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EventThe SA Constitutional Court abolishes the death penalty
… the use of the death penalty was suspended in February 1990, South Africa had one of the highest rates of judicial …
EventAssassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
19th century Europe had a complex system of political and military alliances in place. The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian…
EventJoaquim Chissano succeeds Samora Machel as president of Mozambique
… Foreign Affairs, Joaquim Chissano, on 3 November 1986. By 1990, direct talks were held between FRELIMO and RENAMO and …
EventSteve Biko, a pioneer of the Black Consciousness Movement, is born
… ended with the release of Nelson Mandela from prison in 1990 and the country's first fully democratic elections in …
EventSA Special Forces accused of train violence
… particularly the Benrose massacre on 13 September 1990. He also named a Zimbabwean who had allegedly been …
EventANC celebrates its 79th anniversary in Durban
… Party government was forced to negotiate with the ANC. In 1990 Nelson Mandela was released from prison and in February … (2001), 'Heroes, Tambo' , from …
EventAllan Boesak’s plea for the acquittal on fraud charges is rejected and the case is postponed to the following year
… has been marred by controversy. This first incident was in 1990, when he was forced to resign from the Dutch Reformed …
EventThe Dutch Reformed Church rejoins the World Alliance of Reformed Churches
… using the bible as a foundation of racial segregation. In 1990, the church also declared its personal guilt and …
EventSouth Africa completes destroying its stockpile of anti-personnel mines
South Africa announced that it had completed destroying its stock pile of anti-personnel mines. A total of 261 423 were destroyed, while 18 000 were retained…
EventMandela signs SA Constitution into law
… pass laws in Sharpeville, Vereeniging. On 2 February 1990 the National Party (NP) government unbanned political …
EventWorld War I begins
19th century Europe had a complex system of political and military alliances in place. The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian…
EventJoe Slovo dies
… in the South African struggle. It was Slovo who in 1990 was credited with persuading Nelson Mandela and other …
EventuMkhoto weSizwe (MK) launches its first acts of sabotage
… installation at Klippan in Western Transvaal. On 1 August 1990, MK suspended the armed struggle after 29 years. In 1996 …
EventPortuguese sailors reach St Helena Bay
… for Calicut in India and anchored on the Malabar Coast on 20 May 1498. There, Muslim traders swayed the Hindu ruler … death. The Portuguese squadron sailed…
PlaceWooden Bridge over Lagoon, Milnerton, Cape Town
The Bridge was Built in 1901 using Jarrah Wood by the Royal Engineers to provide an Entrance to a Cannon Trench. Since its Erection it was in constant use…
43. Resolutions adopted at a mass meeting of the Natal Indian Patriotic Congress, 1909
… a mass meeting of British Indians held at Durban on 19 and 20 December 1909. Only one of the six resolutions is … the Natal Government with a view to…
EventA group of White men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters
… At 20:10 on 23 June 1946 a group of White men attacked and …
EventOAU Council of Ministers decide to reject dialogue with South Africa
… On 20 June 1971, at the meetings of Organization of African …
EventMaria Groesbeek is hanged for the murder of her husband, Christian Buys
… and fell in love with Buys' friend, Gerhard Groesbeek, a 20 year old railway worker. Wanting to marry him, she asked …
EventThe Springbok rugby team receives the State President Sports Award
… On 20 February 1970, the Springbok rugby team was presented with … 'President Award to Boks today' from The Cape Times, 20 February, (Available at the…
EventAttempted coup in Equatorial Guinea sees fifteen arrested
… Africa en route to stage a coup in Equatorial Guinea. 20 South Africans, 18 Namibians, 23 Angolans, 2 Congolese and …
EventDeputy Minister of Defence attends commemoration of Delville Wood
… Battle of Delville Wood in France, which raged from 15 to 20 July 1916. Thousands lost their lives in a fierce battle …
EventFirst mines are proclaimed in Johannesburg
… of Johannesburg, proclaimed the first mining activities on 20 September 1886 on the farm Randjeslaagte, a piece of rocky …
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… of water and tries to undo the wrongs of the past. [20] End notes: [1]Perret, S.R. “Water Policies and … University of Pretoria, South Africa, 2002, 9. ↵ [20…
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 1: Student Activism
… a result. https://citizen.co.za/parenty/2301999/more-than-20-schools-in-sa-accused-of-racism/ …
PlaceAllanridge, Free State Province
… in 1951 as works no 27090 according to the standard NBL 20" x 24" design. Somewhere during its History it also picked …
PlaceSteve Biko Bridge, East London
Bridge across the Second Creek, East London, West of Buffalo Harbour. Named in honour of Balthazar John Vorster, 1915-1983. Former Prime Minister of the…
PlaceDonkin Heritage Trail, Port Elizabeth
This group of double-storey semi-detached houses with prominent Victorian and Georgian features was erected shortly after the turn of the 20th Century. It…
EventMpho Mathibela, one of the Siamese twins separated in an operation six months earlier, leaves hospital for the first time
… a year after they were separated. Mpho, now in her 20’s, is a healthy and happy young woman. However, she still …
EventNigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom
Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960. And an Executive Council, made up entirely of Nigerians, was led by a Prime Minister,…