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Justice Reinhold Gregorowski (66), the judge who delivered the death sentence on four members of the Reform Committee after the

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George Andrew Manuel, scholar, author and one of the first Coloured journalists in SA, is born in Johannesburg.

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Anton Ackerman, SA actor and member of the theatrical company of Wena Naudé and Willem van Zyl, is born.

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Moses Josiah Madiba, author, educationist and first African chancellor of the University of the North, is born at Uitvlucht, Pi

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Friedrich von Lindequist, new governor of German South West Africa, arrives in Lüderitzbucht.

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Mpande, Zulu chief and half-brother of Dingane, dies at his kraal Nodwengu in Zululand.

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General Lucas Johannes Meyer, later president of the New Republic (Nieuwe Republiek) established on territory received as rewar

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Energy specialist and free-lance reporter Andrew Kennedy reports that the Koeberg Nuclear plant is quite safe despite power cut

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Two Johannesburg paramedics, Adriaan Craukamp and Johan Erasmus, who abandoned a homeless man, who later died in the street, ha

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Child sex-slaves are freed. Superintendent Andre Neethling, head of the child protection unit in Gauteng, announces police have

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The SA rugby team beats England 24-14 in London.

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Jacob Matlala, SA junior flyweight, wins the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) world champion title.

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Nigeria’s new military ruler, General Sani Abacha, dissolves all democratic institutions.

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Ten MK members are killed when an alleged member of MK pulls a grenade at a party in Sebokeng, PWV.

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After a marathon ten-hour Cabinet meeting, President F.W. de Klerk appointed Lt.-Gen. Pierre Steyn as head of all intelligence

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The National Working Committee of the ANC adopts a discussion document entitled &quot;Negotiations A Strategic Perspective&quot

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The three Zimbabwean intelligence officers standing trial for a bomb attack on an ANC house in Bulawayo are sentenced to death.

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Dr Pierre Rossouw, ecumenical affairs and information officer of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) re-emphasises that the DRC con

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United Democratic Front (UDF) officials Patrick Lekota, the organisation’s publicity secretary, Popo Molefe, its national secre

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The results of an opinion poll indicate that more than 160 000 White South African adults plan to leave the country within the

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Cuba denies its troops are engaged in fighting against SA forces in Angola.

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Fourteen people are killed when the SAP use violence to break up a township meeting in Queenstown, Eastern Cape.

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The opposition Progressive Federal Party (PFP) opens its membership to all races.

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Minister of Justice, J.T. Kruger, says the PAC has launched two insurgency campaigns, Homecoming and Curtain Raiser, against So

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Palestinian students storm the Egyptian embassy in Athens, and an embassy in Beirut comes under rocket attack as protests sprea

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Eric H. Louw, SA foreign minister since January 1955, announces his intention to retire.

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King Mohammed V calls for the &quot;total and unconditional&quot; withdrawal of US military bases, and French and Spanish troop

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A joint Egyptian-Syrian parliamentary meeting approves the creation of a Federal Union of Egypt and Syria.

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WWII: British troops launch attack in West African desert.

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Amy Johnson lands in Cape Town, beating the existing record flight time from London by over ten hours.

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Justice Reinhold Gregorowski (66), the judge who delivered the death sentence on four members of the Reform Committee after the

George Andrew Manuel, scholar, author and one of the first Coloured journalists in SA, is born in Johannesburg.

Anton Ackerman, SA actor and member of the theatrical company of Wena Naudé and Willem van Zyl, is born.

Moses Josiah Madiba, author, educationist and first African chancellor of the University of the North, is born at Uitvlucht, Pi

Friedrich von Lindequist, new governor of German South West Africa, arrives in Lüderitzbucht.

Mpande, Zulu chief and half-brother of Dingane, dies at his kraal Nodwengu in Zululand.

General Lucas Johannes Meyer, later president of the New Republic (Nieuwe Republiek) established on territory received as rewar

Energy specialist and free-lance reporter Andrew Kennedy reports that the Koeberg Nuclear plant is quite safe despite power cut

Two Johannesburg paramedics, Adriaan Craukamp and Johan Erasmus, who abandoned a homeless man, who later died in the street, ha

Child sex-slaves are freed. Superintendent Andre Neethling, head of the child protection unit in Gauteng, announces police have

The SA rugby team beats England 24-14 in London.

Jacob Matlala, SA junior flyweight, wins the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) world champion title.

Nigeria’s new military ruler, General Sani Abacha, dissolves all democratic institutions.

Ten MK members are killed when an alleged member of MK pulls a grenade at a party in Sebokeng, PWV.

After a marathon ten-hour Cabinet meeting, President F.W. de Klerk appointed Lt.-Gen. Pierre Steyn as head of all intelligence

The National Working Committee of the ANC adopts a discussion document entitled &amp;quot;Negotiations A Strategic Perspective&amp;quot

The three Zimbabwean intelligence officers standing trial for a bomb attack on an ANC house in Bulawayo are sentenced to death.

Dr Pierre Rossouw, ecumenical affairs and information officer of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) re-emphasises that the DRC con

United Democratic Front (UDF) officials Patrick Lekota, the organisation’s publicity secretary, Popo Molefe, its national secre

The results of an opinion poll indicate that more than 160 000 White South African adults plan to leave the country within the

Cuba denies its troops are engaged in fighting against SA forces in Angola.

Fourteen people are killed when the SAP use violence to break up a township meeting in Queenstown, Eastern Cape.

The opposition Progressive Federal Party (PFP) opens its membership to all races.

Minister of Justice, J.T. Kruger, says the PAC has launched two insurgency campaigns, Homecoming and Curtain Raiser, against So

Palestinian students storm the Egyptian embassy in Athens, and an embassy in Beirut comes under rocket attack as protests sprea

Eric H. Louw, SA foreign minister since January 1955, announces his intention to retire.

King Mohammed V calls for the &amp;quot;total and unconditional&amp;quot; withdrawal of US military bases, and French and Spanish troop

A joint Egyptian-Syrian parliamentary meeting approves the creation of a Federal Union of Egypt and Syria.

WWII: British troops launch attack in West African desert.

Amy Johnson lands in Cape Town, beating the existing record flight time from London by over ten hours.

The National Working Committee of the ANC adopts a discussion document entitled "Negotiations A Strategic Perspective&quot

King Mohammed V calls for the "total and unconditional" withdrawal of US military bases, and French and Spanish troop