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The minister of law and order, Adriaan Vlok, says in the House of Assembly that no member of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (

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Mr Mxolisi Mswela, national organiser of the Azanian Students’ Movement (AZASM) is arrested at his home and held under the Inte

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The Minister of Manpower Utilisation warns that the government is planning to take a tougher line with the rapidly expanding an

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The South African Coloured Persons’ Council Bill is introduced into Parliament. A government memorandum released on the same da

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Military government of Ethiopia announces that 2 300 guerrillas have been killed in fighting in Eritrea.

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The fifteenth Annual Conference of the Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) alters its constitution in such a way as to

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The Minister of Defence, P.W. Botha, discloses that South Africa’s northern borders are protected by a radar complex constituti

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Uganda’s Prime Minister Milton Obote orders five cabinet members arrested and assumes full power.

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Ghana becomes a one-party Socialist state.

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South Africa signs a parcel post agreement with Canada.

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Sixteen year old Valliamma Mudaliar dies of a fever contracted in prison while taking part in the Indian passive resistance.

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A report is released in London about the disappearance of the Waratah between Durban and Cape Town with 211 passengers and crew

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The first gold (61 ounces) is sent from Kromdraai in the Witwatersrand to the Standard Bank in Pretoria.

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The Rev. John Langalibalele Dube, Zulu journalist and politician, is born in Inanda, Natal. Date is given as 12 February 187

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A thatched roof church is inaugurated on the square in Pretoria – hence the name Church Square.

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Lord Robert Stephenson Baden-Powell, British hero during the siege of Mafeking (1900) and founder of the Boy Scout movement in

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The last edition of James Archbell’s The Natal Independent and General Advertiser is published.

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The steamer Good Hope sinks off the Tsitsikamma coast.

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The Political Council agrees to Marthinus Bergh’s request that he and his two sons be allowed to go to the Netherlands to plea

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A young man on horseback races through the streets of Stellenbosch shouting “Victorie! Victorie!” – the sign that the burgher

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President Thabo Mbeki congratulates Lesotho’s Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on his election to a third term in office, acco

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Miriam Makeba is nominated in the category World Music Album for her album Homeland at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Ang

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Welfare and Population Development Minister, Abe Williams, resigns in the face of corruption allegations relating to missing pe

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Four people are shot dead in Nkowankowa after a mass meeting of 30 000 people in a local stadium.

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The Star newspaper reports that Defence Minister, Magnus A. Malan, knew as early as 1987 of a secret &quot;hit squad&quot; made

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Fifty political detainees who had gone on hunger strike are released from prison.

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Two bodyguards of Winnie Mandela are accused of the murder of Stompie Sepei (14).

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SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the first break with apartheid

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Government announces ninety-nine year leasehold rights for Blacks in three Cape Town townships in order to stop the riots over

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The Minister of Manpower, Fanie Botha, the leader of the Conservative Party, Dr. Andries Treurnicht, and one of his senior lieu

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The minister of law and order, Adriaan Vlok, says in the House of Assembly that no member of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (

Mr Mxolisi Mswela, national organiser of the Azanian Students’ Movement (AZASM) is arrested at his home and held under the Inte

The Minister of Manpower Utilisation warns that the government is planning to take a tougher line with the rapidly expanding an

The South African Coloured Persons’ Council Bill is introduced into Parliament. A government memorandum released on the same da

Military government of Ethiopia announces that 2 300 guerrillas have been killed in fighting in Eritrea.

The fifteenth Annual Conference of the Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) alters its constitution in such a way as to

The Minister of Defence, P.W. Botha, discloses that South Africa’s northern borders are protected by a radar complex constituti

Uganda’s Prime Minister Milton Obote orders five cabinet members arrested and assumes full power.

Ghana becomes a one-party Socialist state.

South Africa signs a parcel post agreement with Canada.

Sixteen year old Valliamma Mudaliar dies of a fever contracted in prison while taking part in the Indian passive resistance.

A report is released in London about the disappearance of the Waratah between Durban and Cape Town with 211 passengers and crew

The first gold (61 ounces) is sent from Kromdraai in the Witwatersrand to the Standard Bank in Pretoria.

The Rev. John Langalibalele Dube, Zulu journalist and politician, is born in Inanda, Natal. Date is given as 12 February 187

A thatched roof church is inaugurated on the square in Pretoria – hence the name Church Square.

Lord Robert Stephenson Baden-Powell, British hero during the siege of Mafeking (1900) and founder of the Boy Scout movement in

The last edition of James Archbell’s The Natal Independent and General Advertiser is published.

The steamer Good Hope sinks off the Tsitsikamma coast.

The Political Council agrees to Marthinus Bergh’s request that he and his two sons be allowed to go to the Netherlands to plea

A young man on horseback races through the streets of Stellenbosch shouting “Victorie! Victorie!” – the sign that the burgher

President Thabo Mbeki congratulates Lesotho’s Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on his election to a third term in office, acco

Miriam Makeba is nominated in the category World Music Album for her album Homeland at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Ang

Welfare and Population Development Minister, Abe Williams, resigns in the face of corruption allegations relating to missing pe

Four people are shot dead in Nkowankowa after a mass meeting of 30 000 people in a local stadium.

The Star newspaper reports that Defence Minister, Magnus A. Malan, knew as early as 1987 of a secret &amp;quot;hit squad&amp;quot; made

Fifty political detainees who had gone on hunger strike are released from prison.

Two bodyguards of Winnie Mandela are accused of the murder of Stompie Sepei (14).

SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the first break with apartheid

Government announces ninety-nine year leasehold rights for Blacks in three Cape Town townships in order to stop the riots over

The Minister of Manpower, Fanie Botha, the leader of the Conservative Party, Dr. Andries Treurnicht, and one of his senior lieu

The Star newspaper reports that Defence Minister, Magnus A. Malan, knew as early as 1987 of a secret "hit squad" made