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The first experimental radio broadcast in SA takes place in Johannesburg by the Western Electric Company.

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An agreement is concluded with the Portuguese authorities for the recruiting of Black mineworkers in their territory.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Field Marshal Lord Roberts is appointed British supreme commander in South Africa.

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Frederick Lugard occupies Uganda for the British East Africa Company.

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Frederick Timpson l’Ons (85), SA painter of early life in the Eastern Province, dies in Grahamstown.

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National Day of Niger.

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Former President F.W. de Klerk, speaking on Robben Island off Cape Town at a commemoration of the role played by Mahatma Gandhi

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The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, loses 3-4 against Uruguay in the Confederations Cup, with Lucas Radebe scoring his first int

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The United Nations (UN) General Assembly appoints Kofi Annan of Ghana to a five-year term as secretary-general, beginning 1 Jan

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The ANC holds its forty-ninth National Conference in Bloemfontein. Its strategy and tactics document “From Resistance to Recons

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American troops are pulled out of Somalia following a series of gun battles with Somali troops under the command of General Moh

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Ivory Coast’s new prime minister, Daniel Kablan Duncan, takes office, praising the economic austerity policies of his predecess

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The Secretary-General announces that Mrs. Sadako Ogata, High Commissioner for Refugees, and Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Chairman

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Thomas Mshoki Gcabashe, local IFP official, is killed, shot forty-five times in the neck and shoulder.

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Up to 100 ANC members are reported to have been detained in Swaziland. The Swaziland Police Commissioner confirms the arrests a

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The government confirms that guerrillas are being trained for operations in South Africa from bases in Botswana and Mozambique.

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A three-day Black Renaissance Convention ends at St. Peter’s Seminary, Hammanskraal. It was sponsored by the Christian Institut

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A statue of the Mapoch chief Nyala is unveiled near Roossenekal, in the Mapoch’s-land region, Eastern Transvaal.

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The first rocket to be wholly developed and manufactured in South Africa is successfully launched from the new rocket launching

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President Christophe Soglo is overthrown in a military coup in Dahomey, now Benin.

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Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Ethiopia after being ousted by his son. africanhistory.about.com/

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The SA rugby team beats Ireland 8-3 in Dublin.

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Walter Sisulu is served a notification, in terms of section 9 of the Suppression of Communism Act, whereby Sisulu is prohibited

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Johan Johl, Afrikaans poet, is born.

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Annual Conference of African National Congress (ANC) asks its National Executive Committee &quot;to consider the possibilities

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The first experimental radio broadcast in SA takes place in Johannesburg by the Western Electric Company.

An agreement is concluded with the Portuguese authorities for the recruiting of Black mineworkers in their territory.

Anglo-Boer War 2: Field Marshal Lord Roberts is appointed British supreme commander in South Africa.

Frederick Lugard occupies Uganda for the British East Africa Company.

Frederick Timpson l’Ons (85), SA painter of early life in the Eastern Province, dies in Grahamstown.

National Day of Niger.

Former President F.W. de Klerk, speaking on Robben Island off Cape Town at a commemoration of the role played by Mahatma Gandhi

The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, loses 3-4 against Uruguay in the Confederations Cup, with Lucas Radebe scoring his first int

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly appoints Kofi Annan of Ghana to a five-year term as secretary-general, beginning 1 Jan

The ANC holds its forty-ninth National Conference in Bloemfontein. Its strategy and tactics document “From Resistance to Recons

American troops are pulled out of Somalia following a series of gun battles with Somali troops under the command of General Moh

Ivory Coast’s new prime minister, Daniel Kablan Duncan, takes office, praising the economic austerity policies of his predecess

The Secretary-General announces that Mrs. Sadako Ogata, High Commissioner for Refugees, and Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Chairman

Thomas Mshoki Gcabashe, local IFP official, is killed, shot forty-five times in the neck and shoulder.

Up to 100 ANC members are reported to have been detained in Swaziland. The Swaziland Police Commissioner confirms the arrests a

The government confirms that guerrillas are being trained for operations in South Africa from bases in Botswana and Mozambique.

A three-day Black Renaissance Convention ends at St. Peter’s Seminary, Hammanskraal. It was sponsored by the Christian Institut

A statue of the Mapoch chief Nyala is unveiled near Roossenekal, in the Mapoch’s-land region, Eastern Transvaal.

The first rocket to be wholly developed and manufactured in South Africa is successfully launched from the new rocket launching

President Christophe Soglo is overthrown in a military coup in Dahomey, now Benin.

Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Ethiopia after being ousted by his son. africanhistory.about.com/

The SA rugby team beats Ireland 8-3 in Dublin.

Walter Sisulu is served a notification, in terms of section 9 of the Suppression of Communism Act, whereby Sisulu is prohibited

Johan Johl, Afrikaans poet, is born.

Annual Conference of African National Congress (ANC) asks its National Executive Committee &amp;quot;to consider the possibilities

Marlise Joubert, SA author, is born.

British recapture Sollum, Egypt.

Keith Oxlee, SA rugby fly half, is born.

Nellie du Toit, SA soprano, is born.

South Africa receives the League of Nations mandate over SW Africa.

Annual Conference of African National Congress (ANC) asks its National Executive Committee "to consider the possibilities