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EventSouth African Springbok rugby tour in UK is disrupted by anti-apartheid demonstration.
… demonstration. The team was made up entirely of Afrikaners. Once the tour was announced, the strongest … came from the political Left. The front-page article…
EventThe Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda
… and Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). The signing of the Accord followed a ceasefire agreement which was … from Uganda in an attempt to overthrow the…
EventNelson and Winnie Mandela travel to Canada.
… to Canada a few months after his release from 27 years of imprisonment. The visit was part of a six week tour of 14 nations in Africa, Europe and North…
EventSA withdraws from the International Labour Organisation
… International Labour Organisation (ILO) voted in favour of the suspension of South Africa from its Annual General Conferences. The ILO objected to South…
Event3 students from Johannesburg are the first to climb ‘Devil’s Tooth’ in the Drakensberg Range
… in the country at 3,482 mt. The Drakensberg also consists of various parts, including the Amphitheatre and pinnacle … 'summit team' and completed the first…
EventSA artist, Daniel Sefundi Rakgoathe is born
… at Rorke's Drift began during Apartheid, with the aim of nurturing the unique artistic heritage of Africa. Later, Rakgoathe was awarded a Fulbright … an MA…
EventBomb explodes at Johannesburg synagogue
… A limpet mine exploded outside the Temple of Israel synagogue in central Johannesburg, the mother 'shul' of the Johannesburg Jewish Reform Congregation. The…
EventRobert Mugabe returns to Rhodesia after being in exile for five years
… the Salisbury (now Harare) government. A cheering crowd of approximately 200,000 greeted Mugabe's arrival at the grounds in the Highfield black township of…
EventRhodesia withdraws from Summer Olympic Games
… a few days before the official opening ceremony, as result of Rhodesia's racial policy. The IOC felt the policy of only allowing black athletes to compete in…
EventEuropean Community lifts sanctions against SA
… Following the institution of the Transitional Executive Council and Nelson Mandela's … General Assembly to lift all sanctions with the exception of oil and…
EventMandela and de Klerk agree to restart talks
… the ANC had suspended talks after accusing the government of complicity in the violence sweeping the country. This had … soon after the Boipatong massacre…
EventPAC attends Patriotic Front Conference
… and other African countries, the Pan African Congress of Azania (PAC) acceded to meet with the ANC and other liberation movements including Congress of South…
EventSA signs Nuclear Treaty
… to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) on behalf of South Africa. This opened South Africa's nuclear … occurs when a nation voluntarily achieves one…
EventUNHRC service is enlisted in repatriation process
… not have diplomatic relations. On 7 March, the first batch of the African National Congress (ANC) exiles returned home … sources also revealed that they…
EventANC’s Nelson Mandela in a historic political rally
… 's deputy president Nelson Mandela addressed a crowd of 300 000 in Port Elizabeth in what was described as South … F.W. de Klerk in order to discuss the…
EventNelson Mandela was issued with his first passport after being released from prison
… as "Rolilahla") that he used to embark on a tour of some of the African states that had supported the South African … in Tanzania in March 1990, made the…
EventPresident P.W. Botha suffers a stroke.
… January 1989, P W Botha suffered a mild stroke at the age of 73. He was scheduled to meet with Namibian political … resign and was subsequently ousted from…
EventBophuthatswana drops squatting charges against Bosplaas residents
… The 'homeland' government of Bophuthatswana under the presidency of Chief Lucas Mangope decides to withdraw its squatting … were arrested for squatting under…
EventBartolomeu Dias enters Luderitz Bay
… after sailing for three weeks along the arid Namibia coast of south west Africa. On the same day exactly 10 years later, … coast up to Durban. To read more…
EventSouth African President Thabo Mbeki hails Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for making history by becoming Africa’s first elected woman president in post-war elections
… football legend George Weah who secured only 40,6% of the votes. Though international observers declared the … were reported. Sirleaf is faced with the…
EventWorld Leprosy Day is celebrated in SA
… Hundreds of representatives from leprosy non-governmental … Without Leprosy' is a realistic and achievable goal. One of the congress attendants, Executive…
EventControversial Catholic Archbishop Milingo agrees to renounce marriage
… Roman Catholic Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo of Zambia married Maria Sung on 27 May in a ceremony … archbishop asked the church to release him from his vow of…
EventErnie Els wins the Nedbank Golf Tournament
… Els finished the tournament with a remarkable record win of 25-under-par 263, after rounds of 67, 66, 64 and 66. He was ranked in the top five of the…
EventPolitical parties call for Constitutional changes
… The New National Party (NNP) strove for the insertion of a lockout right as a counter measure to labour's right to … for single-language education…
EventDr. Jan Bouws, Dutch composer, is born
… Holland. He trained in Musicology at the University of Amsterdam and on completion of his studies became a lecturer at the Watergraafsmeerse Schoolvereniging…
EventTransvaal Republic tries Chief Malebogo
… A council of war, tried Chief Malebogo for refusing to allow his people … and waging war against the Transvaal Boers in defence of his autonomy. Although he…
EventANC dismisses proposals to postpone elections
… Nelson Mandela, president of the African National Congress (ANC), dismissed proposals … render elections not free and fair in Empangeni. Minister of…
EventArchbishop William Barnett issues a statement condemning Apartheid
… between church and state, when the Archbishop of Cape Town, Rev. William Barnett issued a statement … deaths in detention and the imprisonment and…
EventTwenty Black students are admitted to the Pretoria University
… Pretoria University developed from the Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College. The branch was … into a fully functional world class University…
EventGeneral De la Rey releases General Lord Methuen after his wounds are treated
… Towards the end of the Second South African War (Anglo-Boer War 2), General … had been forced to reverse his decision by the burghers of his Commando…