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EventPretoria is proposed as the new capital of ZAR
… a new leaf and became a centre for change when President Nelson Mandela was inaugurated at the Union Buildings in 1994. The …
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
… Dennis Goldberg (1985), Govan Mbeki (5 November 1987) and Nelson Mandela (11 February 1990). They were arrested on 11 July …
EventUN passes resolutions on South Africa
… The body also demanded the unconditional release of Nelson Mandela, the imprisoned leader of the banned African National …
EventPW Botha gives the “Rubicon” Speech in Durban
… policy shifts which did not materialize was the release of Nelson Mandela. P. W. Botha disappointed his western allies by …
EventMagnus Malan’s trial ends
… enough evidence to substantiate their claim. President Nelson Mandela fully accepted the court's decision and asked those …
EventIan Woodall and Cathy O’Dowd becomethe first official South African team to conquer the Mount Everest
… became the leader. South African president at the time, Nelson Mandela, was patron of the expedition. The climbing team was …
EventHlubi Chief Langalibalele becomes one of the first Black activists to be tried and banished to Robben Island
… to be banished to Robben Island, nearly a century before Nelson Mandela and numerous other activists were imprisoned there. …
Freedom Part to Host Ken Oosterbroek Legacy Exhibition
… Africa and will culminate in the inauguration of President Nelson Mandela. The exhibition will run until Friday, June 6th …
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… the Government of National Unity, headed by the ANC’s Nelson Mandela who became the first black President of the country. …
Images That Preserve History, and Make It : ‘Rise and Fall of Apartheid’ at Center of Photography by Holland Cotter (The New York Times), 20 September 2012
… 30 miles south of Johannesburg. Everything changed. Nelson Mandela, already a veteran activist, proposed a move to armed … expanded in the bloody years…
Robben Island
… on Robben Island as political prisoners. Former President Nelson Mandela was kept there. The prison internationally notorious …
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… conference centre and a tourist info booking office 2003 Nelson Mandela inaugurates the first Umkhumbane Urban Reality …
PlaceSoccer City (FNB Stadium) -Johannesburg
… starting with the First Speech from Former President Nelson Mandela in 1990 , a few days after being released from prison … , in 1993 and the moving Memorial…
EventMzwakhe Mbuli is sentenced to 13 years in jail
… was honoured by being asked to introduce former President Nelson Mandela at his inauguration in 1994. It has been suggested … in support with Brenda Fassie…
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… across the veldt. After the departure of De Klerk, Winnie Mandela visited Boipatong and addressed residents. Lastly, on 21 June 1992 with Nelson Mandela,…
PlaceStatue of President Paul Kruger, Pretoria
… Kruger to be pulled down and replaced by one of Winnie Mandela. The call is part of an ongoing campaign by the … Campaigner and Member of Parliament, who was…
EventMagnus Malan's trial ends
… enough evidence to substantiate their claim. President Nelson Mandela fully accepted the court's decision and asked those …
EventIan Woodall and Cathy O'Dowd becomethe first official South African team to conquer the Mount Everest
… became the leader. South African president at the time, Nelson Mandela, was patron of the expedition. The climbing team was …
Message by Oliver Tambo to the Soweto rally to welcome released leaders, 29 October 1989
… observations and suggestions communicated to us by Nelson Mandela and other comrades still in prison - all of them … a result of the committed and selfless…
Isitwalandwe / Seaparankoe the Highest Award of Honour, 1955 - 2014
… Reeves 1980 Lilian Ngoyi 1982 Oliver Reginald Tambo 1992 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 1992 Walter Sisulu 1992 Helen Joseph 1992 Ahmed …
ANC welcomes Cde Mac Maharaj appointment as President Zuma`s spokesperson, 7 July 2011
… He also served as a Minister of Transport under President Nelson Mandela Cabinet. Politically, Cde Mac served as the ANC …
EventSpringboks beat New Zealand in Rugby Wold Cup final match
… in favour of South Africa. The South African President, Nelson Mandela, handed the trophy to Springbok Captain, François …
EventThe cornerstone of Cape Town City Hall is laid
… February 1990, only hours after his release from prison, Nelson Mandela made his first public speech after his release from …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… 1980 March, the Sunday Post launches a nationwide “Release Mandela” campaign, about 15 million sign the petition. 1980 March, A campaign is launched for the…
EventIgnatius Iggy Mthebule remembered
… in an interview by Mac Maharaj on 15 January 2003 for the Nelson Mandela Centre for Memory . …
EventSouth Africa's first democratic elections
… the Government of National Unity, headed by the ANC's Nelson Mandela who became the first black President of the country. …
PlaceNaval Hill
… date, including the ones in foreign lands, this statue of Nelson Mandela remains the largest one made in honour of this world … not have been a better site…
Bishop Tutu’s 1999 interview on NewsHour
… to overthrow it. RAY UAREZ : Less than two years later, Nelson Mandela was freed from prison. Then in 1994, in their first … old system, that things that…
EventJacob Matlala, SA junior flyweight, wins the WBO world champion title
… British boxer Mickey Cantwell, where former President Nelson Mandela and actor Will Smith were among the spectators. …
EventThe African National Congress is found guilty
… camps in exile. Following public criticism, President Nelson Mandela announced the appointment of a second commission of …