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United Nations (UN) troops storm the headquarters of Somali warlord Mohammed Farah Aidid in Mogadishu, but he is not there.

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The President’s Council closes after an existence of just over twelve years.

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The government and the ANC make concessions, allowing COSAG to return to the talks.

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Armed hostel inmates shoot and hack their way through the Black township of Boipatong, leaving forty-six people dead and scores

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The Population Registration Act is repealed.

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About 80 000 scientists attend an international congress on HIV/Aids in Florence, Italy.

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Nelson and Winnie Mandela travel to Canada.

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The Star reports that Mrs Albert Sisulu was granted a passport to meet United States president George Bus, and to visit the wif

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The government’s White Paper on the Riekert Commission rejects two crucial recommendations that employers of illegal labour, an

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The Status of the Transkei Bill passes its second reading in the Senate, despite opposition from the United Party and the Progr

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The Minister of Justice and Police, J.T. Kruger, announces his decision to appoint a one-man judicial commission in the person

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Parliament meets in an Extraordinary Session at the request of the leader of the Opposition, Colin Eglin. The resignation of th

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The second day of the Soweto protest is marked by uncontrollable fury. Fires rage in townships throughout the country. Pupils s

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The British Minister of State for Defence says that the ending of the Simonstown Agreements means an end to all the military co

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Mohammed Charles Ouseb, Namibian football player for Kaizer Chiefs who was winner of the Kick Off Footballer of the Season, 98/

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The United Nations General Assembly proclaims that South-West Africa shall henceforth be known as ‘Namibia’ and condemns South

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The Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and the looming forced removals. Some sources claim that the riots began on

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Bhekuyise Alfred Langa, deputy chief operating officer and managing executive of the Customer Service and Sales department of T

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SA signs an agreement with Southern Rhodesia for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with res

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ANC executive members meet their Indian counterparts to recommend a massive defiance campaign to their respective annual confer

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More than a hundred Whites raid the Indian Resisters’ camp, pull down tents and smash camp stretchers. Some Resisters are injur

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WWII: The first American expeditionary force lands in Africa.

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Vincent Joseph Gaobakwe Matthews, SA Deputy Minister of Safety and Security since 1994, is born.

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A general election is held after Gen. J.C. Smuts lost his seat in a by-election in April and resigned as premier without consul

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Anglo-Boer War 2: British politician David Lloyd George denounces the concentration camp policy.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Pres. M.T. Steyn appoints judge J.B.M. Hertzog as general.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: “Steinaecker’s Horse”, an irregular unit of about fifty mercenaries in British service, using Black armed t

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Hendrik Hanekom, Afrikaans actor, is born in Beaufort West, Cape Colony.

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A borehole on the Rand-Victoria mine near Germiston strikes the Main Reef of the Witwatersrand Gold Fields at 731 meters.

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Five soccer clubs in Natal – the first in SA, found the Natal Football Union.

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United Nations (UN) troops storm the headquarters of Somali warlord Mohammed Farah Aidid in Mogadishu, but he is not there.

The President’s Council closes after an existence of just over twelve years.

The government and the ANC make concessions, allowing COSAG to return to the talks.

Armed hostel inmates shoot and hack their way through the Black township of Boipatong, leaving forty-six people dead and scores

The Population Registration Act is repealed.

About 80 000 scientists attend an international congress on HIV/Aids in Florence, Italy.

Nelson and Winnie Mandela travel to Canada.

The Star reports that Mrs Albert Sisulu was granted a passport to meet United States president George Bus, and to visit the wif

The government’s White Paper on the Riekert Commission rejects two crucial recommendations that employers of illegal labour, an

The Status of the Transkei Bill passes its second reading in the Senate, despite opposition from the United Party and the Progr

The Minister of Justice and Police, J.T. Kruger, announces his decision to appoint a one-man judicial commission in the person

Parliament meets in an Extraordinary Session at the request of the leader of the Opposition, Colin Eglin. The resignation of th

The second day of the Soweto protest is marked by uncontrollable fury. Fires rage in townships throughout the country. Pupils s

The British Minister of State for Defence says that the ending of the Simonstown Agreements means an end to all the military co

Mohammed Charles Ouseb, Namibian football player for Kaizer Chiefs who was winner of the Kick Off Footballer of the Season, 98/

The United Nations General Assembly proclaims that South-West Africa shall henceforth be known as ‘Namibia’ and condemns South

The Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and the looming forced removals. Some sources claim that the riots began on

Bhekuyise Alfred Langa, deputy chief operating officer and managing executive of the Customer Service and Sales department of T

SA signs an agreement with Southern Rhodesia for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with res

ANC executive members meet their Indian counterparts to recommend a massive defiance campaign to their respective annual confer

More than a hundred Whites raid the Indian Resisters’ camp, pull down tents and smash camp stretchers. Some Resisters are injur

WWII: The first American expeditionary force lands in Africa.

Vincent Joseph Gaobakwe Matthews, SA Deputy Minister of Safety and Security since 1994, is born.

A general election is held after Gen. J.C. Smuts lost his seat in a by-election in April and resigned as premier without consul

Anglo-Boer War 2: British politician David Lloyd George denounces the concentration camp policy.

Anglo-Boer War 2: Pres. M.T. Steyn appoints judge J.B.M. Hertzog as general.

Anglo-Boer War 2: “Steinaecker’s Horse”, an irregular unit of about fifty mercenaries in British service, using Black armed t

Hendrik Hanekom, Afrikaans actor, is born in Beaufort West, Cape Colony.

A borehole on the Rand-Victoria mine near Germiston strikes the Main Reef of the Witwatersrand Gold Fields at 731 meters.

Five soccer clubs in Natal – the first in SA, found the Natal Football Union.