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EventNamibia’s constitution is ratified
… The acceptance of the Namibian constitution on 9 February 1990 established the Republic of Namibia. The independence of Namibia can be directly traced to an…
EventWorld Refugee Day
… The General Assembly decided that 20 June would be celebrated … countries in different ways. It is a special day for the world to make time for the…
EventPresident George W Bush announces his HIV/AIDS Plan
… The American president, George W Bush, announced his … African and two Caribbean countries during his State of the Union address at a congress session in the…
EventZulu assault at Holkrantz
… On 6 March 1902 in the district of Vryheid, a Zulu Chief, Sikobobo, attacked a Boer regiment after the latter had stolen their cattle, burned their kraals…
EventFrederik Willem de Klerk is elected President of South Africa
… Acting State President since 15 August 1989, following the resignation of President P.W. Botha on 14 August. His … on 02 February, 1990 to release Nelson…
EventJames Kantor, a lawyer, is arrested for his involvement in Liliesleaf farm activities
… Wolpe was an active member of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Though Kantor himself was secretly funding the…
EventSpecial Committee on Apartheid publishes its first Interim Report
… The United Nations (UN) Special Committee on Apartheid … published its first Interim Report, satisfied with the number of countries that had broken off…
ArchiveRegional mini-conference report, Lusaka
… in Lusaka, Zambia, April 1985. Discussed strengthening the underground, the armed struggle, recruitment, open membership, the Constitution, strategy and…
A Dialogue in Partnership with Kaya FM - MyConstitution Exhibition
… South Africa’s Constitution - admired and respected around the world for its pioneering approach to human rights - is the symbol of a remarkable negotiated…
EventCricketer Omar Henry born
… born in Stellenbosch on 23 January 1952.[i] In 1987, at the age of 34, Henry became the first South African cricketer of colour to be selected to play in an …
EventGeorge Msimang, artist, is born
… School in 1968 after completing Standard VIII. He came to the African Art Centre in Durban and was encouraged by Jo … for a year, beginning in 1969. In 1971…
EventSA artist Mmakgoba Sebidi is born
… Helen Sebidi was born in Marapyane (Skilpadfontein) in the Hammanskraal area. Her grandmother, a traditional artist, … also studying and teaching pottery and…
EventPresident Vorster challenges Dr Rhoodie
… to release any document that would implicate him in the Information Affair. He emphasized that the question was not whether state money had been made … money…
EventGovernment admits responsibility for Mdluli’s death
… The South African government admitted responsibility for the death of the African National Congress (ANC) member, Joseph Mdluli …
EventEquatorial Guinea gains Independence from Spain
… The colonial history of Equatorial Guinea dates back to 1471 when Portuguese explorers descended on the country. On their way to India, Portuguese explorers…
EventLucas Mangope, Bophuthatswana homeland leader is deposed
… On 13 March 1994, Lucas Mangope was ousted as President of the homeland of Bophuthatswana. Mangope came to power in Bophuthatswana in 1966 during the reign…
EventPeter Nchabeleng President of Northern Transvaal UDF dies
… containing his son's school results. He refused to open the letter and directed his son Maurice to return it to the principal. According to Maurice, the…
EventResearchers proclaim they found a type of SIVcpz that is almost identical to HIV
… On 4 February 1999 a group of researchers from the University of Alabama proclaimed that they had found a … in a frozen sample taken from a confined member…
EventFriedrich Engels, German philosopher, dies in London
… 05 August 1895 after a long battle with a throat cancer. The son of a successful industrialist, he was sent to England … Upon his arrival in Manchester…
PlaceWhite Horse Stones, Naval Hill, Bloemfontein
… Also known as Witperd Klip. The stones were laid during the South African War by members of the Wiltshire Regiment who were then Stationed at Naval Hill. …
EventA wave of strikes hits Durban and spread countrywide
… On 9 January 1973 around 2 000 workers in the Coronation Brick and Tile factory in Durban downed tools after the employers rejected their demand for a wage…
ArchiveMessage of goodwill and solidarity
… from His Excellency Dr Kenneth David Kaunda, President of the Republic of Zambia from the chairman of the preparatory committee regarding the occasion of the…
EventSouth African poet, writer and political activist, Mafika Pascal Gwala is born in Durban.
… 1946 in Verulam, north of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. He is the second child of five children of his parents. He … editor, writing in both English and Zulu. Gwala…
ArchiveReport on Comrade Secretary General's Delegation to Bulgaria
… Report on a visit, headed by Alfred Nzo, by the African National Congress, to Bulgaria, to receive the Dimitrov-International Prize Award on behalf of Nelson…
EventUnited Democratic Front member dies after asthma attack
… a Queenstown community leader and high profile member of the United Democratic Front,died in police custody. He was … to police reports he died of asthma on…
EventP.W. Botha becomes SA’s first Executive President
… Botha, was unanimously elected by eighty-eight members of the Electoral College to the office of first executive president. This was a newly created position…
EventP.W. Botha proposes a 'Constellation of States'
… During the National Party rally in Ladysmith, Natal, Prime … Minister P.W. Botha assured his party supporters that the proposed constitutional reforms would…
EventAcademic and ANC politician Z.K. Matthews dies
… (ANC) politician, and Botswana's first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, Zachariah Keodirelang (ZK) Matthews , died in … USA. He was buried in…
EventKimberley swimmer Karen Muir (12) sets new world record
… Karen Muir became the youngest official world record-holder in swimming history when she recorded 1min 8.7sec for the 110 yards backstroke at the Derby Baths…
EventBotshabelo forced into Qwa Qwa
… Despite visible resistance to incorporation into the Qwa Qwa homeland, the South African government proceeded with its plan of incorporation. The…