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Two brothers are sentenced to death in Cairo, Egypt, after an attack on a bus in the city, killing nine Germans and one Egyptia
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A South African judge jails former state assassin Eugene de Kock for more than 200 years, describing him as a chilling and revo
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Heavy fighting breaks out in Luanda, Angola, between the government and Unita. The conflict rages for three days, claiming at l
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SA signs air services agreement with Zambia.
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The Government of India announces that it was lifting, with immediate effect, all consular and visa restrictions, cultural, spo
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SA signs aviation security agreement with the United States.
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SA signs agreement for the establishment of permanent offices of interest with Republic of Poland.
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South African Foreign Minister Pik Botha left for Cape Verde where he is due to hold talks the following day with US negotiator
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Reports of fighting between Ugandan and Tanzanian troops in Uganda.
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The main report of the Van Wyk de Vries Commission of Inquiry into Universities is tabled. It advances some positive recommenda
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President Kenyatta bans the Kenya Peoples Union and arrests its leader Oginga Odinga.
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SA accepts multilateral procès-verbal extending the declaration of 13 November 1962 on the provisional accession of the United
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Morocco and Algeria sign a ceasefire.
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Congolese army begins an offensive against Katangan rebels.
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The General Assembly of the United Nations adopts resolution 1248 (XIII) on apartheid. The operative paragraphs are general and
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Nick Mallet, former SA Springbok coach, is born.
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France and Britain instruct Egypt and Israel to withdraw from the Suez Canal.
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Israel captures the Egyptian military post at El-Thamad.
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Troops round up 500 Mau Mau suspects in Kenya.
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Archibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan, Xhosa writer and linguist is born at Mbokothwana Mission, Tsolo district, Transkei
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Anglo-Boer War 2: In the Battle of Modderspruit, Commandant General Piet Joubert causes the British to fall back. He is urged
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Christiaan de Wet and 300 Boers capture Nicholson’s Nek and take 800 British soldiers prisoner.
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Anglo-Boer War 2: “Mournful Monday”: the British lose 106 killed, 374 wounded and 1 284 captured in two battles.
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The Matabeleland Protectorate is named “Zambesia” by the British.
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King Lobengula cedes the mineral rights of Matabele Land in terms of the Rudd Concession to the British.
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Captain Cook arrives with his ship Resolution in Cape Town.
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About 25 million people are registered to vote in the run-off vote after Kabila received 45% of the votes, six shy of an outrig
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A Nigerian passenger jet crashes shortly after takeoff from the capital Abuja, killing 99 people including the leader of the na
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A Nigerian passenger jet crashes shortly after takeoff from the capital Abuja, killing 99 people including the leader of the na
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