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Prime Minister Botha announces that general elections to the House of Assembly and the Provincial Councils will be held on 29 A

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A newspaper reports that the South African government told the World Court in a letter that it is prepared to hold a plebiscite

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Cairo suburbs are attacked by Israeli jet fighters.

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Riots break out in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.

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Mlungisi Hlongwane, national president of the SA National Civic Association (SANCO) and director of SANCO Investment Holdings s

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Rwanda’s provisional government proclaims republic.

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WW2: Five power stations are blown up by pro-Axis saboteurs in an attempt to destabilise the Rand gold mines.

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Gen. J.C. Smuts and Gen. Louis Botha establish “Het Volk” (The People), an Afrikaner political organisation.

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British relief force reaches Khartoum, and the Sudan is evacuated.

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Anglo-Boer War 1: The British forces are defeated and 83 British soldiers under Sir George Colley are killed and 111 wounded in

Steve Biko, photographer: unknown

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The Pretoria Supreme Court orders for an inquiry into the doctors' treatment of Steve Biko at the time of his death

Bafana Bafana, SA’s National soccer team, wins the Africa Cup of Nations Final

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Bafana Bafana, SA’s National soccer team, wins the Africa Cup of Nations Final

First Egyptian woman to file for divorce under new law

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First Egyptian woman to file for divorce under new law

Ugandan President Idi Amin releases political prisoners

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Ugandan President Idi Amin releases political prisoners

Trevor Manuel, Minister in The Presidency: National Planning Commission, is born

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Trevor Manuel, Minister in The Presidency: National Planning Commission, is born

<p>The New Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland regional poster <a href='http://rhodesianheritage.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-federation-of-rhodesia-and.html' target='_blank'> Source: Our Rhodesian Heritage </a></p>

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The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland collapses

F. W. de Klerk (left) with Nelson Mandela (right), Source: Getty Images

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F.W. de Klerk announces the release of Nelson Mandela and unbans political parties

The 1963 press release on the South African Government’s policy on South Africa’s participation in international sports

The minutes of for the meeting where the South African team to participate in the Olympic Games in 1908 was decided on

Letter written by the Lord Killanin of the IOC to Frank Braun president of the South African National Olympic Committee, 1967

White Paper on e-Education 2004

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South Africa’s Ryk Neethling beat Igor Berezutsky of Russia by 22-hundredths of a second to win the 200-metre individual medley

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Former Egyptian princess Fawzia bint Fuad, 84, dies in Lausanne, Switzerland, after a long struggle with cancer. Princess Fawzi

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The trade union Solidarity is due to meet with Sasol management today to discuss the gas explosion at Sasol’s Natref plant in S

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Munitions at an army base in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, explode, sending fireballs and shrapnel into the air and fo

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The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, beats Burjina Faso 1-0 in a home game.

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The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, beats DR Congo 1-0.

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Old Mutual announces its intention to note shares on the London stock exchange and four stock exchanges in Africa.

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Prof. Ben Marais (89), one of the first persons to denounce apartheid from within the Dutch Reformed Church, dies in Pretoria.

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Former State Pres. F.W. de Klerk admits to an extramarital affair with Elita Georgiades, wife of a rich Greek businessman.