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… (now Western Cape) to a mother of Muslim Indian heritage and a slave descendant father. He grew up in a village called … of Cape Town, studying towards a BA in languages and philosophy. Thereafter he completed an MA (cum laude) in … In 1993, he accepted the Order for Meritorious Service (Gold) from former President and last National Party (NP) …

… 2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Report and Recommendations on Strategy and Tactics of the ANC, Midrand, 26 - 29 June 2012 …

… Under the Sky of My Africa: Alexander Pushkin and Blackness edited by Catharine Theimer Nepomnyashchy, Nicole Svobodny, and Ludmilla A. Trigos …

… economic empowerment (BEE) deal between Standard Bank and Liberty, and Tutuwa, …

… Dorothy Ruth Boxall, music teacher and lecturer, writer and organiser of orchestral activities for the youth, is born …

… the British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames. Saxe-Coburg becomes Windsor and …

… Alfred Beit (53), friend of Cecil John Rhodes and co-founder of De Beers Mining Company and Southern Rhodesia, dies. …

… Violence erupts in Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal and two prominent ANC members are shot and killed after a meeting between the local …

… the future disbandment of two security force units, the 31 and 32 battalions, and the dissolution …

… Burundi and Rwanda achieve independence from Germany. They had been part of the German colony Deutsche Ostafrika and then held …

… Chief Julius Matatu, former Transkei minister and prominent traditional leader, is shot and killed at his home in Mqanduli, Tra …

… Anti-Indian Legislation: The Immigration and Indian Relief (Further) Provision: Act 37/1927 becomes law and the scheme of assis …

… An Egyptian immigrant armed with two handguns and a hunting knife fatally shoots two people and injures several others near the …

… United Nations (UN) Security Council votes to impose air and travel sanctions against Angola’s UNITA movement and close its …

… United Nations (UN) Security Council votes to impose air and travel sanctions against Angola’s UNITA movement and close its …

… Ayob, director of coaching for the United Cricket Board and former teacher and headmaster, is born in Brits, Transvaal. …

… The pyramids, the Sphinx and other monuments survive Cairo earthquake that kills at least 400 and injures more than 4 000. …

… The Egyptians and Syrians launch surprise attacks on Israel on Yom Kippur day, catching Israel almost totally by surprise and s …

… Kgadime (Phukubjane) Matsepe, Northern Sotho novelist and poet and twice awarded the S.E. Mqhayi Prize by the Suid-Afrik …

… Pieter Arnoldus (Piet) Cronjé, politician and military leader in the ZAR and general during Anglo-Boer War 2, is born in …

… M.C. Botha, Minister of Bantu Administration and Development announces that he will not stand for re-election and will resign a …

… M.C. Botha, Minister of Bantu Administration and Development announces that he will not stand for re-election and will resign a …

… Kuwait breaks off diplomatic relations with South Africa and all Kuwaiti air and seaports are closed to South African aircraft …

… Confrontation between South Africa and Transkei over the deportation and return to Transkei of squatters from the Cape Town are …

… The ANC presents to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission a detailed 300-page analysis of the ANC’s human rights record and s …

… Minister of Safety and Security, Sydney Mufamadi, visits violence-torn … KwaZulu/Natal. He states that 1000 extra troops and poli …

… collide on sea near Stilbaai.   The Texanita explodes and sinks and the Oswego Guardian is severely damaged. …

… Blanche Gerstman (83), composer and musician who also lectured in composition in Pretoria and Cape Town, dies in Cape Town. V …

… Dr Bertha Stoneman, SA botanist and educationist and appointed principal of the Huguenot University College in …

… Alfred Beit (53), friend of Cecil John Rhodes and co-founder of De Beers Mining Company and Southern Rhodesia, dies. …