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The Labour Relations Amendment Act, amending the Labour Relations Act of 1956, comes into force. The Black trade union movement

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Two Black men are hanged in Pretoria, SA, for a multiple killing committed during outbreak of anti-apartheid violence.

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Labour Party leader Allan Hendrickse warns President P.W. Botha: “If you want to negotiate with us, the Group Areas Act must go

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QwaQwa: Labour Regulations Repeal Act No 7 commences.

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The Southern African Development Bank, financed primarily by South Africa, is formally established with headquarters in Midrand

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A bloodless coup under General André Kolingba ousts President David Dacko of the Central African Republic.

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Dr Andries P. Treurnicht, Minister of Public Works, Statistics and Tourism, is unanimously re-elected as the National Party’s l

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Col. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya after a coup d’état, deposing King Idris and exiling him to Egypt.

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Labour Laws Amendment Act No 4, amending South African labour laws for Transkei, commences.

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The new Air Force Memorial on Bays Hill, south of Pretoria, is inaugurated by State President C.R. Swart and attended by about

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The Department of Indian Affairs is established.

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The SA rugby team loses 5-11 against New Zealand in Auckland and also loses the series 1-3.

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Nakedi Mathews Phosa, former premier of Mpumalanga and Afrikaans poet, is born in Mbombela township, Nelspruit.

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Germany invades Poland, starting World War 2.

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The SA rugby team loses the match in Newlands 5-13 against New Zealand, but shares the series 2-2.

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Black (Native) Administration Act of 1927 comes into effect. This Act in effect gave the state the power to make laws in all Af

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Elizabeth Roos establishes the ACVV (Afrikaanse Christelike Vrouevereniging) in Cape Town as the Zuid-Afrikaansche Christelijke

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Janet Soga (neé Burnside) dies in Glasgow, Scotland. She married Tito Yoga, the first Black man to be ordained to the Ch

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Commandant Piet Fourie, joined by Nieuwoudt and Kritzinger, take Ladybrand, OFS, in a street by street fight,

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Two Australians of the Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen, Lieutenant Wylly and Private Bisdee, display exceptional b

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Britain annexes the ZAR (Transvaal Republic).

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Sir John Charles Molteno (72), first prime minister of the Cape Colony, dies in Cape Town.

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Britain signs peace treaty with Zulus in South Africa. Another source gives the date as 2 September.

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Theophilus Shepstone, son of British Settlers and appointed by the British government as Diplomatic Agent to the Native Tribes

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Cecil John Rhodes arrives in Durban on doctor’s advice to move to a warmer climate.

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The Wesleyan Mission Press completes the printing of the Xhosa Bible.

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The world’s first-ever triangular postal stamps are issued in the Cape Colony.

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Artist William Cornwallis starts his journey into the interior in Graaff-Reinet. He reached Kuruman, where he met missionary Ro

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National Day of Libya.

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Start of National Arbor Week.

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The Labour Relations Amendment Act, amending the Labour Relations Act of 1956, comes into force. The Black trade union movement

Two Black men are hanged in Pretoria, SA, for a multiple killing committed during outbreak of anti-apartheid violence.

Labour Party leader Allan Hendrickse warns President P.W. Botha: “If you want to negotiate with us, the Group Areas Act must go

QwaQwa: Labour Regulations Repeal Act No 7 commences.

The Southern African Development Bank, financed primarily by South Africa, is formally established with headquarters in Midrand

A bloodless coup under General André Kolingba ousts President David Dacko of the Central African Republic.

Dr Andries P. Treurnicht, Minister of Public Works, Statistics and Tourism, is unanimously re-elected as the National Party’s l

Col. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya after a coup d’état, deposing King Idris and exiling him to Egypt.

Labour Laws Amendment Act No 4, amending South African labour laws for Transkei, commences.

The new Air Force Memorial on Bays Hill, south of Pretoria, is inaugurated by State President C.R. Swart and attended by about

The Department of Indian Affairs is established.

The SA rugby team loses 5-11 against New Zealand in Auckland and also loses the series 1-3.

Nakedi Mathews Phosa, former premier of Mpumalanga and Afrikaans poet, is born in Mbombela township, Nelspruit.

Germany invades Poland, starting World War 2.

The SA rugby team loses the match in Newlands 5-13 against New Zealand, but shares the series 2-2.

Black (Native) Administration Act of 1927 comes into effect. This Act in effect gave the state the power to make laws in all Af

Elizabeth Roos establishes the ACVV (Afrikaanse Christelike Vrouevereniging) in Cape Town as the Zuid-Afrikaansche Christelijke

Janet Soga (neé Burnside) dies in Glasgow, Scotland. She married Tito Yoga, the first Black man to be ordained to the Ch

Anglo-Boer War 2: Commandant Piet Fourie, joined by Nieuwoudt and Kritzinger, take Ladybrand, OFS, in a street by street fight,

Anglo-Boer War 2: Two Australians of the Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen, Lieutenant Wylly and Private Bisdee, display exceptional b

Anglo-Boer War 2: Britain annexes the ZAR (Transvaal Republic).

Sir John Charles Molteno (72), first prime minister of the Cape Colony, dies in Cape Town.

Britain signs peace treaty with Zulus in South Africa. Another source gives the date as 2 September.

Theophilus Shepstone, son of British Settlers and appointed by the British government as Diplomatic Agent to the Native Tribes

Cecil John Rhodes arrives in Durban on doctor’s advice to move to a warmer climate.

The Wesleyan Mission Press completes the printing of the Xhosa Bible.

The world’s first-ever triangular postal stamps are issued in the Cape Colony.

Artist William Cornwallis starts his journey into the interior in Graaff-Reinet. He reached Kuruman, where he met missionary Ro

National Day of Libya.

Start of National Arbor Week.