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EventWinnie Mandela attacked by a group of people
… eggs and cool drink cans while leaving the Supreme Court in Cape Town. She blamed the attack on the apartheid …
EventNational Housing Department introduces new plan
… state of affairs with about 2.4 million households living in informal structures around the country and with 800 000 on …
EventPharmaceutical companies drop a lawsuit against South Africa ending an international battle over patent rights and profit
… In 1998 the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of … International Norms and the Access to Aids treatment in South Africa, An essay presented in…
EventTobacco Products Control Ammendmant Bill passed
… all forms of tobacco advertising and prohibits smoking in public places, including workplaces. The passage of the …
EventLeague of Nations is formed
… Union of South Africa. Smuts also played an important role in the drafting of the Covenant of the League. Most countries …
EventHerero people defeat German Forces
… Okaharui, German West Africa (now Namibia). Herero men in the Okaharui ambushed German forces killing 32 and …
EventNatal becomes part of the Union of South Africa
… In 1844 Natal, annexed by Britain on 12 May 1843, became a … YFM, Today In History (T.I.H.): May 31 , [online], Available at: …
EventThe Chernobyl computer virus damages hundreds of thousands of computers around the world
… Chernobyl reactor meltdown. It would infect the BIOS chip in a computer and render the whole device completely useless. …
EventWiseman Khuzwayo, reporter for the Durban Daily News hands himself over to the police
… journalists and 1 white photographer during demonstrations in protest against the detention without trial of at least 7 … 10 October 2012)| FXI , ‘Actions…
EventPresident Nelson Mandela awards the Gold Order of Meritorious Service posthumously to Enoch Sontonga, composer of “Nkosi, Sekel
… on the land and its entire people. It was composed in 1897 and was initially meant to be a school anthem. A …
EventEthiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, is captured by EPRDF rebels
… and his appointment marked the end of years of civil war in the country. After this development, Zenawi became head of … (Accessed: 26 April 2012)|Boddy…
EventNegotiators representing Afrikaner Republics travel to Pretoria to present terms of surrender
… eventual self-government, a promise which was fulfilled in 1907. … Boddy-Evans A. ‘This Day in African History: 18 May’ , from About.com African History …
Bantu Authorities Act of 1951
… Territorial Authorities for each specific ethnic groups in the ‘reserves’. Tribal Authorities were set up and …
Accredited Events
… events, shows, proposal of sponsorship, promotional items. In essence proposals that are linked to the Centenary and …
Further information on services for the late Adelaide Tambo, 07 February 2007
… 09h00 The burial will take place at the Tamboville Cemetry in Wattville, Benoni. Issued by: African National Congress PO …
PlaceAha Hills, Northern Cape Border With Namibia and Botswana
… Basic supplies and drinkable bore water is available in the Villages of: Xai Xai and Qangwa. 50 km from the Aha …
PlaceBo-tuin, Hof Street, Gardens.
… originally part of the Leeuwenhof Estate and was developed in about 1820 by Johannes Zorn. It consisted of a gabled …
EventSACC publishes a report condemning apartheid as a false faith hostile to Christian beliefs
… This came a few months after the SACC was constituted in 1968. By then the National Party had been governing the …
EventDr Ali Bacher, director of the SACU, announces the shortening of the ‘rebel cricket tour ‘as a gesture of support for the country’s dramatic political changes
… when South Africa was banned from International Cricket. In 1990, when South Africa went through a transformation …
Archive of documents pertaining to Pixley ka Isaka Seme
… 1953 (PDF) "Native Union" Article by Pixley ka Isaka Seme, in Imvo Zabantsundu, October 24, 1911 Pixley ka Seme public …
EventThe United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed United Republic of Tanzania
… which was composed by South Africa’s Enoch Sontonga. In 1992, Tanzania (as it is currently known) adopted a …
EventRand Afrikaans University is established
… University (RAU), the second university with its seat in Johannesburg, was established by an act of parliament as …
EventNelson Mandela announces intentions on nationalisation policy
… alternative, which would redress the economic imbalances in the country. He further stated that nationalisation did …
EventBilateral talks to continue
… The concerns of the ANC included police brutality in dealing with unrest. The government sought a suspension of …
EventThe Battle of Blood River
… the Battle of Blood River took place near the Ncome River in KwaZulu Natal. The Battle of Blood River was between the …
EventThe Santo Alberto is wrecked
… safely and established considerable contact with the Bantu in the area. Another party was not so fortunate - of a group …
EventIndependent Democrats benefits from floorcrossing rule
… Leon announced reception of 26 councillors. In Cape Town unicity the African National …
EventUnited Nations appoints Kofi Annan as secretary
… allowing it to set more realistic goals. After ten years in office, Annan will be succeeded by South Korea's Ban … BBC News," Annan chides US in final speech…
EventThe Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence) begins
… British authority. The events of the 13 December 1880 thus in effect started the war and ended passive resistance. The …
EventLesotho’s deputy Prime Minister shot
… Monyane Moleleki, Pakalitha Mosisili and Kelebone Maope in the mutiny over a planned government probe into the army. …