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EventSA is suspended from World Meteorological Organization
… cooperation in the establishment of meteorological and related services and observations, suspended South Africa from the … 1994. In its three consecutive…
EventThe Chinese Community in South Africa is granted ‘White’ status
… though they were admitted to White theatres, restaurants and residential areas, was granted official 'White' status for the first time, but only for sport…
EventJacob Matlala, SA flyweight, wins the World Boxing Organisation world champion title
… been introduced to boxing at a young age by his father, and turned professional in 1979. Under the guidance of Theo … went on to become the South African…
EventCOSATU leads an anti-VAT strike
… Value Added Tax (VAT) on basic foodstuffs, health care and essential services. The strike attracted 80 per cent … workforce support from the manufacturing…
EventSA signs Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA
… in containing the proliferation of nuclear weapons. The SA and IAEA agreement was only implemented in November of the … all South African nuclear materials…
EventGoldstone report on police shootings in Sebokeng is released
… of Sebokeng, near Johannesburg, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 380. The people of Sebokeng were protesting against high rents and the…
EventAllan Boesak resigns from the church
… the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church) and leading anti apartheid orator, has being officially … A J Van Wyk, the church said that Boesak…
EventZola Budd returns to SA
… she has decided to withdraw from international athletics and to return to SA permanently. In April 1988, her name was added to the UN blacklist and it seemed…
Event17 anti-apartheid organisations are restricted in terms of Section 6 of the Public Safety Act
… the emergency regulations so that the Minister of Law and Order could restrict the activities of organisations or … the National Education Union of South…
EventDr Cedric Phatudi, Lebowa Chief Minister, dies
… in ga-Mphahlele in 1912. Phatudi worked as an educator and educational administrator. He served as the president of … from 1947-1969. Lebowa was granted self…
EventDelmas Treason Trial starts
… (UDF) leaders, including former premiers of the Free State and North West provinces, Mosiuoa "Terror" Lekota and Popo Molefe, were indicted for treason in…
EventA Xhosa film wins Golden Bear award
… became the second South African movie to compete and first to win the Golden Bear award as the best film at … entirely in Xhosa, is about an HIV-positive…
EventDr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang’s advice is criticised
… The African potato, with a mixture of garlic, onions and virgin olive oil, was advocated by the minister as an immune-boosting combination for people living…
EventSix SA Tsunami survivors arrive at Lanseria
… still missing at that date, fourteen of them in Thailand and two in India. In a joint operation involving government, Netcare, Discovery Health and the SA…
EventKing Mswati III buys another luxury car
… economic problems, the dire poverty of the population and the HIV pandemic affecting 38.8 percent of his subjects. … the King, not new to controversy, who …
EventThe NNP joins the ANC
… The New National Party (NNP) announced its dissolution and merger with the ruling African National Congress (ANC). A … of the ANC. Officials would retain…
EventCardoso’s murderers convicted in Mozambique
… investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso, were convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms. One of the suspects, … from pre-trial detention, was tracked…
EventMarike de Klerk is found murdered
… African president F.W. de Klerk was stabbed from behind and strangled to death. Her death shocked the nation and the world. Luyanda Mboniswa, a security…
EventSouth African Police announce arrest of serial killer
… connection with the murders of at least thirty-seven women and one child, and the rape of forty women in Gauteng during the previous eighteen months. He was…
EventReport released on the Waratah steamship's disappearance
… about the disappearance of the Waratah between Durban and Cape Town. The twin-screw passenger and cargo steamship, one of the biggest liners on the Austalian…
EventThe mayor of Cape Town, Hyman Lieberman, opens the Great Synagogue in the Gardens, Cape Town
… to the extent that a still larger building was needed, and so the Great Synagogue or Gardens Schul was built alongside the Old Schul, and opened by Cape Town…
EventThe Great Comet of 1901
… most of South Africa. The comet was yellowish in colour and remained visible for the next month (until 25 May). The … astronomers at the Royal Observatory in…
EventMalawi’s Kamuzu Banda losses election
… Africa's longest ruling dictator, Kamuzu bowed gracefully and congratulated the incoming president wholeheartedly and hoping that he would be able to usher…
EventSixty ANC refugees are airlifted out of Lesotho
… its borders with Lesotho, cutting off fundamental food and fuel supplies. Fourteen days later, forces led by Maj-Gen … Africa seized power. The National…
EventDavid Frost wins the South African Open golf championship in Stellenbosch
… Gin Challenge (1983), The Nedbank Golf Challenge (1989) and his first South African Open in 1986. Most of his … Club in Cape Town. He shot a 3-under 68 in…
EventLindiwe Sisulu is detained
… she joined Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) while in exile and later underwent military training, specialising in … to South Africa just after the unbanning of the…
EventSouth African cricketer, AB de Villiers is born
… cricketer of note. In 2011, he succeeded Graeme Smith and became captain of the South African One Day International … In 2012, he reached the top of the…
EventSA actress, Ashley Callie dies
… on collision with another car. She suffered head injuries and underwent surgery the next day to relieve pressure on her … six days later. Callie studied…
EventJoe Kachingwe is appointed Malawi’s first Ambassador to South Africa
… was appointed Malawi's first Ambassador to South Africa and assumes office in Pretoria on 29 July 1971. This … African Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster in May…
EventJomo Kenyatta, believed to be Mau Mau leader, is convicted
… Jomo Kenyatta, the supposed Mau Mau leader, was convicted and sentenced to seven years (through the use of false testimony) in Kenya. Kenyatta and five…