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EventNelson Mandela condemns the Lockerbie bombing, the first mass killing of Americans by terrorists
… result. The bombing killed all 243 passengers, 16 crew and 11 people on the ground. He also proposed dealing with the …
EventMorgan Tsvangirai becomes Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
… Tsvangirai was sworn in as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe on 11 February 2009 as part of what was known as The Unity …
EventNongqawuse’s unfulfilled prophecy
… injunctions. The first date of resurrection was set for 11 August 1856, but as the day dawned and nothing happened, …
EventThe Trojan Horse Massacre
… aged 21, Shaun Magmoed, aged 15, Michael Miranda, aged 11 and injuring several others. An inquest was launched in …
EventSteven Biko is arrested.
… He was first taken to Port Elizabeth prison and on 11 September was transferred to Pretoria where he died in …
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… marital power. This was the position in terms of section 11(3) of the Repeal of the Black Administration Act (BAA), …
ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
… When we were flying over Zambia, the altimeter showed 11,400 metres. When we crossed the Mocambican frontier, the … first of the injured arrived at Nelspruit…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions 1994 - 2014
… In 1990, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), …
ArticleNatal Indian Congress (NIC)
… the disbandment of the UDF. After the ANC was unbanned in 1990, the NIC and the TIC, had various meetings with the ANC …
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… was used as a school where 30 pupils attended classes. [11] Obtaining a better education became compulsory for all … (No. 2), (2011), p. 26. [8] Ibid. [9]…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… Smuts’ new Immigration Restriction Bill 1913 January 11, Wives and minor children of domiciled Indians are refused …
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 1 : Socialist Pilgrims to Bolshevik Footsoldiers 1919-1930 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
… 9 Letter from S. Barlin and D.I. Jones to M.V. Kobetsky, 11 June 1921 Document 10 Statement of South African Delegation to Comintern, 16 July 1921 Document…
Article1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
… others not to commit this crime.’ (3848) By a vote of 32-11, the amendment to remove the minimum sentence clause … and two others to five year sentences …
EventDurban Declaration is published denouncing Thabo Mbeki’s AIDS denialism
… by people with doctorate level qualifications including 11 Nobel Laureates. Despite the document’s strong support for …
PlacePiquetberg
… 8,239 residents, of whom 2,778 were literate 1891 census: 11,587 residents, of whom 4,939 were literate 1904 census: …
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… bidding process. The 19th FIFA World Cup began on 11 June 2010 in South Africa. The first game of the …
PlaceOnderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute
The building was designed by the Department of Public Works and was completed in 1908 as the centre for the then bacteriological laboratory on the farm site,…
EventThe Aula, auditorium of the University of Pretoria, is opened by the Governor
… of Southern Africa. Published by NASOU Ltd. Vol 11. p. 94; Vol 6. p. 184-5 Steyn, C. (2002) "Two South …
EventThe first Cape to Rio yacht race takes place
… in the race. The 3 600 nautical mile race has been raced 11 times since 1971. Prizes are awarded to the first …
EventBeatles records are banned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), due to John Lennon’s previous ‘Jesus’ comments
… Dickie Loader (9; Sea of Heartbreak), Des Lindberg (11; Die Gezoem van die Bye), A-Cads (17; Hungry for Love), …
EventTrojan Horse Massacre Memorial unveiled
… aged 21, Shaun Magmoed, aged 15, Michael Miranda, aged 11. Several others were injured. An inquest was launched in …
Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) at UCT ‘WINTER SCHOOL 2014 : Using climate information for adaptation and policy development’
… for adaptation and policy development ' , from 30 June-11 July 2014. This 2-week intensive course has been …
EventIan Smith announced that he is ready to yield to majority rule in Rhodesia
… of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence on 11 November 1965. On this occasion, Smith led his extremist …
PlaceWorld War Cenotaph
… dates - 1914 to 1919. Although the war officially ended on 11 November 1918, the Peace Treaty was signed only in 1919. … (accessed on the 18/02/2019) …
EventHarry Hart, a South African athletics champion is born
Harry Beltsazer Hart was born in Harrismith, Free State on 2 September 1905.[i] He attended the University of the Free State.[ii] Hart won six medals at the…
Ernest Cole: Brave photographer who exposed horrors of apartheid from within by Teo Kermeliotis, (cnn.com), 5 January 2015
… success, Cole died destitute and lonely in New York in 1990 and until recently his story was largely unknown. Yet in … He died of pancreatic cancer at the…
ArchiveHow the apartheid regime burnt books – in their tens of thousands, 24 October 2018
On the advice of the State Librarian one fine day in the 1970s, a truck transported thousands of books and magazines from Pretoria’s Central Police Station to…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… for the first time since 1935. The meeting resolves by 52-11 votes for the Indian Government to severe links with South … members to hold elections before…
PlaceIziko South African Maritime Centre
… The Iziko South African (SA) Maritime Centre opened in 1990. It is based at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (V&A …
PlaceWelkom
… of flats, about 75 minutes after the event. On 20 March 1990, Welkom was struck by a multi-vortex tornado which went … front and had a width of up to 1.7 km…