Haile Selassie I Crowned as Emperor of Ethiopia On this day, 3 April 1930, Haile Selassie I, born Tafari Makonnen on 23 July 1892, was crowned as Emperor of Ethiopia.…
Illegal Exporting of Military Equipment to South Africa On 2 April 1984, four South Africans and three British nationals were arrested in the United Kingdom and charged with illegally exporting…
Nelson Mandela’s Historic Political Rally On 1 April 1990, African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President, Nelson Mandela, addressed a crowd of over 300 000 supporters in Port Elizabeth in what…
State of Emergency Declared in the Natal Province On 31 March 1994, apartheid President F.W. de Klerk imposed a state of emergency in the Natal Province, coinciding with a report…
REMEMBER DULCIE SEPTEMBER: 20 AUGUST 1935 – 29 MARCH 1988 Dulcie Evonne September was treacherously murdered on 29 March 1988, by a hired killer in the pay of the apartheid…
Mandela and Buthelezi Agree to Ending Violence in Townships On 30 March 1990, Nelson Mandela of the African National Congress (ANC) and Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi of Inkatha Freedom Party…
The War Continues – 1977 Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo (19 June 1917 – 1 July 1999) was a Zimbabwean revolutionary, guerrilla leader and trade unionist, who founded and led the…
Southern African Liberation Movements Meet with the Soviet and Cuban Leadership On 29 March 1977, in Luanda, Angola, leaders of the southern African liberation movements, Oliver Tambo of the African…
Inkatha Attack Repelled at ANC Shell House Headquarters On 28 March 1994, African National Congress (ANC) security guards opened fire on raging Inkatha impis, who were armed with guns, assegais…
Battle of Mutale River – 28 March 1988 On 28 March 1988, nine Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Soldiers, aged between 19 and 21 years were surprised by heavy enemy fire…