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BiographyWangari Maathai
… in 1990; Hobart & William Smith Colleges, New York in 1994; the University of Norway in 1997; Yale University in …
BiographyHermanus Gabriel Loots
… also served as a Member of Parliament in South Africa from 1994 to 1999. [xxvii] On his retirement in 1999 he ‘provided …
BiographyPieter Willem Botha
… first racially inclusive democratic elections on April 27, 1994. Botha was known by all as PW, and by some as Piet Wapen …
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… at: http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sowetan/archive/2007/10/05/lefifi-tladi-poet-extraordinaire-an-inspiration. … Diplomacy of the African National Congress in…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
… in South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994. The voting time was extended until 7 pm on 29 April in … leadership of Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi won…
Historical Background of the Constitutional Court
… The Constitutional Court was established in 1994 by South Africa's first democratic constitution - the … on the concept of constitutional supremacy . From 27…
EventZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan’s Day
… the Ncome River in KwaZulu Natal. On that day an estimated 10 000-20 000 Zulu warriors led by Dingane's generals Dambuza … Day of Covenant. After the first…
ArticlePopular resistance and police brutality in democratic South Africa
… and Soweto uprising of 1976 . The apartheid era ended in 1994, and people hoped that South Africa would not be the … killed. Prior to the killing of 34 mine…
ArticleLiberation Struggle in South Africa
… up until South Africa's first democratic election in April 1994. This archive presents this history in two parts, … , and The Armed Struggle and Popular…
BiographyFranco Frescura
… Negotiations Commission on National Symbols. In October 1994, Franco took up the position of Senior Manager …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… held the first all inclusive democratic elections in April 1994. The ANC won 62.65% of the votes and became the ruling … a referendum as an "attempt to…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… front Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria. By 10 June the Arabs stood defeated and demoralised. For Israel … front Israel seized the Golan Heights…
EventJudge Essa Moosa passes away
… attorney, Judge EssaMoosa, https://mg.co.za/article/2017-03-02-obituary-the-peoples-attorney-judge-essa-moosa (2 March … attorney, Judge EssaMoosa, https:/…
BiographyKobera Manual
Aunty Kobera Manual of Ocean View died at the age of 98 on Wednesday 27 July 2016. In 2009 I interviewed her at her home in Ocean View, when she shared some…
BiographyKing Dingane ka Senzangakhona
… A reappraisal’ in The Journal of African History, Vol. 10, No. 2 (1969) ↵ [ii] Bulpin, T.V. Natal and the Zulu …
BiographyNana Sita
Please note: this is an extract from E.S. Reddy collection of articles. Nana Sita was born in Matwadi, a village in Gujarat, India, in 1898, in a family…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… in the prison, with the average complement being about 10. For this reason, the remaining cells were used for … was executed. After the first democratic…
Article50 Facts on Africa
… with the complicity of the Shell oil company in 1994. Ciekh Anta Diop (1923-1986) Ciekh Anta Diop was one of … producing both fiction, political essays, and…
Writer’s of The Constitution
… Cape Town Constitutional Assembly After the elections in 1994 the new Parliament - working as the Constitutional … government would govern after the…
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
… the Transkei, the most promising prospect, could meet only 10% of its own food requirements, and provided for only 20% … process, and only decided to…
ArticleManto Tshabalala-Msimang timeline 1940 - 2009
… service as co-ordinator of the ANC’s Health Plan for 1991-1994. 1992 Tshabalala-Msimang attends a course in Public … at Civil Service College in Sunningdale,…
ArchiveThe Story of Jean Middleton by Grant Rohrmann
… slip an envelope under the door of Jean Middleton’s flat. [10] This woman was later identified as Molly Doyle. Schroeder … Jean Clarice Middleton. [4] D…
Media briefing statement by ANC National Chairperson, Comrade Baleka Mbete, following the occasion of the Republic of South Sudans 9th July Independence Day Celebrations
… for our delegation that reminded us of our own 27 April 1994 - Freedom Day - and 10 May 1994 when Comrade Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first …
ArticleThe Big Debate
… discuss the foremost issues affecting South Africa. Season 10 began on the 10th of March 2019 with an episode on Land … every Wednesday at 10pm on SABC 2…
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa
… South Africa witnessed widespread xenophobic attacks since 1994 in provinces such as Gauteng, Western Cape, Free State, … Organisation of African Unity…
PlaceJeffrey's Bay
… which was part of former, Cape of Good Hope Province until 1994. Bisho is the Provincial Capital, of the Eastern Cape. … and by 1852 Captain Jeffrey bought…
ArticleHistory of elections in South Africa
… in the Bantustans/homelands stopped in the late 1980s. In 1994, Homelands stopped to exist and they were … and they were absorbed into the new provinces…
BiographyDieter 'Felix' Gerhardt
… in December 1983, while his wife Ruth received a 10-year sentence for acting as a courier. The judge said that … released prior to the change of government…
EventHaitian leader General Raoul Cedras resigns in favour of exiled President Jean
… States intervention, Gen Raoul Cedras agreed to resign on 10 October 1994, paving the way for Aristid's return. After a tumultuous …
ArticleNelson Mandela Awards 1960s - 2000s
… on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Simon Bolivar. 10 December, The City Council of Leeds in Britain names the … President F W de Klerk the Nobel Peace…