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The Prime Minister declares that Soviet threats will not prevent South Africa from attacking ANC bases in Mozambique.

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The Minister of Justice and the Police, Jimmy Kruger, states that a full-scale judicial commission of inquiry into deaths in de

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Herschelle Gibbs, SA cricket player, is born in Green Point, Cape Town.

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The Prime Minister condemns, in the strongest terms, a gift of $450,000 announced by the World Council of Churches (WCC) to Sou

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The Bantu Laws Amendment Bill is passed.

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SAA inaugurates the first direct weekly flight between Johannesburg and New York, via Rio de Janeiro.

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Britain recognises President Abdul Amari Karume’s regime in Zanzibar.

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At the annual conference of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Leopoldville, fifteen African states table a d

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Kwame Nkrumah, first prime minister and later president of Ghana, becomes the Leader of Government Business in the Gold Coast A

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Mabelindile Archie Luhlabo, chair of SA Teemane Co., Johannesburg, director of the Mineworkers Investment Co. and also of Globa

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Allan Boesak, clergyman and prominent political figure, is born.

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Fietas, Johannesburg: The area is officially named Pageview in honour of the then Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. J.J. Page. Up to t

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Keith Sandile Kunene, attorney Supreme Court of SA and chair or vice-chair of numerous companies and commissions, is born.

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Johannes van der Walt, member of the Ossewa-Brandwag (O.B.)and world renowned wrestler, who escaped from police detention after

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Die Week, predecessor of the Afrikaans newspaper Die Vaderland, appears for the first time.

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George Charles Gunn (Anton de Waal), composer of Afrikaans songs, co-worker of Danie Bosman and Nico Carstens, is born.

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Dr. Josias Hendrik du Plessis, Administrator of the Cape, is born in Vanrhynsdorp, Namaqualand.

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Herero Revolt: Leutwein warns against a policy of exterminating of the Ovaherero.

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Britain and Germany agree on boundary between German East Africa and Nyasaland.

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The Free Sate anthem, composed by the Dutchman Willem Nicolai, is sung for the first time.

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The Orange Free State Vierkleur is hoisted for the first time and the coat of arms of the republic is unveiled.

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The Bloemfontein Convention for the establishment of the Orange Free State is signed in Green Lodge.

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George Rex, allegedly the son of King George III and Hannah Lightfoot, auctions his house in Cape Town and settles at Melkhoutk

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Cyclone Favio, a powerful tropical cyclone with winds of up to 270km/p surges ashore in southern Mozambique. In Vilanculos, abo

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The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, beats Morocco 2-1.

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Fleeing fighting, 30 000 refugees from Rwanda and Burundi leave their refugee camp in eastern Zaire.

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Sixteen Black children arrive at the Potgietersrus Primary School to register, protected by police officers.

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SA signs agreement with the government of Namibia on co-operation in the policing of Walvis Bay.

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President F.W. de Klerk and ANC deputy president Nelson Mandela share a public platform for the first time as they jointly rece

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Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada and other African National Congress officials arrive in Natal at the start of an ANC &quot;peace

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The Prime Minister declares that Soviet threats will not prevent South Africa from attacking ANC bases in Mozambique.

The Minister of Justice and the Police, Jimmy Kruger, states that a full-scale judicial commission of inquiry into deaths in de

Herschelle Gibbs, SA cricket player, is born in Green Point, Cape Town.

The Prime Minister condemns, in the strongest terms, a gift of $450,000 announced by the World Council of Churches (WCC) to Sou

The Bantu Laws Amendment Bill is passed.

SAA inaugurates the first direct weekly flight between Johannesburg and New York, via Rio de Janeiro.

Britain recognises President Abdul Amari Karume’s regime in Zanzibar.

At the annual conference of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Leopoldville, fifteen African states table a d

Kwame Nkrumah, first prime minister and later president of Ghana, becomes the Leader of Government Business in the Gold Coast A

Mabelindile Archie Luhlabo, chair of SA Teemane Co., Johannesburg, director of the Mineworkers Investment Co. and also of Globa

Allan Boesak, clergyman and prominent political figure, is born.

Fietas, Johannesburg: The area is officially named Pageview in honour of the then Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. J.J. Page. Up to t

Keith Sandile Kunene, attorney Supreme Court of SA and chair or vice-chair of numerous companies and commissions, is born.

Johannes van der Walt, member of the Ossewa-Brandwag (O.B.)and world renowned wrestler, who escaped from police detention after

Die Week, predecessor of the Afrikaans newspaper Die Vaderland, appears for the first time.

George Charles Gunn (Anton de Waal), composer of Afrikaans songs, co-worker of Danie Bosman and Nico Carstens, is born.

Dr. Josias Hendrik du Plessis, Administrator of the Cape, is born in Vanrhynsdorp, Namaqualand.

Herero Revolt: Leutwein warns against a policy of exterminating of the Ovaherero.

Britain and Germany agree on boundary between German East Africa and Nyasaland.

The Free Sate anthem, composed by the Dutchman Willem Nicolai, is sung for the first time.

The Orange Free State Vierkleur is hoisted for the first time and the coat of arms of the republic is unveiled.

The Bloemfontein Convention for the establishment of the Orange Free State is signed in Green Lodge.

George Rex, allegedly the son of King George III and Hannah Lightfoot, auctions his house in Cape Town and settles at Melkhoutk

Cyclone Favio, a powerful tropical cyclone with winds of up to 270km/p surges ashore in southern Mozambique. In Vilanculos, abo

The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, beats Morocco 2-1.

Fleeing fighting, 30 000 refugees from Rwanda and Burundi leave their refugee camp in eastern Zaire.

Sixteen Black children arrive at the Potgietersrus Primary School to register, protected by police officers.

SA signs agreement with the government of Namibia on co-operation in the policing of Walvis Bay.

President F.W. de Klerk and ANC deputy president Nelson Mandela share a public platform for the first time as they jointly rece

Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada and other African National Congress officials arrive in Natal at the start of an ANC &amp;quot;peace

Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada and other African National Congress officials arrive in Natal at the start of an ANC "peace