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Benjamin Magson Kies, Coloured political activist and jurist who vehemently opposed colonialism and apartheid, dies in Hermanus

This day in history

Ugandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot in the head by a gunman.

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Britain acknowledges the right of Nyasaland (now Malawi) to secede from the Central African Federation.

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General Dan Pienaar is killed as his aircraft crashes into Lake Victoria at Kisumu while returning to South Africa. The suburbs

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Gen. Manie (Salomon Gerhardus) Maritz, member of the brave Danie Theron scout corps in Anglo-Boer War 2 and one of the leaders

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Johannes Nkosi, martyr for the Communist Party of South Africa, whose death is annually commemorated by the ANC and the SACP on

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Marthinus Cornelius (oom Tienie) van Schoor, electrical engineer, inventor of the single-line train control system and cultural

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Hercules George Robert Robinson, South African high commissioner and governor (1880-89, 1895-97), is born in Ireland.

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Voortrekker leader Andries Hendrik Potgieter, who led the trekkers at the Battle of Vegkop against the Matabele (Ndebele), and

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Bertie Reed (63), for many years a Springbok and international sailing legend and one of the most-popular skippers in single-ha

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Justice John Foxcroft rejects the plea for acquittal of Allan Boesak’s defence and postpones the case until the following year.

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This day sees the start of the first Test Cricket match between Zimbabwe and England.

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A Zairian airliner crashes in Angola, killing 141 people. (Mail &amp; Guardian, 9-15 Jan 2004, p. 8).

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Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, leader of Inkatha, withdraws from negotiations on ending apartheid. He announces that he will not

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The Steering Committee of CODESA reach an agreement whereby all parties will commit themselves &quot;politically and morally&qu

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SA exchange notes with the People’s Republic of China regarding the establishment of informal offices in Pretoria and Beijing.

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SA signs Protocol with the government of Poland on establishing diplomatic relations.

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Jongikaya Witbooi, Lumkile Maxiti and Agnes Maseti are shot dead at the home of a civic leader in Khayelitsha, Western Cape.

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The South African authorities publish a notice granting indemnity from prosecution to all exiles that left the country illegall

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During the night of 18-19 December, four explosions occur at the Koeberg nuclear power station for which the ANC claims respons

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Robert Mugabe and ZANU Central Committee survive an assassination attempt in a bombing of the party headquarters in Harare. Sev

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Three further attempts to sabotage buildings in and near Johannesburg are discovered.

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Steve Biko, Black activist who died in detention, is born in Ginsberg Location, near King William’s Town.

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Christoffel (Stoffel) van der Merwe, former South African minister of Education, is born.

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The Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK) is founded in Bloemfontein, with Dr N.J. van der Merwe as chairman.

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Benjamin Magson Kies, Coloured political activist and jurist who vehemently opposed colonialism and apartheid, dies in Hermanus

Ugandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot in the head by a gunman.

Britain acknowledges the right of Nyasaland (now Malawi) to secede from the Central African Federation.

General Dan Pienaar is killed as his aircraft crashes into Lake Victoria at Kisumu while returning to South Africa. The suburbs

Gen. Manie (Salomon Gerhardus) Maritz, member of the brave Danie Theron scout corps in Anglo-Boer War 2 and one of the leaders

Johannes Nkosi, martyr for the Communist Party of South Africa, whose death is annually commemorated by the ANC and the SACP on

Prof. Ernest Hubert Schwarz (55), SA geologist and geographer, dies in Senegal.

Marais Viljoen, former SA state president, is born.

Charles H. Weich, SA music critic, is born in Middelburg, Karoo.

Stanley’s expedition reaches Fort Bodo, East-Africa.

Italy recognises King Leopold II’s Congo Free State.

Marthinus Cornelius (oom Tienie) van Schoor, electrical engineer, inventor of the single-line train control system and cultural

Hercules George Robert Robinson, South African high commissioner and governor (1880-89, 1895-97), is born in Ireland.

Voortrekker leader Andries Hendrik Potgieter, who led the trekkers at the Battle of Vegkop against the Matabele (Ndebele), and

Bertie Reed (63), for many years a Springbok and international sailing legend and one of the most-popular skippers in single-ha

Justice John Foxcroft rejects the plea for acquittal of Allan Boesak’s defence and postpones the case until the following year.

This day sees the start of the first Test Cricket match between Zimbabwe and England.

A Zairian airliner crashes in Angola, killing 141 people. (Mail &amp;amp; Guardian, 9-15 Jan 2004, p. 8).

Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, leader of Inkatha, withdraws from negotiations on ending apartheid. He announces that he will not

The Steering Committee of CODESA reach an agreement whereby all parties will commit themselves &amp;quot;politically and morally&amp;qu

SA exchange notes with the People’s Republic of China regarding the establishment of informal offices in Pretoria and Beijing.

SA signs Protocol with the government of Poland on establishing diplomatic relations.

Jongikaya Witbooi, Lumkile Maxiti and Agnes Maseti are shot dead at the home of a civic leader in Khayelitsha, Western Cape.

The South African authorities publish a notice granting indemnity from prosecution to all exiles that left the country illegall

During the night of 18-19 December, four explosions occur at the Koeberg nuclear power station for which the ANC claims respons

Robert Mugabe and ZANU Central Committee survive an assassination attempt in a bombing of the party headquarters in Harare. Sev

Three further attempts to sabotage buildings in and near Johannesburg are discovered.

Steve Biko, Black activist who died in detention, is born in Ginsberg Location, near King William’s Town.

Christoffel (Stoffel) van der Merwe, former South African minister of Education, is born.

The Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK) is founded in Bloemfontein, with Dr N.J. van der Merwe as chairman.

A Zairian airliner crashes in Angola, killing 141 people. (Mail & Guardian, 9-15 Jan 2004, p. 8).

The Steering Committee of CODESA reach an agreement whereby all parties will commit themselves "politically and morally&qu