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Thomas Thornton becomes the first air passenger in SA when he pays Albert Kimmerling £100 for a short flight from Sydenham Hil
… SA when he pays Albert Kimmerling £100 for a short flight from Sydenham Hil …
The PAC announces in Dan es Salaam that it has reinstated seventy-two members expelled from the movement in July 1978.
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … Salaam that it has reinstated seventy-two…
A court in Pretoria sentences nine Blacks to terms of imprisonment from five to seven years on charges of training as guerrilla
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … in Pretoria sentences nine Blacks to terms of…
Maropoli Mapalakanye, an organiser for MWASA, is reported missing. No reply is received from the minister of law and order to a
… for MWASA, is reported missing. No reply is received from the minister of law and order to a …
Violence erupts when 50 000 (or 100 000 according to police) residents from GaRankuwa, Mabopane, Soshanguve and areas in the Od
… when 50 000 (or 100 000 according to police) residents from GaRankuwa, Mabopane, Soshanguve and areas in the Od …
Jonathan Ayliff resigns because of ill health as minister of colonial affairs from the cabinet of Thomas Upington, but plays an
… because of ill health as minister of colonial affairs from the cabinet of Thomas Upington, but plays an …
UN General Assembly approves $416m for UN’s one-year plan to free Namibia from seventy-four years of South African rule.
… approves $416m for UN’s one-year plan to free Namibia from seventy-four years of South African rule. …
Lucas Radebe, SA born soccer star, twists his right knee in a Champions League game against Real Madrid, barring him from playi
… a Champions League game against Real Madrid, barring him from playi …
The Botswana police discover the bodies of eighteen people who had suffocated in the back of a truck driving from Zimbabwe to S
… people who had suffocated in the back of a truck driving from Zimbabwe to S …
Eight American and British officers land from a submarine on an Algerian beach to take measure of Vichy French to the Operation
… Eight American and British officers land from a submarine on an Algerian beach to take measure of …
Anglo-Boer War 2: A unit of seventy-five Cape Police retires from Taung, urging the local Blacks to remain peaceful. The magist
… War 2: A unit of seventy-five Cape Police retires from Taung, urging the local Blacks to remain peaceful. The …
The United Arab Republic informs the United Nations that it has banned South African ships from entering UAR ports, and that, w
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , Westport: Greenwood. … the United Nations that it has banned South…
The Freedom Alliance is formed. It seeks to gain concession on federalism from the ANC and to displace the National Party.
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … is formed. It seeks to gain concession on…
SWAPO claims it was not responsible for placing landmines in the Caprivi Strip and that the guerrillas were not operating from
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … Caprivi Strip and that the guerrillas were not…
A unique referendum in British Cameroon is carried out with support from UN. The Northern part of British Cameroon votes to joi
… referendum in British Cameroon is carried out with support from UN. The Northern part of British Cameroon votes to joi …
Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands from 1890 and throughout World Wars I (WWI) and II (WWII), abdicates in favour of her daug
… Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands from 1890 and throughout World Wars I (WWI) and II (WWII), …
Police seize documents and videos from the home of the general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… Police seize documents and videos from the home of the general secretary of the Congress of …
Troops allied with the government of Congo capture the strategic port town of Matadi from rebel forces trying to oust President
… of Congo capture the strategic port town of Matadi from rebel forces trying to oust President …
About 600 students from five secondary schools march to Bontheuwel. On their way they are confronted by four riot squad vans. T
… About 600 students from five secondary schools march to Bontheuwel. On their way …
Former commander of the Simon’s Town naval base Dieter Gerhard is released from prison where he has been serving a life sentenc
… of the Simon’s Town naval base Dieter Gerhard is released from prison where he has been serving a life sentenc …
Wheelchair athlete Ernst van Dyk, cut off from a certain gold medal by Mexico’s Saul Mendoza in the 1 500m final Athens Pa
… Wheelchair athlete Ernst van Dyk, cut off from a certain gold medal by Mexico’s Saul Mendoza in the …
A seven-man delegation of Coloured leaders flies from Cape Town to Pretoria to meet the Prime Minister for discussions on the f
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood … A seven-man delegation of Coloured leaders flies…
General Koos de la Rey is buried in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, in a very tense atmosphere. From far and near veteran officers of
… in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, in a very tense atmosphere. From far and near veteran officers of …
The notorious Foster gang under leadership of William Foster, who stole and raided from 1912 to 1914, commit suicide in Johanne
… under leadership of William Foster, who stole and raided from 1912 to 1914, commit suicide in Johanne …
SA’s gold-panning team returns victorious from the World Gold Panning Championships held in Slovakia, with one gold and two bro
… SA’s gold-panning team returns victorious from the World Gold Panning Championships held in Slovakia, …
Olof Bergh, Swedish explorer at the Cape, returns to the Cape from his second journey of exploration, ordered by Governor Simon
… Bergh, Swedish explorer at the Cape, returns to the Cape from his second journey of exploration, ordered by Governor …
At least four policemen are apparently arrested and questioned about a burglary last week from the safes of the SAPS serious an
… arrested and questioned about a burglary last week from the safes of the SAPS serious an …
President Nelson Mandela opens his State of the Nation Address to Parliament in Cape Town by quoting from Ingrid Jonker’s poem
… the Nation Address to Parliament in Cape Town by quoting from Ingrid Jonker’s poem …
Following a successful coup against his brother Abd al-Aziz IV, the new Moroccan Sultan Abd al-Hafid requests aid from France a
… IV, the new Moroccan Sultan Abd al-Hafid requests aid from France a …
Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco for Latin America on a papyrus boat, Ra II, to prove his theories that ancient Egyptians
… Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco for Latin America on a papyrus boat, Ra II, to …