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EventFurther chaos in Liberian civil war
… (INPFL) led by Prince Yormie Johnson on 9 September 1990. The end of the Doe regime only continued the ethnic …
EventF. W. de Klerk is implicated
… waged against the African National Congress (ANC) between 1990 and the 1994 election in a bid to destabilise the …
EventO. R. Tambo leaves South Africa for exile
… a job as a nurse. The family returned to South Africa in 1990. …
EventHumphrey Ndlovu, veteran IFP leader dies
Humphrey Mpumele Ndlovu was born at Emzweni in the Qamu Tribal Authority at Msinga, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He joined the Inkatha Cultural Liberation…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education
… from the 1970s through to the beginning of negotiations in 1990..." Contents Introduction Chapter 1 - People, Politics …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… Bill of the Malan Government" Unlawful Organisations Bill. 20 June, The Communist Party of South Africa declares that it … Act, No. 44 of 1950 , passed on 26…
ArticleSouth Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009
… 680 131 31.5% +4.9% 41 +19 Democratic Party 431 444 20.0% +6.0%* 34 +14* HNP 5 416 0.2% -2.7% 0 ±0 Total 2 157 …
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs
… after subsequent raids on several members' homes within 20 minutes of the explosion. PAGAD members generally appear …
ArticleTimeline: Father Trevor Huddleston
… chooses the designation ‘Bishop Trevor of Sophiatown’. 20 April, Huddleston dies at his home in Mirfield, West …
ArticleKingdoms of southern Africa: Great Zimbabwe
… Great Zimbabwe had a population of between 10 000 and 20 000 people. Most of them lived far away from the main …
ArticleCongress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… in police violence, and the death of 18 people. On 20 June 1950 the CPSA was forced to dissolve, and the ANC …
EventDr. Silas Modiri Molema dies in Mafikeng
… Available at www.sahistory.org.za,[Accessed: 20 August 2013]|South African History Online, Dr.Silas Modiri … [online], Available at www.sahistory.org.za, …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… act would, in fact, later lead to the counter-revolution. [20] During this time, political clubs like the Cordeliers and … instant justice took precedence…
PlaceCameroon
… the quality of life of ordinary Cameroonians [lxxxi] . The 1990's was marked by internal strife and a secessionist … on the political scene and held a rally…
ArticleSouth Africa in the 1970s
… a week and some men worked for the company for 10 to 20 years. Armed police, some with dogs were present to … per month. As the results of the strike, the…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… by sending two warships to Maputo. More are expected soon. 20-21 April, A bomb explosion during the night at a power … in the area. It is attributed to…
EventBrenda Fassie, South African singer and diva, dies in her sleep at Sunninghill Hospital
… Her career skyrocketed in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Things seemed to all go downhill in the mid 1990’s when rumours of drug abuse began to surface…
ArticleNelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
… March 1892, Krokodilpoort in April 1892, and Nelspruit on 20 June 1892. By 1 January 1895 the railway is extended to … in Nelspruit. 1895 Venda Chief Makhado…
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… Ellis, author of External Mission: The ANC in Exile 1960-1990, believed that the MK only mostly aided in “ [supplying] … to Governance” from African…
EventBonnie Ntshalintshali, SA artist, is born
… Award in 1988 and the Standard Bank Young Artist Award in 1990.Her work is represented in collections locally and …
EventSouth West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO) is founded to oppose South African rule
… the country's leading party following independence in 1990. SWAPO, led by one of its co-founders Sam Nujoma, began …
EventTrade Unionists convicted of kidnapping and assault
… Trade Unions (COSATU) offices for five hours on 28 August 1990. A fine of R2 000 each or one year in prison with a year …
EventANC government tension continues
… Records of World Events, News Digest for September 1990, p 37698. …
EventGoldstone report on police shootings in Sebokeng is released
… protesters in the township of Sebokeng on 26 March, 1990, was made public. On 26 March police had opened fire on … Nelson mandela center of memory," 1…
EventANC denies responsibilities for the unrest in homelands
… On this day in 1990, the African National Congress (ANC) veteran leader, … Keesing's Records of World Events , New Digest for March 1990, p 37306 | O'Malley…
EventLindiwe Sisulu is detained
… military training, specialising in intelligence. In 1990 she returned to South Africa just after the unbanning of …
EventPieter Willem Botha resigns as state President of SA
… President pending the results of the general elections. In 1990 Botha resigned from the National Party (NP) in protest …
EventA British Sports Council team begins a three-week fact-finding tour of South Africa to probe racial discrimination in sport
In May 1962 Dennis Brutus, Secretary of the South African Sports Association, wrote to Otto Mayer, the then Chancellor of the International Olympic Committee …
EventNelson Mandela announces his separation from his wife, Winnie Mandela.
… on Robben Island. The couple were re-united in 1990 after Mandela's release, however, they eventually …
EventTalks between the government and ANC on negotiations proceed
… National Congress (ANC) were held on 2, 3 and 4 May 1990. These talks took place at the most delicate stage of …