| Feb 1990 | ||
| Negotiation settlement | 2 Feb | De Klerk launches bid for a negotiated settlement. |
| May 1992 | ||
| awakening of the masses | 19 May | |
| 25 May | hostel dwellers meet to discuss options read more... | |
| June 1992 | ||
| preparing for the massacre | 16 June | |
| 2 warnings were given to the SAPS. | 17 June just before 8:00pm | The warnings from Watch Mathibedi and Rev. Paul Verryn both stated that violence was imminent. |
| Police asked SDU members patrolling why they were doing. The SDU informed the police of the imminent attack by the Ikatha. | 17 June just after 8:00pm | Police dispersed the group with birdshots and tear gas. 5 more similar incidents were reported. |
| Third warning of imminent violence | 17 June 21:30 | About 300 armed men coming from KwaMadala hostel were seen crossing the highway that leads to Boipatong read more... |
| 17 June 22:00 | start of the massacre read more... | |
| Joe Slovo and Cyril Ramaphosa visit Boipatong | 18 June | They accuse F.W. de Klerk and police of complicity in the massacre |
| Bishop Desmond Tutu and Pastor Ray Macauley visited Boipatong | 19 June | Visited the grieving family |
| State president F.W. de Klerk visited Boipatong | 20 June | Although the visited Boipatong he never left the safety of his car. His vehicle was attacked by the local residents of Boipatong that blamed him for the massacre |
| Winnie Mandela visited Boipatong | 20 June | |
| Nelson Mandela and Cyril Ramaphosa as well as other leading members of the ANC visited Boipatong | 21 June | |
| Press release by the state | 25 June | It was release by SAPA given by F.W. de Klerk |
| National Day of Mourning for the victims of Boipatong | 29 June | On this day there a mass funeral held for the victims of the Boipatong massacre |
| July 1992 | ||
| Court appearance | 20 July | 77 KwaMadala hostel inmates appear in Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court on 38 charges of murder and 38 counts of public disturbance. | Release of Waddington Report | 23 July | A 49 page report investigating the police involvement in the events surrounding the Boipatong massacre. It was written by Dr. P.A.J. Waddington, Director, Criminal Justice Studies, University of Reading. |
| August 1992 | The start of Goldstone Commission | 05 August | Start of Goldstone Commission at Vereeniging Civic Centre |
| May 1993 | ||
| 47 Residents of KwaMadala and members of the IFP were arrested and convicted. | May | |
| July 1993 | ||
| Death of Victor "Khetisi" Kheswa, as known as the Vaal Monster. | July | A key witness died in police custody. He was the leader of the Khetisi gang. Kheswa and members of the gang lived in the KwaMadala and were responsible for a number of attacks on Vaal communities between 1991-1993. |
| November 2000 | ||
| Judge Ngcobo allows testimonies of all applicants except Nosenga. | November | This allowed for a non-ANC dominant narrative of the events that occurred at the Boipatong massacre. |