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President Mandela extends both the cut-off date for amnesty applications and the deadline for applications to the Truth and Rec

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In a cabinet reshuffle, Louis le Grange, Minister of Law and Order, is replaced by Adriaan Vlok, Deputy Minister of Defence and

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Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, poet and writer and first Black South African to receive a doctorate in literature, is born in Gro

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Rev Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of South Africa since 1975 and SA minister of sport and recrea

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Bertie Reed (63), for many years a Springbok and international sailing legend and one of the most-popular skippers in single-ha

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William Ewart Gladstone (W.E.G.) Louw, SA poet and literator and younger brother of N.P. van Wyk Louw, is born in Sutherland.

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Anna (Sister Annie) Tempo, community and social worker and founder of ‘Nanny House’ for destitute girls on the streets of Cape

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Protests by thousands of farmers around the country against land reform legislation and loss of tax rebates, and against the go

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Iran breaks off diplomatic, political, economic and military ties with South Africa, and will no longer supply oil to this coun

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Todd Tozama Matshikiza, SA musician, composer and writer, dies in Lusaka, Zambia. He composed the music and wrote some of the l

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A ‘timeless’ cricket test match (the only one ever) between SA and England starts in Durban and continues until the 14th. E

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Joint statement of intent by President Mandela of South Africa and President Chissano of the Republic of Mozambique and the pre

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During this and the next two days justice spokesmen for the opposition parties, Radclyffe Cadman for the United Party, and Hele

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A report is released in London about the disappearance of the Waratah between Durban and Cape Town with 211 passengers and crew

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South Africa signs an agreement with Hungary on co-operation in the areas of culture, education, science and related fields and

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Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs, socialist and trade union leader, leaves SA and settles in England. He states that his position in

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Newton Adams, missionary and first medical doctor in Natal and his wife, arrive together with the Rev. Daniel Lindley, later mi

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Aliens Act No 1, restricting and regulating the entry of certain aliens into the Union and regulating the right of any person t

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Presidents Joaquim Chissano and Nelson Mandela sign an agreement to allow South African farmers to settle and farm land in Moza

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WWII: A combined British military and naval force land on Madagascar and by the afternoon the town of Diego Suarez is captured.

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The Brederode, belonging to the Dutch East India Company and carrying a cargo of porcelain, tin and spices, runs aground on the

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A prominent White South African lawyer and ANC member, Albie Sachs, is seriously wounded by a car bomb in Maputo. The ANC and M

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A punitive commando under joint command of Piet Uys and Hendrik Potgieter is sent off to punish Dingane and return stolen cattl

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Thousands of Africans, Indians and Coloured people demonstrate in major towns and take the pledge. Dr. Dadoo says this is the b

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The ANC presents an ultimatum which includes demands for the firing of Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. P.A. Cronje and his wife, with Colonel Adorf Schiel and about 1 000 Republican prisoners of war, sails f

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Two White men are killed and twelve Africans injured in a clash between mine officials and miners outside the number one shaft

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Britain, France, and Spain sign the Pact of Cartagena – an agreement to maintain the status quo in the Mediterranean and West

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Matome Maponya, chair/owner of several food companies in his name and deputy chair of the Agricultural and Rural Development Co

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The Prime Minister of Swaziland visits Cape Town for talks with John Vorster and confirms that a policy of friendship and coope

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President Mandela extends both the cut-off date for amnesty applications and the deadline for applications to the Truth and Rec

In a cabinet reshuffle, Louis le Grange, Minister of Law and Order, is replaced by Adriaan Vlok, Deputy Minister of Defence and

Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, poet and writer and first Black South African to receive a doctorate in literature, is born in Gro

Rev Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of South Africa since 1975 and SA minister of sport and recrea

Bertie Reed (63), for many years a Springbok and international sailing legend and one of the most-popular skippers in single-ha

William Ewart Gladstone (W.E.G.) Louw, SA poet and literator and younger brother of N.P. van Wyk Louw, is born in Sutherland.

Anna (Sister Annie) Tempo, community and social worker and founder of ‘Nanny House’ for destitute girls on the streets of Cape

Protests by thousands of farmers around the country against land reform legislation and loss of tax rebates, and against the go

Iran breaks off diplomatic, political, economic and military ties with South Africa, and will no longer supply oil to this coun

Todd Tozama Matshikiza, SA musician, composer and writer, dies in Lusaka, Zambia. He composed the music and wrote some of the l

A ‘timeless’ cricket test match (the only one ever) between SA and England starts in Durban and continues until the 14th. E

Joint statement of intent by President Mandela of South Africa and President Chissano of the Republic of Mozambique and the pre

During this and the next two days justice spokesmen for the opposition parties, Radclyffe Cadman for the United Party, and Hele

A report is released in London about the disappearance of the Waratah between Durban and Cape Town with 211 passengers and crew

South Africa signs an agreement with Hungary on co-operation in the areas of culture, education, science and related fields and

Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs, socialist and trade union leader, leaves SA and settles in England. He states that his position in

Newton Adams, missionary and first medical doctor in Natal and his wife, arrive together with the Rev. Daniel Lindley, later mi

Aliens Act No 1, restricting and regulating the entry of certain aliens into the Union and regulating the right of any person t

Presidents Joaquim Chissano and Nelson Mandela sign an agreement to allow South African farmers to settle and farm land in Moza

WWII: A combined British military and naval force land on Madagascar and by the afternoon the town of Diego Suarez is captured.

The Brederode, belonging to the Dutch East India Company and carrying a cargo of porcelain, tin and spices, runs aground on the

A prominent White South African lawyer and ANC member, Albie Sachs, is seriously wounded by a car bomb in Maputo. The ANC and M

A punitive commando under joint command of Piet Uys and Hendrik Potgieter is sent off to punish Dingane and return stolen cattl

Thousands of Africans, Indians and Coloured people demonstrate in major towns and take the pledge. Dr. Dadoo says this is the b

The ANC presents an ultimatum which includes demands for the firing of Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister

Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. P.A. Cronje and his wife, with Colonel Adorf Schiel and about 1 000 Republican prisoners of war, sails f

Two White men are killed and twelve Africans injured in a clash between mine officials and miners outside the number one shaft

Britain, France, and Spain sign the Pact of Cartagena – an agreement to maintain the status quo in the Mediterranean and West

Matome Maponya, chair/owner of several food companies in his name and deputy chair of the Agricultural and Rural Development Co

The Prime Minister of Swaziland visits Cape Town for talks with John Vorster and confirms that a policy of friendship and coope