THIS DAY IN BUSINESS AT 12:50PM TODAY IS THURSDAY, THE 24TH OF OCTOBER , THE 297TH DAY OF THE YEAR , THERE ARE 68 DAYS REMAINING BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS . LOCALLY IN BUSINESS HISTORY 1.Zambia gains independence from Britain .Ngonyak ka 1964 Northern Rhodesia (now known as Zambia) gained independence from Britain. Kenneth Kaunda, the country’s first president, proclaimed one-party rule at independence. . Their independence came four years after the famous speech “The winds of change” by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. The country’s independence came ten months after the collapse of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, with Northern Rhodesia becoming the Republic of Zambia. The story of British occupation of the area dates back to 1851, when the first Scottish explorer, David Livingstone came to the country. I In 1888, Cecil John Rhodes organized British commercial and political interests in East and Central Africa, where he obtained mineral rights concession from local chiefs. This proved to be the first step towards annexation of the area and the extension of British control over it. 2.The Herstigte Nasionale Party is established .Ngonyaka ka 1969 The Herstigte Nasionale Party (HNP) (Reconstituted National Party) was established as a right wing splinter group of the South African National Party (NP). The party was led by Albert Hertzog, son of former SA prime minister, General J.B.M. Hertzog, as reaction to a perceived easing of apartheid by the NP controlled government. The name implied that the National Party has deviated from its original course. From the HNPs Programme of Principles it is clear that the party wanted Afrikaans to be the only official language; wanted to curtail immigration; was opposed to allowing Black diplomats in SA; and, was opposed to sport on a non-racist basis. 3.UN condemns the evil policy of apartheid .Ngonyak ka 1970 In a Declaration on the 25th anniversary of the United Nations (UN), the General Assemblyadopted a resolution describing apartheid as the evil policy of apartheid, which is a crime against the conscience and dignity of mankind. ( Resolution 2627 (XXV ). The resolution further likened Apartheid to German Nazism and reaffirmed its position to support the struggle against it in accordance with the UN charter . 4.Report on Steve Bikos death .Ngonyak ka 1977 The Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons, Jimmy Kruger, received a report of a police investigation into Steve Bikos death as well as a post-mortem report submitted to the Attorney General of the Transvaal, signed by Professor Johan Loubser, Chief State Pathologist, Professor I.W. Simpson (University of Pretoria) and Jonathan Gluckman, pathologist appointed by the Biko family, all of whose findings were unanimous. Death had been caused by extensive brain damage. Biko had sustained at least a dozen injuries in the period of eight days and up to twelve hours before his death. The report came after world governments, including the United States of America and Britain, condemned the South African police service and detention practices and laws. The two countries demanded that an international inquest should be opened to investigate the true cause of Bikos death. 5.Dumisani Makhaye passes away 5.Ngonyak ka 2004 The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Local Government, Housing and Traditional Affairs and member of theAfrican National Congress (ANC), Dumisani Makhaye, succumbed to lung cancer at Parklands Hospital, Durban, two days after having been admitted for medical observation. He was the first MEC in the country to pass away in office. A committee was set up by the ANC and his family to make arrangements for his funeral at KwaMashu Stadium in Durban on 30 October. catch this day in business history !!
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