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EventScores of people are killed in Boipatong, Vaal
One of the most gruesome attacks on township residents was carried out by armed men from Kwa Madala Hostel in Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg. In what has…
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Former Cape Argus editor, John O’Malley, dies in Cape Town
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Former Cape Argus editor John O’Malley (82) dies in Cape Town after a long battle with cancer.
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Roman Catholic bishop Augustin Misago, accused of helping orchestrate the 1994 slaughter of more than a half-million Rwandans,
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Nigeria’s new military leadership releases nine of the country’s most prominent political prisoners, including Gen. Olusegun Ob
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Nigeria’s new military leadership releases nine of the country’s most prominent political prisoners, including Gen. Olusegun Ob
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Sakhumzi Magxwalisa, SA super flyweight, wins the World Boxing Union (WBU) world champion title.
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Sakhumzi Magxwalisa, SA super flyweight, wins the World Boxing Union (WBU) world champion title.
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Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, wins 3-0 against Malawi in a home game.
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Troops of the right-wing Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, led by Eugene Terre’Blanche, storm the World Trade Centre near Kempton P
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Troops of the right-wing Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, led by Eugene Terre’Blanche, storm the World Trade Centre near Kempton P
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Rev. Tseleng Namane (47), PAC member, dies in hospital three days after he was shot at his home.
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The Association of West European Parliamentarians for Action against Apartheid, with the support of the UN Special Committee ag
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The Association of West European Parliamentarians for Action against Apartheid, with the support of the UN Special Committee ag
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Marches organised by the African National Congress, SA Communist Party and the Congress of South African Trade Unions are held
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A meeting between the End Conscription Campaign (ECC) and the SADF takes place, with a main objective to discuss alternative na
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A meeting between the End Conscription Campaign (ECC) and the SADF takes place, with a main objective to discuss alternative na
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President P.W. Botha suspends Amichand Rajbansi, leader of the House of Delegates, from the Cabinet and appoints a judicial com
President P.W. Botha suspends Amichand Rajbansi, leader of the House of Delegates, from the Cabinet and appoints a judicial commission of inquiry to…
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Ciskei’s former Commander of the Armed Forces, Major-General Charles Sebe, brother of President Lennox Sebe, is sentenced to tw
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Six South African members of the PAC are sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment, by the Tanzanian High Court, for the killing
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In two separate statements, the ANC and the UN Committee Against Apartheid call for a more concerted and intensified effort fro
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SA signs treaty with the Perishable Products Export Control Board for the ocean conveyance of goods between South Africa and Eu
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The new Soweto Council is inaugurated. The Council, under the Chairmanship of David Thehahadi, is given considerable powers.
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The Department of Information is to be disbanded and replaced by a Bureau for National and International Communications, for wh
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Sporadic outbreaks of violence occur (15-16 June) as the anniversary of the Soweto, Sharpeville riots nears, but there are fewe
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Minister of Defence P.W. Botha announces during a press visit to the Caprivi Strip that the Defence Force has taken over protec
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International Trade Union Conference against Apartheid organised by the Workers’ Group of the ILO Governing Body, in cooperatio
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SA signs amendment of Article 50(A) of the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Hilgard Muller, visits Portugal (15-17 June), and says that Portuguese and South African f
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