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Oliver Tambo, who arrived in Moscow at head of a delegation of ANC, meets Michael Gorbachev, General Secretary of the CPSU Cent
… of ANC, meets Michael Gorbachev, General Secretary of the CPSU Cent …
Internal Security Amendment Act No 22, prohibiting any meeting of more than twenty persons to be held without the permission of
… any meeting of more than twenty persons to be held without the permission of …
James John Hadebe, anti-apartheid activist and later representative of the ANC in Cairo and East Africa, is born in Frankfort,
… anti-apartheid activist and later representative of the ANC in Cairo and East Africa, is born in Frankfort, …
Steve Strydom, former chairman of the Free State rugby union and well-known SA rugby referee, dies of cancer in Bloemfontein.
… Steve Strydom, former chairman of the Free State rugby union and well-known SA rugby referee, …
About 10 000 taxi operators march to the Union Buildings, in Pretoria to hand over a memorandum of their grievances and members
… About 10 000 taxi operators march to the Union Buildings, in Pretoria to hand over a memorandum of …
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s Liberator As Prisoner And President, Dies At 95 by Bill Keller (The New York Times), 5 December 2013
… As Prisoner And President, Dies At 95 by Bill Keller (The New York Times), 5 December 2013 …
Speech At Mass Welcome Meeting In Durban On The Release Of Dr G. M. Naicker, Dr K. Goonam And R. A. Pillay From Prison, July 1948
… Speech At Mass Welcome Meeting In Durban On The Release Of Dr G. M. Naicker, Dr K. Goonam And R. A. …
The government of India announces that it is cutting India’s last remaining links with South Africa by refusing landing and pas
… The government of India announces that it is cutting India’s …
Abbas I, viceroy of Egypt under the Ottomans who opposed Western-inspired reforms, is strangled by two of his servants, and suc
… Abbas I, viceroy of Egypt under the Ottomans who opposed Western-inspired reforms, is …
BBC News reports hundreds of demonstrators have protested at a game ranch in South Africa over the ill-treatment of fourteen ba
… have protested at a game ranch in South Africa over the ill-treatment of fourteen ba …
Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee grants the “Sharpeville Six” an indefinite stay of execution. Date is given as 14 July in anot
… Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee grants the “Sharpeville Six” an indefinite stay of execution. Date …
Bambata Rebellion: Messeni (also spelt Mseni) and Ndlovu ka Timuni are captured while on their way to surrender, and the Rebell
… Timuni are captured while on their way to surrender, and the Rebell …
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek, west of Pretoria, starts with Gen. De la Rey launching a three-pronged attack on t
… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology | Wallis, F. (2000). … Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek, west of Pretoria, starts with Gen. …
President Bush lifts certain US trade sanctions against South Africa, making it possible for the two nations to engage in trade
… sanctions against South Africa, making it possible for the two nations to engage in trade …
WWI: Dr Theodore Seitz, governor of German South West Africa, surrenders at the farm Khorab, between Otavi and Tsumeb, to Gen.
… Seitz, governor of German South West Africa, surrenders at the farm Khorab, between Otavi and Tsumeb, to Gen. …
Dora Bloch, one of the elderly British hostages taken on hijacked Flight 139 (an Air France A-300B Airbus hijacked from Athens
… Dora Bloch, one of the elderly British hostages taken on hijacked Flight 139 (an …
”Smuts Refuted”: Joint Statement Of Dr. Dadoo And Dr. Naicker On The Correspondence Between General Smuts And Pandit Nehru, August 1947
… Refuted”: Joint Statement Of Dr. Dadoo And Dr. Naicker On The Correspondence Between General Smuts And Pandit Nehru, …
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan tells leaders at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa that conflicts in Africa, including th
… UN Secretary General Kofi Annan tells leaders at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa that conflicts in …
Thirteen people are killed when a concrete bridge under construction over the Marite River at Inyaka Dam, about 10km from Bushb
… are killed when a concrete bridge under construction over the Marite River at Inyaka Dam, about 10km from Bushb …
Business Day reports that minister of law and order, Adriaan Vlok, said that apartheid has become an albatross around the count
… Vlok, said that apartheid has become an albatross around the count …
It is announced unexpectedly that Tito Mboweni, Minister of Labour, will succeed Dr Chris Stals as President of the SA Reserve
… of Labour, will succeed Dr Chris Stals as President of the SA Reserve …
World War II: East Africa. British posts at Kassala and Gallabat, on the borders of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia), Eritrea, and Suda
… II: East Africa. British posts at Kassala and Gallabat, on the borders of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia), Eritrea, and Suda …
103 hostages are rescued by an Israeli commando unit at the raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda in operation Thunderball (later r
… 103 hostages are rescued by an Israeli commando unit at the raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda in operation …
Twelve Africans on trial at the Supreme Court in Grahamstown, accused of having conspired to take over a town and kill Whites a
… Twelve Africans on trial at the Supreme Court in Grahamstown, accused of having conspired …
Dangerous Weapons Act No 71, prohibiting the possession of weapons, which could cause bodily injury if used in an assault, comm
… Dangerous Weapons Act No 71, prohibiting the possession of weapons, which could cause bodily injury if …
SA tennis player Wesley Moodie and Australian Stephen Huss win the Wimbledon Men’s double title by beating twins Bob and Mike B
… player Wesley Moodie and Australian Stephen Huss win the Wimbledon Men’s double title by beating twins Bob and …
A week-long labour stay-away, organised by the ANC and its allies, begins in protest against factional Black violence in Natal.
… A week-long labour stay-away, organised by the ANC and its allies, begins in protest against factional …
Identification Act No 72 commences. It repealed the 1952 Blacks (Abolition of Passes and Co-ordination of Documents) Act and la
… Identification Act No 72 commences. It repealed the 1952 Blacks (Abolition of Passes and Co-ordination of …
Three South African tennis stars Rene Schuurman, Jean Forbes and Sandra Reynolds wear their sack-line tennis dresses for the fi
… Sandra Reynolds wear their sack-line tennis dresses for the fi …
Cassim Mohammed Bassa, estate agent and community leader, is born in India. He was president of the Natal Indian Blind and
… community leader, is born in India. He was president of the Natal Indian Blind and …