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The bitter debate over the power of central government in relation to the provinces is reopened when the Constitutional Court r

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Seven Nigerian United Nations peacekeepers are killed in an ambush by Somalis in Mogadishu.

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Prof. Pothinus Carl Matsiri Mokgokong, academic, principal and vice-chancellor of the University of the North, dies in Mankweng

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Chris Hani is reported as saying that the ANC alliance is “preparing for a battle in the Ciskei” to remove parasites, obviously

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Venda Reincorporation Forum Act No 5, providing for the re-incorporation of Venda into South Africa, commences.

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Two gunmen open fire on a crowd of commuters in Jeppe railway station, Johannesburg, killing five persons and injuring fourteen

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Twenty-nine (numbers differ, according to the police nineteen) people are killed in an attack by police on election protestors

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For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives

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Government orders closure of all Coloured schools.

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Former American Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger, lectures South Africans on the need for racial reform and a new Constit

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The Minister of Cooperation and Development, Piet Koornhof, says that Blacks in urban areas will not have political rights in t

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Agnes Alwena (Wena) Naudé (72), SA stage and cinema actress, dies in Pretoria.

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Sonny Leon, leader of the Labour Party in the Coloured Representative Council (CRC) resigns, ostensibly for health reasons. His

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The last passenger boat of the Union Castle line, the Windsor Castle, leaves Table Bay.

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Sibongile Millicent Manana, MEC for Health, Mpumalanga Provincial Government, is born in Ermelo, Transvaal (now Mpumalanga). Sh

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The Aula, auditorium of the University of Pretoria, is opened by the Governor-General of SA, Dr E.G. Jansen during a concert by

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Mohammed Kedir, 10k runner (Olympic-bronze-1980), is born in Ethiopia.

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Mhlabunzima Maphumulo, South African Kwazulu politician, is born.

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Prof. Jacobus Johannes le Roux, linguist and Afrikaans cultural leader, dies in Pietermaritzburg, Natal.

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Bhekisani Manyoni, S.A artist, is born in Greytown, Natal.

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South Africa declares war on Germany, causing dissent amongst pro-war and anti-war sections.

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Johan Frederik van Oordt (D’Arbez), early Afrikaans author of historical stories, dies.

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Alexis Preller, SA painter, is born in Pretoria.

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Gerard Bhengu (also Benghu Bengu), SA artist, is born at an outstation of Mariannhill Mission Station, Centecow, Bulwer distric

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The British under Gen. French occupy Carolina.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: British forces under Gen. Buller occupy Lydenburg.

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The nineteen year old Princess Wilhelmina is crowned as queen of the Netherlands. She strongly sympathised with the cause of

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The bitter debate over the power of central government in relation to the provinces is reopened when the Constitutional Court r

Seven Nigerian United Nations peacekeepers are killed in an ambush by Somalis in Mogadishu.

Prof. Pothinus Carl Matsiri Mokgokong, academic, principal and vice-chancellor of the University of the North, dies in Mankweng

Chris Hani is reported as saying that the ANC alliance is “preparing for a battle in the Ciskei” to remove parasites, obviously

Venda Reincorporation Forum Act No 5, providing for the re-incorporation of Venda into South Africa, commences.

Two gunmen open fire on a crowd of commuters in Jeppe railway station, Johannesburg, killing five persons and injuring fourteen

Twenty-nine (numbers differ, according to the police nineteen) people are killed in an attack by police on election protestors

For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives

Government orders closure of all Coloured schools.

Former American Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger, lectures South Africans on the need for racial reform and a new Constit

The Minister of Cooperation and Development, Piet Koornhof, says that Blacks in urban areas will not have political rights in t

Agnes Alwena (Wena) Naudé (72), SA stage and cinema actress, dies in Pretoria.

Sonny Leon, leader of the Labour Party in the Coloured Representative Council (CRC) resigns, ostensibly for health reasons. His

The last passenger boat of the Union Castle line, the Windsor Castle, leaves Table Bay.

The SA rugby team beats Australia 11-3 in Newlands.

Swaziland becomes independent within the Commonwealth.

Prime Minister HF Verwoerd is assassinated in parliament by Dimitri Tsafendas.

Sibongile Millicent Manana, MEC for Health, Mpumalanga Provincial Government, is born in Ermelo, Transvaal (now Mpumalanga). Sh

The Aula, auditorium of the University of Pretoria, is opened by the Governor-General of SA, Dr E.G. Jansen during a concert by

Mohammed Kedir, 10k runner (Olympic-bronze-1980), is born in Ethiopia.

Mhlabunzima Maphumulo, South African Kwazulu politician, is born.

Prof. Jacobus Johannes le Roux, linguist and Afrikaans cultural leader, dies in Pietermaritzburg, Natal.

Bhekisani Manyoni, S.A artist, is born in Greytown, Natal.

South Africa declares war on Germany, causing dissent amongst pro-war and anti-war sections.

Johan Frederik van Oordt (D’Arbez), early Afrikaans author of historical stories, dies.

Alexis Preller, SA painter, is born in Pretoria.

Gerard Bhengu (also Benghu Bengu), SA artist, is born at an outstation of Mariannhill Mission Station, Centecow, Bulwer distric

Anglo-Boer War 2: The British under Gen. French occupy Carolina.

Anglo-Boer War 2: British forces under Gen. Buller occupy Lydenburg.

The nineteen year old Princess Wilhelmina is crowned as queen of the Netherlands. She strongly sympathised with the cause of