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Joint communiqué concerning the establishment of diplomatic relations with Congo is signed.

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Saul Tsotetsi (SACP), Alfred Yika (ANC) and Elias Mothloung (SACC employee) are killed when a hand grenade explodes in Sebokeng

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The SA government announces that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will be requested to help in repatri

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Authorities grant indemnity from prosecution to 2,605 anti-apartheid activists and also members of far right groups. The indemn

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SA signs an agreement with the Republic of Namibia to curb and prevent illegal fishing.

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Authorities ordered an inquiry into the funding of the Civil Co-operation Bureau, a secret military unit, accused of political

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After a meeting in Cape Town with President de Klerk, the Secretary of State James Baker 3rd said Mr. De Klerk has told him tha

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Mbulelo Ngona, who disappeared after a shootout with Lesotho police in February, disappears after allegedly seen being detained

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Mazizi Maqekeza, ANC member, is shot dead whilst in hospital in Maseru, Lesotho.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets the ANC in Zambia and fails to convince the organization to abandon the armed struggle.

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The Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, to which SA is a party, is signed in Vienna.

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President Vorster, in a lengthy statement, challenges Dr. Rhoodie to release any document which may implicate him in the Inform

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A statement by Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Ghana National Assembly indicates a readiness to visit South Africa.

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Verwoerd tells the South African Parliament that the riots (Sharpeville, Langa, etc) could in no way be described as a reaction

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Lionel Ronald Louw, social worker and ordained minister of the Community of Faith is born in Worcester. He was delegate to seve

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Phil du Plessis, SA poet, is born.

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Oliver Kgadime (Phukubjane) Matsepe, Northern Sotho novelist and poet and twice awarded the S.E. Mqhayi Prize by the Suid-Afrik

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Indians in SA start a protest under Mohandas Gandhi against new legislation forcing all male members to carry passbooks and hav

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The Portuguese government sanctions the passage of British troops and stores via Beira, Mozambique, thereby v

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Ons Klyntji, the first journal in Afrikaans, is published.

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After failed discussions between President J. N. Boshof of the Republic of the Orange Free State and Chief Moshesh and his sons

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The first land is registered at the Cape.

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World Water Day, instituted in 1992. (GIED: Celebrating 10 years of Freedom, 2004.)

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Human Rights Day. (GIED: Celebrating 10 years of Freedom, 2004).

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Emile Serfontein, SA actor, is killed in a road accident near Oudtshoorn.

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Another party claiming to be the legitimate custodian of Black Consciousness, the Socialist Party of Azania (SoPA) is formed. S

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Parliament establishes the Human Rights Commission to promote and protect human rights. It is empowered to investigate violatio

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Eleven people are killed at Donnybrook, Kwazulu-Natal only hours after President Mandela visits the province. All those killed

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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to which SA is a party, is signed.

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Sifiso Mabaso, ANC member, is shot dead in Umlazi, Natal.

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Joint communiqué concerning the establishment of diplomatic relations with Congo is signed.

Saul Tsotetsi (SACP), Alfred Yika (ANC) and Elias Mothloung (SACC employee) are killed when a hand grenade explodes in Sebokeng

The SA government announces that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will be requested to help in repatri

Authorities grant indemnity from prosecution to 2,605 anti-apartheid activists and also members of far right groups. The indemn

SA signs an agreement with the Republic of Namibia to curb and prevent illegal fishing.

Authorities ordered an inquiry into the funding of the Civil Co-operation Bureau, a secret military unit, accused of political

After a meeting in Cape Town with President de Klerk, the Secretary of State James Baker 3rd said Mr. De Klerk has told him tha

Mbulelo Ngona, who disappeared after a shootout with Lesotho police in February, disappears after allegedly seen being detained

Mazizi Maqekeza, ANC member, is shot dead whilst in hospital in Maseru, Lesotho.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets the ANC in Zambia and fails to convince the organization to abandon the armed struggle.

The Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, to which SA is a party, is signed in Vienna.

President Vorster, in a lengthy statement, challenges Dr. Rhoodie to release any document which may implicate him in the Inform

A statement by Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Ghana National Assembly indicates a readiness to visit South Africa.

Verwoerd tells the South African Parliament that the riots (Sharpeville, Langa, etc) could in no way be described as a reaction

Lionel Ronald Louw, social worker and ordained minister of the Community of Faith is born in Worcester. He was delegate to seve

Phil du Plessis, SA poet, is born.

Oliver Kgadime (Phukubjane) Matsepe, Northern Sotho novelist and poet and twice awarded the S.E. Mqhayi Prize by the Suid-Afrik

Indians in SA start a protest under Mohandas Gandhi against new legislation forcing all male members to carry passbooks and hav

Anglo-Boer War 2: The Portuguese government sanctions the passage of British troops and stores via Beira, Mozambique, thereby v

Ons Klyntji, the first journal in Afrikaans, is published.

After failed discussions between President J. N. Boshof of the Republic of the Orange Free State and Chief Moshesh and his sons

The first land is registered at the Cape.

World Water Day, instituted in 1992. (GIED: Celebrating 10 years of Freedom, 2004.)

Human Rights Day. (GIED: Celebrating 10 years of Freedom, 2004).

Emile Serfontein, SA actor, is killed in a road accident near Oudtshoorn.

Another party claiming to be the legitimate custodian of Black Consciousness, the Socialist Party of Azania (SoPA) is formed. S

Parliament establishes the Human Rights Commission to promote and protect human rights. It is empowered to investigate violatio

Eleven people are killed at Donnybrook, Kwazulu-Natal only hours after President Mandela visits the province. All those killed

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to which SA is a party, is signed.

Sifiso Mabaso, ANC member, is shot dead in Umlazi, Natal.