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WWII British 8th Army opens offensive in North Africa by attacking Sidi Barrani in Egypt. They seize 1,000 Italians in a sudden

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Elizabeth H. (Rina) Venter, former South African minister of health care, is born.

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Gerard Sekoto, SA artist is born in Botshabelo, Middelburg, Transvaal. He left SA for Paris in 1947. He died in 1993.

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Kwame Nkrumah, first premier and later president of Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) is born. He is seen by many as the father of Pa

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The New York American reports Belgian King Leopold II bribed the US Senate commission on the Congo.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The Russian czar rejects President Paul Kruger’s pleas for official aid in South Africa against the British.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: President Paul Kruger of the ZAR and Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession in the Netherlands.

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Thomas François Burgers (47), former state president of the ZAR (1872-1877), dies in poverty in Richmond, CC.

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James Buchanan is appointed as attorney-general of the ZAR.

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The British cabinet assents to the annexation of Basutoland.

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The Voortrekker commando under Andries Pretorius and Sarel Celliers make a solemn promise to God. Should they be victorious, th

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Scottish missionary explorer David Livingstone, aged 27, who has been accepted to serve under the London Missionary Society two

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National Day of Tanzania.

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News 24 reports that an outbreak of Ebola virus in north-western Republic of Congo has killed 5&nbsp;000 gorillas, helping to

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Prof. Russel Botman is appointed as rector of the University of Stellenbosch. He is the first theologian and also the first mem

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Speaking at the International Conference on Aids and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) in Abuja, Nigeria, Madik

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Briefing the media on the outcomes of the cabinet meeting on 7 December, government spokesperson Joel Netshitenzhe says in addr

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The suspected killer of two young women in Knysna is arrested in Hornlee. Nineteen year old Jessica Wheeler’s body was found in

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News 24 reports that South African actor Antony Coleman has won the award for best actor in a feature film for his performance

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A second effort to allow American singer Paul Simon to testify in the Allan Boesak trial fails, because of a legal loophole.

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Dr Ron Clark of the palaeo-anthropological research institute of the University of the Witwatersrand discovers the petrified sk

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A United Nations team finally arrives in Mbandaka, Congo, to investigate alleged massacres of refugees. The team was delayed in

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The World Health Organisation announces that a new case of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in the Ivory Coast. Ebola killed

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Algerian gunmen kill a British technician working for Algeria’s petroleum company, in what is believed to be the eleventh slayi

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Far right Comdt Willem Ratte surrenders after occupying Fort Skanskop, Pretoria, for twenty-four hours.

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Winnie Mandela is elected President of the ANC Women’s League.

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Four historically divided and entirely separate bodies unite and form the South African Football Association, marking the begin

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At its first legal congress in four decades, the South African Communist Party (SACP) decide to appoint Mr. Chris Hani as its n

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The Weekly Mail reports that allegedly twenty people have died in taxi feuds in 1989 and many more seriously injured.

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The Black Students’ Movement (BSM) at Rhodes University and the Black Students Society (BSS) at the University of the Witwaters

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WWII British 8th Army opens offensive in North Africa by attacking Sidi Barrani in Egypt. They seize 1,000 Italians in a sudden

Elizabeth H. (Rina) Venter, former South African minister of health care, is born.

Gerard Sekoto, SA artist is born in Botshabelo, Middelburg, Transvaal. He left SA for Paris in 1947. He died in 1993.

Kwame Nkrumah, first premier and later president of Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) is born. He is seen by many as the father of Pa

The New York American reports Belgian King Leopold II bribed the US Senate commission on the Congo.

Anglo-Boer War 2: The Russian czar rejects President Paul Kruger’s pleas for official aid in South Africa against the British.

Anglo-Boer War 2: President Paul Kruger of the ZAR and Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession in the Netherlands.

Thomas François Burgers (47), former state president of the ZAR (1872-1877), dies in poverty in Richmond, CC.

James Buchanan is appointed as attorney-general of the ZAR.

The British cabinet assents to the annexation of Basutoland.

The Voortrekker commando under Andries Pretorius and Sarel Celliers make a solemn promise to God. Should they be victorious, th

Scottish missionary explorer David Livingstone, aged 27, who has been accepted to serve under the London Missionary Society two

National Day of Tanzania.

News 24 reports that an outbreak of Ebola virus in north-western Republic of Congo has killed 5&amp;nbsp;000 gorillas, helping to

Prof. Russel Botman is appointed as rector of the University of Stellenbosch. He is the first theologian and also the first mem

Speaking at the International Conference on Aids and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) in Abuja, Nigeria, Madik

Briefing the media on the outcomes of the cabinet meeting on 7 December, government spokesperson Joel Netshitenzhe says in addr

The suspected killer of two young women in Knysna is arrested in Hornlee. Nineteen year old Jessica Wheeler’s body was found in

News 24 reports that South African actor Antony Coleman has won the award for best actor in a feature film for his performance

A second effort to allow American singer Paul Simon to testify in the Allan Boesak trial fails, because of a legal loophole.

Dr Ron Clark of the palaeo-anthropological research institute of the University of the Witwatersrand discovers the petrified sk

A United Nations team finally arrives in Mbandaka, Congo, to investigate alleged massacres of refugees. The team was delayed in

The World Health Organisation announces that a new case of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in the Ivory Coast. Ebola killed

Algerian gunmen kill a British technician working for Algeria’s petroleum company, in what is believed to be the eleventh slayi

Far right Comdt Willem Ratte surrenders after occupying Fort Skanskop, Pretoria, for twenty-four hours.

Winnie Mandela is elected President of the ANC Women’s League.

Four historically divided and entirely separate bodies unite and form the South African Football Association, marking the begin

At its first legal congress in four decades, the South African Communist Party (SACP) decide to appoint Mr. Chris Hani as its n

The Weekly Mail reports that allegedly twenty people have died in taxi feuds in 1989 and many more seriously injured.

The Black Students’ Movement (BSM) at Rhodes University and the Black Students Society (BSS) at the University of the Witwaters

News 24 reports that an outbreak of Ebola virus in north-western Republic of Congo has killed 5 000 gorillas, helping to