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British Prime Minister warns Rhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, that their government would be committing treason if they go

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Nelson Mandela returns to South Africa’s notorious Robben Island and said &quot;the emotions ran wild&quot; when he met prisone

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Christoffel Hermanus Kühn (Mikro), Afrikaans author who received the Scheepers Prize for youth work, is born on Van Reenen’s F

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Cornelis Freek Bezuidenhout, accompanied by his son and a visitor, Jacob Erasmus, is shot dead by Khoi soldiers under a White l

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Ex-burgher councillor Jacobus van Reenen, ex-burgher Lieutenant Barend Jacob Artoys and burghers Nicolaas Godfried Heyns and Ti

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British premier Harold Wilson and Rhodesian leader Ian Smith, meeting aboard HMS Fearless off Gibraltar, fail after five days o

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President P.W. Botha decides against scrapping the Separate Amenities Act, but agrees that some residential areas can be opened

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Talks between Southern Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and Bishop Abel Muzorewa of the African National Council start in a r

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Catharina Felicia van Rees, composer of the anthem of the Transvaal Republic (ZAR), is born in Zutphen, the Netherlands.

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Dr Bernabé Jan Gerard de la Bat (84), first principal of the Deaf and Blind Institute in Worcester, dies.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: British officers Ian Hamilton and Baden-Powell evacuate Rustenburg and Olifant’s Nek and occupy Commando Drif

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Gerrit Jacobus van Niekerk, elected as ‘Chairman’ of the territory south and north of the Harts River, issues a proclamation

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Sam de Beer, former leader of the National Party in Gauteng, resigns and joins the United Democratic Movement (UDM).

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The Young Commission, charged with investigating possible outlets or areas abroad to which South African Indians can be relocat

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The European Union proposes a ban on the import of “conflict diamonds” from Sierra Leone. The proposal matches a similar resolu

Reflections on the Pan Africanist Congress ‘Underground’ in the Era of the 1976 Youth Uprisings by Ali Khangela Hlongwane

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General Constand Viljoen is appointed as Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF) and Lieutenant-General Jan Geldenhuys

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Two rebels of the Graaff-Reinet Rebellion five years previously, Marthinus Prinsloo and Adriaan van Jaarsveld, are sentenced to

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Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (16), second son of Queen Victoria, sails for England after travelling extensively through the East

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General Ronnie van der Westhuizen, head of the South African special investigations unit on political violence, says that twent

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Political assassination: Sam Ntuli (31), general secretary of CAST, chair of Thokoza Civic Association and ANC member, is shot

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Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal, journalist and campaigner for Indian rights, is born in Johannesburg as son of Jariam Singh, a former

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Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal, journalist and campaigner for Indian rights, is born in Johannesburg as son of Jariam Singh, a former

This day in history

Theophilus Shepstone, son of British Settlers and appointed by the British government as Diplomatic Agent to the Native Tribes

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Nicolaas Pieter Johannes van Rensburg (”Siener”, Seer) is born in Western Transvaal. Many people implicitly believe in his visi

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Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff assumes governorship at the Cape. Graaff-Reinet is named after him and his wife.

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Police baton-charge and teargas protesters at Jan Smuts Airport in Johannesburg. The protesters had gathered to express their d

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Sisulu attends a secret meeting at the house of George Xarile together with F. Van Rensburg (a shift boss from Vlakfontein mine

Let’s talk about the holes in the Freedom Charter by Gareth van Onselen (Rand Daily Mail), 18 March 2015

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Stanza Bopape, a Black activist of Mamelodi, dies in police custody. He allegedly escaped from a police van while being transpo

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British Prime Minister warns Rhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, that their government would be committing treason if they go

Nelson Mandela returns to South Africa’s notorious Robben Island and said &amp;quot;the emotions ran wild&amp;quot; when he met prisone

Christoffel Hermanus Kühn (Mikro), Afrikaans author who received the Scheepers Prize for youth work, is born on Van Reenen’s F

Cornelis Freek Bezuidenhout, accompanied by his son and a visitor, Jacob Erasmus, is shot dead by Khoi soldiers under a White l

Ex-burgher councillor Jacobus van Reenen, ex-burgher Lieutenant Barend Jacob Artoys and burghers Nicolaas Godfried Heyns and Ti

British premier Harold Wilson and Rhodesian leader Ian Smith, meeting aboard HMS Fearless off Gibraltar, fail after five days o

President P.W. Botha decides against scrapping the Separate Amenities Act, but agrees that some residential areas can be opened

Talks between Southern Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and Bishop Abel Muzorewa of the African National Council start in a r

Catharina Felicia van Rees, composer of the anthem of the Transvaal Republic (ZAR), is born in Zutphen, the Netherlands.

Dr Bernabé Jan Gerard de la Bat (84), first principal of the Deaf and Blind Institute in Worcester, dies.

Anglo-Boer War 2: British officers Ian Hamilton and Baden-Powell evacuate Rustenburg and Olifant’s Nek and occupy Commando Drif

Gerrit Jacobus van Niekerk, elected as ‘Chairman’ of the territory south and north of the Harts River, issues a proclamation

Sam de Beer, former leader of the National Party in Gauteng, resigns and joins the United Democratic Movement (UDM).

The Young Commission, charged with investigating possible outlets or areas abroad to which South African Indians can be relocat

The European Union proposes a ban on the import of “conflict diamonds” from Sierra Leone. The proposal matches a similar resolu

Reflections on the Pan Africanist Congress ‘Underground’ in the Era of the 1976 Youth Uprisings by Ali Khangela Hlongwane

General Constand Viljoen is appointed as Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF) and Lieutenant-General Jan Geldenhuys

Two rebels of the Graaff-Reinet Rebellion five years previously, Marthinus Prinsloo and Adriaan van Jaarsveld, are sentenced to

Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (16), second son of Queen Victoria, sails for England after travelling extensively through the East

General Ronnie van der Westhuizen, head of the South African special investigations unit on political violence, says that twent

Political assassination: Sam Ntuli (31), general secretary of CAST, chair of Thokoza Civic Association and ANC member, is shot

Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal, journalist and campaigner for Indian rights, is born in Johannesburg as son of Jariam Singh, a former

Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal, journalist and campaigner for Indian rights, is born in Johannesburg as son of Jariam Singh, a former

Theophilus Shepstone, son of British Settlers and appointed by the British government as Diplomatic Agent to the Native Tribes

Nicolaas Pieter Johannes van Rensburg (”Siener”, Seer) is born in Western Transvaal. Many people implicitly believe in his visi

Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff assumes governorship at the Cape. Graaff-Reinet is named after him and his wife.

Police baton-charge and teargas protesters at Jan Smuts Airport in Johannesburg. The protesters had gathered to express their d

Sisulu attends a secret meeting at the house of George Xarile together with F. Van Rensburg (a shift boss from Vlakfontein mine

Let’s talk about the holes in the Freedom Charter by Gareth van Onselen (Rand Daily Mail), 18 March 2015

Stanza Bopape, a Black activist of Mamelodi, dies in police custody. He allegedly escaped from a police van while being transpo

Nelson Mandela returns to South Africa’s notorious Robben Island and said "the emotions ran wild" when he met prisone