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EventThe TEC decides on Bophuthatswana’s incorporation following major unrest
… management committee decided on a new administration for Bophuthatswana. The decision followed a widespread revolt that gripped Bophuthatswana as…
PlaceBophuthatswana, was Previously a Homeland
… The Bophuthatswana Territorial Authority was created in 1961, and in June 1972 Bophuthatswana was declared a self-governing state. On 6 … was granted…
Patons moves to Bophuthatswana
… factories, lay off all the workers, and then reopen in Bophuthatswana where it can expect to pay its new employees a … Patons moves to Bophuthatswana …
Students at the University of Bophuthatswana celebrate the coup to topple Bophuthatswana’s president, Lucas Mangope, taking ove
… Students at the University of Bophuthatswana celebrate the coup to topple Bophuthatswana’s president, Lucas Mangope, taking ove …
EventMalebane Metsing stages a coup in Bophuthatswana
… A dissatisfied faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force and some members of the National … S.A. State President P.W. Botha and the S.A. ambassador in…
EventLucas Mangope, Bophuthatswana homeland leader is deposed
… Lucas Mangope was ousted as President of the homeland of Bophuthatswana. Mangope came to power in Bophuthatswana in 1966 during the reign of former Prime…
EventBophuthatswana drops squatting charges against Bosplaas residents
… The 'homeland' government of Bophuthatswana under the presidency of Chief Lucas Mangope … of 1983, which made squatting illegal for people without…
Event18 political prisoners are released from Bophuthatswana
… 17 October 1991, 18 political prisoners were released from Bophuthatswana (now known as North West Province). Initially Bophuthatswana government officials…
EventViolence erupts in Bophuthatswana Townships and Kathlehong
… and civic grievances at the Odi magistrate's court. Bophuthatswana police fired at the crowd, killing eleven … Violence erupts in Bophuthatswana Townships…
Bophuthatswana Industrial Conciliation Act
… Bophuthatswana Industrial Conciliation Act …
The Bar Association of Bophuthatswana, the Side Bar of Bophuthatswana and the School of Law of the University of Bophuthatswana
… The Bar Association of Bophuthatswana, the Side Bar of Bophuthatswana and the School of Law of the University of Bophuthatswana …
EventBophuthatswana is granted independence by the South African government
… Thirty-four years ago, on 6 December 1977, Bophuthatswana was granted ‘independence' by the South … schools and sports grounds. After the 1994 elections,…
EventMangope calls out troops as unrest flares in Bophuthatswana
… In 1994, the persistant tensions in Bophuthatswana homeland came to a head after the homeland's … of the territory. The President, Lucas Mangope, wished for…
EventBophuthatswana decide not to publish report of Smith Commission
… The Star reports that Bophuthatswana's administration has decided not to publish … date, conflict between the Winterveld community and the Bophuthatswana…
Platinum strike ends in Bophuthatswana
… Platinum strike ends in Bophuthatswana …
BiographyLucas Manyane Mangope
… of the new Tswana executive council,then chief minister of Bophuthatswana legislative assembly three years later.Mangope … "independence" under the…
EventThree AWB members shot and killed during the invasion of Bophuthatswana
… (AWB) (Afrikaner Resistance Movement) members drove into Bophuthatswana, a Bantustan homeland in the north western … randomly attacked residents in the…
Bophuthatswana’s minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mr L.G. Holela, resigns from the Mangope cabinet.
… Bophuthatswana’s minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mr …
Bophuthatswana: At the edge of time
… Bophuthatswana: At the edge of time …
EventMafeking (Mafikeng) is surrendered to Bophuthatswana
… Mafeking (Mafikeng) is surrendered to Bophuthatswana …
Bophuthatswana puts ban on SA unions
… Bophuthatswana puts ban on SA unions …
EventMalebane-Metsing stages a coup in Bophuthatswana
… A dissatisfied faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force and some members of the National … S.A. State President P.W. Botha and the S.A. ambassador in…
ArchiveConversation with Joseph Alphers, Bophuthatswana, October 1985
… Bophuthatswana … Conversation with Joseph Alphers, Bophuthatswana, October 1985 …
BiographyMaggie Bopalamo
… of political activity and treason levelled by the Bophuthatswana government. Bopalamo, one of a family of six … an independent stance, and refused the ruling…
BiographyS. J. J. Lesolang
… in the African Chamber of Commerce and in the politics of Bophuthatswana , the Tswana "homeland." …
EventThe TEC decides on Bophuthatswana's incorporation following major unrest
… management committee decided on a new administration for Bophuthatswana. The decision followed a widespread revolt that gripped Bophuthatswana as…
Church and State relations: the story of Bophuthatswana and its independence from 1977 to 1994
… relations which existed over the ages. The government of Bophuthatswana declared their state to be Christian. The main … South Africa and calling for the end…
The Star reports that Bophuthatswana’s administration has decided not to publish the findings of Mr Justice E.A.T. Smith, one-m
… The Star reports that Bophuthatswana’s administration has decided not to publish …
BiographyKevin Dowling
… on the border of South Africa proper and the homeland of Bophuthatswana, within which the Bafokeng territory of … Dowling recounted how he was summoned by…
BiographyJudge Erns Jansen
… after being convicted in the "independent" homeland of Bophuthatswana under South Africa's Terrorism Act. South … rights lawyers argued that this act…