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69 Moments
2026
Deadly floods force closures and evacuations at South Africa’s Kruger National Park: South Africa Floods
2024
2023
BRICS Meeting Expands Membership to New Nations for Global Power Balance
2020
400,000 COVID-19 cases; schools closed for month
2018
Rescue of 955 Miners from Beatrix Gold Mine
2016
Ancient toe fossil reveals earliest cancer evidence
2014
Oscar Pistorius trial for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp
2013
National Development Plan Targets Poverty and Inequality Reduction by 2030
2012
Marikana massacre: Police Open Fire, 34 Killed at Mine Strike
2010
2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
2006
Civil Union Act Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage in South Africa
2004
Nelson Mandela's call to action against AIDS
2002
1996
1994
Nelson Mandela's Inauguration as First Black President
Peace Accords End Apartheid and Enable Elections
1993
1990
Deadly clash in Natal leaves 50 dead
Nelson Mandela's Liberation after 27 Years Locked Up
1987
Winnie Mandela's Soweto Home Destroyed by Arson
1984
Archbishop Desmond Tutu wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his peaceful opposition to Apartheid.
P. W. Botha is elected State President of South Africa
1983
The Bloukrans Bridge is opened as the highest concrete arch in Africa
1976
Tragic school protests lead to student deaths
1964
Rivonia Trial Sentences Mandela to Life
1960
Tragic Sharpeville Massacre: 69 killed in protest against pass laws
1956
Women protest pass laws in South Africa
Discovery of the 3,106-Carat Cullinan Diamond
1955
Historic Event: Congress adopts Freedom Charter in Kliptown
1952
Nelson Mandela and 51 others infringe South Africa's curfew. make discription