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Anwar Al Sadat, president of Egypt (1970-81), is born in Mit Abu al-Kum, forty miles north of Cairo. He achieved peace with Isr
… Anwar Al Sadat, president of Egypt (1970-81), is born in Mit Abu al-Kum, forty miles north of Cairo. He achieved peace with Isr …
EventThe Defence Special Tribunal Act becomes effective
… The Defence Special Tribunal Act, No 81 of 1998, providing for the expeditious adjudication of disputes concerning military … The Defence Special Tribunal…
EventThe Birkenhead runs aground with 638 passengers
… An English troop carrier, the Birkenhead, under Captain Robert Salmond, stranded on a reef opposite Danger Point, the southern point of Walker Bay, at…
EventEx-mutineers consider resigning from the ANC
… 1989, ex-mutineers in exile considered resigning from the African National Congress (ANC). This came after the suppression of political and cultural renewal…
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
… on his aeroplane in Kimberley, John Weston embarked on the construction of his own aeroplane in Brandfort, in the Orange Free State (now known as Free State)…
EventReport released on the Waratah steamship's disappearance
… A report was released in London about the disappearance of the Waratah between Durban and Cape Town. The twin-screw … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970)…
EventANC President, Oliver Tambo, denies that the ANC is in secret negotiations with the South African government
… The African National Congress (ANC) President, Oliver Tambo denied that the ANC was in secret negotiations with the South African … government. His denial…
PlaceAmikoob, a Plain in the Willomore Area; (Vogelstruisleegte)
… Khoikhoi name of Vogelstruisleegte, a plain some 21 km North of Willowmore. The people who roam the Karoo, are the descendants of the San (Bushman) and Khoi …
EventAlbert Luthuli accepts the Nobel Peace Prize
… Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli, president of the then banned African National Congress (ANC), was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1960 for advocating non…
EventThe Citizen reveals housing irregularities in Transkei
… The Citizen reported on details of Justice Tom van Reenen's report on alleged irregularities in the awarding of housing contracts in the Transkei. The report…
ArchiveLetter from S.S. Mazibuko to the Chairman
… This letter is from the Vice President of the South African Students' Movement to the Chairman … Letter from S.S. Mazibuko to the Chairman …
EventThe ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles
… On 12 April 1991, the African National Congress (ANC) made public its proposed … in a discussion document, which to some extent had the effect of shifting…
EventExplorer Karl Gottlieb Mauch dies
… German explorer Karl Gottlieb Mauch, allegedly the first person to discover gold in South Africa, died in poverty in Stuttgart, Germany. … the gold fields in…
EventSA signs Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA
… Shortly after the signing of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1991, the South African … international obligations in containing the proliferation of…
EventThe TRC is set up by parliament
… The South African parliament approved legislation to set up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1995. The Commission, based on the Promotion of…
EventThe QwaQwa homeland receives self-government status
… Qwaqwa was one of the ten homelands in South Africa introduced by the apartheid government. It was home to the Batlokoa and … The QwaQwa homeland receives…
EventThe BSAC flag is hoisted in Bulawayo
… The flag of the British South Africa Company (BSAC) or Chartered Company … drove the native Ndebele from the town. The flag consisted of a Union Jack…
EventUnrests break out in the Coloured townships
… Unrests broke out in the Coloured townships south-west of Johannesburg. This was preceded in April by the Coloured schools' boycott which began as a result…
EventThe first Afrikaans Hymn book is published
… After the promotion of Afrikaans by the Afrikaans Language Association and other societies like … which was set up in 1909 to reconcile the champions of…
EventSouth African invention lands on the moon
… Krugersdorp was the hometown of engineer George Pratley who founded the Pratley research group (PTY) and went on to invent … South African invention lands on…
EventFirst formal school opens at the Cape
… Jan van Riebeeck, commander at the Cape, wrote in his diary that a school for slaves has been started. Sick-comforter Pieter van der Stael was the first…
EventSA raises concern with the Dutch government
… The South African government instructed its ambassador to The Hague to inform the Dutch government of its displeasure over a grant of 100,000 guilders being …
EventThe Bantu Homelands Citizenship Bill is passed
… The Bantu Homelands Citizenship Bill is passed, whereby every African is issued with a certificate of citizenship of his respective 'homeland'. The homelands…
ArchiveVote now in the SRC referendum
… Silkscreened; black on yellow; Vote now in the SRC referendum … Vote now in the SRC referendum …
EventIndian students join the Coloured schools boycott
… The Coloured schools' boycott began as a result of students' dissatisfaction with the South African educational and political systems. Students … Southern…
Louis Moholo, Pule and Gibo Pheto collaboration: Mark Of Respect (1995)
… Louis Moholo, Pule and Gibo Pheto collaboration: Mark Of Respect (1995) …
Archive...of slips and clues and kneeling Blacks, and little Transkei kings ...
… The Black Sash … ...of slips and clues and kneeling Blacks, and little Transkei …
Culture and Customs of Botswana by James Denbow and Phenyo C. Thebe
… Culture and Customs of Botswana by James Denbow and Phenyo C. Thebe …
France and Algeria: A History of Decolonization and Transformation by Phillip C. Naylor
… France and Algeria: A History of Decolonization and Transformation … University Press of Florida … France and Algeria: A History of Decolonization and…
Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology: Spirits of Protest by Peter Fry
… Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology: Spirits of Protest by Peter Fry …