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General Idi Amin Dada takes power in Uganda by military coup while the existing president, Milton Obote, is at a Commonwealth m

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Abram Fischer, Q.C., standing trial under the Suppression of Communism Act, fails to arrive in court, forfeits his bail and dis

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African heads of state of the Monrovia Group, which includes Liberia, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon, issue charter for Pan-African

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The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) is established in Port Elizabeth.

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WWI: At the end of the war, the Paris Peace Conference accepts the proposal to create the League of Nations. The League was eve

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The ‘Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk’ starts its own training of ministers at the then Transvaal University College, with dr J.H.J.

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Mohandas Ghandi finally reaches an agreement with the South African Union government over rights of Indian nationals (voluntary

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Robey Leibbrandt, Olympic boxer and staunch supporter of the Ossewabrandwag (an Afrikaner patriotic movement), is born in Potch

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Three leaders from the IFP, Frank Malalose, national chairman and the Premier of Kwazulu-Natal, Ziba Jiyane, Secretary-General

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The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, loses the Africa Cup of Nations Group A game versus Egypt 0-1at the FNB Stadium, Johannesbur

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President Mandela arrives in Delhi, India, as chief guest at Republic Day.

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Three Somalis are killed and at least five are wounded in clashes with troops of a US-led coalition trying to safeguard efforts

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Matilda Ndlela, ANC, is killed by alleged hit squads in Esikhaweni, Natal.

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President F.W. de Klerk opens parliament and suggests a referendum in which the vote of each race group be counted separately.

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Rev. Modisele, ANC, NECC, is killed in Heidelberg, Transvaal. His burnt body is found with a Bible on it.

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The International Cricket Conference (ICC), after meeting in London on 23 and 24 January, decided to suspend as from 1 April al

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The Sunday Times reports that, after trade unions, churches are considered to be the most respected organisations in the Black

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Prof. Chris Barnard (65), South African heart specialist, marries his third wife, Karin Setzkorn (24).

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Guerrillas advance into Ugandan capital of Kampala as army opposition crumbles, pushing military government to edge of collapse

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The former Minister of Information, Dr. Connie Mulder, resigns his seat in parliament at the insistence of the Prime Minister,

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Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith rejects British proposals for a Rhodesian settlement.

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Premier John Vorster decrees that in the future the ‘homelands’ will be allowed to accept direct foreign financial aid.

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The rugby match between South Africa and Wales in Cardiff ends in a draw. The South African team could not beat a single ho

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British troops are flown in to Uganda to suppress an army mutiny over low pay.

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It is announced that efforts by Britain’s Foreign Secretary, Mr. Butler and Glasgow University to obtain permission from the So

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Elsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson’s book Born Free, dies in Kenya.

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Daily News photographer Laurie Bloomfield takes a picture of rioting in Cato Manor, which is immediately published around the w

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Rioting by Africans in Cato Manor (Durban) results in the death of nine policemen.

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South African politician and author of &quot;Jock of the Bushveld,&quot; Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, dies at the age of 69.

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Pieter Wenning (47), well-known South African painter, dies in Pretoria.

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General Idi Amin Dada takes power in Uganda by military coup while the existing president, Milton Obote, is at a Commonwealth m

Abram Fischer, Q.C., standing trial under the Suppression of Communism Act, fails to arrive in court, forfeits his bail and dis

African heads of state of the Monrovia Group, which includes Liberia, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon, issue charter for Pan-African

The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) is established in Port Elizabeth.

WWI: At the end of the war, the Paris Peace Conference accepts the proposal to create the League of Nations. The League was eve

The ‘Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk’ starts its own training of ministers at the then Transvaal University College, with dr J.H.J.

Mohandas Ghandi finally reaches an agreement with the South African Union government over rights of Indian nationals (voluntary

Robey Leibbrandt, Olympic boxer and staunch supporter of the Ossewabrandwag (an Afrikaner patriotic movement), is born in Potch

Three leaders from the IFP, Frank Malalose, national chairman and the Premier of Kwazulu-Natal, Ziba Jiyane, Secretary-General

The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, loses the Africa Cup of Nations Group A game versus Egypt 0-1at the FNB Stadium, Johannesbur

President Mandela arrives in Delhi, India, as chief guest at Republic Day.

Three Somalis are killed and at least five are wounded in clashes with troops of a US-led coalition trying to safeguard efforts

Matilda Ndlela, ANC, is killed by alleged hit squads in Esikhaweni, Natal.

President F.W. de Klerk opens parliament and suggests a referendum in which the vote of each race group be counted separately.

Rev. Modisele, ANC, NECC, is killed in Heidelberg, Transvaal. His burnt body is found with a Bible on it.

The International Cricket Conference (ICC), after meeting in London on 23 and 24 January, decided to suspend as from 1 April al

The Sunday Times reports that, after trade unions, churches are considered to be the most respected organisations in the Black

Prof. Chris Barnard (65), South African heart specialist, marries his third wife, Karin Setzkorn (24).

Guerrillas advance into Ugandan capital of Kampala as army opposition crumbles, pushing military government to edge of collapse

The former Minister of Information, Dr. Connie Mulder, resigns his seat in parliament at the insistence of the Prime Minister,

Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith rejects British proposals for a Rhodesian settlement.

Premier John Vorster decrees that in the future the ‘homelands’ will be allowed to accept direct foreign financial aid.

The rugby match between South Africa and Wales in Cardiff ends in a draw. The South African team could not beat a single ho

British troops are flown in to Uganda to suppress an army mutiny over low pay.

It is announced that efforts by Britain’s Foreign Secretary, Mr. Butler and Glasgow University to obtain permission from the So

Elsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson’s book Born Free, dies in Kenya.

Daily News photographer Laurie Bloomfield takes a picture of rioting in Cato Manor, which is immediately published around the w

Rioting by Africans in Cato Manor (Durban) results in the death of nine policemen.

South African politician and author of &amp;quot;Jock of the Bushveld,&amp;quot; Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, dies at the age of 69.

Pieter Wenning (47), well-known South African painter, dies in Pretoria.

South African politician and author of "Jock of the Bushveld," Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, dies at the age of 69.