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Express train derails in Ethiopia, killing an estimated 400 people

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Express train derails in Ethiopia, killing an estimated 400 people

A strong delegation of the ANC NEC members arrives at Caculam, Angola

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A strong delegation of the ANC NEC members arrives at Caculam, Angola

First United Nations General Assembly opens

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First United Nations General Assembly opens

Eugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born

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Eugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born

The Founder: An Ambiguous Figure by Chris Saunders

Pretoria High Court Judge, Nkola Motata, is arrested

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Pretoria High Court Judge, Nkola Motata, is arrested

The SA department of foreign affairs announces that the bodies of two South Africans have been found in Thailand

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The SA department of foreign affairs announces that the bodies of two South Africans have been found in Thailand

A Dutch ship, the Rosenberg, carrying Huguenots, leaves for the Cape from the Netherlands

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A Dutch ship, the Rosenberg, carrying Huguenots, leaves for the Cape from the Netherlands

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C. Lindenberg Letty, botanical artist, is born

Presidential Address by SM Makgatho, South African Native National Congress, 6 May 1919

S.M. Makgatho, ANC Presidential Address, 6th May 1919

Morocco reclaims its long lost region of Sidi Ifni from Spain

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Morocco reclaims its long lost region of Sidi Ifni from Spain

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Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of independent Ghana escapes 5th assassination attempt

Address by the reverend John Langalibalele Dube after his election as president of the South African Native National Congress

Political Prisoners Executed in Pretoria

A portfolio of one of the Albert Luthuli competition winners Tshepo Mabitsela

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Richard Ishmail, former ANC MK and managing director of Big Issue, a publication for the homeless, is accosted by a burglar and

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Ten people die and 100 are injured in a train accident near Muldersvlei station, Paarl.

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Tony Blair, British premier, announces in Pretoria that Britain is going to increase the grant for development by 40% during th

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South Africa beat Australia in the Sydney Test by 5 runs.

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Danish Coalition indicates to the European Council that it favours the lifting of remaining EU sanctions.

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The British army suggests that 600 troops returning from a tour in Kenya should take an AIDS test.

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South Africa’s foreign minister ‘Pik’ Botha warns Botswana to take action against ANC operations in its country.

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The ANC in exile in Lusaka calls on its supporters to take the struggle into White areas.

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The Government Gazette proclaims that only one-fifth of District Six, will be returned in its entirety to its earlier status an

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The Acting General-Secretary of the Lutheran Church in South Africa claims that T. Muofhe, a Lutheran elder, has died in custod

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The SA rugby team beats England on Twickenham 5-0. Doug Hopwood scores a tri, which is converted by Frik du Preez.

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African heads of state issue the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights at Casablanca, Morocco.

African bus boycott lasting ten weeks is initiated in Johannesburg and Pretoria.

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African bus boycott lasting ten weeks is initiated in Johannesburg and Pretoria.

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The Natives’ Resettlement Board launches the Western Areas removal scheme by issuing the first removal notices. Some residents