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At a mass gathering in Johannesburg during the Rand Revolt, a proposal to establish a provisional republican government is acce

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World War 1: Gen. Louis Botha leaves for South West Africa to take control of the Union troops who would conquer the area from

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Herman Charles Bosman, author of among others Mafeking Road and creator of the character “Oom Schalk Lourens”, is born in Kuils

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Redvers Buller conquers Vaalkrans at the Tugela river, but shelling from both sides continues and the Br

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The Congo state is established as a personal possession of Belgium’s King Leopold II.

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Gabriel Adolf Ode is born in Schiedam, the Netherlands. Ode was the acting secretary of education in South Africa in 1891. He w

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Charles Barter, writer, magistrate and editor of The Natal Guardian, marries Emma Butler in Ireland.

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Frederich Martin Joseph Welwitsch, discoverer of the welwitschia plant in the Namib, is born in Austria.

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The 25th automated teller machine (ATM) this year is badly damaged after it is blown up in a shopping centre in Orange farm. Th

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Top finance officials from seven of the world’s richest countries (the G7 countries), open a two-day meeting in London that, wh

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Business Day announces that Deutsche Bank has taken the lead among foreign banks operating in SA by selling a 25% stake in its

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It is reported that a $650 flamethrower, invented by Charl Fourie, is available for installation on cars to protect against car

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The police in Zimbabwe start a search for William Player (64), heir to the British John Payer Tobacco Company, who disappeared

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Six men suffocate in Vereeniging after being locked up by robbers in the airtight compartment of a meat truck.

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Dave Richardson (38), South African wicket-keeper, announces his retirement from cricket after 42 test matches.

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The new Constitution of the Republic of South Africa takes effect. The Constitutional Court approved it on 4 December 1996.

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Prime Minister Etienne Tshisekedi of Zaire comes out of hiding to call for international military intervention to force Preside

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President F.W. de Klerk receives the Prix du Courage Politique in Paris.

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The European Community agrees to lift sanctions as soon as President F.W. de Klerk fulfils his pledge to repeal cornerstone apa

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The ANC and PAC form a joint liaison committee.

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Nine Israeli tourists and two Egyptian guards are killed and twenty tourists wounded when masked assailants open fire on a bus

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The Citizen reveals that Miss Olivia Forsyth who arrived at the British Embassy in Luanda, Angola, seeking sanctuary from the A

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South Africa’s three liberal opposition parties, the Progressive Federal Party headed by Zach de Beer, the National Democratic

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André Stander, SA bank robber is arrested by the Fort Lauderdale police for driving an unlicensed vehicle.

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President Samora Machel of Mozambique decrees an end to private ownership, and Lourenço Marques is renamed Maputo.

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Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda banns the opposition United Progressive Party and arrests its leader, Simon Kapepwe, together

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The prime minister states in the House of Assembly in Cape Town that the United Nations general-secretary, Dr. Waldheim, will b

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The Security Council, meeting in Addis Ababa, adopted resolution 311 (1972) condemning apartheid; recognising the legitimacy of

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The prime minister of Lesotho, Chief Jonathan, is reported to be prepared to co-operate with the South African government.

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Crew of the US carrier FDR are refused leave in South Africa because of the apartheid laws.

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At a mass gathering in Johannesburg during the Rand Revolt, a proposal to establish a provisional republican government is acce

World War 1: Gen. Louis Botha leaves for South West Africa to take control of the Union troops who would conquer the area from

Herman Charles Bosman, author of among others Mafeking Road and creator of the character “Oom Schalk Lourens”, is born in Kuils

Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Redvers Buller conquers Vaalkrans at the Tugela river, but shelling from both sides continues and the Br

The Congo state is established as a personal possession of Belgium’s King Leopold II.

Gabriel Adolf Ode is born in Schiedam, the Netherlands. Ode was the acting secretary of education in South Africa in 1891. He w

Charles Barter, writer, magistrate and editor of The Natal Guardian, marries Emma Butler in Ireland.

Frederich Martin Joseph Welwitsch, discoverer of the welwitschia plant in the Namib, is born in Austria.

The 25th automated teller machine (ATM) this year is badly damaged after it is blown up in a shopping centre in Orange farm. Th

Top finance officials from seven of the world’s richest countries (the G7 countries), open a two-day meeting in London that, wh

Business Day announces that Deutsche Bank has taken the lead among foreign banks operating in SA by selling a 25% stake in its

It is reported that a $650 flamethrower, invented by Charl Fourie, is available for installation on cars to protect against car

The police in Zimbabwe start a search for William Player (64), heir to the British John Payer Tobacco Company, who disappeared

Six men suffocate in Vereeniging after being locked up by robbers in the airtight compartment of a meat truck.

Dave Richardson (38), South African wicket-keeper, announces his retirement from cricket after 42 test matches.

The new Constitution of the Republic of South Africa takes effect. The Constitutional Court approved it on 4 December 1996.

Prime Minister Etienne Tshisekedi of Zaire comes out of hiding to call for international military intervention to force Preside

President F.W. de Klerk receives the Prix du Courage Politique in Paris.

The European Community agrees to lift sanctions as soon as President F.W. de Klerk fulfils his pledge to repeal cornerstone apa

The ANC and PAC form a joint liaison committee.

Nine Israeli tourists and two Egyptian guards are killed and twenty tourists wounded when masked assailants open fire on a bus

The Citizen reveals that Miss Olivia Forsyth who arrived at the British Embassy in Luanda, Angola, seeking sanctuary from the A

South Africa’s three liberal opposition parties, the Progressive Federal Party headed by Zach de Beer, the National Democratic

André Stander, SA bank robber is arrested by the Fort Lauderdale police for driving an unlicensed vehicle.

President Samora Machel of Mozambique decrees an end to private ownership, and Lourenço Marques is renamed Maputo.

Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda banns the opposition United Progressive Party and arrests its leader, Simon Kapepwe, together

The prime minister states in the House of Assembly in Cape Town that the United Nations general-secretary, Dr. Waldheim, will b

The Security Council, meeting in Addis Ababa, adopted resolution 311 (1972) condemning apartheid; recognising the legitimacy of

The prime minister of Lesotho, Chief Jonathan, is reported to be prepared to co-operate with the South African government.

Crew of the US carrier FDR are refused leave in South Africa because of the apartheid laws.