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EventThe official Commission of Inquiry into the mass media tables its report
… Commission of Inquiry into the mass media, appointed in June 1980, under the chairmanship of Justice M. Steyn, … by law to regulate entry into the profession…
EventThe Native Affairs Commission went once more to Ntabelanga for negotiations
… In a last attempt at negotiations with the Israelites, the … where they used to gather to celebrate Passover. In 1919 Enoch Mgijima declared that he had had…
Dawn
… we Sizwe (meaning Spear of the Nation) was founded in 1961 as the military wing of the African National Congress, open to all races and set up in conjunction…
EventDinizulu succeeds his father, Cetshwayo, as King of the Zulus.
… recognized as the legitimate heir and succeeded Cetshwayo in 1884. This was after Cetshwayo died, supposedly from … exiled to the Cape Colony by the British…
PlaceQueen’s Tavern, 16 Stamford Hill Road, Durban
… Built as a gentleman's club in 1894, this is one of Durban’s few remaining links with its Colonial past. It is the oldest licenced premises in the City, its…
Mzimhlophe /Qhudeni
… Mzimhlophe, an area about 60m km north of Kranskop in central Natal was founded on Trust land in the Nkandla district of KwaZulu as a place of relocation, ……
PlaceAlice, a Town near East London
… Town in the Victoria East District, on the Tyume River, some 120 km North-West of East London. It was named in 1847, according to some authorities, by the…
PlaceWestoe, Westoe Road, Mowbray
… was originally granted to Francois Pieter de Necker in 1785 and formed part of the Farm Coornhoop. The House, Built in a Cape Dutch style and known as Westoe…
PlaceElliot, Thembuland
… The Village of Slang Rivier was founded early in 1885, and in April 1894 its name was changed to Elliot, after Sir Henry … Magistrate of Transkie , which is…
EventPoqo members kill a White family
… In an attempt to destabilise the country and cause an … Congress of Azania's military wing kill a White family in their caravan while they camp on the Bashee…
EventMugabe announces the merging of ZANU and ZAPU
… command after the political affiliation of the two groups in the Patriotic Front. The merged Patriotic Front helped Mugabe defeat the colonial government of…
EventProgressive Reform Party is formed
… The Progressive Reform Party (PRP) was formed in the wake of the merger between the Progressive Party and … to merge was made at simultaneously held…
EventMahamane Ousmane is overthrown
… elected president, Mahamane Ousmane, was toppled in a military coup d'etat and put under arrest in the presidential palace. Coup leader Col Barre Mainassara …
EventNatoo Babenia is born
… Natoo Babenia, a political activist first in India, resisting British rule and later in South Africa against the Apartheid government, was born at Coedmore…
EventPrime Minister of Transkei George Matanzima is born
… of Kaiser Matanzima and prime minister of the Transkei in 1979 and 1987, was born in Qamata, Transkei. The government of the Transkei homeland … Bantu…
PlaceCoerney, Port Elizabeth
… North of Port Elizabeth, on the route to Rosmead, situated in the Sundays River Valley in Sarah Bartman District Municipality and is nearby the Addo Elephant…
EventIEC extends election dates
… about poor arrangements at some polling stations in South Africa's first democratic election, President F.W. … Electoral Commission (IEC) to extend polling…
EventBotswana gains independence from Britain
… Khama was elected president by the National Assembly in 1966 and then reelected for two additional terms, until he passed away in 1980. Botswana is rich of…
ArchiveCrisis News
… Town, "attempts to tell the truth of what is happening in our country", particularly in the Western Cape and from a theological point of … viewpoints about…
EventRiky Rick, one of the most esteemed South African hip hop artists is born
… Rikhado Makhado, stage name Riky Rick, was born in the KwaMashu township of northern Durban, KwaZulu Natal on … throughout South Africa. He released another…
EventDelagoa Bay railway line is officially opened
… of the Transvaal Republic after it was occupied by Britain in 1877. This link between the land-locked Transvaal Republic … Kruger as it would give the…
PlaceLoftus Versveld Stadium, Hatfield
… Loftus Versfeld received a welcomed revamp and renovation in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, hosted by South … the audio-visual equipment and the…
EventPatrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of the Congo Republic, is assassinated
… under the command of Katangan authorities. He was put in a line up and shot. The execution is thought to have taken … up and dismembering the corpses, then…
EventThe Flag of the Union of South Africa is hoisted on Prince Edward Island
… as they realised that Islands could also become engulfed in a war of a global scale and play a strategic role. The … commissioned an inquiry about the…
EventThe first family at the Cape moves into the fort
… ashore on 7 April, barely one day after dropping anchor in Table Bay, to select the best site. 100 men were occupied … rampart, Reijger, was completed and…
EventTRC gathers evidence against Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
… which centred on the brutal killing of Stompie Seipei in 1988. The TRC heard from a series of witnesses who … four youths and dismissed the claim that she…
EventFormer Minister of Defence and others are charged with murder
… Location: back to this day in history search archive Former South African Defence Force … and 19 other former senior military officers were charged in the…
EventHundreds of thousands of Hutus flee to Zaire
… UN Force Commander Lieutenant General Dallaire argued that in terms of the Arusha Accords, the Prime Minister should … Ultimately, it was the rebel advances…
Document 13 - Declaration of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) ad hoc committee on southern Africa on the question of South Africa; Harare, Zimbabwe (The Harare Declaration) Sections 14-24
… Published and launched in January 2009 in partnership with Vivalia Press. Editors : Cornelius … readiness on the part of the Pretoria regime to engage in…
’Asinamali’
… Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner In 1957 a message came through from SACTU that we must … to write something about this pound a day…