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Katangan President Moise Tshombe and Congo President Joseph Kasavubu are accused in a UN report of conspiracy to murder ex-prem

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Thirty-four schools run for the Kikuyu tribe are closed as punishment for suspected involvement in the continuing Mau Mau rebel

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Gert Potgieter, SA singer who was killed in a car accident in 1977, is born.

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Major Friedrich W.R. Albrecht (78), founder of the OFS State Artillery, dies in Bloemfontein.

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Boutros Boutros Ghali, secretary-general of the United Nations, is born in Egypt.

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Jan Sebastian Rabie, well-known SA author, is born near George.

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Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts, (Field Marshall Earl Roberts of Khartoum) commander-in-chief of the British forces during Anglo-

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Joost de Blank, archbishop of Cape Town and champion against apartheid, is born in the Netherlands.

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King Cenric, a Norwegian ship of 1 519 tons, carrying a cargo of wood, is wrecked near Diaz Beach, Mossel Bay.

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Reuben Tholakele (Thola) Caluza, Zulu composer, choirmaster and businessman is born in Siyamu, Kwa Caluza, Edenvale, near Piete

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Anglo-Portuguese agreement on Zambezi and Congo grants Britain control of lower Zambezi and colonising rights up to the Congo.

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The first golf club in SA, the Cape Golf Club (later the Royal Cape Golf Club), is established.

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President Thomas François Burgers issues a proclamation prohibiting gambling.

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The British Colonial Secretary addresses a dispatch that the Queen has approved a Royal Charter forming the British South Afric

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The Rev. Francis Owen (52), founder of a mission station in Zululand, secretary of Dingane and eyewitness to the killing of Pie

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President Thabo Mbeki talks with Armando Guebuza, his Mozambican counterpart, to discuss the status of bilateral political and

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South African swimmers have put South Africa first at this stage in the Swimming World Cup in Durban, after winning twelve meda

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All South Africans will have access to clean running water by 2008, says Water Affairs and Forestry Minister Buyelwa Sonjica.

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Breyton Paulse makes history by playing in his fiftieth Test for the Boks, a record for a Springbok wing in the Test against Ir

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Zimbabwe’s Minister of Agriculture Kumbirai Kangai issues orders for the seizure of 841 White-owned farms as part of the govern

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The SA rugby team beats Argentine 52-23 in the second test in Buenos Aires and wins the series 2-0.

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The away match between the Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, and Zambia, ends in a tie with 1 goal scored by each team.

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Signs memorandum of agreement for the supply of water between the governments of Namibia and South Africa.

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The Harms Commission report criticises the army and police counter-insurgency units, but has no evidence that police operated d

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Mitchell’s Plain policeman Lieutenant Gregory Rockman is suspended after his arrest for allegedly staging an illegal protest. (

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The Namibian election ends, following five days of voting. Three days after the five-day polling period (7-11 November) ended,

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South Africa’s economy has been feeling the impact of some strong economic sanctions and other anti-apartheid measures, begun t

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Police in Pabelello (northern Cape) fire teargas to break up a meeting to protest against municipal rent increases. A crowd lat

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South Africa’s Medical Association agrees to ask its ethical committee to conduct a public investigation into issues raised by

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The Anglican Bishop of Lesotho, the Rev. Desmond Tutu, announces that he is giving up his current post to become Secretary-Gene

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Katangan President Moise Tshombe and Congo President Joseph Kasavubu are accused in a UN report of conspiracy to murder ex-prem

Thirty-four schools run for the Kikuyu tribe are closed as punishment for suspected involvement in the continuing Mau Mau rebel

Gert Potgieter, SA singer who was killed in a car accident in 1977, is born.

Major Friedrich W.R. Albrecht (78), founder of the OFS State Artillery, dies in Bloemfontein.

Boutros Boutros Ghali, secretary-general of the United Nations, is born in Egypt.

Jan Sebastian Rabie, well-known SA author, is born near George.

Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts, (Field Marshall Earl Roberts of Khartoum) commander-in-chief of the British forces during Anglo-

Joost de Blank, archbishop of Cape Town and champion against apartheid, is born in the Netherlands.

King Cenric, a Norwegian ship of 1 519 tons, carrying a cargo of wood, is wrecked near Diaz Beach, Mossel Bay.

Reuben Tholakele (Thola) Caluza, Zulu composer, choirmaster and businessman is born in Siyamu, Kwa Caluza, Edenvale, near Piete

Anglo-Portuguese agreement on Zambezi and Congo grants Britain control of lower Zambezi and colonising rights up to the Congo.

The first golf club in SA, the Cape Golf Club (later the Royal Cape Golf Club), is established.

President Thomas François Burgers issues a proclamation prohibiting gambling.

The British Colonial Secretary addresses a dispatch that the Queen has approved a Royal Charter forming the British South Afric

The Rev. Francis Owen (52), founder of a mission station in Zululand, secretary of Dingane and eyewitness to the killing of Pie

President Thabo Mbeki talks with Armando Guebuza, his Mozambican counterpart, to discuss the status of bilateral political and

South African swimmers have put South Africa first at this stage in the Swimming World Cup in Durban, after winning twelve meda

All South Africans will have access to clean running water by 2008, says Water Affairs and Forestry Minister Buyelwa Sonjica.

Breyton Paulse makes history by playing in his fiftieth Test for the Boks, a record for a Springbok wing in the Test against Ir

Zimbabwe’s Minister of Agriculture Kumbirai Kangai issues orders for the seizure of 841 White-owned farms as part of the govern

The SA rugby team beats Argentine 52-23 in the second test in Buenos Aires and wins the series 2-0.

The away match between the Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, and Zambia, ends in a tie with 1 goal scored by each team.

Signs memorandum of agreement for the supply of water between the governments of Namibia and South Africa.

The Harms Commission report criticises the army and police counter-insurgency units, but has no evidence that police operated d

Mitchell’s Plain policeman Lieutenant Gregory Rockman is suspended after his arrest for allegedly staging an illegal protest. (

The Namibian election ends, following five days of voting. Three days after the five-day polling period (7-11 November) ended,

South Africa’s economy has been feeling the impact of some strong economic sanctions and other anti-apartheid measures, begun t

Police in Pabelello (northern Cape) fire teargas to break up a meeting to protest against municipal rent increases. A crowd lat

South Africa’s Medical Association agrees to ask its ethical committee to conduct a public investigation into issues raised by

The Anglican Bishop of Lesotho, the Rev. Desmond Tutu, announces that he is giving up his current post to become Secretary-Gene