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Arab League foreign ministers back Egypt’s demand that Britain leave the Suez Canal Zone.

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Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal, journalist and campaigner for Indian rights in SA, dies in Ajmer, India. Dayal was one of the organise

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Five days after Italy captured the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, Mussolini annexes Ethiopia and announces that Abyssinia is

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The South African Institute of Race Relations is founded.

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King Feud’s government issues a decree making it the sole legal trader of narcotics in Egypt.

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Death of Sir Henry Morton Stanley. Famous for his 1,500-mile safari into Central Africa in 1871 to find Dr Livingstone.

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The first camera club in SA is established in Kimberley with eighteen members.

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The Zulu chiefs are informed that their land has been annexed to the British Empire. This date is given as 19 May in anothe

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Paul Kruger is sworn in as president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR.)

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Sir Howard Carter, English archaeologist who discovered the grave of Tutankamen in Egypt, is born.

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William H. Addison, first district surgeon of Pietermaritzburg, arrives with his wife and son in Port Natal aboard the Lalla Ro

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The Rev. Andrew Murray, DRC minister and educationalist, and second son of Andrew Murray sr. (1794-1866), is born in Graaff-Rei

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Stella Sigcau, South African minister of Public Works since 1999 and third prime minister of the former Transkei, dies at Durba

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The most publicised court case since apartheid ends. Mr Justice Willem van der Merwe pronounces former vice-president of SA, Mr

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Start of Tourism Indaba (8-11 May).

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The Council of the University of Stellenbosch recalls its decision to dissolve the university choir.

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The new Constitution is finally approved by the 490-member Constituent Assembly, two minutes past 12:00, the final deadline set

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Miss Namibia, Michelle McLean, a six-foot-tall model and masseuse, is crowned Miss Universe in Bangkok, Thailand, the first eve

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South Africa and Kenya establish formal diplomatic relations.

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President De Klerk announces an immediate ban on &quot;cultural weapons&quot; &quot;excluding at this stage spears&quot; in tow

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) asks Pretoria to clarify its position on amnesty, as well as on any o

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President F.W. de Klerk tours nine European countries.

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Dr. Jon Lewis, British editor of the South African Labour Bulletin is told to leave the country within thirty days.

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Qaquawuli Godolozi, Sipho Hashe and Champion Galela, all of them activists, disappear after allegedly being escorted to a waiti

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Relations between Zimbabwe and South Africa deteriorate further when the Minister of Police, L. le Grange, threatens retaliator

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Prime Minister P.W. Botha announces that his government accepts the recommendations of the Schlebusch Commission including the

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The recommendations of the Riekert Commission are tabled. These include more Black involvement in government administration boa

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John Vorster declares that he has personally authorised the Department of Information to use secret funds without Parliamentary

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The newly formed Transkei National Progressive Party (TNPP) is recognised as the official opposition in the National Assembly.

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The South African government decides to finance the first phase of the construction of a new railway line between Southern Mala

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Arab League foreign ministers back Egypt’s demand that Britain leave the Suez Canal Zone.

Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal, journalist and campaigner for Indian rights in SA, dies in Ajmer, India. Dayal was one of the organise

Five days after Italy captured the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, Mussolini annexes Ethiopia and announces that Abyssinia is

The South African Institute of Race Relations is founded.

King Feud’s government issues a decree making it the sole legal trader of narcotics in Egypt.

Death of Sir Henry Morton Stanley. Famous for his 1,500-mile safari into Central Africa in 1871 to find Dr Livingstone.

The first camera club in SA is established in Kimberley with eighteen members.

The Zulu chiefs are informed that their land has been annexed to the British Empire. This date is given as 19 May in anothe

Paul Kruger is sworn in as president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR.)

Sir Howard Carter, English archaeologist who discovered the grave of Tutankamen in Egypt, is born.

William H. Addison, first district surgeon of Pietermaritzburg, arrives with his wife and son in Port Natal aboard the Lalla Ro

The Rev. Andrew Murray, DRC minister and educationalist, and second son of Andrew Murray sr. (1794-1866), is born in Graaff-Rei

Stella Sigcau, South African minister of Public Works since 1999 and third prime minister of the former Transkei, dies at Durba

The most publicised court case since apartheid ends. Mr Justice Willem van der Merwe pronounces former vice-president of SA, Mr

Start of Tourism Indaba (8-11 May).

The Council of the University of Stellenbosch recalls its decision to dissolve the university choir.

The new Constitution is finally approved by the 490-member Constituent Assembly, two minutes past 12:00, the final deadline set

Miss Namibia, Michelle McLean, a six-foot-tall model and masseuse, is crowned Miss Universe in Bangkok, Thailand, the first eve

South Africa and Kenya establish formal diplomatic relations.

President De Klerk announces an immediate ban on &amp;quot;cultural weapons&amp;quot; &amp;quot;excluding at this stage spears&amp;quot; in tow

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) asks Pretoria to clarify its position on amnesty, as well as on any o

President F.W. de Klerk tours nine European countries.

Dr. Jon Lewis, British editor of the South African Labour Bulletin is told to leave the country within thirty days.

Qaquawuli Godolozi, Sipho Hashe and Champion Galela, all of them activists, disappear after allegedly being escorted to a waiti

Relations between Zimbabwe and South Africa deteriorate further when the Minister of Police, L. le Grange, threatens retaliator

Prime Minister P.W. Botha announces that his government accepts the recommendations of the Schlebusch Commission including the

The recommendations of the Riekert Commission are tabled. These include more Black involvement in government administration boa

John Vorster declares that he has personally authorised the Department of Information to use secret funds without Parliamentary

The newly formed Transkei National Progressive Party (TNPP) is recognised as the official opposition in the National Assembly.

The South African government decides to finance the first phase of the construction of a new railway line between Southern Mala

President De Klerk announces an immediate ban on "cultural weapons" "excluding at this stage spears" in tow