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EventBafana Bafana loses to Gabon at Odi Stadium
… (2004). 'Lucas Radebe: Footballer of the Decade,' Kick Off 1994-2004, Special Edition, p. 10). …
EventIFP commemorates Shell House shootings.
… the streets of Johannesburg to mark the anniversary of the 1994 Shell House shootings during which eight IFP supporters …
PlaceUniversity of the Orange Free State, Grey's College School
… institutions of higher education in South Africa. On 28 January 1904, the Grey College School in Bloemfontein was …
EventJean van der Poel dies in Cape Town.
Jean Van der Poel was a historian and teacher who played an important role in the South African Teachers' Association and undertook several major historical…
Biography of Hugh Masekela by Fardin Rahman
… of his countrymen. Sarafina! made its debut in Broadway on 28 January, 1988, becoming an instant classic that was … ‘Hugh Masekela: how Mandela helped me…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… were killed and township councillors flee for their lives. 28 August, as announced by Allan Boesak- a non-violent march … clashes in townships and various…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… officially becomes a mandatory power over SWA on 28 June 1919, under the treaty. South Africa is mandated to … on a ticket to enforce apartheid. The party…
PlaceKwaNdebele
… was Siyabuswa and it became part of South Africa in 1994. It now forms part of the Northern Province. For a …
EventMandela pays his first state visit to Mozambique
… After the 1994 national elections, President Nelson Mandela paid his …
EventThe QwaQwa homeland receives self-government status
… state under the leadership of Kenneth Mopeli until 1994 when South Africa became a democracy. It was then …
EventTony Leon is born
… the Democratic Alliance - Tony Leon was born in Durban. In 1994 he was elected Member of Parliament and leader of …
EventDr Ben Ngubane is born
… in President Mandela's Government of National Unity from 1994 until August 1997. In March 1997, Ngubane was appointed …
EventPik Botha is born
… Mandela as Minister of Energy and Minerals Affairs from 1994 until 1996. In 1996, he renounced his National Party …
EventThe Women’s National Coalition Conference starts
… National Coalition (WNC) Conference (25-27 February 1994), started in the World Trade Centre, Kempton Park. The …
EventANC celebrates 90th anniversary
… years post the first South African non-racial polls of 1994. ANC's National Executive Committee said in a statement; …
EventMbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate
… Africa's second president since democratic elections in 1994, Thabo Mbeki received an Honorary Doctorate from the …
EventF. W. de Klerk is implicated
… the African National Congress (ANC) between 1990 and the 1994 election in a bid to destabilise the organisation. Van …
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt and his wife are sentenced to life imprisonment
… released prior to the change of government following the 1994 general election. …
EventKaNgwane is proclaimed a self-governing territory.
… Kangwane was granted self-governance on 31 August 1984. In 1994 it was reintegrated into South Africa, like the other …
EventManne Dipico, former Premier of the Northern Cape, is born in Kimberley
… secretary of the African National Congress(ANC). In 1994, Dipico became Premier of the Northern Cape. His tenure …
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 … Portuguese colonialism. Agathe Uwilingiyimana …
Zulu Community
… in the background. Source: Frescura Collection The pre-1994 apartheid system of homelands or 'Bantusans' denied Zulu … secured an agreement with the ANC just…
Cape Slave Naming Patterns by Robert Shell
When Robert Semple visited Cape Town in 1804 he correctly noted the significance of the naming pattern for Cape Slave owners: It may here be observed that the…
EventC.J. Langenhoven dies in Oudtshoorn
… official national anthem of SA from 2 May 1957 to 20 April 1994, when Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika was also recognised as the …
EventSA is suspended from World Meteorological Organization
… South Africa regained its membership on 9 June 1994. In its three consecutive congresses in 1995, 1999 and …
EventMulti-party delegates endorses the Interim constitution
… 5 years after its first democratic elections on 27 April 1994. This document was the final product of the amended …
EventANC and government to surge ahead with reforms
… for a multiparty democratic election to be held in April 1994. Inkatha had initially indicated that it would not …
EventANC agrees to facilitate SA rugby’s return to international games
… place after the first South African non-racial polls of 1994. …
EventMandela reshuffles the cabinet
… from the private sector when he joined the government in 1994. He was replaced by Trevor Manuel who was then the …
EventSouth African Police announce arrest of serial killer
… on a hillside in Cleveland, east of Johannesburg in June 1994. Sithole was subsequently sentenced to 2410 years in …