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EventOver 7000 people attend a rally in Pretoria to mark the foundation of the Afrikaner Volkswag
Over 7,000 people attend a rally in Pretoria to mark the foundation on 4 May 1984 of the Afrikaner Volkswag (People's Guard), a cultural organization led by…
BiographyJoseph Chamberlain
… into the Raid, and the House took great pains to cover up his involvement in the plot. But his anti-Boer …
BiographyBessie Amelia Head
… into her early creativity. Head provided an accompanying cover letter in which she strongly criticized them. She …
The first indication of protest over schooling in Afrikaans appears in Soweto schools.
Riots break out in the Liberian capital Monrovia over the price of rice.
500 rebels are reported executed in the Congo over the last six weeks.
EventOver a thousand people are detained under state of emergency following the Sharpeville massacre
On 22 April 1960, about 1,575 people were detained under South Africa's state of emergency that was declared by the South African government on 30 March 1960…
Maria Koopmans-De Wet, linguist, art lover and cultural leader, is born in Cape Town.
US President Ronald Reagan is in favour of covert aid for UNITA rebels in Angola.
EventThe prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa is resumed
The prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa (now known as Namibia) was resumed by the International Court of…
BiographyAhmed Timol
… as Moodley could set up a new cell there, under the cover of the University. Whilst on a trip to Lourenco Maques …
EventKing Leopold II of Belgium hands over the administration of the Congo to the Belgian parliament
From the beginning of colonialism in the 1880s following the 'scramble for Africa', the Congo had been regarded as Leopold II's personal fiefdom. Leopold's…
EventMandela persuades Libya to hand over two suspects accused of placing a bomb on Pan Am Flight 103
President Nelson Mandela earned worldwide praise for his role in persuading Libya to hand over two suspects accused of placing a bomb on Pan Am Flight 103,…
Message over Radio Tanzania to the people of South Africa by Oliver Tambo, 26 June 1969
"A call to action From: Sechaba, September 1969 (Abridged text) For over fifty years the African National Congress has led the people of South Africa in the…
BiographyLex Mpati
Lex Mpati was born in Durban. His maternal grandparents were from the Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, and this is where his parents sent him when he was a baby…
EventDe Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. is founded to exercise control over diamond production in South Africa
On 13 March 1888, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. was founded to exercise control over virtually all diamond production in South Africa. The company was…
EventNico Basson says that SADF had supplied weapons and covert assistance to IFP in order to weaken the ANC
Speaking before journalists, a retired army major, Mr. Nico Basson, said that the South African Defence Force (SADF) had supplied weapons (such as AK-47…
Denel says no deal has been reached over the sale of arms to Syria.
Britain recognises Kingdom of Egypt under Fuad I, with joint Anglo-Egyptian sovereignty over Sudan.
EventWiseman Khuzwayo, reporter for the Durban Daily News hands himself over to the police
Wiseman Khuzwayo, reporter for the Durban Daily News surrendered to police after he heard they were looking for him. Khuzwayo brought with him a lawyer who…
The Six-day War between Mali and Algeria over the disputed Agacher strip starts.
Maria Helena Gertruida Christina Lee (49) is executed for the murder on her lover, Alwyn Smith.
BiographyDimitri Tsafendas
… the Report that it: “confirms that there was a cover-up. It shows convincingly that Tsafendas was a …
BiographyGuy Tillim
Guy Tillim was born in Johannesburg in 1962. After completing a B.Comm at the University of Cape Town in 1983, Tillim joined Afrapix, a collective of South…