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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 …
EventWestern countries, including South Africa, implement an airlift to supply provisions to the inhabitants of the eastern section of Berlin
On 28 June 1948, Soviet forces had cut off all land access to the British, American and French zones of Berlin, a city which was located deep within Soviet…
EventHugh Masekela, South African musician, is born
On 4 April 1939 Hugh Ramopolo Masekela, South African musician, was born in Witbank, South Africa. Masekela grew up playing the piano and at a young age was…
EventSWAPO attacks SAP
… warfare, Namibia eventually attained independence in March 1990 under a SWAPO government with Sam Nujoma as president. …
EventLast remaining SA troops have been withdrawn from Namibia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 …
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…
ArticleA History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
… 944 features were made in South Africa from 1971 to 1991, as well as nearly 998 documentaries and several hundred short films and videos. 1990 The new…
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 …
EventWalter Sisulu, co-founder of the ANCYL and Umkhonto we Sizwe, is born
… African government released Sisulu from prison. In July 1991 Sisulu was elected ANC Deputy-President. Walter Sisulu …
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. …