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Anglo-Boer War 2: General Ian Hamilton, commanding a force of about 6 000 men with twenty-six field guns, is sent to capture Co
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Sekhukhune, the Bapedi king, successfully resists the Boers’ attack on his stronghold during a protracted Boer/Bapedi land owne
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Explorer W.C. Oswell’s expedition, of which David Livingstone is a member, reaches Lake Ngami.
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Martin West, first lieutenant governor of Natal after annexation by the British on 12 May 1843, dies. (Muller: 500 Years: a his
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Anne Mackenzie, SA long distance athlete, is born.
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World War I: The peace treaty of Versailles is signed by Germany and the Allied powers.
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Archduke Frans Ferdinand, Austrian heir to the throne, and his wife are shot and killed by a student in Sarajevo. This lead
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Willem Eduard Bok, government commissioner and sub-editor of De Volksstem is born in the Netherlands. Boksburg was later na
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Three missionaries of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society, Thomas Arbousset, Eugène Casalis and Constant Gosselin obtain
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Allen Frances Gardiner, naval officer and missionary in inter alia Port Natal, is born in Berkshire, England. His last post w
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Sir Henry George Wakelyn (Harry) Smith, governor at the Cape, is born in Wittlesea, England.
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Germany rejects Britain’s call to effectively double aid for some of the world’s poorest countries, an adviser to Chancellor Ge
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The Supreme Court of Appeal refuses to allow the Western Cape education MEC to compel an Afrikaans-medium school, Mikro, in Kui
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The SA rugby team beats Wales 96-3 in Pretoria – the highest score up to now, as are the 13 tries scored. The 31 points o
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The Minister of Local Government in Kwazulu-Natal applies to the Supreme Court to have voting in four rural areas declared null
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SA signs a protocol of intent on military cooperation between the Ministry of Defence of South Africa and the Ministry of Defen
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SA signs agreement with the Swiss Federal Council on the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.
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The Security Council notes with great satisfaction the establishment of a united, non-racial and democratic Government of South
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While in Nigeria, Secretary-General Boutros-Boutros Ghali meets with South African Foreign Minister Roelof Botha to discuss the
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South Africa announces it will sign the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty and agree not to develop nuclear weapons.
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The Moutse (Validation of Actions) Bill, providing for the validation of government actions in Moutse during the period of its
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Henry Rono of Kenya sets a record for the 3000m at 7 minutes 32.1 seconds.
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Djibouti, France’s last colony, becomes independent.
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Dr Elsie Hall (99), SA pianist, dies in Cape Town.
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The National President of the Black People’s Convention declares that riots have ushered in a new era of political consciousnes
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The SA athlete Marcello Fiasconaro sets a new world record in the 800 m race in an athletic contest in Milan. He achieves the
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South Africa suspends any further dealing with the Malagasy government.
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The Chairman of Armscor announces that under an agreement with a French aviation company, Mirage III and F jet fighters will be
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A Bill on Separation of Races is passed, which includes the provision that no person could be classified White if one of his pa
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