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Dr Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, politician and former leader of the Progressive Federal Party, is born in Pretoria.
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The Sand River Convention, under which Britain renounces all claims to authority beyond the Vaal River, is signed.
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Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg is appointed president of the ZAR, a position that he occupies for seven months.
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Anglo-Boer War 2: The British War Office informs the White colonies that they can contribute volunteers, preferably infantry.
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Ian Smith, espousing racial segregation, wins the Rhodesian general election with 80 percent of the overwhelmingly White electo
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Prof. Johannes Cornelis van Rooy (64), educationist, rector of the University of Potchefstroom and president of the Federasie v
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Thomas Charles John Bain, road engineer and geologist and son of Andrew Bain, is born in Graaff-Reinet.
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Cyprian Bhekuzulu Nyangayezizwe KaDinuzulu, fourth son of Solomon KaDinuzulu and Paramount Chief of the Zulus for twenty years,
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Nicholaas (Nicolaas) Waterboer, Griqua chief of Griquatown and eldest son of Andries Waterboer and his wife Gertruida Pienaar,
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Foreign Minister Roelof (Pik) Botha said that the South African Government (SAG) had accepted "in principle" the repo
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Jan Christoffel Berrangé, Cape clergyman and first moderator of the Dutch Reformed Synod, is born in Cape Town.
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Holy Communion is served at the Cape by residing pastor Johan (Joan) van Arckel for the first time.
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Speaking at a special news conference the Rhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, welcomes the participation of the South African
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A limpet-mine explosion kills a man outside a crowded centre in Northcliff, Johannesburg. Police suspect that the victim was ca
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The Rev. Gottlieb Wilhelm Anthonie van der Lingen, founder of the Paarl Gymnasium, is born in Cape Town.
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The Sultan of Egypt and his son Ashraf take Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land.
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Dr. Jan Steytler, leader of the Progressive Party, launches a nationwide protest campaign against the General Laws Amendment Bill
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The Sultan of Egypt and his son Ashraf take Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land.
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Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu, daughter of African National Congress veterans, Walter and Albertina Sisulu and Minister of Housing sin
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Pres. Paul Kruger lays the foundation stone of the ‘Staatsgebou van die ZAR’ (Raadsaal)on Church Square, Pretoria.
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Robert Sobukwe, President of the Pan Africanist Congress, is sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for incitement of Africans
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Prof. J.C. van Rooy and Dr E. Greyling open the CNO-Voortrekker-Bewaarskool (Christian National Education Crèche) in Pietermar
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The government imposes a one-year ban on all outdoor meetings except sports meetings and funeral gatherings in cemeteries.
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Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp, controversial missionary and physician of the London Missionary Society, arrives at the Cape.
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The third session of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) begins at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, north of Johannesburg.
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A UN program to feed two million Angolans resumes after the government lifts a three-month ban on food deliveries.
EventFormer City Press Editor Mathata Tsedu’s son is found burnt beyond recognition in the boot of his car
The remains of Avhatakali Netshusaulu, accountant and son of the former City Press editor Mathata Tsedu, were found in the boot of his car after he had been…
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4,000 Black postal workers have refused to give oaths of loyalty to Ian Smith’s government in Rhodesia.
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Allison Wessels George (Mhlongo) Champion, trade union leader, Black politician and businessman, is born at Sans Souci Mission
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