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Representatives of South Africa, United States, Angola and Cuba meet in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to the Angolan

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Victor Sidney Norton, journalist and first South African-born editor of the Cape Times, dies in Cape Town.

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Nine people are killed at Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) during a stampede to attend a mass given by Pope J

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Police arrest the Azanian People’s Organisation’s (AZAPO) two principal leaders, Ishmael Mkhabela and Lybon Mabasa in Soweto.

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Police arrest the Azanian People’s Organisation’s (AZAPO) two principal leaders, Ishmael Mkhabela and Lybon Mabasa in Soweto.

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The Minister for Bantu Administration and Development hands over the symbols of authority to the Kwazulu Legislative Authority.

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The Transkei Legislative Assembly requests independence for the Transkei, subject to the inclusion of additional White areas.

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The Transkei Legislative Assembly requests independence for the Transkei, subject to the inclusion of additional White areas.

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The Foreign Minister announces that South Africa and Lesotho have decided to establish reciprocal consular representation.

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The court finds Abram Fischer guilty on all fifteen counts of the indictment, including alleged sabotage, Communist Party membe

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The court finds Abram Fischer guilty on all fifteen counts of the indictment, including alleged sabotage, Communist Party membe

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Units of the SADF are now being equipped with a rifle made completely in South Africa. It is the R1-7.62 mm rifle, developed fr

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The Transkeian Territory Authority approves the draft Constitution as a whole, after considerable controversy mainly concerning

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The Transkeian Territory Authority approves the draft Constitution as a whole, after considerable controversy mainly concerning

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Robert Sobukwe, President of the Pan Africanist Congress, is sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for incitement of Africans

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Hendrik Adolph Mulder (Willem Hessels), SA poet and leading Afrikaans literary critic, dies in Grahamstown.

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Hendrik Adolph Mulder (Willem Hessels), SA poet and leading Afrikaans literary critic, dies in Grahamstown.

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British troops land in Madagascar.

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The Natal Indian Organisation (NIO) is formed by &quot;moderate&quot; Indians.

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Heloise Ruth First, journalist, academic, political activist and ‘listed’ communist, is born in Johannesburg.

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Heloise Ruth First, journalist, academic, political activist and ‘listed’ communist, is born in Johannesburg.

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Louise Behrens, SA novelist and one of the first Afrikaans journalists, is born in the Orange Free State.

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Hendrik Susan, SA orchestra leader and violist, is born.

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General Smuts, on his way to the national delegation at Vereeniging to start peace negotiations, meets with General Lord Kitche

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The Orange Free State signs a peace treaty with Moshesh at Wittebergen, near Winburg, after the first Basuto war.

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Natal is proclaimed a British colony. This date is given as 12 May in another source.

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Gov. George Napier wants to cut off the Voortrekkers from the harbour in Port Natal and sends Capt. Smith with 125 men by land

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John Hanning Speke, British explorer who discovered the origin of the Nile and the first European to see Lake Victoria, is born

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Sir John Barrow, author and explorer of the interior of SA, arrives at the Cape and has to start immediately to resolve boundar

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Representatives of South Africa, United States, Angola and Cuba meet in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to the Angolan

Victor Sidney Norton, journalist and first South African-born editor of the Cape Times, dies in Cape Town.

Nine people are killed at Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) during a stampede to attend a mass given by Pope J

Police arrest the Azanian People’s Organisation’s (AZAPO) two principal leaders, Ishmael Mkhabela and Lybon Mabasa in Soweto.

Police arrest the Azanian People’s Organisation’s (AZAPO) two principal leaders, Ishmael Mkhabela and Lybon Mabasa in Soweto.

The Minister for Bantu Administration and Development hands over the symbols of authority to the Kwazulu Legislative Authority.

The Transkei Legislative Assembly requests independence for the Transkei, subject to the inclusion of additional White areas.

The Transkei Legislative Assembly requests independence for the Transkei, subject to the inclusion of additional White areas.

The Foreign Minister announces that South Africa and Lesotho have decided to establish reciprocal consular representation.

The court finds Abram Fischer guilty on all fifteen counts of the indictment, including alleged sabotage, Communist Party membe

The court finds Abram Fischer guilty on all fifteen counts of the indictment, including alleged sabotage, Communist Party membe

Units of the SADF are now being equipped with a rifle made completely in South Africa. It is the R1-7.62 mm rifle, developed fr

The Transkeian Territory Authority approves the draft Constitution as a whole, after considerable controversy mainly concerning

The Transkeian Territory Authority approves the draft Constitution as a whole, after considerable controversy mainly concerning

Robert Sobukwe, President of the Pan Africanist Congress, is sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for incitement of Africans

Hendrik Adolph Mulder (Willem Hessels), SA poet and leading Afrikaans literary critic, dies in Grahamstown.

Hendrik Adolph Mulder (Willem Hessels), SA poet and leading Afrikaans literary critic, dies in Grahamstown.

British troops land in Madagascar.

The Natal Indian Organisation (NIO) is formed by &amp;quot;moderate&amp;quot; Indians.

Heloise Ruth First, journalist, academic, political activist and ‘listed’ communist, is born in Johannesburg.

Heloise Ruth First, journalist, academic, political activist and ‘listed’ communist, is born in Johannesburg.

Louise Behrens, SA novelist and one of the first Afrikaans journalists, is born in the Orange Free State.

Hendrik Susan, SA orchestra leader and violist, is born.

General Smuts, on his way to the national delegation at Vereeniging to start peace negotiations, meets with General Lord Kitche

The Orange Free State signs a peace treaty with Moshesh at Wittebergen, near Winburg, after the first Basuto war.

Natal is proclaimed a British colony. This date is given as 12 May in another source.

Gov. George Napier wants to cut off the Voortrekkers from the harbour in Port Natal and sends Capt. Smith with 125 men by land

John Hanning Speke, British explorer who discovered the origin of the Nile and the first European to see Lake Victoria, is born

Sir John Barrow, author and explorer of the interior of SA, arrives at the Cape and has to start immediately to resolve boundar

The Natal Indian Organisation (NIO) is formed by "moderate" Indians.