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EventEx Defence Minister P.W. Botha denies arms purchase
… years into sanctions placed on South Africa by the United Nations. South Africa's involvement in the murky world of …
EventMandela suspends talks in the wake of Boipatong Massacre
… police and police reservists. Mandela requested the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, to …
EventUS invades Afghanistan
… was invaded by the USA for failing to comply with a United Nations Resolution to hand over Osama Bin Laden, leader of …
EventKabila is inaugurated as president of the DRC
… ceremony as well as eight other African leaders. United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guehenno, …
EventChris Katongo, Zambian football player, is born
… Under his leadership, this team won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012. He is currently the striker for the Chinese …
EventPLAN launches armed struggle against South Africa
… Namibia. In 1973 a resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly declared 26 August, ‘Namibia Day’ to …
EventThe Security Council begins deliberations on the situation in South Africa
… The United Nations Security Council began deliberations on the situation …
EventThe World Health Organisation (WHO) declares Aids a worldwide epidemic
… having the highest of any country. According to the United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), 22.4 million …
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 by Jon Soske
… Party 74 The Passive Resistance Campaign and the United Nations 79 The Xuma-Dadoo-Naicker Pact 85 Backlash in the … nationalist politics from the founding of…
Document 59 - Letter from Ruth First to The Secretary, South African Institute of Race Relations’, 17 August 1944
… of Race Relations', 17 August 1944 Young Communist League of South Africa Box …
Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils: Natal and Transvaal 1946 - 1947 by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer
… speeches of the Indian delegation at the United Nations on behalf of the Africans in South Africa, disposed … their judgement will no different to that of…
The attack of Syria by Israel, 7 May 2013
… and bringing about lasting peace. We call on the United Nations to prevail on external forces to respect the …
EventThe first part of the South African Press Commission’s report is tabled in parliament
… Republic and disassociated itself from the Commonwealth of Nations. In 1964, The New York Times reported that the South …
EventDr Ali Bacher, director of the SACU, announces the shortening of the ‘rebel cricket tour ‘as a gesture of support for the country’s dramatic political changes
… Cricket Conference and organizations like The United Nations. They took place between the period of 1982 and 1990, …
EventThe United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed United Republic of Tanzania
… on 9 December 1961 from a United Kingdom (UK) ruled United Nations (UN) trusteeship and Zanzibar gained its independence …
EventManuel Pinto da Costa becomes the president
… absolute power in the President and the MLSTP became the nations' sole legal political party. Dr Manuel held the …
EventBafana Bafana wins over Ghana
… victory over Ghana, a co-host of the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations contest at Kumasi stadium in Ghana. The victory …
EventNelson Mandela marries Graça Machel on his 80th birthday
… for women and children rights, and headed the first United Nations study on the impact of war on children. The couple …
EventSA government threatens to pull out of the UN peace plan for Namibia
… African government threatened to pull out of the United Nations (UN) peace plan for Namibia unless action was taken …
EventMiriam Makeba returns to South Africa
… she built an international career, addressed the United Nations twice on the horrors of apartheid, and became one of …
The Struggle Continues and Grows More Intense - Statement by O. R. Tambo, 23 August 1984
… the world, including the Security Council of the United Nations, are confident of a total rejection of the so-called …
EventThe UN Security Council to lay down rules which would allow UN forces to enter Congo
… On 6 August 1960, the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr. Dag Hammarskjöld, asked …
EventEgyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack
… Nasser suffered a major blow when Egypt and other Arab nations were defeated by Israel in a war that lasted only six …
EventUN Secretary-General Hammerskjöld arrives in Congo
… Dag Hammerskjöld, secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), arrived in the Congo to try to end the civil … oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.|…
EventGold Coast (Ghana) gains independence
… from Britain. Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and was led to independence by Kwame Nkrumah who …
EventSouth Africa signs a multilateral treaty prohibiting the development of biological weapons
… which includes the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. …
EventA police mob attacks big SWAPO rally
… otherwise, organised the rally to celebrate the United Nations’ International Year of Peace. The attack left 21 …
EventThe Opening Ceremony of 2000 Olympic Games takes place
… Australian Stock Horse. The ceremony was attended by 199 nations, including South Africa, with the exception of only …
EventSpecial Committee on Apartheid publishes its first Interim Report
… The United Nations (UN) Special Committee on Apartheid published its …
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, submitted to the Annual Conference, December 15-17, 1950
… Organisations: S.A.INDIAN CONGRESS, A.P.O., A.N.C.YOUTH LEAGUE, COUNCIL OF NON-EUROPEAN TRADE UNIONS and the … of passes by women revived the women's section…