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Opening Parliament, State President Vorster promises South Africa a new deal, new economic and financial measures and a new con

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The Attorney-General of the Eastern Cape states that he will not prosecute any police involved in the arrest and detention of B

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Chief Matanzima announces that all South Africans seconded to the Transkei Army will leave Transkei by 31 March 1978.

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Rebels begin an offensive in Eritrea, Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s military government orders bombers, armoured units and troops into o

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An abridged version of the security report by Justice H.J. Potgieter’s Commission of Inquiry on State Security is submitted to

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Idi Amin assumes power in Uganda following a coup that ousted President Milton Obote.

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The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, to which SA is a party, is signed in Ra

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The coastal city of Agadir, in southern Morocco, entirely rebuilt after an earthquake in 1731, is again razed to the ground. At

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Lightning strikes fifteen people on the Harlequins sports field.

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The United Nations (UN) adopts a resolution calling for Israeli troops to leave Egypt.

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Moses Siphosezwe Amos Masango, MEC for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture, Mpumalanga Provincial Government and former ANC off

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Thandiwe Sylvia January-McLean, academic, director of companies and public speaker, is born in Kimberley.

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James Mndaweni, South African worker’s union leader and president of NACTU, is born.

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Patricia Nora Zenani Fakude-Nkuna, managing director of Bohlabela Wheels and member of the Rural Women’s Initiative (1994-1999)

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Richard Mzamane Mabaso, SA artist, is born in Alexandra, Johannesburg. He started drawing and carving without any instruc

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Mluleleki Editor George, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004, is born.

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Dr Abdullah Abdurahman, community leader, member of the Cape City Council (1904-1940) and Cape Provincial Council (1914-1940),

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An Afrikaans weekly publication, Die Brandwag, is published with O.E. Schwellnus as first editor. It existed until September 19

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Stan Getz, SA born USA jazz musician, is born. (Beeld, 2 Feb 2004. Vandag se verjaardae).

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The Herschel School opens in Claremont, Cape Town. It is named after Sir John Frederick William Herschel, British astronomer an

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Abba Eban (d.2002), Israeli statesman, is born in South Africa.

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Bosman de Ravelli (Jan Gysbert Hugo Bosman), concert pianist and composer of the first Afrikaans art song in 1908, is born. H

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Holland sells trading posts on African Gold Coast to Britain.

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Johannes Henricus (Jan) Brand is inaugurated as the fourth president of the Orange Free State.

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The Piet Retief Manifesto, which sets out the reasons why the Voortrekkers are leaving the Cape Colony, is published in English

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George William Stow, diamond trader and auctioneer in Kimberley and discoverer of the coalfields near Vereeniging, is born in W

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Charles Etienne Boniface, author of the first original drama published in South Africa, is born in Paris, France. In the dr

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The first wine is pressed at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck writes in his journal that the harvest amounted to twelve “mengelen

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The Sowetan turns 25.

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Inkatha Freedom Party dismisses Dr Ben Ngubane, premier of KwaZulu-Natal, and Vincent Zulu, MEC for education.

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Opening Parliament, State President Vorster promises South Africa a new deal, new economic and financial measures and a new con

The Attorney-General of the Eastern Cape states that he will not prosecute any police involved in the arrest and detention of B

Chief Matanzima announces that all South Africans seconded to the Transkei Army will leave Transkei by 31 March 1978.

Rebels begin an offensive in Eritrea, Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s military government orders bombers, armoured units and troops into o

An abridged version of the security report by Justice H.J. Potgieter’s Commission of Inquiry on State Security is submitted to

Idi Amin assumes power in Uganda following a coup that ousted President Milton Obote.

The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, to which SA is a party, is signed in Ra

The coastal city of Agadir, in southern Morocco, entirely rebuilt after an earthquake in 1731, is again razed to the ground. At

Lightning strikes fifteen people on the Harlequins sports field.

The United Nations (UN) adopts a resolution calling for Israeli troops to leave Egypt.

Moses Siphosezwe Amos Masango, MEC for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture, Mpumalanga Provincial Government and former ANC off

Thandiwe Sylvia January-McLean, academic, director of companies and public speaker, is born in Kimberley.

James Mndaweni, South African worker’s union leader and president of NACTU, is born.

Patricia Nora Zenani Fakude-Nkuna, managing director of Bohlabela Wheels and member of the Rural Women’s Initiative (1994-1999)

Richard Mzamane Mabaso, SA artist, is born in Alexandra, Johannesburg. He started drawing and carving without any instruc

Mluleleki Editor George, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004, is born.

Dr Abdullah Abdurahman, community leader, member of the Cape City Council (1904-1940) and Cape Provincial Council (1914-1940),

An Afrikaans weekly publication, Die Brandwag, is published with O.E. Schwellnus as first editor. It existed until September 19

Stan Getz, SA born USA jazz musician, is born. (Beeld, 2 Feb 2004. Vandag se verjaardae).

The Herschel School opens in Claremont, Cape Town. It is named after Sir John Frederick William Herschel, British astronomer an

Abba Eban (d.2002), Israeli statesman, is born in South Africa.

Bosman de Ravelli (Jan Gysbert Hugo Bosman), concert pianist and composer of the first Afrikaans art song in 1908, is born. H

Holland sells trading posts on African Gold Coast to Britain.

Johannes Henricus (Jan) Brand is inaugurated as the fourth president of the Orange Free State.

The Piet Retief Manifesto, which sets out the reasons why the Voortrekkers are leaving the Cape Colony, is published in English

George William Stow, diamond trader and auctioneer in Kimberley and discoverer of the coalfields near Vereeniging, is born in W

Charles Etienne Boniface, author of the first original drama published in South Africa, is born in Paris, France. In the dr

The first wine is pressed at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck writes in his journal that the harvest amounted to twelve “mengelen

The Sowetan turns 25.

Inkatha Freedom Party dismisses Dr Ben Ngubane, premier of KwaZulu-Natal, and Vincent Zulu, MEC for education.