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EventThe United Democratic Front (UDF) is dissolved
… and the subsequent arrest of several affiliate leaders. By 1986, the UDF had held talks with the African National …
EventJean van der Poel dies in Cape Town.
… She died in 1986. Selected publications: W.K. Hancock and Jean Van Der …
EventZubeida Jaffer is detained, while pregnant, by the security police under Apartheid regulations
… Issel , were detained by the security police on 31 January 1986. Jaffer who was three months pregnant at the time she …
EventKing Moshoeshoe II, the paramount chief of Lesotho, is killed in an accident
… to reassume the title of king. Jonathan was deposed in 1986 and the king gained power, but he was deposed again in …
PlacePilgrims Rest
… History and is now a protected Historical Site. In 1986 the Town was declared a National Monument. … History and is now a protected Historical Site. In 1986…
EventDr Frederik van Zyl Slabbert resigns from parliament
… electoral system for South Africa. Slabbert passed away on 14 May 2010. …
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
… of Egypt. He had been the effective leader of Egypt since 14 November 1954 as the Chairman of the Revolutionary Command …
EventThe TEC decides on Bophuthatswana’s incorporation following major unrest
… On 14 March, 1994, the Transitional Executive Council (TEC) …
EventWinnie Mandela sued by the government
… Lawyers representing the government announced on 14 August 1998 that they were suing Winnie …
EventFormer Tennis player, Kevin Curren, is born in Durban
… university and also began his tennis career. During the 14 years of his tennis career, Curren had won four Grand Slam …
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… before the Supreme Court Bloemfontein during August 1955. 14 August, Sisulu attends a secret ANC meeting in Durban. … home as he was not allowed to be away…
ArticleThe Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State (The Zondo Commission)
… issued by the North Gauteng High Court in its judgment of 14 December 2017, I have decided to appoint a commission of … . Accessed 14 January 2022 The South…
ArticlePrehistory of the Durban area
Prehistory of Southern Africa The Durban area is probably best known for the historic Zulu kingdom, dating to the early 19th century. To understand the…
EPILOGUE
Dear Mr De Klerk I acknowledge receipt of your reply dated 2nd July, 1992. It is unfortunate that your reply has not addressed the issues I raised in my…
ArticleUniversity of Witwatersrand Student Protests 2015 Timeline
… months before the WitsFeesMustFall protests kicked-off on 14 October 2015. Once all diplomatic options were exhausted, … to systematically shut down the…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… in order to strengthen the bargaining position of the ANC. 14 March, In an exclusive interview with The Herald , the ANC … and the ANC. The talks will be…
Further information on services for the late Adelaide Tambo, 07 February 2007
Please find below information on additional services for the late Adelaide Tambo. Please note that the venue for the funeral on Saturday has been changed to…
EventThe Immigration Regulation Act is passed in South Africa
… On 14 June 1913, the first Immigration Regulation Act, which …
Coal Miners Strike on the Rand
… been turned into a war zone. Resistance only stopped on 14 March after heavy bombardment of the headquarters of the …
EventSamora Machel pledges solidarity with the people of South Africa
… to the massacre on 30 January 1981, where more than 14 uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) cadres were killed. Machel, together …
EventZimbabwean politician and trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai is born
… an amendment to the constitution. He passed away on 14 February 2018 due to colon cancer. …
EventAuthor of the book, Born Free, Joy Adamson, is killed
… he stabbed the naturalist because she had not paid him for 14 days' work as a labourer at the Shaba game reserve in …
EventA commemorative exhibition of the work of painter and cartoonist John Amshewitz opens in the City Hall in Johannesburg
… locally and abroad. He left for England in 1922, spent 14 years at home, but later returned to South Africa in 1936. …
PlaceParliament of the Republic of South Africa, Cape Town
… in separate and subordinate Houses of Parliament. In 1986, the Pass Laws were scrapped. The international …
African National Congress Women's League Constitution
… Working Committee Rule 13 Provincial General Council Rule 14 National Conference Rule 15 National General Council Rule … of National and Provincial…
PlaceUganda
… Museveni became president of Uganda after taking power in 1986. …
EventUDF men takes refuge in the US consulate
… lift the State of Emergency, which had been in force since 1986, the release of all detained people, and to be allowed …
EventSA and Mozambique revive Nkomati Accord
… Real Story, Cape Town: Reader's Digest. Cameron, T. (ed)(1986). An Illustrated History of South Africa, Johannesburg: …
EventC. Lindenberg Letty, botanical artist, is born
… Reynolds and Crassla lettyae Philips. She died on 3 May 1986, aged 90. …
ArchiveMandla Mandela wants inquest into deaths of Stompie Seipie, Dr Asvat, 19 January 2018, South Africa
… Seipei was a member of the Mandela Football Club who was 14 when he was killed. Doctor Asvat was shot dead in his …