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SA closes its consulate in Wellington after the New Zealand prime minister cuts diplomatic ties because of SA’s racial segregat

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The Kenyan Air Force disbands following an attempted coup by non-commissioned officers in which 159 died.

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Joe Gqabi, chief ANC representative, is killed in Harare by a car bomb.

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Public Security Amendment Act No 6, making further amendments to state security legislation and allowing for greater control by

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A strike by Black municipal workers in Johannesburg ends when police supervise the removal of over 1,000 dismissed men.

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An order has been issued withdrawing the remaining South African Police from Rhodesia.

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The government expands its defence potential by enrolling Blacks for defence services. This policy has the support of ‘homeland

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It is officially announced that the police’s counter-insurgency potential will be increased by the establishment of a long-serv

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SA signs treaty with the Federal Republic of Germany relating to the visit of the German nuclear-powered vessel Otto Hahn.

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A High Court is established in Umtata, capital of the Transkei.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Emily Hobhouse again writes to Broderick asking for reasons for the War Department’s refusal to include her i

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Anglo-Boer War 2: General Piet de Wet, brother of Chief Commandant C.R. de Wet, and his staff lay down their arms at Kroonstad.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The Aliens Act (Franchise Law), Act No 3 of 1899 is promulgated by the ZAR Volksraad.

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Dr Cornelius Francois Visser (Vader Visser), educator and cultural leader who founded the Voortrekker Beweging, an Afrikaner yo

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Gen. Manie (Salomon Gerhardus) Maritz, member of the Danie Theron scout corps in the Anglo-Boer War 2 and one of the leaders of

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Liberia becomes a republic, and Africa’s first sovereign, Black-ruled democratic nation, the first African colony, to declare i

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Sir William Bisset Berry, physician, Cape politician and Speaker, is born in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Isaac Baumann, Bloemfontein pioneer and trader, is born in Germany.

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National day of Liberia since 1847.

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Murdered Free State official Noby Ngombane’s wife, Nokwanda, and two of her sisters, Vuyokasi Mlambo, 26, and Thanthiswa Mlambo

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The Scorpions arrest John Pappie Mokoena, mayor of Mangaung, his wife Granny and city manager Mojalefa Laplole, chief operating

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Tanzanian Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, an alleged al-Qaeda militant, is arrested in Pakistan.

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The Queen opens the Commonwealth Games in Manchester with a spectacular ceremony in front of 38,000 people.

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The engagement of Marike, first wife of Pres. F.W. de Klerk, to Johan Koekemoer, Johannesburg businessman and accountant, is an

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Leon Schuster, SA actor, comedian and singer, announces that he and his wife Lalie are getting a divorce.

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Rapport newspaper reports that Chris Barnard’s wife, Karen, is suing him for a divorce.

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Prof. Johan Combrink (60), Afrikaans lecturer and linguist, dies in Stellenbosch of complications following an asthma attack.

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The SA rugby team beats New Zealand 13-3 in the three-nations tournament. It is the 50th game between the two opponents.

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A hijacker holds an Algerian jetliner for five hours at an airport in western Algeria before he is overpowered. All 232 people

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The Constitutional Court rejects an attempt by the families of murdered political activists to have the Truth and Reconciliatio

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SA closes its consulate in Wellington after the New Zealand prime minister cuts diplomatic ties because of SA’s racial segregat

The Kenyan Air Force disbands following an attempted coup by non-commissioned officers in which 159 died.

Joe Gqabi, chief ANC representative, is killed in Harare by a car bomb.

Public Security Amendment Act No 6, making further amendments to state security legislation and allowing for greater control by

A strike by Black municipal workers in Johannesburg ends when police supervise the removal of over 1,000 dismissed men.

An order has been issued withdrawing the remaining South African Police from Rhodesia.

The government expands its defence potential by enrolling Blacks for defence services. This policy has the support of ‘homeland

It is officially announced that the police’s counter-insurgency potential will be increased by the establishment of a long-serv

SA signs treaty with the Federal Republic of Germany relating to the visit of the German nuclear-powered vessel Otto Hahn.

A High Court is established in Umtata, capital of the Transkei.

Anglo-Boer War 2: Emily Hobhouse again writes to Broderick asking for reasons for the War Department’s refusal to include her i

Anglo-Boer War 2: General Piet de Wet, brother of Chief Commandant C.R. de Wet, and his staff lay down their arms at Kroonstad.

Anglo-Boer War 2: The Aliens Act (Franchise Law), Act No 3 of 1899 is promulgated by the ZAR Volksraad.

Dr Cornelius Francois Visser (Vader Visser), educator and cultural leader who founded the Voortrekker Beweging, an Afrikaner yo

Gen. Manie (Salomon Gerhardus) Maritz, member of the Danie Theron scout corps in the Anglo-Boer War 2 and one of the leaders of

Liberia becomes a republic, and Africa’s first sovereign, Black-ruled democratic nation, the first African colony, to declare i

Sir William Bisset Berry, physician, Cape politician and Speaker, is born in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Isaac Baumann, Bloemfontein pioneer and trader, is born in Germany.

National day of Liberia since 1847.

Murdered Free State official Noby Ngombane’s wife, Nokwanda, and two of her sisters, Vuyokasi Mlambo, 26, and Thanthiswa Mlambo

The Scorpions arrest John Pappie Mokoena, mayor of Mangaung, his wife Granny and city manager Mojalefa Laplole, chief operating

Tanzanian Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, an alleged al-Qaeda militant, is arrested in Pakistan.

The Queen opens the Commonwealth Games in Manchester with a spectacular ceremony in front of 38,000 people.

The engagement of Marike, first wife of Pres. F.W. de Klerk, to Johan Koekemoer, Johannesburg businessman and accountant, is an

Leon Schuster, SA actor, comedian and singer, announces that he and his wife Lalie are getting a divorce.

Rapport newspaper reports that Chris Barnard’s wife, Karen, is suing him for a divorce.

Prof. Johan Combrink (60), Afrikaans lecturer and linguist, dies in Stellenbosch of complications following an asthma attack.

The SA rugby team beats New Zealand 13-3 in the three-nations tournament. It is the 50th game between the two opponents.

A hijacker holds an Algerian jetliner for five hours at an airport in western Algeria before he is overpowered. All 232 people

The Constitutional Court rejects an attempt by the families of murdered political activists to have the Truth and Reconciliatio