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EventLast remaining SA troops have been withdrawn from Namibia
… Assembly, which would drew up a constitution. On 21 March 1990 the country gained independence from South Africa as the … pp. 533-540.|South African…
EventANC stalwart and Rivonia Trialist, Govan Mbeki, is released from Robben Island Prison
… of Port Elizabeth until November 1989. In February 1990, when the ANC and other liberation movements were …
EventPolice head admits to Khotso House bombing
… South African Police Services(SAPS) National Commissioner (1990-1995), admitted that he gave the order in 1988 for the …
EventA few days after deciding to establish a Dutch newspaper in South Africa, the name De Burger is chosen
… Piet Cilliers clashed with Prime Minister HF Verwoerd. In 1990, the National Party was officially informed by then …
Event19 die at Shell House massacre
African National Congress (ANC) security guards at Shell House killed nineteen Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) members following a tip-off that IFP marchers were…
EventAmerican troops withdraw from Somalia
… The civil war in Somalia during 1980-1990 resulted in an enormous humanitarian crisis with more …
EventJ.J. Hadebe replies to Thabo Mbeki’s plea
This Day in History, African National Congress (ANC) executive member in charge of youth affairs, J.J. Hadebe replied to Thabo Mbeki’s request to complete his…
EventEugene Terre Blanche, controversial leader of the AWB ( Afrikaner Resistance Movement), is born in Ventersdorp.
… public. Terre'Blanche viewed the end of Apartheid in 1990 as the beginning of communism and threatened then …
PlaceShell House, Johannesburg
… was the ANC’s first Headquarters after its Unbanning in 1990, and was the site of a 1994 Massacre that threatened to …
Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi
… have probably given up if it were not for her kids. In 1990 Mac makes plan for Zarina and the kids to go visit him … once again on their own in U.K. Finally,…
PlaceHammarsdale, KZN
… them the bitter political feuding of the 1980's and early 1990's, that claimed the lives of so many of their loved ones … between the two parties ensued…
PlaceYMCA-Cape Town and later Athlone, as well
… Street. Then finally relocating to Observatory, in 1990. The move to Observatory was the result of a merger …
ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
… Political prisoners like the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990, and the African National Congress ’ lift on the armed … Political prisoners like the release…
Document 15 - E. R. Roux, Black and White Trade Unionism in South Africa, 28 July 1928
… C.P.S.A. should perhaps visualise the possible complete disbanding of the I.C.U. and in any case work for the …
ArchiveSechaba as mondstuk in die ANC se stryd teen blanke oorheersig, 1967-1989
… Congress (ANC) en ander organisasies op 2 Februarie 1990 het bekende implikasies op politieke terrein vir …
EventPeter Scott, South African alpine skier is born
… Peter Scott was born on 27 November 1990 in Cape Town . [i] Peter is a South African alpine …
PlaceOrkney, North West Province
… South African Afrikaans Sitcom during the 1980’s and 1990’s, Orkney Snork Nie, which roughly to translates to …
EventJacob Zuma, Former President of South Africa and of the ANC, is born.
… of the ANC in exile. Following the unbanning of the ANC in 1990, he was among the first ANC leaders to return from …
EventThe apartheid government agrees to eliminate racial segregation in theatres but not in cinemas
… a few months before the unbanning of political parties in 1990 and the beginning of conciliatory negotiations. …
EventKaunda announces nationalisation of Copper mines
… hand over power to a democratically elected government in 1990, which continued with IMF economic policies with the …
EventA South African spy is released from jail
… number was more than 3 000. Sources: Books: Fraser, R. (1990). Keesing's Records of World Events: Longman: London, p. …
EventF.W. de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be freed on 11 February
… by President F. W. de Klerk in parliament on 10 February 1990, that Nelson Mandela would be released from prison, … de Klerk's speech at the opening of…
EventMazizi Maqekeza, ANC member, is shot dead whilst in hospital in Maseru, Lesotho
… 2010] The State Outside South Africa between 1960 and 1990,[ online ], Available, at: stanford.edu [Accessed 15 …
EventSipho Gumede, South African jazz legend, dies
Born in the predominantly Indian community of Cato Manor near Durban, Sipho Gumede started playing music on a homemade guitar. He joined his first band at the…
EventGerman South West Africa is put under South African administration
… abide by the decision. The country gained independence in 1990 as Namibia. …
EventGermany declares South West Africa a German protectorate
… Africa remained under South African control until 1990. …
EventPresident. F.W. de Klerk lifts the state of emergency
… On 7 June 1990, former South African President, F W de Klerk, announced … Lyman,R.,(1990),S.A lifts emergency rule new one imposed in Natal,8 … Directorate,…
EventPrime Minister B.J. Vorster predicts South Africa will become leading state in the Southern Africa
The South African Prime Minister B.J. Vorster declared that if the positive signs of cooperation with the rest of Africa are interpreted accurately, South…
EventNizaam Carr, the South African rugby player is born
… Nizaam Carr was born in Cape Town on 4 April 1991.[i] He is a professional South African rugby player, and …
South Africa: Writer Mafika Gwala Passes Away (allAfrica), 9 September 2014
… co-edited Musho! Zulu Popular Praises with Liz Gunner in 1991. As a student activist, Gwala was a prominent member of …