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Niger’s first democratically elected president, Mahamane Ousmane, is ousted in a coup and army Col Barre Mainassara Ibrahim tak

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The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, wins the Africa Cup of Nations Quarterfinal versus Algeria 2-1 at the FNB Stadium, Johannesb

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Sipho John Thembani (69), ANC and member of Mdantsa Residents Association in Transkei, is shot and killed.

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The European Community formally lifts economic sanctions against South Africa.

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President Mohamed Siad Barre of Somalia flees the capital, Mogadishu, as a coalition of rebels seize power. The country plunges

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Several newspapers report that the University of Stellenbosch opened its two hostels on the Tygerberg campus to medical and den

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André Stander, SA’s suave heist man and bank robber, flees to Fort Lauderdale in the US using a false passport. Allan He

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The third Annual Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the SADCC and representatives of donor countries and organisations, hel

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A Marine Traffic Bill empowers the Minister of Transport Affairs to order ships to be stopped or searched if they are believed

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The government decides to close The Post and The Sunday Post because they have become media for communist viewpoints.

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Former President John Vorster says he has decided to withdraw from politics for family reasons.

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Robert Mugabe returns to Southern Rhodesia after an exile of five years.

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The head of the South African Defence Force, Commandant General Hiemstra, announces the successful conclusion of AngloSouth Afr

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Themba James Maseko, managing director of Damelin Education Group and former director-general of Gauteng Department of Educatio

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The appointment of the group of experts to examine the problem of apartheid, in terms of the United Nations Security Council re

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Dr H.F. Verwoerd rejects ‘White leadership with justice’ and announces the dawn of a new era that would end discrimination in S

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King Farouk removes Prime Minister Mustafa Nahhas for failing to keep the peace. Ali Mahir replaces him.

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Sokhaya Charles Nkosi, SA graphic artist, is born in Durban. He was employed by the SABC (1982-1986) and is since then senior

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Dr Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma, South African Minister of Foreign Affairs, is born in Natal.

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Dr Irvin Khoza (The Iron Duke) who was awarded Kick Off’s accolade for the Personality of the Decade for his contribution to SA

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WWII: SA prime minister, General Jan Smuts, asks parliament’s approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 193

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Petition by Black women against carrying of passes in the Orange Free State.

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The Reverend Adriaan Jacob Begemann is inducted as the first pastor of the ‘Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk’.

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David Rattray, KwaZulu historian is murdered at his home at Fugitive’s Drift Lodge. It immediately becomes world news and affec

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A fire breaks out on Table Mountain after a British tourist allegedly flights a lit cigarette out of a car window.

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Arriving at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel says economic growth would top

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The Cape High Court sets aside the department of environmental affairs’ decision to allow the construction of a pebble bed modu

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Judge Johann Kriegler, chairman of the Independent Election Commission, resigns after allegations of tension between the Commis

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SA signs joint communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Cambodia.

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Rebels overrun the Somalian capital of Mogadishuh.

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Niger’s first democratically elected president, Mahamane Ousmane, is ousted in a coup and army Col Barre Mainassara Ibrahim tak

The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, wins the Africa Cup of Nations Quarterfinal versus Algeria 2-1 at the FNB Stadium, Johannesb

Sipho John Thembani (69), ANC and member of Mdantsa Residents Association in Transkei, is shot and killed.

The European Community formally lifts economic sanctions against South Africa.

President Mohamed Siad Barre of Somalia flees the capital, Mogadishu, as a coalition of rebels seize power. The country plunges

Several newspapers report that the University of Stellenbosch opened its two hostels on the Tygerberg campus to medical and den

André Stander, SA’s suave heist man and bank robber, flees to Fort Lauderdale in the US using a false passport. Allan He

The third Annual Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the SADCC and representatives of donor countries and organisations, hel

A Marine Traffic Bill empowers the Minister of Transport Affairs to order ships to be stopped or searched if they are believed

The government decides to close The Post and The Sunday Post because they have become media for communist viewpoints.

Former President John Vorster says he has decided to withdraw from politics for family reasons.

Robert Mugabe returns to Southern Rhodesia after an exile of five years.

The head of the South African Defence Force, Commandant General Hiemstra, announces the successful conclusion of AngloSouth Afr

Themba James Maseko, managing director of Damelin Education Group and former director-general of Gauteng Department of Educatio

The appointment of the group of experts to examine the problem of apartheid, in terms of the United Nations Security Council re

Dr H.F. Verwoerd rejects ‘White leadership with justice’ and announces the dawn of a new era that would end discrimination in S

King Farouk removes Prime Minister Mustafa Nahhas for failing to keep the peace. Ali Mahir replaces him.

Sokhaya Charles Nkosi, SA graphic artist, is born in Durban. He was employed by the SABC (1982-1986) and is since then senior

Dr Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma, South African Minister of Foreign Affairs, is born in Natal.

Dr Irvin Khoza (The Iron Duke) who was awarded Kick Off’s accolade for the Personality of the Decade for his contribution to SA

WWII: SA prime minister, General Jan Smuts, asks parliament’s approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 193

Petition by Black women against carrying of passes in the Orange Free State.

The Reverend Adriaan Jacob Begemann is inducted as the first pastor of the ‘Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk’.

David Rattray, KwaZulu historian is murdered at his home at Fugitive’s Drift Lodge. It immediately becomes world news and affec

A fire breaks out on Table Mountain after a British tourist allegedly flights a lit cigarette out of a car window.

Arriving at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel says economic growth would top

The Cape High Court sets aside the department of environmental affairs’ decision to allow the construction of a pebble bed modu

Judge Johann Kriegler, chairman of the Independent Election Commission, resigns after allegations of tension between the Commis

SA signs joint communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Rebels overrun the Somalian capital of Mogadishuh.