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War is barely averted when a British expedition to establish a route through Africa reaches an obscure Sudanese fort and finds

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The Prime Minister and Chief Kaiser Matanzima sign a total of sixty-five documents concerning the establishment of an independe

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Joseph Chamberlain, British colonial secretary who played an important role in Britain’s decisions on South Africa and other Br

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An earthquake, measuring 6,5 on the Richter scale, hits Tulbach, Ceres and Wolseley, killing eleven people, leaving 1 000 homel

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An earthquake, measuring 6,5 on the Richter scale, hits Tulbach, Ceres and Wolseley, killing eleven people, leaving 1 000 homel

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In a letter to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, lawyers for the NP demand an unconditional apology from chairman Desmon

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Radio and television personality Manu Padayachee has died in his sleep in Johannesburg, after an apparent upper respiratory tra

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Joan Hoskyn Davies, archivist and the first woman to become head of an archives depot, dies in Cape Town.

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Representatives of striking security guards and industry employers reach an agreement to end the strike at the Commission for C

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Benin, Libya and Mauritius insist that the United Nations Security Council bypass the Western powers arms embargo resolution an

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South Africans vote in their first all-race local government elections and the African National Congress secures an impressive

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Simon Petros (Peter) Matseke, who played an important role in African social, educational and political life, dies in Pretoria.

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It is announced that Transkei and South Africa have signed an extradition agreement. Transkei authorities refuse to say whether

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UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali calls for an international military force to aid and protect a million refugees caug

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An Ethiopian Airlines plane is hijacked over the Comoros Islands and crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing 125 people.

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Egyptian President Sadat formally accepts an invitation to visit Israel. The Egyptian foreign minister and his deputy resign ov

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An explosion at the offices of the Department of Co-operation and Development in Marshalltown, Johannesburg, causes damage to t

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Robert Mugabe and ZANU Central Committee survive an assassination attempt in a bombing of the party headquarters in Harare. Sev

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Taliep Petersen, one of South Africa’s most popular theatre personalities, is shot and killed execution style during an armed r

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The 80,000 striking truck drivers and their employers reached an agreement &quot;in principle&quot; about the workers’ wages du

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Rampant Afrikaner Volksfront leaders sweep aside an attempt by former SADF chief Constand Viljoen and his moderate generals to

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An Anglican priest, the Reverend David Russell, is sentenced to a year’s imprisonment for defying his banning order and attendin

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SA signs an agreement with Hungary on the abolition of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports.

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Internal Security Act No 32, empowering Government to declare an organisation unlawful and to control the distribution of publi

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Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, receives an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare i

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Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, receives an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare i

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After a UN Security Council vote to continue sanctions against Libya, Britain is accused of &quot;a hidden hatred and an histor

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An international mediation team, including Dr Paul Kevenhorster of Germany, former US Secretary of State Dr Henry Kissinger and

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Egyptologist Lord Carnarvon dies of an unknown disease some months after he and British archaeologist Howard Carter have discov

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Foreign Affairs Minister Pik Botha and Defence Minister Magnus Malan hold talks in Brazzaville, Congo, with an Angolan delegati

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War is barely averted when a British expedition to establish a route through Africa reaches an obscure Sudanese fort and finds

The Prime Minister and Chief Kaiser Matanzima sign a total of sixty-five documents concerning the establishment of an independe

Joseph Chamberlain, British colonial secretary who played an important role in Britain’s decisions on South Africa and other Br

An earthquake, measuring 6,5 on the Richter scale, hits Tulbach, Ceres and Wolseley, killing eleven people, leaving 1 000 homel

An earthquake, measuring 6,5 on the Richter scale, hits Tulbach, Ceres and Wolseley, killing eleven people, leaving 1 000 homel

In a letter to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, lawyers for the NP demand an unconditional apology from chairman Desmon

Radio and television personality Manu Padayachee has died in his sleep in Johannesburg, after an apparent upper respiratory tra

Joan Hoskyn Davies, archivist and the first woman to become head of an archives depot, dies in Cape Town.

Representatives of striking security guards and industry employers reach an agreement to end the strike at the Commission for C

Benin, Libya and Mauritius insist that the United Nations Security Council bypass the Western powers arms embargo resolution an

South Africans vote in their first all-race local government elections and the African National Congress secures an impressive

Simon Petros (Peter) Matseke, who played an important role in African social, educational and political life, dies in Pretoria.

It is announced that Transkei and South Africa have signed an extradition agreement. Transkei authorities refuse to say whether

UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali calls for an international military force to aid and protect a million refugees caug

An Ethiopian Airlines plane is hijacked over the Comoros Islands and crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing 125 people.

Egyptian President Sadat formally accepts an invitation to visit Israel. The Egyptian foreign minister and his deputy resign ov

An explosion at the offices of the Department of Co-operation and Development in Marshalltown, Johannesburg, causes damage to t

Robert Mugabe and ZANU Central Committee survive an assassination attempt in a bombing of the party headquarters in Harare. Sev

Taliep Petersen, one of South Africa’s most popular theatre personalities, is shot and killed execution style during an armed r

The 80,000 striking truck drivers and their employers reached an agreement &amp;quot;in principle&amp;quot; about the workers’ wages du

Rampant Afrikaner Volksfront leaders sweep aside an attempt by former SADF chief Constand Viljoen and his moderate generals to

An Anglican priest, the Reverend David Russell, is sentenced to a year’s imprisonment for defying his banning order and attendin

SA signs an agreement with Hungary on the abolition of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports.

Internal Security Act No 32, empowering Government to declare an organisation unlawful and to control the distribution of publi

Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, receives an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare i

Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, receives an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare i

After a UN Security Council vote to continue sanctions against Libya, Britain is accused of &amp;quot;a hidden hatred and an histor

An international mediation team, including Dr Paul Kevenhorster of Germany, former US Secretary of State Dr Henry Kissinger and

Egyptologist Lord Carnarvon dies of an unknown disease some months after he and British archaeologist Howard Carter have discov

Foreign Affairs Minister Pik Botha and Defence Minister Magnus Malan hold talks in Brazzaville, Congo, with an Angolan delegati

The 80,000 striking truck drivers and their employers reached an agreement "in principle" about the workers’ wages du

After a UN Security Council vote to continue sanctions against Libya, Britain is accused of "a hidden hatred and an histor