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Memories of a political prisoner on Robben Island, 1987-1991 by Cecyl Esau
… Memories of a political prisoner on Robben Island, 1987-1991 by Cecyl …
Defence Amendment Act, dealing mainly with various ways of combating terrorism, commences.
… Defence Amendment Act, dealing mainly with various ways of combating terrorism, commences. …
Elizabeth H. (Rina) Venter, former South African minister of health care, is born.
… Elizabeth H. (Rina) Venter, former South African minister of health care, is born. …
Letter of limited movement from SAP to Walter Sisulu, 29 September 1953
… Letter of limited movement from SAP to Walter Sisulu, 29 September …
Nelson Mandela rejects South African president P.W. Botha’s offer of a conditional release.
… Mandela rejects South African president P.W. Botha’s offer of a conditional release. …
Sir Robert Thorne Coryndon (54), South African born governor of Kenya, dies.
… Robert Thorne Coryndon (54), South African born governor of Kenya, dies. …
Sourou-Migan Apithy is elected president of Dahomey (renamed Benin in 1975).
… Sourou-Migan Apithy is elected president of Dahomey (renamed Benin in 1975). …
Dr. Albert Stals (71), SA Minister of Health, dies in Cape Town.
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 10, p. 239. … Dr. Albert Stals (71), SA Minister of…
Robert Mugabe returns to Southern Rhodesia after an exile of five years.
… Robert Mugabe returns to Southern Rhodesia after an exile of five years. …
Dr N.M. Hoogenhout, Director of Education in Transvaal, is born in Wellington.
… Dr N.M. Hoogenhout, Director of Education in Transvaal, is born in Wellington. …
General Johan van der Merwe is appointed as new commissioner of police.
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 157 … Johan…
Sarah Eva Goldblatt, assistant of author C.J. Langenhoven, is born in London.
… Sarah Eva Goldblatt, assistant of author C.J. Langenhoven, is born in London. …
PlaceAddo Drift, Sunday's River in the Eastern Cape
… Addo Drift was the first convenient natural crossing of the Sunday's River to be encountered inland from the sea, and … Addo Drift, Sunday's River in the…
EventNNP federal council decides to disband the party
… At midnight on the evening of the final certification of results of the 2006 local government elections, the … L.(2005), Electoral Politics in South Africa:…
EventNatal is formally separated from the Cape Colony
… (now known as Kwazulu Natal) was formally separated from the Cape Colony by means of the Charter of Natal. The Cape Governor still held the … Natal is…
EventUDF men takes refuge in the US consulate
… Vusi Khanyile (National Education Crisis Committee) all of them senior members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) took refuge in the United States consul…
EventLand beyond the Great Berg River is annexed
… The district of Clanwilliam celebrates its second centenary on 1 February 2008. On 1 February 1808 the territory north of the Great Berg River, at the foot…
EventSouth Africa celebrates the first National Women’s Day
… In one of the largest demonstrations staged in this country's history, 20 000 women of all races marched to Pretoria's Union Buildings on 9 August 1956, to…
EventThe ANC celebrates its centenary anniversary in Bloemfontein
… On 8 January 2012, the African National Congress (ANC) celebrated a centenary anniversary in Bloemfontein. The centenary was celebrated in a year-long…
EventScientists find the virus that may cause Aids.
… On 23 April 1984 the discovery of a virus that may cause Acquired Immune deficiency Syndrome (Aids) the disease that destroys blood cells, leaving its…
EventThe Young Communist League (YCLSA) is officially formed
… The plans for the formation of the Young Communist League (YCL) were laid in 1921 when the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) was established. Youth…
EventCecil John Rhodes is buried in the Matopos
… Empire-builder and former prime minister of the Cape Colony , Cecil John Rhodes , was buried in the Matopo Hills, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe ). Rhodes visited ……
EventThe South African Football Association (SAFA) is founded
… The South African Football Association (SAFA) was founded on 8 December 1991 after a long period of racial segregation. Mluleki George was elected to serve…
EventThe British government closes its consulate in Angola
… The British government closed its consulate and evacuated … tensions in Angola, with Cuban forces fighting on behalf of the Popular Movement for the…
EventSouth African Committee investigates the Jameson Raid report
… The Jameson Raid of 1895 did tremendous harm to the relationship between the Boer Republics and the British … Office in South Africa appointed a Mr…
The Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Competition 2014
… FINAL PROGRAMME FOR THE NKOSI ALBERT LUTHULI ORAL HISTORY COMPETITION … at Misty Hills Country Hotel, Muldersdrift and handing in of all written portfolios…
EventChris Hani, the SACP secretary-general, is assassinated
… On this day twenty five years ago, the South African Communist Party (SACP) secretary-general, … many as Tshonyane (his clan name), was shot and killed in…
EventNelson Mandela is voted the greatest South African
… long serving political prisoner, Nelson Mandela, was voted the Greatest South African in a TV show that had the country nominate their 100 most favourite…
EventThe company, IBM, re-forms in South Africa
… South African subsidiary to a new company established for the benefit of IBM South Africa employees. This was done, said company spokespersons, so that the…
EventThe South African Military History Society is established
… The South African Military History Society (SAMHS) was formed … to take an interest in South Africa's military history. The object of the society was to help…