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EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… were severely affected. The most well-know massacre, the 1994 (Tutsi) Genocide, took place against the backdrop of a … (RPF) sought to overthrow the…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… NP was the governing party of South Africa from 1948 until 1994, and was disbanded in 2005. Its policies included … was formed with blacks in the majority,…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… at Athlone Athletic Park on 8 July , with a crowd of about 10 to 12 thousand people. Speakers include Gatsha Buthelezi, … gatherings. Mamphela Ramphele is…
Article2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
… demands of R12 000 impractical and refused to go beyond a 10 percent wage increase. The strikes took place in the … was 30 to 40% of total cost, with…
PlaceOrlando Stadium
… political rallies were held there both before and after 1994. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer) … hosted the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off…
PlaceApartheid Museum, Johannesburg
… struggle climaxed during the Apartheid era (1948 - 1994) where gross human rights violations were prevalent … Nelson Mandela signed the Constitution into law…
ArticleHistory of South African National Orders and Awards
… exodus from the past was the raising of the new flag in 1994. This moment aptly affirmed the pride and dignity of an …
ArticleFrontline States
… Africa held its first non-racial democratic election in 1994. …
Learning about history through writing
… end of apartheid and the country’s advent to democracy in 1994. Furthermore this event was the first in the history of …
Polokwane an Overview
… also affected the town. With the coming of democracy in 1994, the town exploded into a city with a population of some …
ArticleThe aftermath of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… the Spear of the Nation' , on December 16th 1961. In 1994 South Africa elected its first non-racial and democratic …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 3 - The South African Constitution: Birth Certificate of a Nation by Hassen Ebrahim
… South Africa’s Constitution was drafted between May 1994 and October 1996, the ideas contained in it are not new. … Richtersvelt Community and Others (14…
ArticleA History of Official Government HIV/AIDS Policy in South Africa
… Responses of President Nelson Mandela’s Administration On 10 May 1994, the Government of National Unity was elected in South … resources to combat HIV/AIDS…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1920-1929
… open spaces and with separate access roads” (Christopher, 1994: 38) Albert Luthuli attends the Higher Teachers' … elected Treasurer and becomes editor of The…
Education Feature from Frene Ginwala's Thesis
Originally no provision was made for the education of Indians. The Reverend Stott of the Wesleyan Mission established a school for Indian labourers in 1868 and…
BiographyKgalema Petrus Motlanthe
… of the NUM and at the eighth congress in February 1994, he was formally elected to this post. Motlanthe and …
ArticleList of passenger on the Truro, 16 November 1860
… Page Missing 30 F Christian Madras 7 Esack Abraham 10 M Christian Madras 8 Yacoob Abraham 8 M Christian … Madras 9 Arlandoo Abraham 5 M Christian…
Article1960's Diaries of Nelson Mandela on his trip through Africa
… country held its first democratic elections on 27 April 1994: a long walk and a long road on a journey only just … context of the negotiated settlement…
ArticleRace and ethnicity in South Africa
… Free State Provinces. The apartheid government ended in 1994 and was replaced by the Constitutional democracy. South … Nation’, made popular by Archbishop…
ArticleLegacy: A Timeline of HIV/AIDS by Carlos Motta
… number will jump to at least 2 or 3 million within 5 to 10 years." 1987 AZT, the first antiretroviral drug, becomes … women and other populations living with…
ArticleMarikana Massacre - 16 August 2012
… thousand miners went on strike to demand a living wage. On 10 August, a large group of the striking miners approached … of police. Eye-witness reports say…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott
… in the realm of 8 dollars and concert tickets costing 10, the need to worry about mixed seating became practically … to democratic elections for the country…
EventFirst democratic election results for SA
… Nearly 20 million people participated in the 1994 election in which the African National Congress (ANC) … general elections in South Africa, started on 27…
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
… by the Committee, which was seconded by J. W. Godfrey. [10] With the exception of a single dissenting voice, the … p2 [6] Ibid, p3 [7] Ibid, p3 [8] Ibid, p4 …
ArticlePeter Magubane Timeline 1932-
… until Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa in 1994. 1997 Mother Jones Leica Lifetime Achievement Award …
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
… South Africa (CODESA) negotiations, but took part in the 1994 elections obtaining 1.3% of the vote. The PAC continues …
POLICY AND POLITICAL PROCESSES TOWARDS 51ST NATIONAL CONFERENCE, Parktown, 13 August 2002
… us about the crisis faced by the economy we inherited in 1994, and work since then to restructure the economy to meet … the state and governance: The…
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… women’s organisations and a member of parliament from 1994 to 1999. Today, she lectures over women’s rights all … South Africans into accepting unequal…
PlaceUlundi, Kwa-Zulu Natal, (also known as Mahlabathini)
… Ulundi now lies in KwaZulu-Natal Province (of which, from 1994 to 2004, it alternated with Pietermaritzburg as the … of the Town as recorded as 18,420…
ArticleInternational Rugby World Cup Timeline 1983-2011
… a World Cup should be held. The World Cup is approved 10 votes to 6 and Australia and New Zealand would host the … and is won by Australia who beat France 35…