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Susanna Helena Kok, medical missionary of the Dutch Reformed Church and authority on leprosy who worked mainly in Nigeria, dies

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In a cabinet reshuffle, Louis le Grange, Minister of Law and Order, is replaced by Adriaan Vlok, Deputy Minister of Defence and

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The first elections to the South African Indian Council are held. Of the SAIC’s forty-five members, forty are up for election,

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Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat refuses to see delegation of Arab group opposed to Camp David peace talks.

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The United Nations (UN) imposes a mandatory ban on arms supplies to South Africa in an effort to force the country out of Namib

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Nicholas Edward Brown (85), expert on SA plants, dies in Surrey, England. He never visited SA because of poor health.

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Andries Pretorius is appointed Commandant-General of the Voortrekkers, to lead a commando two days later against the Zulu.

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British forces capture Senegal.

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Vasco da Gama, on his way to the East, lands near present Mossel Bay, staying for a week. Aucklandpark: Federasie van Afri

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International Day of Violence Against Women.

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Nigerian police fire tear gas to quell a riot, which erupts after officers shot dead a bus driver who refused to pay a bribe. F

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South African President Thabo Mbeki hails Liberia’s Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for making history by becoming Africa’s first elected

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SABC reports that to celebrate its 75th anniversary, the Afrikaanse Taalen Kultuurvereniging (ATKV) (Afrikaans Language and Cul

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President Thabo Mbeki and the minister of justice are facing a R550&nbsp;000 civil damages claim after a convicted murderer kil

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Sara van Rooyen, 25, the woman suspected of swindling her friend’s R23.7m Lotto winnings is being held in police custody after

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Mr Slo Ramokhoase becomes Pretoria’s first Black mayor.

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SA signs agreement with the Nederlandsche Financierings Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V.

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Dr Lindiwe Mbambo, wife of an ANC official and member of Watville Concerned Residents Committee, is shot dead by gunmen at home

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A group of ultra right Whites storm 300 Black children in a park in Louis Trichardt, northern Transvaal.

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South Africa’s Pan-Africanist Congress announces it will join with the African National Congress in opposing the White-led gove

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President F. W. de Klerk announces the opening of four hitherto Whites-only residential areas to mixed settlement.

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The Conservative Party (CP) controlled Boksburg Town Council agrees by twelve votes to seven to close Boksburg Lake, municipal

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Egyptian commandos storm hijacked Egyptian airliner at Malta. An explosion during the assault kills sixty aboard. Two of the de

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A former theology student, Carl Niehaus, is sentenced to fifteen years in prison for high treason in the Rand Supreme Court. Hi

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Martial law is now in effect over three-quarters of Rhodesia.

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The Southern African Freedom Foundation (SAFF) is exposed as a government front financed out of public funds.

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Ian Smith announces that he is ready to yield to majority rule in Rhodesia.

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A bomb explodes in the Carlton Centre, Johannesburg, injuring sixteen people.

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Agreement signed between Britain and Rhodesia to give Blacks greater political rights which should eventually lead to majority

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General Joseph-Désiré Mobutu ousts President Kasavubu in his second military coup in the Congo (Now Zaire).

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Susanna Helena Kok, medical missionary of the Dutch Reformed Church and authority on leprosy who worked mainly in Nigeria, dies

In a cabinet reshuffle, Louis le Grange, Minister of Law and Order, is replaced by Adriaan Vlok, Deputy Minister of Defence and

The first elections to the South African Indian Council are held. Of the SAIC’s forty-five members, forty are up for election,

Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat refuses to see delegation of Arab group opposed to Camp David peace talks.

The United Nations (UN) imposes a mandatory ban on arms supplies to South Africa in an effort to force the country out of Namib

Nicholas Edward Brown (85), expert on SA plants, dies in Surrey, England. He never visited SA because of poor health.

Andries Pretorius is appointed Commandant-General of the Voortrekkers, to lead a commando two days later against the Zulu.

British forces capture Senegal.

Vasco da Gama, on his way to the East, lands near present Mossel Bay, staying for a week. Aucklandpark: Federasie van Afri

International Day of Violence Against Women.

Nigerian police fire tear gas to quell a riot, which erupts after officers shot dead a bus driver who refused to pay a bribe. F

South African President Thabo Mbeki hails Liberia’s Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for making history by becoming Africa’s first elected

SABC reports that to celebrate its 75th anniversary, the Afrikaanse Taalen Kultuurvereniging (ATKV) (Afrikaans Language and Cul

President Thabo Mbeki and the minister of justice are facing a R550&amp;nbsp;000 civil damages claim after a convicted murderer kil

Sara van Rooyen, 25, the woman suspected of swindling her friend’s R23.7m Lotto winnings is being held in police custody after

Mr Slo Ramokhoase becomes Pretoria’s first Black mayor.

SA signs agreement with the Nederlandsche Financierings Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V.

Dr Lindiwe Mbambo, wife of an ANC official and member of Watville Concerned Residents Committee, is shot dead by gunmen at home

A group of ultra right Whites storm 300 Black children in a park in Louis Trichardt, northern Transvaal.

South Africa’s Pan-Africanist Congress announces it will join with the African National Congress in opposing the White-led gove

President F. W. de Klerk announces the opening of four hitherto Whites-only residential areas to mixed settlement.

The Conservative Party (CP) controlled Boksburg Town Council agrees by twelve votes to seven to close Boksburg Lake, municipal

Egyptian commandos storm hijacked Egyptian airliner at Malta. An explosion during the assault kills sixty aboard. Two of the de

A former theology student, Carl Niehaus, is sentenced to fifteen years in prison for high treason in the Rand Supreme Court. Hi

Martial law is now in effect over three-quarters of Rhodesia.

The Southern African Freedom Foundation (SAFF) is exposed as a government front financed out of public funds.

Ian Smith announces that he is ready to yield to majority rule in Rhodesia.

A bomb explodes in the Carlton Centre, Johannesburg, injuring sixteen people.

Agreement signed between Britain and Rhodesia to give Blacks greater political rights which should eventually lead to majority

General Joseph-Désiré Mobutu ousts President Kasavubu in his second military coup in the Congo (Now Zaire).

President Thabo Mbeki and the minister of justice are facing a R550 000 civil damages claim after a convicted murderer kil