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EventKoeberg becomes operational
… to South Africa's Electricity Supply Commission (Eskom) and the plant was issued its commercial operating license. … The power station provides electricity…
EventANC mounts a sabotage attack on fuel depot in Ermelo
… more brutal in its suppression of critics, protesters and conscious objectors. The number of acts of sabotage … is set at 44 as cited in the ANC's submission…
EventThozamile Botha breaks banning order
… (PEBCO) activist Thozamile Botha broke his banning order and escaped to Lesotho. PEBCO was an affiliate of the banned … flee to Zambia. He stayed in Zambia…
EventParliament addresses Soweto Protests
… the resignation of the minister of Bantu Administration and Development, M.C. Botha, and his deputy, Andries Treurnicht. The Minister of Justice and Police,…
EventFurther chaos in Liberian civil war
… in the presidential mansion as rebels besieged Monrovia and Doe's 500-man security force refused to let him leave … ethnic warfare which killed tens of…
EventSalman Rushdie’s visit is still on
… Council of Southern Africa, the Weekly Mail (now Mail and Guardian) announces that the public lecture will go … a public lecture on censorship. Many Islamic…
EventLocal elections in Townships
… elections to give the impression that these were popular and democratic councils. However, many Black people in … various townships boycotted these local…
EventThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela
… Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Simple Minds, Eurythmics and Dire Straits also performed. 72,000 people went to the concert and it was broadcast live on BBC-2…
EventPhumizile Mlambo-Ngcuka is appointed as SA Deputy President
… Former Minister of Minerals and Energy, Phumizile Mlambo - Ngcuka was appointed as first … Shaik had been found guilty by the Durban High Court and the…
EventCaribbean countries refuse to send troops to Haiti
… first in a military coup d'ÁƒÂƒ©tat in September, 1991, and finally in February, 2004. He claimed that he was … abducted at gunpoint by United States Marines…
EventThe National Anti-Corruption Forum is launched in Langa
… as another milestone in the fight against corruption and was consistent with the global call to address the … local context, the particular historical,…
EventMcBride is conditionally released from prison
… Former Umkhonto We Sizwe member and Senior Foreign Affairs Ministry official, Robert McBride, … in Mozambique for six months on charges of gun-running and…
EventANC makes first submission to TRC
… major political parties, made a submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The submission of 300 pages comprised a detailed analysis of its…
EventMonty Naicker dies
… Gagathura Mohambry (Monty) Naicker, medical doctor and prominent politician, was born in Durban. Naicker played a crucial role in the history of South Africa…
EventRabbi Israel Abrahams is born
… Chief Rabbi of Cape Town and Hebrew scholar Israel Abrahams was born in Vilna, Lithuania. He came to South Africa in 1937 and held the position of chief…
EventProfessor Lydia van Niekerk is born
… Lydia van Niekerk, professor of Dutch Literature and first woman to be appointed to the chair at the … Van Niekerk studied at the universities of Leyden and…
EventGriqua leader Andries le Fleur is born
… Abraham Stockenström le Fleur, Griqua leader (kaptyn) and visionary, was born in Herschel, CC. He was the son of Abraham le Fleur and one of the leading…
EventVoortrekker leader Andries Pretorius dies
… Former Commander-General of the Boers in Natal and later Republican statesman, Andries Wilhemus Jacobus … Republic). He was described by Theal as "the ablest…
EventO. R. Tambo leaves South Africa for exile
… to continue with the struggle from exile. Tambo left alone and arrangements were then made for his wife Adelaide and his children to follow. Once they…
EventThe British government closes its consulate in Angola
… The British government closed its consulate and evacuated British citizens from Angola. This was a … the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)…
A Survey Of Race Relations In South Africa 1973
… with increasing manifestations of black dissatisfaction and anger. The Black Conciousness movement appears to be … dmeands of their people with increasing…
Event18,000 people have been detained since the declaration of the State of Emergency in March
… in Parliament that 18,000 people had been arrested and detained since the declaration of the State of Emergency … the Sharpeville killings that left 69…
EventTranskei’s first President, Paramount Chief Botha Sigcau, dies
… eleven people were killed, many of them shot in the back, and more than 48 casualties were hospitalized and others arrested. Botha Sigcau was blamed for the…
EventSouth African Airways is given permission to fly over the bulge of Africa as negotiations to end apartheid gain momentum
… The release of political prisoners like Nelson Mandela and the end of apartheid in South Africa also signaled the end of sanctions and boycotts on the…
EventA fire breaks out on Table Mountain after a British tourist allegedly tossed a lit cigarette out of a car window
… slopes of Table Mountain, threatening the nearby suburbs and cutting off several hiking groups.Although Table Mountain … The tourist, identified as Anthony…
Matthews being used to turn SABC into a laughing stock: ANC (TMG Digital), 28 June 2016
… Zizi Kodwa attacked Matthews for playing the “victim game” and described as “opportunistic” the public announcement of … atmosphere has impacted negatively…
Place'Agoada de Saldanha', Saldanha
… the region in 1486. The Bay was a poor natural Harbour and badly exposed to gale force winds. Sailing ships that sought refuge in the Bay during the 17th and…
ArchiveFrom conscience politics to the battlefield
… it concentrated on working among the white electorate, and on achieving political change through parliamentary … shifted its attention to the voteless black…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.8 No.1 1989
… Contents and Contributors CONTENTS: Comment, A.W. Oliphant STORIES: … Matthew Krouse; Old Road Camp, Tatamkulu Afrika. REPORTS AND REVIEWS: Reading for…
EventMoïse-Kapenda Tshombé becomes the Prime Minister of the Congo
… was elected to the advisory provisional council of Katanga and towards the end of the 1950s he became president of the … gained sovereignty of the Katanga…