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Former South African Defence Force (SADF) Chief Tienie Groenewald is acquitted on all charges related to the 1987 KwaMakhuthu m

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Rwandan rebels seize the key government army barracks in Kigali, removing the biggest obstacle in their drive to capture the ca

This day in history

Rwandan rebels seize the key government army barracks in Kigali, removing the biggest obstacle in their drive to capture the ca

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Tony Leon, MP for Houghton, replaces Dr Zac de Beer of the Democratic Party as leader of the party.

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Pres. Mengistu Haile Mariam of Ethiopia flees to Zimbabwe when Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) soldie

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Pres. Mengistu Haile Mariam of Ethiopia flees to Zimbabwe when Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) soldie

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The chief of MK in Natal, Theophilus Dlodlo, and Nomsa Msomi are shot and killed, and Candy Ntshonsho is injured in the car in

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The chief of MK in Natal, Theophilus Dlodlo, and Nomsa Msomi are shot and killed, and Candy Ntshonsho is injured in the car in

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In a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament it is unanimously agreed to re-entrench the language rights in the constitution

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White-ruled African nation of Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe, is expelled from Olympics because of its racial policies.

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Sarah Goldblatt, curator of the literary heritage of C.J. Langenhoven, dies in Bellville, Cape Town.

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Sarah Goldblatt, curator of the literary heritage of C.J. Langenhoven, dies in Bellville, Cape Town.

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SA signs an amendment to the agreement on civil uses of atomic energy with the United States.

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The South African Olympic and National Games Association (SAONGA) reports that all South Africa’s attempts to secure re-admissi

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The South African Olympic and National Games Association (SAONGA) reports that all South Africa’s attempts to secure re-admissi

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Derek Louw and Franco Fruscurd, editor and cartoonist of the Wits Student, are arrested and detained overnight on charges of de

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The English Cricket Council bows to British government pressure and calls off the all-White South African cricket tour.

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Egyptian premier Gamal Abdel Nasser threatens to close the Tiran Strait, on the Gulf of Aqaba, to Israeli shipping.

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Minister of Defence Jim Fouché announces that R12m. has been spent on the defence radar screen in the Transvaal.

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Minister of Defence Jim Fouché announces that R12m. has been spent on the defence radar screen in the Transvaal.

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Pallo Jordan, Minister of Arts and Culture of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004, is born in Kroonstad, OFS.

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WWII: East Africa. Caught between a pincer movement of the 11th and 12th African Divisions, the Abyssinian town of Soddu is cap

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Jacobus Pieter Verster, chief of the South African Air Force (1967-1975), is born in Boksburg.

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Defeat at Beringia for the forces of the Sultan of Dafur.

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Former South African Defence Force (SADF) Chief Tienie Groenewald is acquitted on all charges related to the 1987 KwaMakhuthu m

Rwandan rebels seize the key government army barracks in Kigali, removing the biggest obstacle in their drive to capture the ca

Rwandan rebels seize the key government army barracks in Kigali, removing the biggest obstacle in their drive to capture the ca

Tony Leon, MP for Houghton, replaces Dr Zac de Beer of the Democratic Party as leader of the party.

Pres. Mengistu Haile Mariam of Ethiopia flees to Zimbabwe when Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) soldie

Pres. Mengistu Haile Mariam of Ethiopia flees to Zimbabwe when Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) soldie

The chief of MK in Natal, Theophilus Dlodlo, and Nomsa Msomi are shot and killed, and Candy Ntshonsho is injured in the car in

The chief of MK in Natal, Theophilus Dlodlo, and Nomsa Msomi are shot and killed, and Candy Ntshonsho is injured in the car in

In a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament it is unanimously agreed to re-entrench the language rights in the constitution

White-ruled African nation of Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe, is expelled from Olympics because of its racial policies.

Sarah Goldblatt, curator of the literary heritage of C.J. Langenhoven, dies in Bellville, Cape Town.

Sarah Goldblatt, curator of the literary heritage of C.J. Langenhoven, dies in Bellville, Cape Town.

SA signs an amendment to the agreement on civil uses of atomic energy with the United States.

The South African Olympic and National Games Association (SAONGA) reports that all South Africa’s attempts to secure re-admissi

The South African Olympic and National Games Association (SAONGA) reports that all South Africa’s attempts to secure re-admissi

Derek Louw and Franco Fruscurd, editor and cartoonist of the Wits Student, are arrested and detained overnight on charges of de

The English Cricket Council bows to British government pressure and calls off the all-White South African cricket tour.

Egyptian premier Gamal Abdel Nasser threatens to close the Tiran Strait, on the Gulf of Aqaba, to Israeli shipping.

Minister of Defence Jim Fouché announces that R12m. has been spent on the defence radar screen in the Transvaal.

Minister of Defence Jim Fouché announces that R12m. has been spent on the defence radar screen in the Transvaal.

USS McGowan, a destroyer, is the first US ship to use the Suez Canal since the

USS McGowan, a destroyer, is the first US ship to use the Suez Canal since the

Jochem van Bruggen (75), Afrikaans novelist, dies in Krugersdorp.

Claudie van Onselen (Van Straaten), Springbok athlete, is born in Pretoria.

The institution of the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is announced.

The institution of the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is announced.

Pallo Jordan, Minister of Arts and Culture of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004, is born in Kroonstad, OFS.

WWII: East Africa. Caught between a pincer movement of the 11th and 12th African Divisions, the Abyssinian town of Soddu is cap

Jacobus Pieter Verster, chief of the South African Air Force (1967-1975), is born in Boksburg.

Defeat at Beringia for the forces of the Sultan of Dafur.