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The first report of giraffes in South Africa by a European is made by Jonas de la Guerre, whose expedition to Namaqualand finds

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Thousands of passengers are stranded countrywide after runways of Cape Town airport were closed because of a huge hole in the s

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An argument between a man and his stepson about today’s rugby Test in which the Springboks beat Scotland, ends tragically when

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South Africa’s tour of the British Isles finishes on an upbeat note as Jake White’s experimental young side takes Scotland apar

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The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, beats Sweden 1-0 in a home game.

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Prof. Benedictus Kok (90), former rector of the University of the Orange Free State, dies in Bloemfontein.

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Laurie Wilmot, former EP cricket captain, appears in the Grahamstown court on charges of rape of minors.

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In a hearing before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, leaders of the UDF distance themselves from Winnie Madikizela-Mand

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November Ntshingila, SA featherweight, wins the International Boxing Council (IBC) world champion title.

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According to press reports, the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) accused the ANC of being &quot;guilty of deceit and dup

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A consensus is reached following the fall-out between leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) and government over the co

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John Ndevasia Muafangejo, SA artist, dies in Katutura Township, Windhoek, Namibia. He moved to South West Africa in 1956.

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Three of the twenty-two Delmas trialists are freed.

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250 persons demonstrate outside the South African embassy in Washington in protest against apartheid and President Reagan’s pol

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Prison authorities release thirty-four of the forty-two mercenaries involved in the hijacking of an Air India plane after the a

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Ansuyah Ratipul Singh, medical doctor and community worker, author, pianist and amateur actress, and one of the first group of

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The arrest of five people, detained under the Terrorism Act, coincides with the Security Police search of the Johannesburg head

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Felix Houphouet-Boigny is elected as president of newly independent Côte d’Ivoire.

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Archibald Lamont, ex-mayor of Durban, passes away.

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Spain and Morocco sign agreement dividing Morocco in two protectorates.

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Frans Lion Cachet (64), pastor in several parts of SA and various denominations, dies in Bergen-op-Zoom, the Netherlands.

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John Thomas Baines, SA painter, traveller and writer, is born in King’s Lynn, England.

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Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius, Voortrekker leader, is born on the farm Driekoppen, district Graaff-Reinet. Aucklandp

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Mark Thatcher appears in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in connection with the failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea. Hi

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Nick du Toit, found guilty of the failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea, is jailed for thirty-four years. Four other South A

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Celebrated South African poet Sheila Cussons dies in Cape Town at the age of 82.

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The Ncome Museum is opened at the site of the Battle of Blood River in 1838. The project was started on 16 December 1998 when t

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Ian Rodgers (42), SA rugby test referee, dies of cancer in Pietermaritzburg.

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The SA rugby team beats Wales 20-12 in Cardiff.

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President F.W. de Klerk announces a proposed timetable on a transitional process in South Africa which envisage that a fully re

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The first report of giraffes in South Africa by a European is made by Jonas de la Guerre, whose expedition to Namaqualand finds

Thousands of passengers are stranded countrywide after runways of Cape Town airport were closed because of a huge hole in the s

An argument between a man and his stepson about today’s rugby Test in which the Springboks beat Scotland, ends tragically when

South Africa’s tour of the British Isles finishes on an upbeat note as Jake White’s experimental young side takes Scotland apar

The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, beats Sweden 1-0 in a home game.

Prof. Benedictus Kok (90), former rector of the University of the Orange Free State, dies in Bloemfontein.

Laurie Wilmot, former EP cricket captain, appears in the Grahamstown court on charges of rape of minors.

In a hearing before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, leaders of the UDF distance themselves from Winnie Madikizela-Mand

November Ntshingila, SA featherweight, wins the International Boxing Council (IBC) world champion title.

According to press reports, the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) accused the ANC of being &amp;quot;guilty of deceit and dup

A consensus is reached following the fall-out between leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) and government over the co

John Ndevasia Muafangejo, SA artist, dies in Katutura Township, Windhoek, Namibia. He moved to South West Africa in 1956.

Three of the twenty-two Delmas trialists are freed.

250 persons demonstrate outside the South African embassy in Washington in protest against apartheid and President Reagan’s pol

Prison authorities release thirty-four of the forty-two mercenaries involved in the hijacking of an Air India plane after the a

Ansuyah Ratipul Singh, medical doctor and community worker, author, pianist and amateur actress, and one of the first group of

The arrest of five people, detained under the Terrorism Act, coincides with the Security Police search of the Johannesburg head

Felix Houphouet-Boigny is elected as president of newly independent Côte d’Ivoire.

Archibald Lamont, ex-mayor of Durban, passes away.

Spain and Morocco sign agreement dividing Morocco in two protectorates.

Frans Lion Cachet (64), pastor in several parts of SA and various denominations, dies in Bergen-op-Zoom, the Netherlands.

John Thomas Baines, SA painter, traveller and writer, is born in King’s Lynn, England.

Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius, Voortrekker leader, is born on the farm Driekoppen, district Graaff-Reinet. Aucklandp

Mark Thatcher appears in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in connection with the failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea. Hi

Nick du Toit, found guilty of the failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea, is jailed for thirty-four years. Four other South A

Celebrated South African poet Sheila Cussons dies in Cape Town at the age of 82.

The Ncome Museum is opened at the site of the Battle of Blood River in 1838. The project was started on 16 December 1998 when t

Ian Rodgers (42), SA rugby test referee, dies of cancer in Pietermaritzburg.

The SA rugby team beats Wales 20-12 in Cardiff.

President F.W. de Klerk announces a proposed timetable on a transitional process in South Africa which envisage that a fully re

According to press reports, the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) accused the ANC of being "guilty of deceit and dup