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ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 7 February 1977, Volume 100
Excerpts from the transcript of continuing evidence from Dr Aaron Matlhare, a medical practitioner in Soweto and evidence from Aubrey Mokoena, to the…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 1 March 1977, Volume 122
Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Johannes van Zyl and Mr Knoetze, both from the Bantu Administration Board of the Vaal Triangle, to the Commission…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 7 October 1976, Volume 24
Excerpts from the transcript of continuing evidence from Raymond Moroane and evidence from Naphtali Kgati Mabusha Sathenge, a student at Hofmeyer High School,…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 8 February 1977, Volume 101
Excerpts from the transcript of continuing evidence from Aubrey Mokoena; Rodney Rammakoa, a scholar at the Naledi High School in Soweto; Rudolf Matimba, a…
EventThousands are killed after terrorists crashed hijacked airliners into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington
On 11 September 2001 thousands were killed after terrorists crashed hijacked airliners into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington…
EventThe Pretoria Supreme Court orders for an inquiry into the doctors' treatment of Steve Biko at the time of his death
The Pretoria Supreme Court ordered the South African Medical and Dental Council (SAMDC) to hold an inquiry into the conduct of the two doctors who treated…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 March 1983, Volume 43 and Volume 44
Transcript of Volumes 43 and 44, evidence from Reverend Peter John Storey, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC),…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 March 1983, Volume 41 and Volume 42
Transcript of Volumes 41 and 42, evidence from Reverend Peter John Storey, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC),…
The General Assembly requests the Secretary-General to conduct an investigation into reports concerning a nuclear explosion by
The government introduces the Extension of Political Participation Bill, empowering the government to divide the country into a
Dr Leander Starr Jameson announces the proposed colonial commission of inquiry into martial law in Cape Town.
Thirty-four passengers and four crewmembers die when a Spanish plane crashes into a hill on the Moroccan coast.
Dutch authorities launch an informal "fact-finding" inquiry into the anti-apartheid activities of Klaas de Jonge.
The South African government begins removing 45 000 Bakalobeng tribesmen from a Transvaal area into the Bophuthatswana homeland
Joyce Modimoeng is killed and her husband, David (MAWU member) injured, by a bomb thrown into their house.
Rhodesia’s first Black cabinet ministers are sworn into office. (2004). Today in History, Pretoria News, 23 April.
Former Defence Minister Magnus Malan takes full responsibility for secret apartheid raids into neighbouring countries but says
Violence in KwaZulu-Natal spills over into the streets of central Durban and running gun battles ensue.
Rhodesia’s first Black cabinet ministers are sworn into office. (2004). Today in History, Pretoria News, 23 April.
The Afrikaner Volksfront transforms itself into an umbrella body for thirty organisations striving for Afrikaner self-determina
Mozambique parliament approves a new constitution turning the country into a multi-party democracy after fifteen years of one-p
A Pilate aeroplane crashes into a mountain close to Nairobi, Kenya. Nine South Africans, including the aviation photographer He
In a referendum organised by King William’s Town municipality, the voting is overwhelmingly against incorporation into the Cisk
The German battleship "Habicht" lands at Swakopmund, bringing fresh German troops who proceed into the interior under
Fighting between Inkatha and the United Democratic Front supporters spills into central Pietermaritzburg when the Cosatu office
Rebels begin an offensive in Eritrea, Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s military government orders bombers, armoured units and troops into o
The University of Port Elizabeth comes into being with the adoption of Act 1 of 1964 by Parliament.
The ANC in exile in Lusaka calls on its supporters to take the struggle into White areas.
EventOne-fifth of SA’s military infected with HIV virus, so HIV positive people are no longer accepted into their ranks
It was announced that at least one-fifth of South Africa's military was infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS. Therefore on 7 October 2003 the Defence…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 14 June 1977, Volume 165
Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Oscar Mpetha, to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa.