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An International peace conference is convened at The Hague in the Netherlands. It adopts conventions on warfare and creates the

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Susanna Wilhelmina Celliers, daughter of ‘Jan Volksstem’, sister of poet Jan F.E. Celliers and first wife of sculptor Anton van

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Joachim A. van Plettenberg is sworn in as governor of the Cape after Ryk Tulbach passed away.

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The Sultan of Egypt and his son Ashraf take Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land.

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Four British tourists escape unharmed when the Moroccan hotel they are staying in is damaged in a terrorist bomb attack.

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The United Nations conference on poverty announces the launch of the World Trade University, a new university to give the world

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The Sierra Leone rebel leader Foday Sankoh is held by British forces as involvement in civil war increases.

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Hugh Rouse (78), SA radio announcer, dies in Johannesburg of cancer of the throat.

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Zaire’s new leader Laurent Kabila renames the nation the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Roelf Meyer announces his resignation as leader of the NP in Gauteng and member of parliament.

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Parliament approves legislation to set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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Striking security guards go on the rampage in Cape Town, causing millions of rands worth of damage.

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Unita leader Jonas Savimbi meets President Mandela in Cape Town.

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Malawi voters stream from impoverished villages to take part in the first multiparty election in three decades. Kamuzu Banda, o

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Candlelight Memorial Day.

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Egyptian president Muhammad Hosni Mubarak orders direct-dial communications to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and the Sudan

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Neal Stephenson, SA champion body board surfer, loses his leg in a shark attack at Keurbooms River, near Plettenberg Bay, Weste

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Ernest Mabaso, chairman of the ANC Zola Branch and member of the Soweto Civic Association, is shot dead as he is leaving his ho

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The UN’s High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has predicted that 1,200,000 people in Ethiopia are about to starve to death.

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Tumi Padi and Nokuzolo, both MK’s, are shot dead in Soweto. Coleman, M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the rep

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Mobutu Sese Seko, who has ruled Zaire for more than 30 years, looting it of billions of dollars, flees the capital city as rebe

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A military coup fails to remove Mengistu Haile Mariam as president of Ethiopia.

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A team of American palaeontologists announces the discovery of a 1.5 million year old skull of the shark-toothed reptile Carcha

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In a major move in the process of privatisation in South Africa, the Conversion of Iscor Bill is passed, enabling Iscor to be c

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CODESA II talks, started on the previous day, end in deadlock. The ANC threatens mass action if the government does not comprom

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Algeria and Morocco decide to restore diplomatic relations after twelve years of bitter political disputes.

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Two White men are killed and twelve Africans injured in a clash between mine officials and miners outside the number one shaft

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Elvis Rathogwa, chair of FAWU shop stewards’ council, disappears in Wynberg. The farm fare management claimed that they had acc

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Former information officer of the SADF, Brig. J. Bosman, reveals in Parliament that one third of the 3 000 troops involved in S

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Minister of National Health and Population Development Rina Venter announces the abolishment of racial segregation in state hos

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An International peace conference is convened at The Hague in the Netherlands. It adopts conventions on warfare and creates the

Susanna Wilhelmina Celliers, daughter of ‘Jan Volksstem’, sister of poet Jan F.E. Celliers and first wife of sculptor Anton van

Joachim A. van Plettenberg is sworn in as governor of the Cape after Ryk Tulbach passed away.

The Sultan of Egypt and his son Ashraf take Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land.

Four British tourists escape unharmed when the Moroccan hotel they are staying in is damaged in a terrorist bomb attack.

The United Nations conference on poverty announces the launch of the World Trade University, a new university to give the world

The Sierra Leone rebel leader Foday Sankoh is held by British forces as involvement in civil war increases.

Hugh Rouse (78), SA radio announcer, dies in Johannesburg of cancer of the throat.

Zaire’s new leader Laurent Kabila renames the nation the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Roelf Meyer announces his resignation as leader of the NP in Gauteng and member of parliament.

Parliament approves legislation to set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Striking security guards go on the rampage in Cape Town, causing millions of rands worth of damage.

Unita leader Jonas Savimbi meets President Mandela in Cape Town.

Malawi voters stream from impoverished villages to take part in the first multiparty election in three decades. Kamuzu Banda, o

Candlelight Memorial Day.

Egyptian president Muhammad Hosni Mubarak orders direct-dial communications to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and the Sudan

Neal Stephenson, SA champion body board surfer, loses his leg in a shark attack at Keurbooms River, near Plettenberg Bay, Weste

Ernest Mabaso, chairman of the ANC Zola Branch and member of the Soweto Civic Association, is shot dead as he is leaving his ho

The UN’s High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has predicted that 1,200,000 people in Ethiopia are about to starve to death.

Tumi Padi and Nokuzolo, both MK’s, are shot dead in Soweto. Coleman, M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the rep

Mobutu Sese Seko, who has ruled Zaire for more than 30 years, looting it of billions of dollars, flees the capital city as rebe

A military coup fails to remove Mengistu Haile Mariam as president of Ethiopia.

A team of American palaeontologists announces the discovery of a 1.5 million year old skull of the shark-toothed reptile Carcha

In a major move in the process of privatisation in South Africa, the Conversion of Iscor Bill is passed, enabling Iscor to be c

CODESA II talks, started on the previous day, end in deadlock. The ANC threatens mass action if the government does not comprom

Algeria and Morocco decide to restore diplomatic relations after twelve years of bitter political disputes.

Two White men are killed and twelve Africans injured in a clash between mine officials and miners outside the number one shaft

Elvis Rathogwa, chair of FAWU shop stewards’ council, disappears in Wynberg. The farm fare management claimed that they had acc

Former information officer of the SADF, Brig. J. Bosman, reveals in Parliament that one third of the 3 000 troops involved in S

Minister of National Health and Population Development Rina Venter announces the abolishment of racial segregation in state hos