Historian's History

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Durban throughout history - Part 6

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Durban throughout history - Part 2

Durban throughout history - Part 1

Today,1991 - Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, leader of the IFP, announces his intention to boycott the first session of CODESA due to the decision taken by the Steering Committee of CODESA not to invite Zulu King Goodwill Zwelethini to lead a separate IFP delegation

Today. 1998 - Allan Boesak’s plea for the acquittal on fraud charges is rejected and the case is postponed to the following year

Today, 1923 - the first experimental radio broadcast in South Africa took place in Johannesburg. The Broadcast was of a music concert and was made by the Western Electric Company.

Today, 1899 - Field Marshal Lord Roberts is appointed British supreme commander in South Africa. This came after a series of failed campaigns against Boer Commandos in the South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War).

Today, 1946 - Steve Bantu Biko who would become a pioneer of the Black Consciousness(BC) philosophy was born in King William's Town, Eastern Cape. Biko’s unshaken stance against apartheid inspired the hope of freedom among millions in South Africa and elsewhere in Africa.

Today,1975 - The Christian Institute appealed to PM J Vorster, asking him to reconsider withdrawal of the passports of six of its leaders, including that of Dr. Beyers Naude. Naude was refused a passport to travel to London to address the Royal Institute of International Affairs.

Today, 1962 - Armed Poqo members were intercepted by the police while on their way to assassinate Chief Kaiser Matanzima - long-term ruler of the former Transkei.

Today, 2004 - Mbabane based newspaper, Times, reported that King Mswati III of Swaziland bought himself a luxury Maybach 62 sedan worth $500,000 despite his country's economic problems, the dire poverty of the population and the HIV pandemic affecting 38.8 percent of his subjects

Today, 1996 - The African National Congress (ANC) confirmed it had forwarded 300 applications from its members to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for amnesty and was expecting to submit at least another sixty, including those of three of their Cabinet ministers.

Today, 1984 - Three leading members of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Archibald Gumede, Paul David and Billy Nair were charged with high treason. These anti-apartheid activists had initially sought refuge in the British consulate in Durban.

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