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EventLocal elections receive go
… boundaries had not been settled, namely KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape, the voters would not go to the polls on …
EventKabila is inaugurated as president of the DRC
… Lwamba, gave Kabila the heraldic symbols of the republic and traditional chiefs from the vast country's eleven …
EventZambian journalist, Fred M’membe is born
… until President Rupiah Banda’s rule. He has been arrested and prosecuted several times for his reporting. M’membe is …
EventOmar Bongo, former president of Gabon is born
… the name “ Omar” soon after. He was married three times and was reported to have fathered about 30 children by the …
EventPLAN launches armed struggle against South Africa
… Maharero. A Chief who fled to Botswana during the war and when his body was repatriated to Okahandja, central …
EventThe inquest into the death in detention of Dr. Neil Aggett is adjourned
… relating to the South African Communist Party (SACP), and that Major Arthur Cronwright had given permission for Dr. …
EventZambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon killing 18 national soccer team players
… The cause of the fire remained uncertain. All the players and coaching staff were buried in a site that has come to be …
EventNkomo, leader of ZAPU forms a coalition government with Robert Mugabe
… Nkomo a ceremonial Presidency. Nkomo rejected the offer and instead, accepted the post of Minister of Home Affairs. …
EventThe World Health Organisation (WHO) declares Aids a worldwide epidemic
… country. According to the United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), 22.4 million people in Sub Saharan Africa … www.avert.org [Accessed on 31 August…
EventChief Albert Luthuli is banned for a further five years
… ban expired in 1964, immediately he was served with a new and stricter order. …
EventMuntu Myeza, SA anti-apartheid activist, is born.
… to the arrest of most Black People’s Convention (BPC) and SASO leaders, including Myeza. Myeza died in car accident …
ArchiveNew Deal? South Africa 1983
… Deal that was doomed to fail. This is a video of that time and was Tony Bensusan's response as a media activist It was …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.6 No.4 1987
… Contents and Contributors Stories: The Spirit of Two Worlds by …
EventThe 1st troop ship to set sail after the sinking of the SS Mendi
… of this troopship was that of good weather conditions and orderly routines. …
EventProposal made to stop sending Black troops to assist in WW1
… this House strongly disapproves of sending coloured men and natives from South Africa to Europe for any service in …
EventEdward Roworth, SA landscape painter, dies in Somerset West
… He particularly loved painting the landscapes of the Cape and Natal. He was also revered for his portraits. In 1908, …
EventAhmad Mahir Pasha, the Egyptian Prime Minister, is assassinated
… came to prominence in Egyptian politics after World War I and the Egyptian Revolution of 1919 under the leadership of …
EventNames of 303 banned people are published
… had been charged with contravention of the security laws and the campaign of violence to overthrow the South African …
EventPresident John Vorster resigns
… eye. He resigned from his position in disgrace. Ill health and the on-going exposure of the 'Information Scandal' were …
EventSAP fighting in Zimbabwe
… an attempt by several hundred guerrillas to invade South and South West Africa (renamed Namibia), from Zambia, at the …
EventNUSAS President Ian Robertson is banned
… of three student movements illustrating student problems and the Government`s response [Online], available at: …
EventEfforts by a pro-sanctions lobbyist group against SA debt rescheduling prove unsuccessful
… in South Africa. This followed negotiations between SA and the US to have 8 000 million US dollars, owed to US …
EventSoccer coach Pitso Mosimane is fined R50 000
… on two charges, one of bringing the PSL into disrepute and another of interrupting the normal flow of play during …
EventPresident Mbeki opens the second sitting of PAP
… scheduled for around 11am with the arrival of Mbeki and his visiting Indian counterpart Abdul Kalam. R7, 3 …
EventUnited Nations appoints Kofi Annan as secretary
… it would be possible to make the Organisation leaner and more effective, while allowing it to set more realistic …
EventCrime statistics released
… have a serious impact on Black communities, with Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal being the most affected areas. In a related …
EventAlbert Einstein introduces his theory of relativity
… thought with new conceptions of time, space, mass, motion, and gravitation. The equation E=mc² (energy equals mass times …
EventEdenburg is founded
… in 1891. The economy of the town revolves around sheep and cattle farming. The oldest mission station of the Berlin …
EventLesotho’s deputy Prime Minister shot
… Shakhane Mokhehle, Monyane Moleleki, Pakalitha Mosisili and Kelebone Maope in the mutiny over a planned government …
EventTwenty die in an armed assault in a mosque in Khartoum, Sudan
… al-Bager Abbas opened fire killing 20 praying muslims and wounding 33 others in a mosque in Khartoum, Sudan. Abbas …