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US President Bill Clinton, on a visit to Rwanda, acknowledges that the United States and the world failed to protect Rwandans f

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American troops withdraw from Somalia after a 16-month humanitarian mission marred by fighting with the Somalis.

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The African National Congress (ANC) leads a march through central Durban, attended by up to 100,000 people, to demand their vot

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Gunmen storm the military compound of President Eyadema in Loma, Togo, and kill his top military aide, then flee from governmen

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The first of more than 100 persons to die during the ‘Seven Day’s War’, is murdered outside Pietermaritzburg. About 30,000 peop

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Suspected guerrillas using RPG 7 rocket-launchers attack the Soweto City Council offices. An hour later, 3 limpet mine blas

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Heads of Egypt, Jordan and Palestine Liberation Organisation meet to co-ordinate Middle East peace strategy.

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Michael Lucas is hanged for the murder on a bus conductor during riots in Oudtshoorn.

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Pres. P.W. Botha issues a certificate to prevent the Windhoek Supreme Court from trying six SA Defence Force personnel for the

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In an important policy shift, South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Louis NeI, discloses that his government is se

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Cassim Mohammed Bassa, estate agent, community leader and sport activist, dies in Johannesburg where he is attending a meeting

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In announcing the 1982 Defence Budget, Owen Horwood reaffirms that the government’s highest priority remains that of giving Sou

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The leader of the NRP, Vause Raw, states that the country’s major parties are divided and in disarray and that the NRP could la

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Dr. C.P. Mulder, speaking for the National Conservative Party (NCP) discloses that his party has reached an understanding with

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Dr. Connie Mulder, in effect, accuses President Vorster of lying and states that the decision to found and finance ‘The Citizen

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SA signs multilateral treaty for the modification and further extension of the Wheat Trade Convention.

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SA signs amendment with Great Britain to the agreement on civil air services signed on 26 October 1945.

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Dorette Potgieter, SA actress, is born in Stellenbosch.

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All-in African Conference (25-26 March) with 1,400 delegates from 145 religious, cultural, peasant, intellectual and political

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Frederick William Fitzsimons (80), Director of the Port Elizabeth Museum, dies in Grahamstown.

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Johannes van der Walt, SA wrestler who was known as the ‘Gemaskerde Wonder’ (Masked Wonder), dies in Johannesburg after being w

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The Oranje-Vrouevereniging (Association of Women in the Orange Free State) is founded on Onze Rust, farm of former Pres. M.T.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The British military authorities declare martial law in the Zululand districts north of the Tugela.

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The Waif strands at Plettenberg Bay.

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The battle of Koranaberg takes place during the Orange Free State-Basuto War.

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The Rev. Wilhelm Adolph Alheit, army chaplain for the Boer forces and minister in Colesberg, Dordrecht and Ceres, is born.

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Latters Patent issued, creating a constitution for the Orange River sovereignty.

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Durban pioneer Captain Allen Gardiner establishes the first educational institution in Natal when a school for Black children o

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William John Burchell, botanist and explorer of the South African interior, reaches Graaff-Reinet, which he has left in January

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The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act is passed by the British Parliament. It outlaws the slave trade within the&nbsp;British Em

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US President Bill Clinton, on a visit to Rwanda, acknowledges that the United States and the world failed to protect Rwandans f

American troops withdraw from Somalia after a 16-month humanitarian mission marred by fighting with the Somalis.

The African National Congress (ANC) leads a march through central Durban, attended by up to 100,000 people, to demand their vot

Gunmen storm the military compound of President Eyadema in Loma, Togo, and kill his top military aide, then flee from governmen

The first of more than 100 persons to die during the ‘Seven Day’s War’, is murdered outside Pietermaritzburg. About 30,000 peop

Suspected guerrillas using RPG 7 rocket-launchers attack the Soweto City Council offices. An hour later, 3 limpet mine blas

Heads of Egypt, Jordan and Palestine Liberation Organisation meet to co-ordinate Middle East peace strategy.

Michael Lucas is hanged for the murder on a bus conductor during riots in Oudtshoorn.

Pres. P.W. Botha issues a certificate to prevent the Windhoek Supreme Court from trying six SA Defence Force personnel for the

In an important policy shift, South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Louis NeI, discloses that his government is se

Cassim Mohammed Bassa, estate agent, community leader and sport activist, dies in Johannesburg where he is attending a meeting

In announcing the 1982 Defence Budget, Owen Horwood reaffirms that the government’s highest priority remains that of giving Sou

The leader of the NRP, Vause Raw, states that the country’s major parties are divided and in disarray and that the NRP could la

Dr. C.P. Mulder, speaking for the National Conservative Party (NCP) discloses that his party has reached an understanding with

Dr. Connie Mulder, in effect, accuses President Vorster of lying and states that the decision to found and finance ‘The Citizen

SA signs multilateral treaty for the modification and further extension of the Wheat Trade Convention.

SA signs amendment with Great Britain to the agreement on civil air services signed on 26 October 1945.

Dorette Potgieter, SA actress, is born in Stellenbosch.

All-in African Conference (25-26 March) with 1,400 delegates from 145 religious, cultural, peasant, intellectual and political

Frederick William Fitzsimons (80), Director of the Port Elizabeth Museum, dies in Grahamstown.

Johannes van der Walt, SA wrestler who was known as the ‘Gemaskerde Wonder’ (Masked Wonder), dies in Johannesburg after being w

The Oranje-Vrouevereniging (Association of Women in the Orange Free State) is founded on Onze Rust, farm of former Pres. M.T.

Anglo-Boer War 2: The British military authorities declare martial law in the Zululand districts north of the Tugela.

The Waif strands at Plettenberg Bay.

The battle of Koranaberg takes place during the Orange Free State-Basuto War.

The Rev. Wilhelm Adolph Alheit, army chaplain for the Boer forces and minister in Colesberg, Dordrecht and Ceres, is born.

Latters Patent issued, creating a constitution for the Orange River sovereignty.

Durban pioneer Captain Allen Gardiner establishes the first educational institution in Natal when a school for Black children o

William John Burchell, botanist and explorer of the South African interior, reaches Graaff-Reinet, which he has left in January

The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act is passed by the British Parliament. It outlaws the slave trade within the&amp;nbsp;British Em

The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act is passed by the British Parliament. It outlaws the slave trade within the British Em