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Nelson Ramodike is re-elected as chief minister of Lebowa. He announces that he will personally handle the portfolio of law and

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The Zimbabwean government and the African National Congress blame South Africa for a blast, which damages the ANC’s diplomatic

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Mrs Helen Suzman, PFP MP, announces her retirement from Parliament after having served as MP for Houghton, Johannesburg, for th

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SA loses 18-19 against the New Zealand Cavaliers rugby team.

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The new Labour Appeal Court delivers its first ruling, overriding an unfair labour practise ruling against Ergo in November 198

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The Advocate General Bill is introduced by L. Muller, Minister of Transport, against strong opposition from the Progressive Fed

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A conference organised by Lawyers for Human rights is held, with the theme Kwa-Ndebele – The Future. A resolution asking for

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South African police close the investigation into the death of

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International Conference on Sports Boycott against South Africa, UNESCO House, Paris, starts.

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Marthinus Lourens de Villiers (91), composer of ‘Die Stem’ (The Call of South Africa), dies in Wellington, Cape.

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South Africa concedes that almost two million Black people have been relocated since 1960, but maintains that only 456,860 were

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A committee of inquiry appointed by the Administrators of Natal and the Cape Province, declares that East Griqualand (claimed b

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A &quot;Whites only&quot; referendum in South West Africa/Namibia gives overwhelming support for plans for Black majority rule

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Winnie Mandela, placed under restriction in Soweto on 28 December 1976 is now banished to a Black township outside Brandfort, O

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Maggie Laubser (87), SA painter and receiver of several awards, dies in the Strand, Cape.

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Pupils at Phefeni Secondary School start boycotting classes in protest against the use of Afrikaans in education. The unrest sp

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State President C.R. Swart opens Melrose House in Pretoria as a museum.

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James James Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, dies in Tsolo, Transkei.

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Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco for Latin America on a papyrus boat, Ra II, to prove his theories that ancient Egyptians

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The Minister of Justice banns all protest meetings in the centre of Cape Town, following student protests. Several arrests are

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The Publications and Entertainments Amendment Bill gives the Publications Control Board powers to prohibit subsequent editions

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Prof. Maarten Christiaan Roode, first music professor of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and compil

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The South African Bureau of State Security is established (later referred to as BOSS).

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SAA’s Boeing 707 &quot;Windhoek&quot; sets up a new record for the flight between Mauritius and Perth, covering the 3740-mile s

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President Ahmed Ben Bella, of the republic of Algeria, returns home after a 25-day diplomatic tour to the Soviet Union and East

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The Commission of Inquiry into the South African Press tables the second part of its report, severely criticising the reporting

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Dr. Jan Steytler, leader of the Progressive Party, launches a nationwide protest campaign against the General Laws Amendment Bill

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French government announces a state of national emergency, giving it special powers to deal with the Algerian revolt and associ

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The British Queen Mother starts the hydroelectric turbines of the Kariba Dam on the Zambezi. She applauds the &quot;young and e

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WWII: North Africa. Believing that yesterdays advance by British forces into Sollum and Fort Capuzzo was the start of an attack

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Nelson Ramodike is re-elected as chief minister of Lebowa. He announces that he will personally handle the portfolio of law and

The Zimbabwean government and the African National Congress blame South Africa for a blast, which damages the ANC’s diplomatic

Mrs Helen Suzman, PFP MP, announces her retirement from Parliament after having served as MP for Houghton, Johannesburg, for th

SA loses 18-19 against the New Zealand Cavaliers rugby team.

The new Labour Appeal Court delivers its first ruling, overriding an unfair labour practise ruling against Ergo in November 198

The Advocate General Bill is introduced by L. Muller, Minister of Transport, against strong opposition from the Progressive Fed

A conference organised by Lawyers for Human rights is held, with the theme Kwa-Ndebele – The Future. A resolution asking for

South African police close the investigation into the death of

International Conference on Sports Boycott against South Africa, UNESCO House, Paris, starts.

Marthinus Lourens de Villiers (91), composer of ‘Die Stem’ (The Call of South Africa), dies in Wellington, Cape.

South Africa concedes that almost two million Black people have been relocated since 1960, but maintains that only 456,860 were

A committee of inquiry appointed by the Administrators of Natal and the Cape Province, declares that East Griqualand (claimed b

A &amp;quot;Whites only&amp;quot; referendum in South West Africa/Namibia gives overwhelming support for plans for Black majority rule

Winnie Mandela, placed under restriction in Soweto on 28 December 1976 is now banished to a Black township outside Brandfort, O

Maggie Laubser (87), SA painter and receiver of several awards, dies in the Strand, Cape.

Pupils at Phefeni Secondary School start boycotting classes in protest against the use of Afrikaans in education. The unrest sp

State President C.R. Swart opens Melrose House in Pretoria as a museum.

James James Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, dies in Tsolo, Transkei.

Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco for Latin America on a papyrus boat, Ra II, to prove his theories that ancient Egyptians

The Minister of Justice banns all protest meetings in the centre of Cape Town, following student protests. Several arrests are

The Publications and Entertainments Amendment Bill gives the Publications Control Board powers to prohibit subsequent editions

Prof. Maarten Christiaan Roode, first music professor of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and compil

The South African Bureau of State Security is established (later referred to as BOSS).

SAA’s Boeing 707 &amp;quot;Windhoek&amp;quot; sets up a new record for the flight between Mauritius and Perth, covering the 3740-mile s

President Ahmed Ben Bella, of the republic of Algeria, returns home after a 25-day diplomatic tour to the Soviet Union and East

The Commission of Inquiry into the South African Press tables the second part of its report, severely criticising the reporting

Dr. Jan Steytler, leader of the Progressive Party, launches a nationwide protest campaign against the General Laws Amendment Bill

French government announces a state of national emergency, giving it special powers to deal with the Algerian revolt and associ

The British Queen Mother starts the hydroelectric turbines of the Kariba Dam on the Zambezi. She applauds the &amp;quot;young and e

WWII: North Africa. Believing that yesterdays advance by British forces into Sollum and Fort Capuzzo was the start of an attack

A "Whites only" referendum in South West Africa/Namibia gives overwhelming support for plans for Black majority rule

SAA’s Boeing 707 "Windhoek" sets up a new record for the flight between Mauritius and Perth, covering the 3740-mile s

The British Queen Mother starts the hydroelectric turbines of the Kariba Dam on the Zambezi. She applauds the "young and e