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The theological seminary of the Reformed Church is opened in Potchefstroom with Jan Lion Cachet as professor.

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Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha dies suddenly of a heart attack, opening the way for democracy in the country.

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Johan (Joan) van Arkel (26), first resident clergyman at the Cape, dies four months after his arrival.

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Former president Nelson Mandela’s only surviving son Makgatho (54) dies in the Linksfield hospital in Johannesburg. President M

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Dr Jurgens van Olselen, a clinical psychologist testifying in the Pretoria High Court, describes Pretoria’s high security C-Max

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Pieter Kenyon (P.K.) van der Bijl (76), former cabinet member of Zimbabwe, dies in Napier, Western Cape.

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Daniël Francois du Toit, founder member of the Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners, is born in Daljosafat, CC.

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Johan Frederik van Oordt (D’Arbez), early Afrikaans author of historical stories, is born in Cape Town.

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Dr Albertus J.R. van Rhijn (81), newspaper editor, member of parliament and minister of Economic Affairs, dies.

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Dr Jan Pickard (70), honorary life chairman of the Western Province Rugby Union, dies in Cape Town.

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Jan Gerritze Bantjes, teacher and secretary to the provisional Voortrekker administration and to Comdt.-Gen. Andries Pretorius,

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Jan Gerritze Bantjes, teacher and secretary to the provisional Voortrekker administration and to Comdt.-Gen. Andries Pretorius,

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The number of prisoners in custody stands at 170 168. The prisons can accommodate 102 048 prisoners.

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Pieter Voltelyn Graham van der Byl, politician and soldier in WW1, is born in Caledon, Western Cape.

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Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe lashes out at international journalists and foreign governments, threatening to ban them fro

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The UN orders Libya to hand over two suspects linked to the Lockerbie bombing (Pan Am 103).

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William Cotton Oswell, scout who saw the Victoria Falls with David Livingstone, is born in Worthing, England.

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Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat survives a plane crash in the Sahara desert during a sand storm. T

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Twelve people are killed when their bus leaves the road in Van Rhyn’s Pass near Vanrhynsdorp, Namaqualand.

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Adriaan van Jaarsveld, frontier commandant who resisted several Graaff-Reinet magistrates over frontier policy and was elected

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Pondo king Sigcau, son of Umquikela, agrees to become a British subject, thereby placing Pondoland under the Crown.

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Dr Willem van der Ross (77), researcher known for his study of double stars, dies in Johannesburg.

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A Pretoria businessman Ian Macfarlane, his wife Francis and his father Boyd, disappear on a helicopter flight between Plettenbe

Statement of the christian institute re the report of the Van Royen commission, Johannesburg, May 24, 1997

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Marthinus Cornelius van Schoor, inventor of the single-line train control system and cultural leader, is born

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The Security police disclose the existence of an underground group the Yu Chi Chan, said to include people trained in Peking an

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Herbert Hayton Castens, first SA rugby captain and also captain of the first SA cricket team to tour overseas, dies in London.

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Air services is inaugurated in SA with the amalgamation of a London-based company and a SA-based company under the name of the

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The SA delegation to the UN walks out during the debate on apartheid, claiming that it is interfering with SA domestic affairs.

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The Mail &amp; Guardian goes to court to challenge an urgent interdict forcing it to remove from its website an SABC report int

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The theological seminary of the Reformed Church is opened in Potchefstroom with Jan Lion Cachet as professor.

Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha dies suddenly of a heart attack, opening the way for democracy in the country.

Johan (Joan) van Arkel (26), first resident clergyman at the Cape, dies four months after his arrival.

Former president Nelson Mandela’s only surviving son Makgatho (54) dies in the Linksfield hospital in Johannesburg. President M

Dr Jurgens van Olselen, a clinical psychologist testifying in the Pretoria High Court, describes Pretoria’s high security C-Max

Pieter Kenyon (P.K.) van der Bijl (76), former cabinet member of Zimbabwe, dies in Napier, Western Cape.

Daniël Francois du Toit, founder member of the Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners, is born in Daljosafat, CC.

Johan Frederik van Oordt (D’Arbez), early Afrikaans author of historical stories, is born in Cape Town.

Dr Albertus J.R. van Rhijn (81), newspaper editor, member of parliament and minister of Economic Affairs, dies.

Dr Jan Pickard (70), honorary life chairman of the Western Province Rugby Union, dies in Cape Town.

Jan Gerritze Bantjes, teacher and secretary to the provisional Voortrekker administration and to Comdt.-Gen. Andries Pretorius,

Jan Gerritze Bantjes, teacher and secretary to the provisional Voortrekker administration and to Comdt.-Gen. Andries Pretorius,

The number of prisoners in custody stands at 170 168. The prisons can accommodate 102 048 prisoners.

Pieter Voltelyn Graham van der Byl, politician and soldier in WW1, is born in Caledon, Western Cape.

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe lashes out at international journalists and foreign governments, threatening to ban them fro

The UN orders Libya to hand over two suspects linked to the Lockerbie bombing (Pan Am 103).

William Cotton Oswell, scout who saw the Victoria Falls with David Livingstone, is born in Worthing, England.

Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat survives a plane crash in the Sahara desert during a sand storm. T

Twelve people are killed when their bus leaves the road in Van Rhyn’s Pass near Vanrhynsdorp, Namaqualand.

Adriaan van Jaarsveld, frontier commandant who resisted several Graaff-Reinet magistrates over frontier policy and was elected

Pondo king Sigcau, son of Umquikela, agrees to become a British subject, thereby placing Pondoland under the Crown.

Dr Willem van der Ross (77), researcher known for his study of double stars, dies in Johannesburg.

A Pretoria businessman Ian Macfarlane, his wife Francis and his father Boyd, disappear on a helicopter flight between Plettenbe

Statement of the christian institute re the report of the Van Royen commission, Johannesburg, May 24, 1997

Marthinus Cornelius van Schoor, inventor of the single-line train control system and cultural leader, is born

The Security police disclose the existence of an underground group the Yu Chi Chan, said to include people trained in Peking an

Herbert Hayton Castens, first SA rugby captain and also captain of the first SA cricket team to tour overseas, dies in London.

Air services is inaugurated in SA with the amalgamation of a London-based company and a SA-based company under the name of the

The SA delegation to the UN walks out during the debate on apartheid, claiming that it is interfering with SA domestic affairs.

The Mail &amp;amp; Guardian goes to court to challenge an urgent interdict forcing it to remove from its website an SABC report int

The Mail & Guardian goes to court to challenge an urgent interdict forcing it to remove from its website an SABC report int