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EventSouth Africa begins occupation of South-West Africa
… Few years after the Second Anglo-Boer War (11 Oct 1899 – 31 May 1902), the European continent got …
EventGerard Bhengu SA artist, is born in Natal
… believed that it would ruin his natural style. He died in 1990 in Umlazi, Durban. His paintings have been part of the … Pioneer Artists of South Africa …
EventJoost Van Der Westhuizen, Springbok rugby scrum-half and captain, is born
… Westhuizen was at the height of his career during the mid 1990’s and early 2000’s. He played in the 1995, 1999 and …
EventGabon gains independence from France
On 17 August 1960 Gabon, the last of the four territories, which had formed French Equatorial Africa, achieved independence. Gabriel LÁƒÂƒ©on M'Ba become the…
EventAdriaan Vlok is born
Former South African minister of law and order, Adriaan Johannes Vlok, was born in Sutherland, Cape Province. He started his career in the department of…
EventFourteen are killed in Phola Park violence
… Inkatha Freedom Party support bases. In August 1990, the death of a hostel resident sparked a series of …
EventAdelaide Tambo returns to South Africa after 30 years
… with her husband, returned to South Africa on 6 August 1990. She took up the position of national treasurer in the …
EventBishop Tutu receives Martin Luther King Award
Bishop Desmond Tutu received the Martin Luther King Jr Award for Non-Violence for his commitment and role during the struggle against apartheid in 1986. …
EventLocal government elections thrown in disarray
… without disrupting the elections. References: Fraser, R. (1990). Keesing's Records of World Events, Longman: London, p. …
EventMbhazima Shilowa, former premier of Gauteng, is born
… as a guard for a security company provided good cover. In 1990 Shilowa was elected the Vice Chairperson of the United …
PlaceUniversity of Cape Town
… nickname "Moscow on the Hill" during the period 1960 to 1990 for its sustained Opposition to Apartheid, particularly …
EventOrlando Pirates captain and goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa dies
… Pirates squad when they won a “Double Treble” in both 2010\11 and 2011\12, taking with them two MTN8 titles, two Absa …
EventLiberian President, Samuel Kanyon Doe publically offers to resign
… was found guilty by the Special Court for Sierra Leone on 11 charges of aiding and abetting the rebels who went on a … (Accessed: 30 May 2012)| Executed…
EventSA joins World War II
… Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 512. Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a …
EventLesotho addresses political exiles in the country
… would be arranged. This step followed a joint meeting (10-11 January 1967) between Prime Minister B.J. Vorster and …
EventAlgerian head of state Mohamed Boudiaf assassinated
… Sources: Algeria Return to Authoritarianism, January 11, 1992. Website: photius.com …
EventFormer Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd is born
… Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 217. Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse …
EventMoses Kottler, A leading South African sculptor of his time, is born
… differ as to the date of his birth; some give it as 11 June 1892, others as 1896. Kottler studied art in …
EventProfessor Bob Hepple is born
… with legal advice, practical aid and education. On 11 July 1963, Bob Hepple was one of seven people arrested at … [online], available at www.squire.law.cam…
EventAhmadou Kourouma, Ivorian novelist dies in France
… Renaudot and the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens. He died on 11 December 2003 in France. …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… call a national one-day stay at home protest on 26 June. 11 June, The African National Congress (ANC) and the South … instead of going through the Minister…
ArticleCOVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020
… Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the common cold. 11 January- China reports first death from the novel … Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore…
James Stewart - the ANC fighter who spoke truth to power by Martin Plaut, 1 February 2016
… at the Kabwe conference and remained a member until 1990. In 1986 he participated alongside Tambo, Thabo Mbeki … A documentary History of South African…
ArchiveThe Final Prize - Contents and Preface
… and 60s), extending into each decade of the century until 1990. The unintended consequence of the miners’ strike was …
Part 2: Ahmed Kathy Kathrada Addresses Gandhi Satyagraha Tour Delegates
… Nelson Mandela Foundation, Johannesburg First published: 11 January 2015, Catalyst House YouTube channel Original …
South Sudanese Independence Granted
… the countries first president following secession, to its 11, 5 million population with two legislative bodies …
EventMargaret Rheeder is hung in Pretoria
Margaret Rheeder, found guilty of poisoning her husband, Benjamin Fredenman, was hung in Pretoria. On the morning of 27 April 1957 Rheeder went to a pharmacy…
EventNamibians vote for a Constituent Assembly
… day in history search archive Voters went to the polls (7-11 November) to vote for a Constituent Assembly in the first …
EventThe Nelson Mandela Museum is opened in Mthatha
… then President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela himself on 11 February 2000, exactly ten years since his release from …
EventChiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first black player to lead the Springboks against a World XV in England
… player, Mahlatse Chiliboy Ralepelle was born in Tzaneen on 11 September 1986. Ralepelle moved to Pretoria and attended …