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EventLiberian President, Samuel Kanyon Doe publically offers to resign
… was eventually kidnapped during a truce meeting, tortured and on 9 September he was executed by his kidnapers. His … the Special Court for Sierra Leone on 11…
EventSA Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster reveals that SA scientists have succeeded in developing a new process for uranium enrichment
… 1959 when the country's first large-scale nuclear research and development project was initiated under the auspices of … In 1990, President F. W. de Klerk…
EventUN Secretary-General Hammerskjöld arrives in Congo
… in September 1961 fighting erupted between Katanga troops and the non combatant forces of the UN. In an effort to … of 17-18 September at the border of…
EventAllan Boesak is born
… Allan Boesak, clergyman and politician, is born in Kakemas in South Africa. When … disbursing to children. In 1999 he was convicted of fraud and imprisoned…
EventConnie Mulder resigns as a result of his involvement in plot to sell apartheid propaganda
… plan. Plans included bribes of international news agencies and the purchase of the Washington Star newspaper. These … that Vorster knew everything about the…
EventLucas Mangope leaves Mmabatho due to uprising
… widespread demonstrations in which 40 people were shot and wounded by local police. A public servants' strike was … Broadcasting Corporation, shutting down 3…
EventThe Rev. Allan Hendrickse steps down as a leader of the Labour Party
… Party. He later joined the African National Congress (ANC) and was appointed as an ANC senator in the upper house of the … for his contribution to the…
EventNamibia’s constitution is ratified
… directly traced to an accord agreed upon by Cuba, Angola and South Africa. The reason that these particular parties … which culminated in the Battle of Cuito…
EventSA TV Producer reported killed in Air crash
… have taken about 50 minutes. It carried six crew members and 111 passengers from different parts of the world, including British and US diplomats. The…
EventNP demands apology from TRC
… In a letter to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), lawyers for the National … apology from chairman Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the resignation of…
EventFrance tests an atomic bomb in Algeria
… in the same atomic league with the United States, the USSR and Great Britain. The test would be the first of many by … France. Despite protests from the…
EventTogolese football player, Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is born
… for big European teams like Manchester City, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspurs. In 2006, Adebayor represented Togo in … briefly retired from international…
EventThe Young Communist League (YCLSA) is officially formed
… was established. Youth groups were formed in Johannesburg and Cape Town. In 1922, the YCL played a supportive role … One of the leaders of the YCL was Edward…
EventJoseph Kasavubu, first president of the Democratic Republic of Congo dies
… the Bakongo ethnic group. Kasavubu did not know his father and lost his mother at the age of 4. He was raised by his … 1965, Army Chief of Staff Joseph…
EventA plan limiting admission of black students in white universities is withdrawn
… College which became the University of Cape Town (UCT)and Victoria College, now \Stellenbosch University (USB)in 1918. Both UCT and SU were established for…
EventLord Roberts crosses the Vaal River en route to Pretoria
… South African War (1899-1902), Field Marshall Lord Roberts and his forces crossed the Vaal River heading to … in a bid to force the Transvaal government to…
EventGeneral Idi Amin overthrows Ugandan President Milton Obote
… Singapore. Amin was a soldier in the British colonial army and became one of its first Ugandan commissioned officers. He … Tanzania . The Tanzanian forces…
EventAhmadou Kourouma, Ivorian novelist dies in France
… was born in 1927 in CÁ´te d'Ivoire. He went to live and attend school in Mali before leaving for France. When … (Allah is not obliged) was awarded the Prix…
EventJacob Thabo Lengane is murdered in Soweto
… 1986 Jacob Thabo Lengane, the father of Jefferson Lengane and Kabelo Lengane, who were well known for their … motivated. Although both the Azanian People’s…
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt’s trial begins in the Cape Town High Court
… Defence Force (SADF) officer, Gerhardt has information and insights that the ANC wants to take into account in its … " But later the ANC said Gerhardt had…
EventNelson Mandela announces he will not stand for re-election in 1999
… stepping down as the African National Congress's (ANC's) and as the country’s president. The struggle icon had taken … time, was to replace him as president…
EventPoqo members arrested
… Chief Kaiser Matanzima. An armed clash between the police and Poqo members, led by Albert Tshweni, took place following … Dela, Thsonisile Skevi Daniel…
EventPalaeontologist Mary Leakey discovers one of the oldest hominid skulls in Tanzania
… Tanzania. At first she found several parts of the skull, and in the following few weeks, with her husband Louis … ash. In 1960, Leaky became head of…
EventBanned PAC leader Sobukwe is admitted as attorney
… praying in church. He was, however, allowed to study law and, after being admitted as an attorney in 1975, ran a … Restricted though he was, Sobukwe would…
EventInkatha Freedom Party is formed
… by the banning of the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). It was the precursor to … members of Inkatha were the late Rev…
EventClarence Mlokoti is shot dead by hijackers
… Clarence Mlokoti, co-founder and chairman of Kaizer Chiefs football club, was shot dead by … on Tuesday night while Mlokoti was waiting for his wife and…
EventGeneral Koos de la Rey, buried in Lichtenburg amid a very tense atmosphere.
… did not stop at a roadblock set up for the Foster gang and police opened fire on the car and de la Rey was killed by a ricochet. At the burial the …
EventCecil John Rhodes is buried in the Matopos
… Empire-builder and former prime minister of the Cape Colony , Cecil John … ill on his return to Cape Town in the early months of 1902 and died soon…
EventNelson Mandela appeals for calm after the assassination of Communist Party chief, Chris Hani
… of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and chief commander of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the armed wing … rekindled unrest; with a violence that erupted and…
EventThe first SARS case is suspected in South Africa
… but after seven days he started to show flu-like symptoms and cough. When the doctors conducted tests the results came … officials were investigating how the…