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CODESA 1 Timeline
Article
May 05, 2017

CODESA 1 Timeline

21 August 1989: OUA publishes the publishes the Harare Declaration. January 1991: Nelson Mandela calls for an all-par...

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A timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan
Article
Apr 11, 2017

A timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan

1993 The Guptas arrive in SA. 1994 The Guptas establish Sahara Computers. The Guptas fund Essop Pahad’s pub...

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Nokukhanya (Bhengu) Luthuli’s Life Timeline
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Mar 10, 2017

Nokukhanya (Bhengu) Luthuli’s Life Timeline

1904, March 3 Nokukhanya born   1913 Began formal education at Ohlange Institute 1914 Death of Noku...

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South Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott - Timeline
Article
Feb 03, 2017

South Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott - Timeline

22 June 1946 —The Government of India requested that the question of the treatment of Indians in the Union of South Afri...

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South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO): An Organisational Timeline
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Jan 23, 2017

South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO): An Organisational Timeline

1952The African National Congress’ (ANC) Defiance Campaign against the South African Apartheid Regime, which in the foll...

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Namibian Timeline
Article
Jul 27, 2016

Namibian Timeline

Introduction Since independence, English has been Namibia’s only official language. This was a controversial policy a...

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Dr G M 'Monty' Naicker - Timeline
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Jun 02, 2016

Dr G M 'Monty' Naicker - Timeline

MILESTONES 1910 - Birth of Mohambry (Monty) Naicker to Papiah Gangathura, a fruiterer, and Dhanamal, of Leopold Stree...

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Kenyan Timeline
Article
May 11, 2016

Kenyan Timeline

The earliest human ancestors (Homo erectus and Homo habilis) have their origin in East Africa more than 2 million years ...

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University of Pretoria 2015-2016 Student Protests Timeline
Article
Apr 25, 2016

University of Pretoria 2015-2016 Student Protests Timeline

The University of Pretoria (UP) opened in 1908 as a new department of the Transvaal University College (T.U.C). In 1930 ...

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Hermanus Loots aka James Stuart Timeline
Article
Mar 23, 2016

Hermanus Loots aka James Stuart Timeline

1936 Hermanus Loots is born in the Kat River area of the Eastern Cape (19 July).[i] 1954 Matriculated from John...

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University of Witwatersrand Student Protests 2015 Timeline
Article
Mar 14, 2016

University of Witwatersrand Student Protests 2015 Timeline

The student movement Rhodes Must Fall (#RhodesMustFall, #RMF) garnered much media attention in March of 2015, after Chum...

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1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
Article
Jan 25, 2016

1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline

1859 After protracted negotiations between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, ...

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Timeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide
Article
Jun 29, 2015

Timeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide

1904 6 January, The settler Frau Sonnenberg tells German soldiers stationed at the Waterberg, including the Sergeant ...

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Student protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
Article
Jun 08, 2015

Student protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline

 

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SASO till SASCO
Article
May 28, 2015

SASO till SASCO

1968 December SASO is formed at the conference held in Marianhill, Natal. The conference was exclusively attended by ...

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