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The first Chinese arrive in SA to relieve the shortage of unskilled mineworkers. Within a year there were 34 000 and the numb

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Willem Jacobus du Plooy Erlank (Eitemal), poet and professor in Afrikaans and Dutch literature at the University of Stellenbosc

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Electricity comes to Durban when the mayor, Mrs George Payne, pulls a switch and parts of the town are bathed in light.

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James Arthur Calata, Anglican clergyman and African National Congress (ANC) leader, is born in Rabula, Keiskammahoek, Eastern C

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Muhammad Ahmad ibn al Sayyid Abd Allah, who declared himself as the Mahdi, religious leader in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1881, di

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Leopold Marquard (80), clergyman, missionary and educationist, dies in Cape Town.

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Sir Henry Rider Haggard, author of King Solomon’s Mines and other adventure stories, mostly about Africa, is born in Norfolk, E

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The first grant of land in Table Valley is registered in the surveyor’s office in Table Bay in the name and favour of Hieronymo

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Jan van Riebeeck nominates the first Burgher Council in Table Bay, consisting of four freemen.

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Business Day reports that according to the UN joint agency on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, SA is home to 5,5-million people infected with

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The SA cricket team wins the second test against England on Lords with 10 wickets and leads 1-0 in the series after the first d

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A Draft White Paper on Defence is released.

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Convention between the governments of South Africa and Denmark for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fisca

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Ethiopians vote in their country’s first multiparty elections, but balloting is marred by opposition boycotts.

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Following the Boipatong massacre, the ANC suspends bilateral talks with the government.

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Gerda Theron, mother of Charlize Theron, shoots her husband in their home in Benoni. The court later found that she did it

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The International Labour Organisation votes to maintain sanctions against South Africa.

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The South African Parliament votes to amend the Internal Security Act No. 74 of 1982. Police will in future need the permission

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Albertina Sisulu addresses a major anti-apartheid rally in London.

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The Star reports that a Ciskei policeman was seriously injured when a limpet mine exploded at his Mdantsane home. Police later

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) joins the highest-ranking sports leaders in Africa to issue a declaration denouncing

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) joins the highest-ranking sports leaders in Africa to issue a declaration denouncing

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The first joint debate involving all members of all three Houses of the tricameral Parliament takes place, when a joint sitting

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Police confirm the capture of eight leaders of the Nigeria-based South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO). Kalley, J.

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Pierre Jacy Fourie, boxer and winner of middle and lightweight SA titles in the 60’s and 70’s, is killed when his car strikes a

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Pierre Jacy Fourie, boxer and winner of middle and lightweight SA titles in the 60’s and 70’s, is killed when his car strikes a

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The Information Service of South Africa Special Account Bill is passed against the votes of the opposition parties. Kalley, J.A

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During the period 16-21 June, 128 pupils and residents are killed by police in uprisings against the use of Afrikaans as a medi

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During the period 16-21 June, 128 pupils and residents are killed by police in uprisings against the use of Afrikaans as a medi

This day in history

Rioting breaks out in Black townships around Pretoria.

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The first Chinese arrive in SA to relieve the shortage of unskilled mineworkers. Within a year there were 34 000 and the numb

Willem Jacobus du Plooy Erlank (Eitemal), poet and professor in Afrikaans and Dutch literature at the University of Stellenbosc

Electricity comes to Durban when the mayor, Mrs George Payne, pulls a switch and parts of the town are bathed in light.

James Arthur Calata, Anglican clergyman and African National Congress (ANC) leader, is born in Rabula, Keiskammahoek, Eastern C

Muhammad Ahmad ibn al Sayyid Abd Allah, who declared himself as the Mahdi, religious leader in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1881, di

Leopold Marquard (80), clergyman, missionary and educationist, dies in Cape Town.

Sir Henry Rider Haggard, author of King Solomon’s Mines and other adventure stories, mostly about Africa, is born in Norfolk, E

The first grant of land in Table Valley is registered in the surveyor’s office in Table Bay in the name and favour of Hieronymo

Jan van Riebeeck nominates the first Burgher Council in Table Bay, consisting of four freemen.

Business Day reports that according to the UN joint agency on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, SA is home to 5,5-million people infected with

The SA cricket team wins the second test against England on Lords with 10 wickets and leads 1-0 in the series after the first d

A Draft White Paper on Defence is released.

Convention between the governments of South Africa and Denmark for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fisca

Ethiopians vote in their country’s first multiparty elections, but balloting is marred by opposition boycotts.

Following the Boipatong massacre, the ANC suspends bilateral talks with the government.

Gerda Theron, mother of Charlize Theron, shoots her husband in their home in Benoni. The court later found that she did it

The International Labour Organisation votes to maintain sanctions against South Africa.

The South African Parliament votes to amend the Internal Security Act No. 74 of 1982. Police will in future need the permission

Albertina Sisulu addresses a major anti-apartheid rally in London.

The Star reports that a Ciskei policeman was seriously injured when a limpet mine exploded at his Mdantsane home. Police later

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) joins the highest-ranking sports leaders in Africa to issue a declaration denouncing

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) joins the highest-ranking sports leaders in Africa to issue a declaration denouncing

The first joint debate involving all members of all three Houses of the tricameral Parliament takes place, when a joint sitting

Police confirm the capture of eight leaders of the Nigeria-based South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO). Kalley, J.

Pierre Jacy Fourie, boxer and winner of middle and lightweight SA titles in the 60’s and 70’s, is killed when his car strikes a

Pierre Jacy Fourie, boxer and winner of middle and lightweight SA titles in the 60’s and 70’s, is killed when his car strikes a

The Information Service of South Africa Special Account Bill is passed against the votes of the opposition parties. Kalley, J.A

During the period 16-21 June, 128 pupils and residents are killed by police in uprisings against the use of Afrikaans as a medi

During the period 16-21 June, 128 pupils and residents are killed by police in uprisings against the use of Afrikaans as a medi

Rioting breaks out in Black townships around Pretoria.