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His Majesty, the King of Malaysia, officially opens the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. Teams of South Africa also take par

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The Johannesburg and the Namibian Stock Exchanges sign an accord for the exchange of technology, skills and information.

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The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, loses 1-2 against France in an away game.

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The Chamber of Mines and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) sign an agreement on wages and working conditions averting the

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South Africa signs agreement with Germany regarding technical cooperation; Treaty concerning Reciprocal encouragement and prote

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General Obasanjo and a delegation of sixteen Nigerians meet President de Klerk, Mandela, Buthelezi etc.

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Oregon State legislature rescinded 1987 legislation banning investment of State funds in companies doing business with SA.

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Electricity is cut off in Tumahole township because of a municipal and rent boycott. (Collinger, J. (1990). “Black out as provi

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Seven ANC political prisoners are released.

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A delegation of officials of the African National Congress (ANC), the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Congress of South A

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A revised National Statutory Council is released providing a forum for Blacks to discuss policy and assist in drawing up a new

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Following unrest and rioting in the townships, the Minister of Law and Order prohibits all meetings of more than two persons, d

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Following an international campaign for clemency, the Bloemfontein Appeal Court overrules the death sentence on James Mange and

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The visit of the Ivory Coast’s Minister of Information, M.L. Dona-Fologo, to South Africa on a fact-finding tour, starts. It

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The government is empowered to set up a Publications Board, which would endeavour to present and uphold the Christian view of l

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Eleven rioting miners are shot by police and twenty-seven injured at the Western Deep Levels mine, Carletonville, in a confront

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The Australian Cricket Board decides to withdraw its invitation to the South African Cricket Team to tour Australia.

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General Jan Christiaan Smuts (80), former prime minister of SA, dies on his farm Doornkloof, near Pretoria. The Star, 04 Sept

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The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) declines an invitation by the Durban Mayor’s office to enable members of the Indian community t

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Dr Gerrit Viljoen, first rector of the Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit (RAU), is born in Cape Town.

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Satyagraha Passive Resistance Campaign breaks out

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Martial law is declared in the Transvaal.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: General Schalk W. Burger is appointed as Acting State President in Kruger’s absence.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Pres. Paul Kruger crosses the Transvaal border on his way to Lourenço Marques, from where he leaves for Eu

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Gertrud Theiler, zoologist, researcher and teacher is born in Pretoria. She was youngest daughter of Sir Arnold Theiler.

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In reaction to an inquiry, officials in Pretoria reply that Johannesburg is named after Johann Friedrich Bernhard Rissik and Ch

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Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, politician and Chief Justice of the Union of South Africa, is born in Aliwal North district, CC.

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British bombard Beirut to force Mehmet Ali, pasha of Egypt, to submit.

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Lady Elizabeth Somerset, wife of Governor Lord Charles Somerset, dies at Newlands House, Cape Town. She is buried in the Groote

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The school order of Jacob Abraham (Uitenhage) de Mist eliminates the influence of the church on education and places education

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His Majesty, the King of Malaysia, officially opens the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. Teams of South Africa also take par

The Johannesburg and the Namibian Stock Exchanges sign an accord for the exchange of technology, skills and information.

The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, loses 1-2 against France in an away game.

The Chamber of Mines and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) sign an agreement on wages and working conditions averting the

South Africa signs agreement with Germany regarding technical cooperation; Treaty concerning Reciprocal encouragement and prote

General Obasanjo and a delegation of sixteen Nigerians meet President de Klerk, Mandela, Buthelezi etc.

Oregon State legislature rescinded 1987 legislation banning investment of State funds in companies doing business with SA.

Electricity is cut off in Tumahole township because of a municipal and rent boycott. (Collinger, J. (1990). “Black out as provi

Seven ANC political prisoners are released.

A delegation of officials of the African National Congress (ANC), the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Congress of South A

A revised National Statutory Council is released providing a forum for Blacks to discuss policy and assist in drawing up a new

Following unrest and rioting in the townships, the Minister of Law and Order prohibits all meetings of more than two persons, d

Following an international campaign for clemency, the Bloemfontein Appeal Court overrules the death sentence on James Mange and

The visit of the Ivory Coast’s Minister of Information, M.L. Dona-Fologo, to South Africa on a fact-finding tour, starts. It

The government is empowered to set up a Publications Board, which would endeavour to present and uphold the Christian view of l

Eleven rioting miners are shot by police and twenty-seven injured at the Western Deep Levels mine, Carletonville, in a confront

The Australian Cricket Board decides to withdraw its invitation to the South African Cricket Team to tour Australia.

General Jan Christiaan Smuts (80), former prime minister of SA, dies on his farm Doornkloof, near Pretoria. The Star, 04 Sept

The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) declines an invitation by the Durban Mayor’s office to enable members of the Indian community t

Dr Gerrit Viljoen, first rector of the Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit (RAU), is born in Cape Town.

Satyagraha Passive Resistance Campaign breaks out

Anglo-Boer War 2: Martial law is declared in the Transvaal.

Anglo-Boer War 2: General Schalk W. Burger is appointed as Acting State President in Kruger’s absence.

Anglo-Boer War 2: Pres. Paul Kruger crosses the Transvaal border on his way to Lourenço Marques, from where he leaves for Eu

Gertrud Theiler, zoologist, researcher and teacher is born in Pretoria. She was youngest daughter of Sir Arnold Theiler.

In reaction to an inquiry, officials in Pretoria reply that Johannesburg is named after Johann Friedrich Bernhard Rissik and Ch

Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, politician and Chief Justice of the Union of South Africa, is born in Aliwal North district, CC.

British bombard Beirut to force Mehmet Ali, pasha of Egypt, to submit.

Lady Elizabeth Somerset, wife of Governor Lord Charles Somerset, dies at Newlands House, Cape Town. She is buried in the Groote

The school order of Jacob Abraham (Uitenhage) de Mist eliminates the influence of the church on education and places education