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Sheik Yusuf, Islamic leader and brother of the sultan of Macassar, who was banished to the Cape, arrives at the Cape on board t

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Five South Africans are under the fifty-seven passengers who die when a boat, the al-Dana, rented for a celebration party after

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Britain’s Queen mother, widow of King George VI and mother of his successor to the throne, Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 101.

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United Nations halts all operations in Somalia after gunmen shoot at one of its aircraft. No one is injured.

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The consortium Midi Television is awarded the first privately owned free-to-air television licence and e.tv started broadcastin

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Pope John Paul II issues the 11th encyclical of his papacy in which he condemns abortion and euthanasia as crimes that no human

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Fleeing violence in Burundi, thousands of Rwandan refugees trek toward Tanzania.

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The SA government seals off all borders with Transkei to prevent any further cross-border attacks from Transkei by the Pan-Afri

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African National Congress deputy president Nelson Mandela and Inkatha leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi agree on a five-point peace p

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Negotiations between Nelson Mandela of the ANC and Mangosuthu Buthelezi of Inkatha to end violence in townships, fails.

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A United Nations official says South Africa and the South West African People’s Organisation (Swapo) have formally accepted an

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About seventy delegates representing a broad spectrum of faculty, religious and social organisations on eight university campus

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The Republic of Venda Constitution Amendment Act No 4, having the effect of making Venda a one-party administration (s 24(1)),

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Prime Minister P.W. Botha announces that, contrary to previous indications, the constitutional proposals will be put to a refer

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The Irish government’s efforts to persuade the Irish Rugby Football Union to call off its tour of South Africa fail.

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From 1 June 1981, holders of Zimbabwean passports will require visas to enter South Africa. The Zimbabwean government reciproca

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Foreign Minister ‘Pik’ Botha, whose portfolio now includes the South African Information Services, promises to give opposition

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The draft Constitution is published. It is widely criticized and the government decides not to introduce it in the current Parl

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Bas Goedhart (57), writer and journalist, dies.

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In the 1977-78 Budget introduced by the Minister of Finance, Senator Owen Horwood, the amount to be spent on defence is given a

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During an emergency debate in Transkei’s Parliament in Umtata, Chief Matanzima threatens to cut diplomatic links with South Afr

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Dr Willem van der Ross (77), researcher known for his study of double stars, dies in Johannesburg.

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Referring to allegations that a vendetta is being conducted against churches and religious workers in SA, Prime Minister Vorste

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Prime Minister Vorster holds his first-ever international press conference and asserts that discussion of separate development

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Ruben Kruger, Springbok rugby player, is born.

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The third session of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) begins at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, north of Johannesburg.

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Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.

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Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.

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At least fifty-two people including thirty-two children under the age of two are slain by axe-wielding assailants in south Alge

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British Airways prohibits smoking on all its flights.

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Sheik Yusuf, Islamic leader and brother of the sultan of Macassar, who was banished to the Cape, arrives at the Cape on board t

Five South Africans are under the fifty-seven passengers who die when a boat, the al-Dana, rented for a celebration party after

Britain’s Queen mother, widow of King George VI and mother of his successor to the throne, Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 101.

United Nations halts all operations in Somalia after gunmen shoot at one of its aircraft. No one is injured.

The consortium Midi Television is awarded the first privately owned free-to-air television licence and e.tv started broadcastin

Pope John Paul II issues the 11th encyclical of his papacy in which he condemns abortion and euthanasia as crimes that no human

Fleeing violence in Burundi, thousands of Rwandan refugees trek toward Tanzania.

The SA government seals off all borders with Transkei to prevent any further cross-border attacks from Transkei by the Pan-Afri

African National Congress deputy president Nelson Mandela and Inkatha leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi agree on a five-point peace p

Negotiations between Nelson Mandela of the ANC and Mangosuthu Buthelezi of Inkatha to end violence in townships, fails.

A United Nations official says South Africa and the South West African People’s Organisation (Swapo) have formally accepted an

About seventy delegates representing a broad spectrum of faculty, religious and social organisations on eight university campus

The Republic of Venda Constitution Amendment Act No 4, having the effect of making Venda a one-party administration (s 24(1)),

Prime Minister P.W. Botha announces that, contrary to previous indications, the constitutional proposals will be put to a refer

The Irish government’s efforts to persuade the Irish Rugby Football Union to call off its tour of South Africa fail.

From 1 June 1981, holders of Zimbabwean passports will require visas to enter South Africa. The Zimbabwean government reciproca

Foreign Minister ‘Pik’ Botha, whose portfolio now includes the South African Information Services, promises to give opposition

The draft Constitution is published. It is widely criticized and the government decides not to introduce it in the current Parl

Bas Goedhart (57), writer and journalist, dies.

In the 1977-78 Budget introduced by the Minister of Finance, Senator Owen Horwood, the amount to be spent on defence is given a

During an emergency debate in Transkei’s Parliament in Umtata, Chief Matanzima threatens to cut diplomatic links with South Afr

Dr Willem van der Ross (77), researcher known for his study of double stars, dies in Johannesburg.

Referring to allegations that a vendetta is being conducted against churches and religious workers in SA, Prime Minister Vorste

Prime Minister Vorster holds his first-ever international press conference and asserts that discussion of separate development

Ruben Kruger, Springbok rugby player, is born.

The third session of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) begins at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, north of Johannesburg.

Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.

Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.

At least fifty-two people including thirty-two children under the age of two are slain by axe-wielding assailants in south Alge

British Airways prohibits smoking on all its flights.