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EventDe Klerk announces referendum date
… referendum on South African reform process, which was set in motion by him back on 2 February 1990. The referendum date … p. 38750|Wren, C.S., (1992), De…
EventMswati III becomes King of Swaziland
… his late father King Sobhuza II, who had died of pneumonia in 1982. Two relatives, Queen Dzeliwe Shongwe and Queen …
EventThe Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that former Zambian president, Frederick Chiluba should stand trial for corruption
… An overwhelming majority of Parliamentarians voted in favour of this motion and Chiluba was subsequently charged …
EventThe first Chadian oil pipeline opens
… concern by some international observers who feared that, in the absence of reform and of transparent governance, …
EventSouth Africa win the most medals at the 7th All African Games
… 6000 athletes from around the African continent gathered in Johannesburg for the 7th All Africa Games, which opened on …
EventBantu Holomisa is dismissed
… paid the sum of R5 million to secure his residence in South Africa. His responsibilities were assigned to former …
EventLanga, Nyanga and Gugulethu students march through the Cape Town CBD
… Tear gas was sprayed on students, affecting people working in the area and forcing them out into the chaotic streets. …
PlaceHouses Brill and Andrew Murray, together with Tuck Shop, Grey-College, Bloemfontein
… the historical core of Grey College, the oldest school in the Free State. Brill House and Andrew Murray House were …
EventNo time to wash at The VOC Slave Lodge
… of enslaved people at the VOC Company Slave Lodge in Cape Town. He stated with grave concern that due to …
PlaceYokohama, Muizenburg
… a historical house called “Yokohama”, it was constructed in 1906 out of paper maché, imported from Japan. The house is …
PlaceCottages 60 and 62 Simonstown Road, Fish Hoek
… de Villiers, known as the land baron of the area. He died in 1916 and the property was soon afterwards subdivided into … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List…
PlaceDe Goede Verwachting, 17 Cavalcade Road, Green Point
… land, which included the whole of Green Point, was granted in 1814 to David Kuuhle. Construction of the house probably … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List…
EventThe International Labour Organisation calls for South Africa’s withdrawal at the Geneva Conference
… On 29 June 1961, during its plenary conference in Geneva, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) …
PlaceKoedoespoort Aerodrome, Pretoria
… Pretoria. On 17 March 1920 it was the first landing place in the Union of South Africa for the aircraft Voortrekker , …
PlaceBritish Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane
… on the farm Sand River. The British manned seven forts in the Transvaal during the First Transvaal War of … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heritage…
EventKenyan political activist Jomo Kenyatta released from jail
… of Britain. Kenyatta subsequently became president in 1964 a year after the country became independent from …
EventBotha appoints Hendrikse and Rajbansi into his Cabinet
… Rajbansi were representative of Coloured and Indian people in the House of Representative and House of Delegates, … News (2006), ' The life and times of PW…
EventPrime Minister Botha visits Soweto
… and of the independent 'homelands', which he also visited in time, "we are all South Africans". These visits were part …
EventMarais Viljoen is inaugurated as state president
… for two months from August to October 1978. He served in the position until 3 September 1984 when was replaced by …
EventUN warns Africa of the scourge of HIV
… The United Nations states in Addis Adaba that more than eighty million Africans may die …
EventAn earthquake, measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, hits Cape Town.
… the Cape Flats and right through to the city center. In 1809 there wasn’t much infrastructure for the quake to …
ArchiveThe migrant labour system
… seeking employemnt. Migrant labourers were accomodated in hostels on the outskirts of townships. …
EventTwo men are sentenced to death for petrol executions
… were found guilty of burning Solomon Maake and his son in September 1985, after they were accused of being police … clippings collection, Two to die for…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 28 March 1983, Volume 59
… the SACC, including its management and functions, the ways in whih finance is obtained, for what purpose the money or …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.6 No.3 1986
… Language, Literature and the Struggle for Liberation in South Africa by Daniel P. Kunene; Days with Poona Poon by …
ArchiveInternational Childrens Day June 1
… on white; Graphic map of world with pictures of children in continents; text: Ask the children; International …
EventThe Johannesburg International Airport is officially renamed OR Tambo International Airport by President Mbeki.
… for domestic and international flights. It is Located in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, just outside Johannesburg. It is …
EventCommittee of Ten wants election of a new community board
… election of a new community board to have total autonomy in Soweto, including powers to levy taxes and to control …
EventStudent Wages Commission meet
… were printed and distributed by the students to workers in industrial areas, outside factory gates and at taxi ranks. …
EventTwelve Africans are acquitted at the Supreme Court
… Twelve Africans on trial at the Supreme Court in Grahamstown, accused of having conspired to take over a …