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”The State of the Nation”. Address by R. M. Sobukwe, on “National Heroes’ Day”, August 2, 1959

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Statements in Court, by Nelson Mandela, October 22 and November 7, 1962

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From death row in Pretoria Central Prison, October 1964 [Extract]

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&quot;Presidential Address&quot; by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948

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Mrs. Gertrude Shope Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, August 11, 1981

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Emperor Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari) announces that Abyssinia wants peace with its neighbours. (Haile Selassie means &quot;Power

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Father Frans Claerhout, SA painter, is born.

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Charles William Engelhard, chairman of Rand Mines and director of Anglo American, is born in New York.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. French relieves Kimberley after a siege of 123 days. The town has suffered only 134 casualties among a

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The British threaten to use natives in the Boer War fight. &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

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Mafeking is established within close proximity of Barolong Boo Ratshidi capital, Ga-Ratshidi.

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Alfred Beit, friend of Cecil John Rhodes, co-founder of the De Beers Mining Company and co-founder of Southern Rhodesia, is bor

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Regulations are proclaimed for the layout of a third Voortrekker town, the first in Natal, named after Piet Retief and Gerrit M

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Jacobus Hendrik Hatting, fighter at the battle of Blood River and author of an early history of the Voortrekkers, is born.

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The Political Council decides to erect more churches in the Cape because most people have to travel three days to attend church

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Jacob Matlala, SA boxer, wins the World Boxing Union (WBU) title.

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Tony Johnstone of Zimbabwe wins the Alfred Dunhill PGA golf tournament in Houghton, Johannesburg.

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Following violent student protests in Cape Town on 16 February, President Mandela warns in Parliament that he will not tolerate

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It is announced that the IEC has hired 10,300 observers to monitor the first democratic election in April.

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South Africa signs an agreement with Namibia relating to defence and civil aviation in Walvis Bay and signs a bilateral air ser

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In a first-phase report, the Commonwealth Observer Mission to South Africa (COMSA) concludes that this country was &quot;one of

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Azanian People’s Liberation Army kills three policemen in Kathlehong violence, when their vehicle is attacked.

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The Commonwealth Committee on Southern Africa decides to maintain sanctions until promises of reform in South Africa are carrie

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SA signs agreement with Swaziland and Mozambique on the establishment of a tripartite permanent technical committee on water re

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Nkomo, accused of plotting a coup, is dismissed in Zimbabwe. Armed resistance in his stronghold of Matabeleland, in the west, i

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SA signs security agreement with Swaziland.

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The Anglican church joins the growing confrontation between church and state, when the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Rev. W

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Twenty people are killed and 155 suffer injuries and burns in a collision between a train and petrol tanker near Johannesburg.

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Lectures for full-time students of the Goudstad Teacher’s Training College commence.

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Patricia de Lille, former member of the PAC and current leader of the Independent Democrats, is born in Beaufort West.

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”The State of the Nation”. Address by R. M. Sobukwe, on “National Heroes’ Day”, August 2, 1959

Statements in Court, by Nelson Mandela, October 22 and November 7, 1962

From death row in Pretoria Central Prison, October 1964 [Extract]

&amp;quot;Presidential Address&amp;quot; by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948

Mrs. Gertrude Shope Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, August 11, 1981

Emperor Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari) announces that Abyssinia wants peace with its neighbours. (Haile Selassie means &amp;quot;Power

Father Frans Claerhout, SA painter, is born.

Charles William Engelhard, chairman of Rand Mines and director of Anglo American, is born in New York.

Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. French relieves Kimberley after a siege of 123 days. The town has suffered only 134 casualties among a

Anglo-Boer War 2: The British threaten to use natives in the Boer War fight. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;

Mafeking is established within close proximity of Barolong Boo Ratshidi capital, Ga-Ratshidi.

Alfred Beit, friend of Cecil John Rhodes, co-founder of the De Beers Mining Company and co-founder of Southern Rhodesia, is bor

Regulations are proclaimed for the layout of a third Voortrekker town, the first in Natal, named after Piet Retief and Gerrit M

Jacobus Hendrik Hatting, fighter at the battle of Blood River and author of an early history of the Voortrekkers, is born.

The Political Council decides to erect more churches in the Cape because most people have to travel three days to attend church

Jacob Matlala, SA boxer, wins the World Boxing Union (WBU) title.

Tony Johnstone of Zimbabwe wins the Alfred Dunhill PGA golf tournament in Houghton, Johannesburg.

Following violent student protests in Cape Town on 16 February, President Mandela warns in Parliament that he will not tolerate

It is announced that the IEC has hired 10,300 observers to monitor the first democratic election in April.

South Africa signs an agreement with Namibia relating to defence and civil aviation in Walvis Bay and signs a bilateral air ser

In a first-phase report, the Commonwealth Observer Mission to South Africa (COMSA) concludes that this country was &amp;quot;one of

Azanian People’s Liberation Army kills three policemen in Kathlehong violence, when their vehicle is attacked.

The Commonwealth Committee on Southern Africa decides to maintain sanctions until promises of reform in South Africa are carrie

SA signs agreement with Swaziland and Mozambique on the establishment of a tripartite permanent technical committee on water re

Nkomo, accused of plotting a coup, is dismissed in Zimbabwe. Armed resistance in his stronghold of Matabeleland, in the west, i

SA signs security agreement with Swaziland.

The Anglican church joins the growing confrontation between church and state, when the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Rev. W

Twenty people are killed and 155 suffer injuries and burns in a collision between a train and petrol tanker near Johannesburg.

Lectures for full-time students of the Goudstad Teacher’s Training College commence.

Patricia de Lille, former member of the PAC and current leader of the Independent Democrats, is born in Beaufort West.

"Presidential Address" by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948

Emperor Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari) announces that Abyssinia wants peace with its neighbours. (Haile Selassie means "Power

Anglo-Boer War 2: The British threaten to use natives in the Boer War fight.     

In a first-phase report, the Commonwealth Observer Mission to South Africa (COMSA) concludes that this country was "one of