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EventZimbabwe's interior minister Joshua Nkomo is dismissed
… Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU). Between 1982 and 1985 the military brutally crushed armed resistance in …
EventThe 1st troop ship to set sail after the sinking of the SS Mendi
Following the sinking of the SS Mendi troop ship carrying the Fifth Battalion of the South African Native Labour Contingent, the recruitment process for troops…
EventThe Second Battle of El Alamein starts
… fired 62 000 25-ponder shells. The battle lasted from 23 October to 4 November 1942, when Montgomery finally broke …
EventSimon Hendrik Freykenius and Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh arrive at the Cape to assist dissatisfied burghers
… On 23 June 1792, Simon Hendrik Freykenius and Sebastiaan …
EventIndependent Democrats benefits from floorcrossing rule
… a major gain with the NNP being the main casualty after 23 of its 32 councillors crossed to the ANC. … group [Online], available at www.pmg.org.za [Accessed …
EventAlbert Einstein introduces his theory of relativity
… Einstein [online] Available at: teslasociety.com [Accessed 23 June 2009] Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse …
EventSouth Africa readmitted to United Nations
… relating to the period from 30 September 1974 to 23 June 1994. …
In the name of art - A reflection on fine art
… the huge military presence in the township at that time (. 1985-86), the meaning of the The Dead l iest Doom Ever sign … Only Poorman feel it (down), a park…
ArchiveInterview with Amabutho members
… at mass gatherings, marches and funerals. Between 1985 and 1987 they were responsible for rendering many …
EventBoris Becker of West Germany beats Kevin Curren of SA at Wimbledon.
… oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau. On this day. 1985, Boris Becker wins Wimbledon at 17. Website: bbc.co.uk. …
EventThe European Community announces that it will lift economic sanctions against South Africa
… sanctions against South Africa which imposed in September 1985. While some European countries and the US initially …
EventPretoria disputes compensation for Gaborone raid
… the government of Botswana for damages caused by the July 1985 South African Defence Force raid on Gaborone, capital of … Sidley, P. (1985). "Neighbour…
EventMilton Obote (81), Uganda’s former dictator, dies in a South African hospital
… accusations of fraud. Factionalism led to an army coup in 1985 in which he was ousted a second time and exiled to …
EventBenjamin Mzimkulu Macala, SA artist, is born
… for a short time. He held thirteen exhibitions from 1967-1985 in South Africa, Europe and the US. Macala’s chosen …
EventJoseph Louw is sentenced to six months imprisonment for contravening the Immorality Act
… On 24 February 1962, a Coloured journalist Joseph Louw, 23, was sentenced to six months in the Johannesburg Regional …
EventSA sprinter Oscar Pistorius reaches the final
… tenacity to surge from last to victory in a world record 23.42sec for double-amputees at the Athens Paralympic Games. …
EventPresley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria
… On 23 January 2007 Presley Chweneyagae (22) was arrested near …
EventMakapane’s Cave is under siege
… warriors of the Ndebele chief Makapan (Makapane) massacred 23 Voortrekkers, men, women, and children, who were on a … L. 2004.|Davie L.(2004), Blown away by…
EventTwo former Soweto student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo and Mary Loate are given long term sentences
… student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo, 25, and Mary Loate, 23 were given long term imprisonment under the Terrorism Act. …
ArchiveA critical look at the role of the Muslim Judicial Council in the struggle for liberation in South Africa from 1960 to 1994
… highly politicised events such as the 1976 Uprising, 1985-1986 Mass Mobilisation, 1989-1990 Defiance Campaign, …
EventJames Filbert Sojane, sports administrator and pioneer in the taxi industry, dies
… they had a son and two daughters. He died on 16 February 1985. …
EventLuc Montagnier, virologist who discovered the human immunodeficiency virus, is born
… de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in 1974 and in 1985 professor at the Pasteur Institute. Dr. Montagnier is …
EventTrevor Manuel, Minister in The Presidency: National Planning Commission, is born
… the Western Cape, and was appointed regional secretary. In 1985, Manuel was arrested for a month for his activities in …
EventHertzog and Smuts to form a coalition
… government formed in 1934. The two leaders agreed on 23 February to form a coalition after Smuts had surrendered …
EventAfrikaans becomes the official language of the Union of South Africa
… attempts to gradually replace Dutch with Afrikaans. On 23 April 1914 C.J. Langenhoven, member of the Cape Provincial …
EventPeter van der Merwe, South African cricketer, dies
… referee for eight years. He died in Port Elizabeth on 23 January 2013. He was 75 years old and had been in poor …
EventSA jazz singer, Letta Mbulu is born in Soweto
… Letta Mbulu was born in Soweto on 23 August 1942. As a teenager she joined the cast of the play …
EventNicolaas Jacobus Smit, Vice-President of the ZAR, is born in Graaff-Reinet.
… Boer War, which was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881. As a member of the SAR Volksraad he was …
EventDr Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl, SA industrialist who laid the foundation for the establishment of Escom and Iscor, is born in Pretoria
… Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl, was born on 23 November 1887 in Pretoria. Van der Bijl was born into a …
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… between White and Black people. Amended in 1957 as Act 23. Suppression of Communism Act, Act No 44 of 1950 The Act … of Foreign Financing of Political…