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World Tourism Day.

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On the last day of the Athens Paralympic Games, Malcolm Pringle follows up his 800m golden world record with a silver medal in

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According to Alex Holmes, chairperson of the South African Arms and Ammunition Dealers Association, five retailers have gone ba

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Nigeria’s first satellite is launched into space from northern Russia.

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak wins his fourth six-year term, taking nearly 94 percent of the vote in a referendum on his pre

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Twenty-six elderly tourists from Britain and a South African tour guide are killed in a bus accident near Lydenburg.

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Judge Jefferys (62), SA athlete, dies in a car accident in Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal.

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The UN Security Council bans sales of arms and fuel to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) because

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A Nigerian military-transport plane crashes shortly after taking off from Lagos September 27, killing all 163 people on board.

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At a meeting held in Ulundi, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi warns that the deals struck between

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The ANC and the SA government reach a compromise at their summit meeting in Johannesburg.

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Demonstration in or near Court Buildings Prohibition Act No 10, prohibiting certain public gatherings and demonstrations, comme

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The first Turkish Consul-General in SA assumes his post.

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United States Government decides to grant 12.5 million rand to ANC and 7 million rand to Inkatha.

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Oliver Tambo, president of the ANC, denies that it is in contact with the South African government.

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A British newspaper reports heavy fighting between Angolan government forces and Unita, in which SA is allegedly taking part.

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Brian Mitchell, SA junior lightweight champion, wins the World Boxing Association (WBA) title by beating Alfredo Layne of Panam

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The Minister of Community Development, Marais Steyn, announces that restaurants may open to all races without having to apply f

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A Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry has found no irregularities in the accounts of the Department of Information. However a w

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The SA Vaal departs for the last time from Table Bay harbour to England.

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The fishing trawler Disa is sunk after a collision at Green Point, Cape Town, killing ten people.

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Jordan’s King Hussein and Al Fatah guerrilla leader Yasser Arafat meet in Cairo with ten Arab chiefs of state and sign agreemen

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The United Nations General Assembly votes by 114 votes to two (South Africa and Portugal), with three abstentions (Britain, Fra

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Dr Margaret Roach (Killie) Campbell (84), collector of Africana, dies in Durban.

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The Danish Foreign Minister states in the United Nations General Assembly that the Scandinavian Foreign Ministers have refused

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Sierra Leone becomes the 100th member of the United Nations (UN).

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Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser announces that Czechoslovakia has signed a barter agreement to exchange arms in return for

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Brian Brooke, founder of the first professional English theatrical company in SA, is born in Sabie, eastern Transvaal (Mpumalan

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The policy of concentration camps is officially sanctioned by Lord Roberts.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The British under Lord Dundonald occupies Pilgrim’s Rest.

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World Tourism Day.

On the last day of the Athens Paralympic Games, Malcolm Pringle follows up his 800m golden world record with a silver medal in

According to Alex Holmes, chairperson of the South African Arms and Ammunition Dealers Association, five retailers have gone ba

Nigeria’s first satellite is launched into space from northern Russia.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak wins his fourth six-year term, taking nearly 94 percent of the vote in a referendum on his pre

Twenty-six elderly tourists from Britain and a South African tour guide are killed in a bus accident near Lydenburg.

Judge Jefferys (62), SA athlete, dies in a car accident in Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal.

The UN Security Council bans sales of arms and fuel to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) because

A Nigerian military-transport plane crashes shortly after taking off from Lagos September 27, killing all 163 people on board.

At a meeting held in Ulundi, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi warns that the deals struck between

The ANC and the SA government reach a compromise at their summit meeting in Johannesburg.

Demonstration in or near Court Buildings Prohibition Act No 10, prohibiting certain public gatherings and demonstrations, comme

The first Turkish Consul-General in SA assumes his post.

United States Government decides to grant 12.5 million rand to ANC and 7 million rand to Inkatha.

Oliver Tambo, president of the ANC, denies that it is in contact with the South African government.

A British newspaper reports heavy fighting between Angolan government forces and Unita, in which SA is allegedly taking part.

Brian Mitchell, SA junior lightweight champion, wins the World Boxing Association (WBA) title by beating Alfredo Layne of Panam

The Minister of Community Development, Marais Steyn, announces that restaurants may open to all races without having to apply f

A Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry has found no irregularities in the accounts of the Department of Information. However a w

The SA Vaal departs for the last time from Table Bay harbour to England.

The fishing trawler Disa is sunk after a collision at Green Point, Cape Town, killing ten people.

Jordan’s King Hussein and Al Fatah guerrilla leader Yasser Arafat meet in Cairo with ten Arab chiefs of state and sign agreemen

The United Nations General Assembly votes by 114 votes to two (South Africa and Portugal), with three abstentions (Britain, Fra

Dr Margaret Roach (Killie) Campbell (84), collector of Africana, dies in Durban.

The Danish Foreign Minister states in the United Nations General Assembly that the Scandinavian Foreign Ministers have refused

Sierra Leone becomes the 100th member of the United Nations (UN).

Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser announces that Czechoslovakia has signed a barter agreement to exchange arms in return for

Brian Brooke, founder of the first professional English theatrical company in SA, is born in Sabie, eastern Transvaal (Mpumalan

Anglo-Boer War 2: The policy of concentration camps is officially sanctioned by Lord Roberts.

Anglo-Boer War 2: The British under Lord Dundonald occupies Pilgrim’s Rest.