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In an obituary written for Abdoola Hajee Adam Jhaveri (Dada Abdulla), Gandhi expresses regret at his death and calls him one of

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Britain conquers Kano from Nigerian rebel forces.

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Johannes Stephanus Marais Rabie, editor of “De Natalse Afrikaner”, is born on the farm Groenkloof, district of Fauresmith, Free

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Gov. Harry Smith annexes country between Orange and Vaal Rivers in South Africa for Britain.

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Piet Retief, seventy burghers and thirty mounted servants, arrive at Dingane's kraal

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Andrew and Lady Ann Barnard leaves Portsmouth, England, for the Cape, where Andrew was appointed secretary to the new English g

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Jan van Riebeeck delivers wood at Rondebosch in the Cape for the construction of a fort to defend the wheat fields of the Free

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Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Diaz discovers that he has sailed past the southernmost point of Africa and puts ashore in the

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Business Day reports that a devastating High Court application by the Financial Services Board (FSB) has exposed the &quot;misa

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The Lusa news agency reports that torrential rains in northern Angola have damaged at least two bridges, knocked out power and

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President Thabo Mbeki and several other heads of states attend the inauguration of the new president of Mozambique, Armando Gue

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People are encouraged to protect our natural wetlands because they are the special habitat of certain living species and protec

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Pretoria News reports the South African Air Force celebrated its 84th anniversary at Bay’s Hill the previous day with the launc

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A powerful explosion in Lagos, Nigeria, destroys a bank, killing thirty-three people. Rioting and looting break out as hund

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Riots between ethnic Hausa and Yoruba rocks Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, killing 100 people and forcing thousands

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The two Libyan defendants charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, plead innocent at a pre-tr

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The game between the Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, and Algeria, ends in a tie 1-1.

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Dr Chris Albertyn (89), former chief executive of “Nasionale Pers” and editor of the Afrikaanse Kinderensiklopedie dies in Klei

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The South Korean businessman Yong Koo Kwong, head of the Daewoo motor company in South Africa, is shot in the driveway of his h

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The South African Government decides to proceed to appoint Ramesh Vassen as Consul General in Mumbai (previously Bombay), India

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A rebel group in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, led by Laurent Kabila says it has captured several towns and part

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The National Party launches a ‘core values’ document in Pretoria. On the same day it is reported that the Provincial Affairs an

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A consortium of Black investors takes over African Life from Southern Life at R160 million. (Beeld, 2 Feb 2004. Vandag in die o

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President de Klerk announces that South Africa’s first non-racial democratic elections will be held on 26-28 April.

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Local Government Transition Act No 209, providing for revised interim measures to promote the restructuring of local government

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Exchange of notes with the government of Bulgaria regarding the establishment of diplomatic relations.

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The terms of reference of the Harms Commission, which is to inquire into alleged murders and unlawful acts of the security forc

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The Ciskei declares a state of emergency in the districts of Mdantsane and Zwelitsha.

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Pres. P.W. Botha resigns as leader of the NP and F.W. de Klerk is elected as new leader, after having served as leader of the N

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A new Black daily paper, promising to expose political ills, appears in Johannesburg. The Sowetan has the same format as the ba

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In an obituary written for Abdoola Hajee Adam Jhaveri (Dada Abdulla), Gandhi expresses regret at his death and calls him one of

Britain conquers Kano from Nigerian rebel forces.

Johannes Stephanus Marais Rabie, editor of “De Natalse Afrikaner”, is born on the farm Groenkloof, district of Fauresmith, Free

Gov. Harry Smith annexes country between Orange and Vaal Rivers in South Africa for Britain.

Piet Retief, seventy burghers and thirty mounted servants, arrive at Dingane&#039;s kraal

Andrew and Lady Ann Barnard leaves Portsmouth, England, for the Cape, where Andrew was appointed secretary to the new English g

Jan van Riebeeck delivers wood at Rondebosch in the Cape for the construction of a fort to defend the wheat fields of the Free

Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Diaz discovers that he has sailed past the southernmost point of Africa and puts ashore in the

Business Day reports that a devastating High Court application by the Financial Services Board (FSB) has exposed the &amp;quot;misa

The Lusa news agency reports that torrential rains in northern Angola have damaged at least two bridges, knocked out power and

President Thabo Mbeki and several other heads of states attend the inauguration of the new president of Mozambique, Armando Gue

People are encouraged to protect our natural wetlands because they are the special habitat of certain living species and protec

Pretoria News reports the South African Air Force celebrated its 84th anniversary at Bay’s Hill the previous day with the launc

A powerful explosion in Lagos, Nigeria, destroys a bank, killing thirty-three people. Rioting and looting break out as hund

Riots between ethnic Hausa and Yoruba rocks Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, killing 100 people and forcing thousands

The two Libyan defendants charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, plead innocent at a pre-tr

The game between the Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, and Algeria, ends in a tie 1-1.

Dr Chris Albertyn (89), former chief executive of “Nasionale Pers” and editor of the Afrikaanse Kinderensiklopedie dies in Klei

The South Korean businessman Yong Koo Kwong, head of the Daewoo motor company in South Africa, is shot in the driveway of his h

The South African Government decides to proceed to appoint Ramesh Vassen as Consul General in Mumbai (previously Bombay), India

A rebel group in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, led by Laurent Kabila says it has captured several towns and part

The National Party launches a ‘core values’ document in Pretoria. On the same day it is reported that the Provincial Affairs an

A consortium of Black investors takes over African Life from Southern Life at R160 million. (Beeld, 2 Feb 2004. Vandag in die o

President de Klerk announces that South Africa’s first non-racial democratic elections will be held on 26-28 April.

Local Government Transition Act No 209, providing for revised interim measures to promote the restructuring of local government

Exchange of notes with the government of Bulgaria regarding the establishment of diplomatic relations.

The terms of reference of the Harms Commission, which is to inquire into alleged murders and unlawful acts of the security forc

The Ciskei declares a state of emergency in the districts of Mdantsane and Zwelitsha.

Pres. P.W. Botha resigns as leader of the NP and F.W. de Klerk is elected as new leader, after having served as leader of the N

A new Black daily paper, promising to expose political ills, appears in Johannesburg. The Sowetan has the same format as the ba

Piet Retief, seventy burghers and thirty mounted servants, arrive at Dingane's kraal

Business Day reports that a devastating High Court application by the Financial Services Board (FSB) has exposed the "misa