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Britain annexes the rest of Zululand. Dinuzulu is subsequently banished to St Helena. This date is given as 19 May 1887 by

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The Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (Netherlands South African Railway Company) is founded.

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The railway line to Ladysmith in Natal is opened.

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Britain takes possession of Ichaboe Island off the Namibian coast in the name of Queen Victoria.

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Gerrit Adriaan Middelberg, pioneer in the field of railway systems in SA, is born in Boskoop, the Netherlands.

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Dingaan cedes Port Natal and adjacent territory to Britain.

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William Paterson (54), collector of plants in SA, dies at Cape Horn.

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Sir Christoffel Joseph Brand, advocate, journalist and first Speaker of the Cape Parliament, is born in Simonstown.

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The Scottish explorer Mungo Park reaches the Niger River.

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Frans Reinhard Bresler, official of the Dutch East India Company and landdros of Graaff-Reinet, is born in Cape Town.

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Hendrik Hop, leader of an expedition to the north of the Orange River, is born in the district of Paarl.

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National Epilepsy Day.

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Former Liberian president Charles Taylor, whose war crimes trial before the Special Court of Sierra Leone is to be held in the

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Representatives of striking security guards and industry employers reach an agreement to end the strike at the Commission for C

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Violence in Ivory Coast breaks out between rival rebel factions in Karoo, leaving twenty-two dead.

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The US shuts down its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, after a terrorist threat. The new embassy building opened March 3 2002, after

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The SA rugby team beats Ireland 33-0 in Pretoria and wins the series 2-0.

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The NP serves legal papers on the Commission giving notice of a High Court application to be heard on 26 August 1997. The appli

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ANC and SACP stalwart, teacher and chief ANC Whip in the provincial KwaZulu-Natal legislature, Harry Themba (Mphephethwa) Gwala

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South African Black nationalist Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie, arrive in New York City for a ticker-tape parade in their

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The South African government presents a promotion of Constitutional Development Bill, which proposes an advisory and consultati

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Muntu Khanyile, Joseph Mthembu, Sandile Khawula and Russel Mngomezulu, all Chesterville Youth Organisation members, are shot de

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The Swaziland government welcomes South Africa’s offer to hand over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu to Swaziland, since, it claim

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The government’s White Paper on the Riekert Report accepts that existing laws enforcing racial separation may have to be review

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Twelve Africans (eleven men and one woman) appear in court in Pretoria accused of setting up a transport route to smuggle recru

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The Minister of Defence denies that South African troops are supporting Portuguese armed forces in Mozambique, as alleged by FR

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Justice W.G. Boshoff imposes prison sentences ranging from five to fifteen years on six defendants convicted under the Terroris

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Britain annexes the rest of Zululand. Dinuzulu is subsequently banished to St Helena. This date is given as 19 May 1887 by

The Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (Netherlands South African Railway Company) is founded.

The railway line to Ladysmith in Natal is opened.

Britain takes possession of Ichaboe Island off the Namibian coast in the name of Queen Victoria.

Gerrit Adriaan Middelberg, pioneer in the field of railway systems in SA, is born in Boskoop, the Netherlands.

Dingaan cedes Port Natal and adjacent territory to Britain.

William Paterson (54), collector of plants in SA, dies at Cape Horn.

Sir Christoffel Joseph Brand, advocate, journalist and first Speaker of the Cape Parliament, is born in Simonstown.

The Scottish explorer Mungo Park reaches the Niger River.

Frans Reinhard Bresler, official of the Dutch East India Company and landdros of Graaff-Reinet, is born in Cape Town.

Hendrik Hop, leader of an expedition to the north of the Orange River, is born in the district of Paarl.

National Epilepsy Day.

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor, whose war crimes trial before the Special Court of Sierra Leone is to be held in the

Representatives of striking security guards and industry employers reach an agreement to end the strike at the Commission for C

Violence in Ivory Coast breaks out between rival rebel factions in Karoo, leaving twenty-two dead.

The US shuts down its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, after a terrorist threat. The new embassy building opened March 3 2002, after

The SA rugby team beats Ireland 33-0 in Pretoria and wins the series 2-0.

The NP serves legal papers on the Commission giving notice of a High Court application to be heard on 26 August 1997. The appli

ANC and SACP stalwart, teacher and chief ANC Whip in the provincial KwaZulu-Natal legislature, Harry Themba (Mphephethwa) Gwala

SA signs extradition agreement with the government of Lesotho.

Pitso Moekoena, ANC member, is shot dead in Umlazi, Natal.

Second Public Security Amendment, Decree No 10 commences.

South African Black nationalist Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie, arrive in New York City for a ticker-tape parade in their

The South African government presents a promotion of Constitutional Development Bill, which proposes an advisory and consultati

Muntu Khanyile, Joseph Mthembu, Sandile Khawula and Russel Mngomezulu, all Chesterville Youth Organisation members, are shot de

The Swaziland government welcomes South Africa’s offer to hand over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu to Swaziland, since, it claim

The government’s White Paper on the Riekert Report accepts that existing laws enforcing racial separation may have to be review

Twelve Africans (eleven men and one woman) appear in court in Pretoria accused of setting up a transport route to smuggle recru

The Minister of Defence denies that South African troops are supporting Portuguese armed forces in Mozambique, as alleged by FR

Justice W.G. Boshoff imposes prison sentences ranging from five to fifteen years on six defendants convicted under the Terroris