associates to face terrorism charges
The Transvaal Attorney General announced that Eugène Terre'Blanche, leader of the far-right Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) and three associates would face…
EventUniversity of Stellenbosch in a historic move
The University of Stellenbosch announced that it was to open its doors to Black, Coloured and Asian students for all post-graduate degrees and would also…
EventParliament addresses Soweto Protests
Following the onset of the Soweto Uprising the previous day, Parliament met in an Extraordinary Session at the request of the leader of opposition, Colin Eglin…
EventTrade unionist, Barend Erasmus dies
Barend Erasmus, a noted trade unionist, worked for the Johannesburg Municipal Transport Service (JMTS). While at the JMTS, he became involved with the affairs…
EventBeyers Naude refuses to testify before the Schlebusch Commission
Dr. Beyers Naude, former Director of the Christian Institute, defied an order to appear before the parliamentary Schlebusch Commission. The reason for his…
EventPres. Nelson Mandela accompanies Queen Elizabeth II on a coach drive through the streets of London.
On 9 July 1998 President Nelson Mandela visited England. On 12 July 1998 he concluded his four-day visit to England by accompanying Queen Elizabeth II on a…
EventWynand Malan leads the newly formed National Democratic Movement
… South Africa, Freedom Front ,[online] Available at lcweb2.loc.gov …
EventMakhaya Ntini is found guilty of rape
Makhaya Ntini, star bowler of the SA cricket team, was accused of raping a 21-year old student at the Buffalo Park Cricket Ground in December 1998. He…
EventMcBride is conditionally released from prison
Former Umkhonto We Sizwe member and Senior Foreign Affairs Ministry official, Robert McBride, who had been held in Mozambique for six months on charges of gun…
EventANC makes first submission to TRC
The African National Congress (ANC), like the other major political parties, made a submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The submission…
EventF. W. de Klerk is implicated
Ex-Police Commissioner General Johan van der Merwe and ex-Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok, implicated former state President and Deputy President of the…
EventJ.C. Smuts calls general election
… 1000 jaar , Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau|Country-data South Africa National Party [online] Available at: …
EventUN troops arrive in Congo to help deal with the political crisis
… (Accessed: 12 July 2013)| Mwakikagile, G. (2009), ‘Africa 1960-1970: Chronicle and Analysis’ , (New Africa Press Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) p.24 …
EventKenyan Politician, Tom Mboya dies
Founder of the Nairobi People’s Congress Party (NCPC) and key figure in the formation of Kenya African National Union (KANU), Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya was…
EventManne Dipico, former Premier of the Northern Cape, is born in Kimberley
… April 2014]|Hayes, S. (ed)(2000). Who's Who of Southern Africa 2001 ..., Graighall: Jonathan Ball. …
EventWalter Sisulu evades security police and goes underground
On 19 April 1963, African National Congress (ANC) leader Walter Sisulu forfeited R6000 bail and went underground. Security Police visited Sisulu's house and…