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George Thembalake (15) dies in hospital after arrested at a student gathering in King William’s Town.

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Sonnyboy Mokoena (24) is found hanged in his cell in Pilgrim’s Rest.

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In response to President Botha’s hardline speech at the party’s Natal congress, the president of the ANC, Oliver Tambo, reaffir

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Prof. Stephanus Andrew Louw, authority on language geography, dies in Pretoria.

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The Minister of Justice asks for an extension of emergency powers granted to one area troubled by faction fighting to the entir

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The Chief Minister of Ovamboland, Filemon Elifas (43), is shot and killed near Ondangwa, South West Africa (Namibia).

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James Dalton, Springbok hooker from Gauteng, is born.

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Morocco’s King Hassan II escapes unhurt when an airliner carrying him to Rabat is fired on by Moroccan Air Force pilots.

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President Hastings Banda, president of Malawi, pays a state visit to South Africa (16-20 Aug.), meeting the State President and

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The Springbok rugby team beats Australia 16-9 in the second test in Durban.

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Prime Minister Vorster says that the number of diplomats from African and Asian countries can be expected to increase, as South

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Algeria is admitted to the Arab League.

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The French rugby team beats the Springbok team 9-5 in Johannesburg, and wins the test series 1-0.

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Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser boycotts first London conference to discuss Suez Canal.

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Gwendoline Lindiwe Mahlangu-Nkabinde, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly (2004 to date), is born.

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Marilyn Martin, director of the South African National Art Museum, is born.

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World War 2: North Africa. US Army Air Force planes see action for the first time in North Africa, bombing German military posi

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The first British Empire Games are held at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The event is now called the British Commonwealth Games in

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. De la Rey, satisfied that his goal has been accomplished and on hearing reports of the approach of a str

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British protectorate in Ashanti, West Africa, is proclaimed a British protectorate and King Prempeh is removed.

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James Andrew Gray, SA journalist, newspaper proprietor and editor of the Pretoria News (1924-1932), is born in Scotland. He w

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The Nieuwe Republiek, with Lucas Meyer as president, is established in northern Natal, on land awarded to them by Dinizulu (Din

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Sir John William Akerman, Natal businessman, politician and speaker of the Natal colonial parliament, is born in Plymouth, Engl

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The Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser, a bilingual newspaper and the first to publish news and advertisements, is publis

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NG Kerk theologian Willie Jonker (77) dies at a Strand retirement home in the Western Cape. He will be remembered for having be

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About 200 000 White South Africans will visit Soweto this year, according to the Soweto Tourism Association, up from 30 000 fiv

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The Olympic Games end in Athens with a spectacular fireworks display and SA 40th on the list of medal winners, after Hestrie Cl

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George Thembalake (15) dies in hospital after arrested at a student gathering in King William’s Town.

Sonnyboy Mokoena (24) is found hanged in his cell in Pilgrim’s Rest.

In response to President Botha’s hardline speech at the party’s Natal congress, the president of the ANC, Oliver Tambo, reaffir

Prof. Stephanus Andrew Louw, authority on language geography, dies in Pretoria.

The Minister of Justice asks for an extension of emergency powers granted to one area troubled by faction fighting to the entir

The Chief Minister of Ovamboland, Filemon Elifas (43), is shot and killed near Ondangwa, South West Africa (Namibia).

James Dalton, Springbok hooker from Gauteng, is born.

Morocco’s King Hassan II escapes unhurt when an airliner carrying him to Rabat is fired on by Moroccan Air Force pilots.

President Hastings Banda, president of Malawi, pays a state visit to South Africa (16-20 Aug.), meeting the State President and

The Springbok rugby team beats Australia 16-9 in the second test in Durban.

Prime Minister Vorster says that the number of diplomats from African and Asian countries can be expected to increase, as South

Algeria is admitted to the Arab League.

The French rugby team beats the Springbok team 9-5 in Johannesburg, and wins the test series 1-0.

Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser boycotts first London conference to discuss Suez Canal.

Gwendoline Lindiwe Mahlangu-Nkabinde, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly (2004 to date), is born.

Marilyn Martin, director of the South African National Art Museum, is born.

World War 2: North Africa. US Army Air Force planes see action for the first time in North Africa, bombing German military posi

The first British Empire Games are held at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The event is now called the British Commonwealth Games in

The first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon.

The SA rugby team beats the British Isles 7-3 in Durban.

General De la Rey protests the British mistreatment of women and children.

Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. De la Rey, satisfied that his goal has been accomplished and on hearing reports of the approach of a str

British protectorate in Ashanti, West Africa, is proclaimed a British protectorate and King Prempeh is removed.

James Andrew Gray, SA journalist, newspaper proprietor and editor of the Pretoria News (1924-1932), is born in Scotland. He w

The Nieuwe Republiek, with Lucas Meyer as president, is established in northern Natal, on land awarded to them by Dinizulu (Din

Sir John William Akerman, Natal businessman, politician and speaker of the Natal colonial parliament, is born in Plymouth, Engl

The Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser, a bilingual newspaper and the first to publish news and advertisements, is publis

NG Kerk theologian Willie Jonker (77) dies at a Strand retirement home in the Western Cape. He will be remembered for having be

About 200 000 White South Africans will visit Soweto this year, according to the Soweto Tourism Association, up from 30 000 fiv

The Olympic Games end in Athens with a spectacular fireworks display and SA 40th on the list of medal winners, after Hestrie Cl