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EventThe Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) is launched
… The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) is launched to articulate the interests of Traditional Leaders and act as an … Traditional…
EventOupa Gqozo, military leader of the Ciskei, quells a second coup attempt
… Oupa Gqozo, the military leader of Ciskei foiled several coup attempts during his rule. In the early 1990's Colonel Onward Guzana, a former member of the…
EventEthiopia requests OAU to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden Province
… Ethiopia requested the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), predecessor of the African Union to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden Province, Ethiopia…
EventNine members of the ANC are officially banned in Dakawa, Tanzania
… 1989, a document officially banning nine members of the African National Congress (ANC) was circulated at Dakawa in Tanzania. The nine members were from…
EventMuhammad Ali defeats Charles Liston in the World heavyweight title fight
… known as Muhammad Ali, fought Charles "Sonny" Liston for the heavyweight title in Miami, Florida. Liston tried for a swift knockout, but Ali was too fast to…
EventThe Congo Free State is established by King Leopold of Belgium
… On 2 May 1885, the Congo Free State was established by King Leopold II of … able to resist European penetration. It occupies most of the Congo River basin…
PlaceHoward College Building and the Memorial Tower Building, University of Natal
… The building of Howard College at the University of Natal (now the University of Kwazulu Natal) was made possible by a … Howard College Building and the…
EventDr. Andries P. Treurnicht is re-elected NP leader in the Transvaal
… Statistics and Tourism, was unanimously re-elected as the National Party's (NP)leader in the Transvaal. As the chief spokesman for the conservative wing of…
EventANC calls for the dismissal of Adriaan Vlok and Magnus Malan
… The African National Congress (ANC), in an emergency meeting, called for the dismissal of Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok and … that they are engaged in…
EventFirst aeroplane flight in Kimberley breaks the non-stop flight record
… John Weston, a civil engineer, began the construction of his own aeroplane in 1907 at Brandfort, in the Free State. This was the first South African built…
EventRev. Michael Scott besiege the UN for justice regarding Herero people
… Michael Guthrie Scott, who lived in South Africa, besieged the United Nations(UN) for justice regarding 30 000 Herero … land and rights taken away. Rev…
EventBoers defeat British in the battle of Ingogo (Anglo-Boer War 1)
… During the Anglo-Boer War 1- also called Transvaal War of … Smit) defeated a British force of about 600 (under the leadership of Major-General George Pomeroy…
Cable to the United Nations, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, November 25, 1948
… tried to be subservient and had done all menial work of the country, but in spite of this they had not been able to satisfy the Europeans. They realized that…
EventLabour Party Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war wins majority
… At a special conference of the South African Labour Party (SALP), Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war won majority votes. Prior to this special…
EventJacobus Johannes (Jim) Fouché is born in Wepener in the OFS.
… On the 6 June 1898 1989, Jacobus Johannes Fouche was born in the Orange Free State (OFS) of South Africa. Fouche was elected as the second Sstate President…
EventInaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
… On 4 -5 March 1955 the Inaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was held at the Trades Hall in Johannesburg. SACTU was…
EventThe SA 6th Division enters Florence in World War II
… At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, the South African government was divided on the issue of participation. However, the vote to fight on the … The SA…
ArchiveWorking in the apartheid city: worker struggles in Durban, 1959-1979
… Thesis has been submitted for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, University of Natal, Durban, 1994. According to the author, his…
EventCommandant General Hiemstra announces the outcomes of Anglo-South African deliberations
… The head of the South African Defence Force, Commandant General Hiemstra, announced the successful conclusion of Anglo-South African talks on aspects of the…
EventLuc Montagnier, virologist who discovered the human immunodeficiency virus, is born
… born in Chabris, France. He studied natural sciences at the University of Poitiers and received his license of sciences from the University of Paris in 1955…
EventThe National Union of Mineworkers start South Africa’s longest wage strike
… South Africa's longest and biggest strike was organised by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), led by Cyril Ramaphosa. At the time it was the second…
EventIndian people march in Durban to protest against the Ghetto Act
… A 6 000 strong march supporting the South African Indian Congress resolution for Passive Resistance against the Asiatic Land Tenure Act, or Ghetto Act takes…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education
… "The most talked-about turning point in South African history is the 1994 transfer of political power from the National Party (NP) to the African National…
EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe leads the Congelese Province of Katanga into secession
… Following the independence of Congo in June 1960 from Belgium, MoÁ¯se Kapenda Tshombe led the Congo province of Katanga into secession on 23 December 1961…
EventThe Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda
… After numerous attempts to end the Rwandan Civil War, the Arusha Accord was signed in Arusha, Tanzania between the Rwandan government and Tutsi Rwandan…
EventSA signs Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
… South Africa was one of the original twenty-two nations who signed the multilateral Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources … SA…
EventThe SACBC urges that lawful means be used to resist Apartheid
… On 22 February 1962 the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) … be used to fight against injustices of apartheid rules. The Bishops wrote; …
EventJoseph Kasavubu, first president of the Democratic Republic of Congo dies
… Joseph Kasavubu, first president of the Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo) from 1960 to 1965 died. He assumed the office when the Congo became…
EventOrganisations forward applicants for amnesty to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
… The African National Congress (ANC) confirmed it had forwarded 300 applications from its members to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for amnesty…
EventSteytler launches a nationwide protest campaign against the General Laws Amendment Bill
… Dr. Jan Steytler, leader of the Progressive Party, which was later renamed Progressive … Party (PFP) launched a nationwide protest campaign against the…