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EventA group of six White and several Black rebel army troops mounted another coup attempt on 21/22 November in Transkei, a Black ‘homeland’
… on 21/22 November in Transkei, a Black 'homeland'. The dissidents attacked the main army camp in Umtata, capital of the Transkei . The coup was allegedly…
EventA United Nations team finally arrives in Mbandaka, Congo, to investigate alleged massacres of refugees
… Following the Rwandan genocide of 1994, thousands of Hutu refugees fled to the neighboring Congo (DRC), previously known as Zaire. This was in an attempt to…
EventHundreds of thousands of Hutus flee to Zaire
… and moderate Hutus were murdered by Rwanda's Hutu regime. The catalyst for the genocide is usually identified as the shooting down of an airplane carrying…
EventDecision to integrate city councils of Pretoria area
… The municipality of Pretoria announced that several … autonomous city councils were going to merge to form the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality …
'States of Emergence', at Warren Siebrits Modern and Contemporary Art by Sean O'Toole, November 2002
… Warren Siebrits' coming of age. A former curator at the influential Everard Read Contemporary, circa State of the Art in the early 90s, Siebrits is best…
PlaceChatsworth, Suburb of Durban
… The origin of Chatsworth Chatsworth is a historically Indian township located in Durban some 14km south-west of the City centre, in the Umhlatuzana River…
EventWidespread violence and intimidation in 1996 Kwazulu-Natal
… The prevalent violence in kwaZulu-Natal began with widespread interference during the voter registration process preceding the local government elections…
EventPaul Kruger is elected president
… After the abolition of the triumvirate, consisting of Vice-President Paul Kruger, … and W.M. Pretorius, Paul Kruger was elected president of the Transvaal…
Event19 die at Shell House massacre
… a tip-off that IFP marchers were planning to attack the building. The Nugent Commission of Inquiry on what actually caused the shooting rejected this…
EventAlbert Luthuli is elected as an ANC President
… The African National Congress (ANC) was founded as the SANCC in 1912. John Dube was its first president, and the well known writer and poet, Sol Plaatje, was…
EventMK’s Luthuli Detachment and ZAPU in a joint operation
… Rhodesian forces in Wankie (now Hwange) Game Reserve, near the border of Zambia and Botswana. The operation became know as the Wankie Campaign. This joint…
PlaceConstitution Hill Museum, Johannesburg
… Constitution Hill is a Living Museum that tells the story of South Africa’s journey to democracy. The site is a former Prison and military Fort that bears ……
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Support from persons and Organisation - 1947
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents … compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer 1947 Statement to the Press by Mahatma Gandhi, 28…
EventDr Albert Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa
… On 7 March 1964, the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, Dr Albert Hertzog, confirmed that the government's policy regarding television was unchanged. … was…
EventSouth Africa heeds United Nations call to assist Korea
… South Korea in an attempt to bring it under communist rule The North Koreans were heavily supported by soldiers from the People's Republic of China, received…
EventCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, first state president of South Africa, is born
… Charles Robberts Swart was born on a farm in the Winburg district of the Orange Free State (OFS) on 5 December 1894. Part of his childhood was spent in a…
Resignation of Cde Zweli Mkhize a Premier of Kwazulu-Natal, 22 August 2013
… The African National Congress is grateful to Comrade Dr Zweli Mkhize for the immeasurable role he has played as Premier of … 2009. Comrade Zweli Mkhize, who…
PlaceBalule Private Game Reserve, Kruger National Park
… In the language of the Shangaan people , the name 'Balule' is the Tsonga word for Buffalo. You can see the ' Big Five ' and … In the language of the Shangaan…
PlacePella
… In the mid-1880s a huge Cathedral was built in the Bushmanland desert oasis of Pella by French Missionaries … lime and hundreds of wagonloads of willow wood…
PlaceCarmel, George
… In 1721 the farm Langverwacht was allocated to Jean le Roux, a Huguenot settler. After a post office was opened on the site during the latter half of 1905,…
EventThomas Titus Nkobi is born
… Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in Southern Matabeleland. At the age of ten, Nkobi followed his father who was a migrant labourer in the South African mines to South…
PlaceFicksburg
… The town was founded by General Johan Fick in 1867 who won the territory in the Basotho Wars. Ficksburg is situated in the Eastern Free …
Class, Consciousness and Organisation:Indian Political Resistance in Durban, South Africa, 1979 - 1996 by Kumi Naidoo
… Magdalen College, D. Phil., Michaelmas, 1997 Resistance to the apartheid system, led by the African National Congress (ANC) and its allies dominated South…
EventGabon gains independence from France
… On 17 August 1960 Gabon, the last of the four territories, which had formed French Equatorial … achieved independence. Gabriel LÁƒÂƒ©on M'Ba become the new…
EventEgyptian and Israeli forces in fierce fights
… led by Egypt and Syria were involved in a bloody war in the Sinai desert and Golan Heights. The war began on the day of Yom Kippur with a surprise joint…
EventNP presents its revised constitutional proposals
… The National Party (NP) government put its revised constitutional proposals on the table during the Convention for Democratic South Africa (CODESA) …
EventIFP proposes truce with ANC
… The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) proposed a truce with the African National Congress (ANC) as an effort to calm violent clashes between members of the two…
EventLiberia is established
… On 26 July 1847 the Liberian Declaration of Independence was signed and Liberia became a sovereign nation. The story of Liberia is different from other…
EventInternational Year of Mobilisation for Sanctions against South Africa is launched
… The United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid (originally called the Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid of the Government of the…
EventExpress train derails in Ethiopia, killing an estimated 400 people
… Ababa, derailed when it reached a curve 125 miles east of the capital. . It was suspected that the train engineer failed to reduce speed at reaching the…