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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…
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 … [online] Available at: www.theguardian.com [Accessed:…
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 …
ANC to convene Provincial Memorial Services in honour of Madiba, 8 December 2013
… course. The dates of the Memorial Services are as follows: 11 December 2013 ANC Free State Provincial Memorial Service …
Document 12 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi19 to E. R. Roux 20, 27 January 1927
… to see that you still think of our study class here at 11 Main St, Johannesburg. When we saw that you do not write … South Africa next year? With best…
ArchiveRootedness and Openness in The Life and Works of Véronique Tadjo (b. 1955) by Tim Steckler
… the turmoil that ravaged the nation starting in the early 1990’s. The country achieved independence from France in 1960 … aftereffects of the Ivorian Civil…
ArchiveThe road to Oslo and beyond
… of his Nobel lecture on "Africa and Freedom", delivered on 11 December 1961. …
EventConstruction on the Aswan Dam starts in Egypt
… material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops. The Dam is 11, 811 feet long, 3215 feet thick at the base and and 364 … ,[Accessed on 09 December 2013]|…
EventA statement is issued following talks between John Vorster and Ian Smith
… Declaration of Independence (UDI) by Ian Smith on 11 November 1965. … [online], available at www.nelsonmandela.org.za (Accessed: 02 August 2013)| Rhodesia, …
African National Congress Women's League Constitution
… Regions Rule 10 Provinces and Provincial Conferences Rule 11 Provincial Executive Committee Rule 12 Provincial Working … locally, regionally, nationally and…
PlaceRepublic of Griqualand West or the Digger's Republic
… but was retained as the Magistrate’s Court until May 1990 when the staff moved into their new premises on Knight … building itself, a National Monument …
ArticleThe Roots of Apartheid in the Construction of Buchuberg Dam
… by hand and aided in the overall construction of the dam. [11] Even though these men were given meager wages, the … of Men”, Water History, (Vol 8), (No. 2),…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… by a white overseer. White employees suppress the strike. 11 African mineworkers killed and 37 injured. African women … State (OFS) against the carrying of…
The First Slaves at the Cape
… , and 1658, when the first slave shipment arrived, between 11 and 20 slaves had already been brought to the Cape colony. … that Company officials at the Cape…
EventBruce Fordyce is born
… eight years in succession (1981-1988) and again in 1990. No other runner has achieved this record in the history …
EventFormer premier of Mpumalanga, Afrikaans poet and lawyer, Mathews Phosa is born
… in South Africa. He returned from exile to South Africa in 1990 as part of the ANC contingent that was to being the …
EventNic Cruse, who worked for PC Plus, which was started by people within the Mass Democratic Movement is assassinated.
… On 2 October 1990 Nic Cruse, an employee at PC Plus, opened a parcel …
EventMxenge murder accused Dirk Coetzee found guilty
… was assassinated in 1985 outside her home in Umlazi. In 1990, Dirk Coetzee and his Security Police 'hit squad' was …
EventOmar Bongo, former president of Gabon is born
… of the longest serving non-monarch rulers in the world. In 1990, under intense pressure from its citizens, Gabon … [online], Available at www.telegraph.co…
EventUranium enrichment programme gets a boost from B.J. Vorster
… under the auspices of the Atomic Energy Board (AEB). In 1990 South African President, F. W. de Klerk terminated the …
EventNatasha Kate Sutherland, actress in the SA soap opera Egoli, is born.
… Natasha Sutherland began her career in the early 1990’s as presenter of children’s show Kideo. She then joined …
EventMuntu Myeza, SA anti-apartheid activist, is born.
… leaders, including Myeza. Myeza died in car accident in 1990. In 2012 AZAPO declared the month of July “Muntu Myeza …
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… from around the country to assemble in Queenstown. 11 May, The Native Affairs Commission attempts to negotiate … are split into regiments and prepare for…
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… 45 minutes, but failed to mount a full-blown strike. On 11 January workers at a tea packing company, TW Becket & Co, …
EventErmelo is founded
Ermelo, the educational, industrial and commercial centre of a 7,750m² district in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa was founded by the Reverend Frans Lion…
EventThe iconic Athlone cooling towers are demolished
… of Cape Town. The power station towers were detonated at 11:56 - about 3.5 minutes earlier than the expected time and …
ArticleANC January 8th Statements
… for the Transfer of Power to the People January 8th, 1990 - The Year of people's action for a democratic South …