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Andries Dreyer, archivist of the Dutch Reformed Church and collector of Africana, dies.

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Essias Renier Grobler (76), administrator of the Orange Free State, dies in Bloemfontein.

This day in history

General Jan Christiaan Smuts becomes Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa after the death of General Louis Botha on 27 A

This day in history

During a public meeting in Malmesbury, CP, Dr D.F. Malan pleads for the independence of the Union of South Africa.

This day in history

In one of the worst winter storms ever, eighteen ships are wrecked in Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, and fifty-eight lives are lost

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Officially recorded camp population for White camps is 105 347 and the camp fatalities for August stand at

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Commandant Botha demotes Assistant Commandant-General Tobias Smuts because of his actions at Bremersdorp.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Commandant Danie Theron captures a train and 30 soldiers at Klip Station, near the present-day Soweto.

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William Ayliff, farmer and Cape politician, is born in Grahamstown.

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Mark Thatcher’s wife, Diane, and their two children leave SA for the United States.

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The number of people who discovered they were fraudulently married has risen to 779, according to the department of home affair

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Group chief executive Maanda Manyatshe announces that the SA Post Office has finally delivered an operating profit of R27 milli

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Negotiators at a meeting of the World Trade Organisation in Geneva reach an agreement that would allow poor countries with seve

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Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi fires his vice president, George Saitoti, in an apparent effort to quash dissent in his ruling

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Keith Oxlee (63), Springbok rugby fly half, dies in Durban.

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Troops allied with the government of Congo capture the strategic port town of Matadi from rebel forces trying to oust President

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The Nile River floods its banks in Sudan, leaving more than 160 00 people homeless.

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The government announces that units from the army and air force, as well as extra police, will be stationed in Johannesburg in

This day in history

Bantu Holomisa is expelled from the ANC after a disciplinary hearing.

This day in history

Five Ethiopian hijackers surrender peacefully at a military airport outside of Rome.

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The SA government grants temporary reprieve to Chris Hani, chief of staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe.

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Residents of Peelton receive an undertaking in the Ciskei Supreme Court, Bisho, that no unlawful arrest or harassment by police

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SA troops are withdrawn from Angola.

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The government withdraws its plan to place a quota limit on the admission of Black students to White universities, but remains

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Dr. Connie Mulder is acquitted and discharged on charges of contempt by the Pretoria Supreme Court.

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About 600 students from five secondary schools march to Bontheuwel. On their way they are confronted by four riot squad vans. T

This day in history

Maluzi Knowledge Nkanyedzi Gigaba, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004 and form

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Andries Dreyer, archivist of the Dutch Reformed Church and collector of Africana, dies.

Essias Renier Grobler (76), administrator of the Orange Free State, dies in Bloemfontein.

Development Trust and Land Act No 18 commences.

Prof. S.F. N. Gie becomes secretary of education of the Union of SA.

Ruanda-Urundi is made a Belgian protectorate.

General Jan Christiaan Smuts becomes Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa after the death of General Louis Botha on 27 A

During a public meeting in Malmesbury, CP, Dr D.F. Malan pleads for the independence of the Union of South Africa.

In one of the worst winter storms ever, eighteen ships are wrecked in Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, and fifty-eight lives are lost

Anglo-Boer War 2: Officially recorded camp population for White camps is 105 347 and the camp fatalities for August stand at

Anglo-Boer War 2: Commandant Botha demotes Assistant Commandant-General Tobias Smuts because of his actions at Bremersdorp.

Anglo-Boer War 2: Commandant Danie Theron captures a train and 30 soldiers at Klip Station, near the present-day Soweto.

William Ayliff, farmer and Cape politician, is born in Grahamstown.

Mark Thatcher’s wife, Diane, and their two children leave SA for the United States.

The number of people who discovered they were fraudulently married has risen to 779, according to the department of home affair

Group chief executive Maanda Manyatshe announces that the SA Post Office has finally delivered an operating profit of R27 milli

Negotiators at a meeting of the World Trade Organisation in Geneva reach an agreement that would allow poor countries with seve

Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi fires his vice president, George Saitoti, in an apparent effort to quash dissent in his ruling

Keith Oxlee (63), Springbok rugby fly half, dies in Durban.

Troops allied with the government of Congo capture the strategic port town of Matadi from rebel forces trying to oust President

The Nile River floods its banks in Sudan, leaving more than 160 00 people homeless.

The government announces that units from the army and air force, as well as extra police, will be stationed in Johannesburg in

Bantu Holomisa is expelled from the ANC after a disciplinary hearing.

Five Ethiopian hijackers surrender peacefully at a military airport outside of Rome.

The SA government grants temporary reprieve to Chris Hani, chief of staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe.

Residents of Peelton receive an undertaking in the Ciskei Supreme Court, Bisho, that no unlawful arrest or harassment by police

SA troops are withdrawn from Angola.

The government withdraws its plan to place a quota limit on the admission of Black students to White universities, but remains

Dr. Connie Mulder is acquitted and discharged on charges of contempt by the Pretoria Supreme Court.

About 600 students from five secondary schools march to Bontheuwel. On their way they are confronted by four riot squad vans. T

Maluzi Knowledge Nkanyedzi Gigaba, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004 and form