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Guy Tachard, a French astronomer, sets up an observatory in die Company Gardens at the Cape of Good Hope.

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World No-Tobacco Day.

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The Welkom based Thabong Serenade Choir becomes the first choir outside Gauteng to win the Gauteng Choral Music Association’s c

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Deputy president says an economic collapse in Zimbabwe would widely affect southern Africa. South Africa believes it cannot re

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Kenyan police charges ‘prophetess’ Lucy Nduta, with six counts of fraud, alleging that she cheated HIV/Aids patients out of h

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The incidence of new HIV infections appears to have stabilised for the first time in the 25-year history of Aids, according to

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At least four policemen are apparently arrested and questioned about a burglary last week from the safes of the SAPS serious an

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The UN Security Council votes unanimously to send a peacekeeping force to Congo’s north-eastern Ituri province. The European Un

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Dr Jan Pickard (70), honorary life chairman of the Western Province Rugby Union, dies in Cape Town.

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US Marines evacuate 900 civilians from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, wracked by looting and violence after a military

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SA beats Romania 21-8 in the World Cup rugby tournament.

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Group Areas Amendment Act No 101 commences.

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The Appeal Court hands down a landmark decision in the case Rikhoto v. East Rand Administration Board (ERAB)

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SA wins the first rugby test match against Ireland in Cape Town 23-15.

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State President M. Viljoen describes the twenty years since South Africa became a Republic as a ‘golden era’.

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National Security Intelligence and National Security Council Act No 4 commences.

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Following fierce opposition to the Advocate General’s Bill, the government refers it to a Parliamentary Select Committee.

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The Minister of Justice announces that the Christian Institute has been declared an affected organisation under the Affected Or

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South Africa tells Britain that unless the Wasp helicopter is delivered, the Simonstown Agreement on naval cooperation will hav

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Following the elections, ten new senators are chosen and appointed by the Prime Minister, on the same day that the electoral co

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Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Jordan’s King Hussein sign a mutual defence treaty, prompting Israel to strike pre-emp

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The Eastern region of Nigeria, Biafra, secedes from the country.

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An unsuccessful coup attempt against General Mobutu takes place in the Congo (now Zaire).

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The leader of the Basutoland National Party, Chief Leabua Jonathan, indicates that Basutoland is so economically dependent on S

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Transkei Constitution Act No 48 commences, giving self-government to Transkei.

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The Union of South Africa officially ceases to exist at midnight.

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The Afrikaans language festival, “Die Wonder van Afrikaans” which started on April 6 in Cape Town, ends at the Voortrekker monu

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Anna (Sister Annie) Tempo, community and social worker and founder of ‘Nanny House’ for destitute girls on the streets of Cape

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WWII: East Africa. Japanese submarines shell Sydney and Diego Suarez naval bases on Madagascar.

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Simon Hulumeni Gumede, Zulu chief and Minister of Works in the KwaZulu Government, 1983, is born in the Ubombo district, KwaZul

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Guy Tachard, a French astronomer, sets up an observatory in die Company Gardens at the Cape of Good Hope.

World No-Tobacco Day.

The Welkom based Thabong Serenade Choir becomes the first choir outside Gauteng to win the Gauteng Choral Music Association’s c

Deputy president says an economic collapse in Zimbabwe would widely affect southern Africa. South Africa believes it cannot re

Kenyan police charges ‘prophetess’ Lucy Nduta, with six counts of fraud, alleging that she cheated HIV/Aids patients out of h

The incidence of new HIV infections appears to have stabilised for the first time in the 25-year history of Aids, according to

At least four policemen are apparently arrested and questioned about a burglary last week from the safes of the SAPS serious an

The UN Security Council votes unanimously to send a peacekeeping force to Congo’s north-eastern Ituri province. The European Un

Dr Jan Pickard (70), honorary life chairman of the Western Province Rugby Union, dies in Cape Town.

US Marines evacuate 900 civilians from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, wracked by looting and violence after a military

SA beats Romania 21-8 in the World Cup rugby tournament.

Group Areas Amendment Act No 101 commences.

The Appeal Court hands down a landmark decision in the case Rikhoto v. East Rand Administration Board (ERAB)

SA wins the first rugby test match against Ireland in Cape Town 23-15.

State President M. Viljoen describes the twenty years since South Africa became a Republic as a ‘golden era’.

National Security Intelligence and National Security Council Act No 4 commences.

Following fierce opposition to the Advocate General’s Bill, the government refers it to a Parliamentary Select Committee.

The Minister of Justice announces that the Christian Institute has been declared an affected organisation under the Affected Or

South Africa tells Britain that unless the Wasp helicopter is delivered, the Simonstown Agreement on naval cooperation will hav

Following the elections, ten new senators are chosen and appointed by the Prime Minister, on the same day that the electoral co

Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Jordan’s King Hussein sign a mutual defence treaty, prompting Israel to strike pre-emp

The Eastern region of Nigeria, Biafra, secedes from the country.

An unsuccessful coup attempt against General Mobutu takes place in the Congo (now Zaire).

The leader of the Basutoland National Party, Chief Leabua Jonathan, indicates that Basutoland is so economically dependent on S

Transkei Constitution Act No 48 commences, giving self-government to Transkei.

The Union of South Africa officially ceases to exist at midnight.

The Afrikaans language festival, “Die Wonder van Afrikaans” which started on April 6 in Cape Town, ends at the Voortrekker monu

Anna (Sister Annie) Tempo, community and social worker and founder of ‘Nanny House’ for destitute girls on the streets of Cape

WWII: East Africa. Japanese submarines shell Sydney and Diego Suarez naval bases on Madagascar.

Simon Hulumeni Gumede, Zulu chief and Minister of Works in the KwaZulu Government, 1983, is born in the Ubombo district, KwaZul