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Former law and order minister Adriaan Vlok and former police chief Johan van der Merwe, together with former Major-General Chri

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The twentieth anniversary of the GRA (Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners) is celebrated and it is decided to hold the first Afrika

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Johannes Jacobus Janse (Lang Hans) van Rensburg, leader of one of the early Voortrekker treks, is born at the Sundays River,

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Bantu Holomisa, former ruler of the Transkei, claims that President Mandela had told him that Sol Kerzner (former head of Sun I

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Jan Hendrik Boom, gardener at the Cape, and his wife Annetjie (Annetjie de Boerin), receive permission to farm and keep dairy c

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Wheelchair athlete Ernst van Dyk, cut off from a certain gold medal by Mexico’s Saul Mendoza in the 1&nbsp;500m final Athens Pa

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Lydia van Niekerk, professor of literature and first woman to be appointed to the chair at the University of Stellenbosch, is b

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A Rhodesian plane is shot down with a SAM 7 missile and thirty-eight of the fifty-six passengers are killed instantly, while gu

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John Wiley, former leader of the South African Party, is elected as National Party member for Simonstown, defeating the PFP can

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Dr. Frederik van Zyl Slabbert is chosen as the Leader of the Opposition Progressive Federal Party (PFP) in succession to Colin

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The explorer John Speke (37), first White man to reach the origin of the Nile River, kills himself in a shooting accident.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The youngest Boer commandant, 19 year old Commandant Piet van der Merwe and twenty-three burgers are killed i

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The youngest Boer commandant, 19 year old Commandant Piet van der Merwe and twenty-three burgers are killed i

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Parliament has been defrauded of about R17m by some MPs in the alleged voucher scam, according to SAA’s latest report.

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Ndamase, son of Pondo chief Faku and first paramount chief of Western Pondoland, dies. In 1869 Governor Sir Philip Wodehouse at

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Prime Minister Vorster says that the number of diplomats from African and Asian countries can be expected to increase, as South

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A seven-man delegation of Coloured leaders flies from Cape Town to Pretoria to meet the Prime Minister for discussions on the f

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Last day of Cornelis van Qualbergen as commander at the Cape, a position that he has held since 1666. Jacob Borghorst succe

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Pres. Paul Kruger receives the Order of the Netherlands Lion (Orde van die Nederlandse Leeu), awarded to Dutch citizens for ser

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South African Air Force pioneer Major-General Ken van der Spuy, veteran of both world wars and holder of fourteen decorations f

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The UN ban on Rhodesian import and export, introduced on 16 December 1966, is expanded to include all trade with Rhodesia.

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The cockpit voice-recorder of the SAA Helderberg, which crashed into the Indian Ocean off Mauritius, is recovered from the airc

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The Van Riebeeck festival, commemorating the settlement of Whites in South Africa 300 years ago, is officially opened by dr D.F

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A member of the three-man Presidential Council of the PAC, David M. Sibeko, dies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, after being shot t

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Field-cornet Salmon van As is executed by a firing squad after being found guilty by a British Martial court of murdering Ca

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Theophilus (Offy) Shepstone, son of Sir Theophilus and adviser of Mbandzeni, chief of the Swazi nation, is born in Fort Peddie.

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In line with the Record of Understanding reached between the SAG and ANC, forty-two political prisoners are released. The Natio

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Judgement starts in the Delmas trial. Mr Justice K. van Dijkhorst states that the state has proved that a dominant part of the

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Britain and France agree to accept a Middle East cease-fire in the Suez War if UN forces can keep the peace.

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Forces of the British South Africa Company force Matabele King Lobengula, son of Mzilikazi, to flee his Great Place in Bulawayo

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Former law and order minister Adriaan Vlok and former police chief Johan van der Merwe, together with former Major-General Chri

The twentieth anniversary of the GRA (Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners) is celebrated and it is decided to hold the first Afrika

Johannes Jacobus Janse (Lang Hans) van Rensburg, leader of one of the early Voortrekker treks, is born at the Sundays River,

Bantu Holomisa, former ruler of the Transkei, claims that President Mandela had told him that Sol Kerzner (former head of Sun I

Jan Hendrik Boom, gardener at the Cape, and his wife Annetjie (Annetjie de Boerin), receive permission to farm and keep dairy c

Wheelchair athlete Ernst van Dyk, cut off from a certain gold medal by Mexico’s Saul Mendoza in the 1&amp;nbsp;500m final Athens Pa

Lydia van Niekerk, professor of literature and first woman to be appointed to the chair at the University of Stellenbosch, is b

A Rhodesian plane is shot down with a SAM 7 missile and thirty-eight of the fifty-six passengers are killed instantly, while gu

John Wiley, former leader of the South African Party, is elected as National Party member for Simonstown, defeating the PFP can

Dr. Frederik van Zyl Slabbert is chosen as the Leader of the Opposition Progressive Federal Party (PFP) in succession to Colin

The explorer John Speke (37), first White man to reach the origin of the Nile River, kills himself in a shooting accident.

Anglo-Boer War 2: The youngest Boer commandant, 19 year old Commandant Piet van der Merwe and twenty-three burgers are killed i

Anglo-Boer War 2: The youngest Boer commandant, 19 year old Commandant Piet van der Merwe and twenty-three burgers are killed i

Parliament has been defrauded of about R17m by some MPs in the alleged voucher scam, according to SAA’s latest report.

Ndamase, son of Pondo chief Faku and first paramount chief of Western Pondoland, dies. In 1869 Governor Sir Philip Wodehouse at

Prime Minister Vorster says that the number of diplomats from African and Asian countries can be expected to increase, as South

A seven-man delegation of Coloured leaders flies from Cape Town to Pretoria to meet the Prime Minister for discussions on the f

Last day of Cornelis van Qualbergen as commander at the Cape, a position that he has held since 1666. Jacob Borghorst succe

Pres. Paul Kruger receives the Order of the Netherlands Lion (Orde van die Nederlandse Leeu), awarded to Dutch citizens for ser

South African Air Force pioneer Major-General Ken van der Spuy, veteran of both world wars and holder of fourteen decorations f

The UN ban on Rhodesian import and export, introduced on 16 December 1966, is expanded to include all trade with Rhodesia.

The cockpit voice-recorder of the SAA Helderberg, which crashed into the Indian Ocean off Mauritius, is recovered from the airc

The Van Riebeeck festival, commemorating the settlement of Whites in South Africa 300 years ago, is officially opened by dr D.F

A member of the three-man Presidential Council of the PAC, David M. Sibeko, dies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, after being shot t

Field-cornet Salmon van As is executed by a firing squad after being found guilty by a British Martial court of murdering Ca

Theophilus (Offy) Shepstone, son of Sir Theophilus and adviser of Mbandzeni, chief of the Swazi nation, is born in Fort Peddie.

In line with the Record of Understanding reached between the SAG and ANC, forty-two political prisoners are released. The Natio

Judgement starts in the Delmas trial. Mr Justice K. van Dijkhorst states that the state has proved that a dominant part of the

Britain and France agree to accept a Middle East cease-fire in the Suez War if UN forces can keep the peace.

Forces of the British South Africa Company force Matabele King Lobengula, son of Mzilikazi, to flee his Great Place in Bulawayo

Wheelchair athlete Ernst van Dyk, cut off from a certain gold medal by Mexico’s Saul Mendoza in the 1 500m final Athens Pa