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ArchiveThe trial of SASO/BPC detainees
… The trial of 12 SASO and BPC leaders detained since September 1974. The charge sheet consisted of 81 pages. The 12 are accused of participating in terrorist…
Article“Fees will Fall, Not Us”: A glance at Stellenbosch University
… changed the campus into a hub of political activism. On 12 September 2016 Fees Must Fall protestors occupied the (SU) … that was freed of institutional…
EventUS Secretary of State Cyrus Vance travels to South Africa to promote transition to black rule in Namibia
… to accept U.N.-supervised elections in Namibia. Finally in 1988, South Africa agreed to give up Namibia as part of a …
EventEnforcement of military conscription for all white males in SA
… made clear.The government responded by banning the ECC in 1988. However, the following year the length of conscription …
EventNelson Mandela condemns the Lockerbie bombing, the first mass killing of Americans by terrorists
… on the country for refusing to hand over suspects of the 1988 bombing in 1991. In 1997, after the fall of apartheid, … , [online] Available at www.sahistory…
EventNelson Mandela meets President P.W. Botha to begin negotiating the end of apartheid
… Island to Pollsmoor in 1982, then to Victor Verster in 1988-1990. The unfavourable economic situation of South …
EventThe Trojan Horse Massacre
… injuring several others. An inquest was launched in March 1988 to investigate the actions of the police. The magistrate …
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott - Timeline
… Mobilization on Sanctions against South Africa 12 May 1991 — The Second International Symposium on Cultural …
ArticleTimeline on the defacing of statues
… African Republic is defaced as red paint is thrown on it. 12 April, The bust of Fernando Pessoa, a poet who lived in …
ArticleIndia, Mughal Empire, 16-19th Century
… horsemen and archers. Baburs' army consisted of about 12 000 men, including skilled horsemen and expert musketmen …
In search of the good society: Social policy in South Africa after twenty years of democracy
… for economic and labour-market failure. Kindly RSVP by 12 May 2014 Cape Town : HSRC, 12th Floor, Plein Park Building …
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… Evolution of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act (1988) Before the new 1996 Constitutional dispensation, … customary marriages. The purpose of the…
ArticleThe Roots of Segregation: 1860-1910
… they will not work when they have no want." (Bundy, C. (1988). The Rise and Fall of South African Peasantry (2nd Ed), … appliances, more than the Europeans."…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
… AZAPO activists were restricted for instance in February 1988. Subsequent to this, the time the Azanian Coordination Committee was formed in February 1988…
EventInternational Nurses Day.
… nurses day is celebrated around the world every year on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, who … place between October 1853 and…
PlaceLighthouse, Beach Road, Green Point
… of its kind in South Africa, and was officially opened on 12 April 1824. The original building consisted of a tower … declared a National Monument under old…
PlaceRed Location Museum
… to the surrounding Informal Settlements and is made of 12 corrugated iron boxes. It was opened on the 10th of November 2006 The Museum comprises a series of…
EventCastro decides to send troops to Angola to fight South Africa
… military support for the MPLA continued into the 1980s. In 1988 South Africa, Cuba and Angola agreed to withdraw foreign …
EventMass Democratic Movement (MDM) begins their Defiance Campaign
… This was extended to a full state of emergency by 1988. The UFD then started to form closer links with the …
EventTrojan Horse Massacre Memorial unveiled
… others were injured. An inquest was launched in March 1988 to investigate the actions of the police. The magistrate …
EventZimbabwe is suspended from the commonwealth
… would be barred from Commonwealth meetings for a period of 12 months, with the opportunity for review at the end of 12 months when a decision would be taken…
NDCA Statement, 3 April 2012
… handed out to them by the NDC of the ANC will be held on 12 April 2012 at 9am on the 6th Floor of Luthuli House. The …
PlaceCradock Division
… the district of Graaff-Reinet on 21 January 1814, and on 12 March 1825 it was transferred to the new district of … the division: 1841 census: 6,300 residents…
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s attention,…
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s attention,…
ArticleMarikana Commission of Inquiry
In 2012, the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s attention,…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 2000-2014
… against AIDS at the 13th International AIDS Conference. 12-15 July, President Thabo Mbeki gives the keynote address … " 46664 : Give one minute of your life…
PlaceRocher Pan Nature Reserve
… of the Atlantic Ocean was declared a marine reserve in 1988. Rocherpan had a fortuitous start, when farmer Pierre … of the Atlantic Ocean was declared a…
PlaceMajuba Power Station, Volksrust-Mpumalanga
… 1982, allowed for Unit 1 to start production in September 1988, with subsequent units at one year intervals (Unit 6 in …
EventBarend Strydom kills 8 People in Pretoria
… On 15 November 1988, 21 year-old Barend Strydom went on a killing spree with …