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The SA cricket team wins the second test against England on Lords with 10 wickets and leads 1-0 in the series after the first d
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A Draft White Paper on Defence is released.
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Convention between the governments of South Africa and Denmark for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fisca
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Ethiopians vote in their country’s first multiparty elections, but balloting is marred by opposition boycotts.
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Following the Boipatong massacre, the ANC suspends bilateral talks with the government.
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Gerda Theron, mother of Charlize Theron, shoots her husband in their home in Benoni. The court later found that she did it
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The International Labour Organisation votes to maintain sanctions against South Africa.
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The South African Parliament votes to amend the Internal Security Act No. 74 of 1982. Police will in future need the permission
EventAlbertina Sisulu addresses a major anti-apartheid rally in London.
For her very first trip abroad, Albertina Sisulu was accompanied by her Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) comrades, Sister Bernard Ncube and Jessie…
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The Star reports that a Ciskei policeman was seriously injured when a limpet mine exploded at his Mdantsane home. Police later
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) joins the highest-ranking sports leaders in Africa to issue a declaration denouncing
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) joins the highest-ranking sports leaders in Africa to issue a declaration denouncing
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The first joint debate involving all members of all three Houses of the tricameral Parliament takes place, when a joint sitting
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Police confirm the capture of eight leaders of the Nigeria-based South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO). Kalley, J.
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Pierre Jacy Fourie, boxer and winner of middle and lightweight SA titles in the 60’s and 70’s, is killed when his car strikes a
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Pierre Jacy Fourie, boxer and winner of middle and lightweight SA titles in the 60’s and 70’s, is killed when his car strikes a
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The Information Service of South Africa Special Account Bill is passed against the votes of the opposition parties. Kalley, J.A
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During the period 16-21 June, 128 pupils and residents are killed by police in uprisings against the use of Afrikaans as a medi
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During the period 16-21 June, 128 pupils and residents are killed by police in uprisings against the use of Afrikaans as a medi
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Rioting breaks out in Black townships around Pretoria.
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Rioting breaks out in Black townships around Pretoria.
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Prof B.B. Keet (89), one of the five final translators of the first Bible in Afrikaans, dies in Stellenbosch.
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Prof B.B. Keet (89), one of the five final translators of the first Bible in Afrikaans, dies in Stellenbosch.
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Johanna Catharina Jacoba Cornelius, full-time organiser and general secretary of the Garment Workers’ Union, dies in Johannesbu
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The Minister of Finance announces a change in the South African exchange rate practice. Henceforth the Rand is tied strictly to
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The International Court of Justice at The Hague declares that South Africa is under obligation to withdraw its administration f
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The International Court of Justice at The Hague declares that South Africa is under obligation to withdraw its administration f
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Dr William Nicol (79), minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, cultural leader and administrator of the Transvaal from 1948 to 1
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Dr William Nicol (79), minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, cultural leader and administrator of the Transvaal from 1948 to 1
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