the South African Government concludes that elections would be impossible in KwaZulu under present conditions. 8 – A meeting between the African National Congress president Nelson Mandela, King Goodwill Zwelithini, State President FW de Klerk and Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, chief minister of KwaZulu takes place at a secret venue. 14 – International mediation fails to break the constitutional deadlock between the African National Congress and Inkatha Freedom Party. 14 – A television debate between F.W de Klerk and Nelson Mandela results in no clear winner. 14 – Lesotho's Deputy Prime Minister, Selometsi Baholo, is shot dead by dissident soldiers during an apparent kidnapping attempt. 15 – Five days of intensive meetings between Mangosuthu Buthelezi, F.W de Klerk and Nelson Mandela start with the Kenyan roving ambassador Professor Washington Okumu brokering the negotiations. 18 – The Stars photographer, Ken Oosterbroek, is among several people killed during a firefight between hostel dwellers and National Peacekeeping Force troops in Thokoza. 19 – Inkatha Freedom Party agrees to contest the first nonracial elections, to be held in a week's time. 20 – Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika is officially recognised alongside Die Stem van Suid-Afrika as the National Anthems 24 – Nine people are killed and 92 injured in central Johannesburg when a 90kg car bomb explodes just before 10am on the corner of Bree and Von Wielligh Streets outside the African National Congress regional and national headquarters. 25 – A bomb explodes at a taxi rank near the Randfontein station, with no injuries. 27 - The first democratic elections take place and the African National Congress wins. 27 – South Africa adopts its present multi-coloured flag as the new national flag. South Africa establishes a Consulate-General in Mumbai, India. India establishes a High Commission in Pretoria and opens a second Consulate-General in Durban. May 3 – South Africa resumes full membership of the World Health Organization. 5 – Bill Clinton, President of the United States, announces the doubling of $600,000,000 of United States foreign aid to South Africa over the next three years. 6 – South Africa establishes diplomatic relations with Ghana, Mali and Senegal. 10 – Nelson Mandela is sworn in as the first post-apartheid President of South Africa and FW de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki become joint deputy presidents. 25 – The United Nations lifts its arms embargo on South Africa. June 1 – the Republic of South Africa returns to the Commonwealth