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Taliep Petersen, one of South Africa’s most popular theatre personalities, is shot and killed execution style during an armed r

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The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, beats Liberia 2-1 in a home game.

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Mbulelo Botile wins the International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight title.

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The Ncome Monument project is unveiled at the site of the Battle of Blood River in 1838. The Monument was opened on 26 November

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Sir Laurens van der Post (90), SA born explorer, author and mentor of Britain’s Prince Charles, dies in Chelsea, England. The d

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Running battles break out between police and PAGAD protestors in Cape Town.

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Orlando Pirates becomes the first Southern African soccer team to win the African League of Champions, beating Ivory Coast’s AS

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Ten people are killed in two attacks on homes of IFP supporting Lushaba and Cele families.

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The Secretary-General appointed Lakhdar Brahimi (Algeria) as his Special Representative for South Africa.

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The ANC concludes its first national consultative conference held inside South Africa in thirty-one years. The Conference, whic

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Five anti-apartheid leaders, imprisoned in 1988 for political activities, are freed from Robben Island. Among them are the gen

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The United Nations General Assembly adopts a total of eighteen resolutions on the situation in South Africa and problems creat

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The South African Institute of Race Relations calls for judicial inquiries into the death of detainees in police custody, backe

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The United Nations General Assembly approves a series of resolutions demanding sanctions against South Africa.

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The General Assembly, in resolution 3324 E (XXIX) recommended that &quot;the South African regime should be totally excluded fr

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The Black People’s Convention (BPC) holds its first National Congress

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South Africa signs multilateral treaty on the suppression of unlawful seizure of aircraft.

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United Nations Security Council calls for international sanctions against the White rule in Rhodesia. (Zimbabwe).

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Zanzibar and Kenya are admitted to the United Nations.

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The General Assembly appeals for assistance to families of persons persecuted by the South African Government for their opposit

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Handbills calling for sabotage are distributed in English and Zulu.

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Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) commits its first acts of violence, when several buildings in Durban, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg ar

This day in history

Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) is formed to &quot;hit back by all means within our power in defence of our people, our future and our fr

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Daniël Petrus Goosen (53), member of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy of Science and

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Mkhuseli R. Faku, Managing Director of Afric Oil since 1998, is born in Port Elizabeth.

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The Security Council of the UN institutes an embargo on Rhodesian import and export.

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A general amnesty is announced for Mau Mau forest fighters in Kenya. africanhistory.about.com

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Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), formed since June 1961 under leadership of Nelson Mandela, performs its first acts of sabotage by attac

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Last National Conference of the African National Congress before ban.

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UN troops occupy Port Said, Suez Canal Zone, following the abortive Tripartite Invasion

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Taliep Petersen, one of South Africa’s most popular theatre personalities, is shot and killed execution style during an armed r

The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, beats Liberia 2-1 in a home game.

Mbulelo Botile wins the International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight title.

The Ncome Monument project is unveiled at the site of the Battle of Blood River in 1838. The Monument was opened on 26 November

Sir Laurens van der Post (90), SA born explorer, author and mentor of Britain’s Prince Charles, dies in Chelsea, England. The d

Running battles break out between police and PAGAD protestors in Cape Town.

Orlando Pirates becomes the first Southern African soccer team to win the African League of Champions, beating Ivory Coast’s AS

Ten people are killed in two attacks on homes of IFP supporting Lushaba and Cele families.

The Secretary-General appointed Lakhdar Brahimi (Algeria) as his Special Representative for South Africa.

The ANC concludes its first national consultative conference held inside South Africa in thirty-one years. The Conference, whic

Five anti-apartheid leaders, imprisoned in 1988 for political activities, are freed from Robben Island. Among them are the gen

The United Nations General Assembly adopts a total of eighteen resolutions on the situation in South Africa and problems creat

The South African Institute of Race Relations calls for judicial inquiries into the death of detainees in police custody, backe

The United Nations General Assembly approves a series of resolutions demanding sanctions against South Africa.

The General Assembly, in resolution 3324 E (XXIX) recommended that &amp;quot;the South African regime should be totally excluded fr

The Black People’s Convention (BPC) holds its first National Congress

South Africa signs multilateral treaty on the suppression of unlawful seizure of aircraft.

United Nations Security Council calls for international sanctions against the White rule in Rhodesia. (Zimbabwe).

Zanzibar and Kenya are admitted to the United Nations.

The General Assembly appeals for assistance to families of persons persecuted by the South African Government for their opposit

Handbills calling for sabotage are distributed in English and Zulu.

Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) commits its first acts of violence, when several buildings in Durban, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg ar

Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) is formed to &amp;quot;hit back by all means within our power in defence of our people, our future and our fr

Daniël Petrus Goosen (53), member of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy of Science and

Mkhuseli R. Faku, Managing Director of Afric Oil since 1998, is born in Port Elizabeth.

The Security Council of the UN institutes an embargo on Rhodesian import and export.

A general amnesty is announced for Mau Mau forest fighters in Kenya. africanhistory.about.com

Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), formed since June 1961 under leadership of Nelson Mandela, performs its first acts of sabotage by attac

Last National Conference of the African National Congress before ban.

UN troops occupy Port Said, Suez Canal Zone, following the abortive Tripartite Invasion

The General Assembly, in resolution 3324 E (XXIX) recommended that "the South African regime should be totally excluded fr

Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) is formed to "hit back by all means within our power in defence of our people, our future and our fr