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William C. Oswell, White scout who saw the Victorian Falls for the first time with Livingstone, dies in Turnbridge Wells, Engla

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Nama chief Josef Fredericks cedes a strip of the Namaqualand coast to Heinrich Vogelsang for the establishment of a German comm

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N.C. (Klasie) Havenga, private secretary of Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog and minister of finance in Dr. Malan’s cabinet, is born in Faur

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The first telephone exchange in SA is introduced in Port Elizabeth.

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Livingstone’s African servant finds him dead on his knees beside his bed at Lake Bangweolo. His servants preserved his body a

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The use of Dutch is officially allowed in the Cape parliament.

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The seat of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR/Transvaal Republic) government is officially transferred from Potchefstroom to

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Willem Johannes Leyds, attorney-general of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), is born in Java.

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Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, acting governor of the Cape who supervised the arrival and settling of the British Settlers and who fou

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João Albasini, trader in SA, Bantu commissioner and White chief of the Magwamba tribe, is born in Portugal.

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The Rev. John Brownlee, founder of King William’s Town, is born in Scotland.

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Sir Gilbraith Lowry Cole, governor of the Cape, is born. Sir Lowry’s Pass was built during his time of office.

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Jan van Riebeeck establishes the Burgher Militia a few days before the Hottentot (Khoi-Khoi) rising at the Cape.

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International Workers’ Day. (GIED: Celebrating 10 years of Freedom, 2004).

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The Volkstaat Council is dissolved and the Volkstaat Council Act, 1994, repealed through Presidential Proclamation.

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The SA government announces that Gill Marcus, Deputy Minister of Finance, will succeed retiring Chris de Swart as Vice-Presiden

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The SA government announces that Gill Marcus, Deputy Minister of Finance, will succeed retiring Chris de Swart as Vice-Presiden

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An airlift starts to ship Rwandan refugees, trapped in Zaire and hunted by rebels, back to Rwanda.

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In Liberia, shells and gunfire rip through central Monrovia and a diplomatic enclave. US Marines shoot and kill three Liberians

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Captain Valentine Strasser announces the overthrow of Momoh’s APC government. Most Sierra Leoneans welcome the coup.

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Students of the Pretoria University (Tuks) refuse to listen to ANC leader Nelson Mandela.

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A military coup is executed in Lesotho.

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Prince James Mahlangu is elected as new chief minister of KwaNdebele after a motion of no confidence in Mr Mabena was passed in

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The military administration of the Ciskei under Brigadier Joshua Gqozo unbans various organisations, including the ANC, UDF, SA

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500,000 people attend a papal mass in Madagascar where Pope John Paul II beatifies Victoire Rasoamanarivo, a 19th century Madag

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The Prime Minister meets Lesotho’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, discusses the revival of the Highland Water Scheme and emphasis

This day in history

The Prime Minister meets Lesotho’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, discusses the revival of the Highland Water Scheme and emphasis

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William C. Oswell, White scout who saw the Victorian Falls for the first time with Livingstone, dies in Turnbridge Wells, Engla

Nama chief Josef Fredericks cedes a strip of the Namaqualand coast to Heinrich Vogelsang for the establishment of a German comm

N.C. (Klasie) Havenga, private secretary of Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog and minister of finance in Dr. Malan’s cabinet, is born in Faur

The first telephone exchange in SA is introduced in Port Elizabeth.

Livingstone’s African servant finds him dead on his knees beside his bed at Lake Bangweolo. His servants preserved his body a

The use of Dutch is officially allowed in the Cape parliament.

The seat of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR/Transvaal Republic) government is officially transferred from Potchefstroom to

Willem Johannes Leyds, attorney-general of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), is born in Java.

Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, acting governor of the Cape who supervised the arrival and settling of the British Settlers and who fou

João Albasini, trader in SA, Bantu commissioner and White chief of the Magwamba tribe, is born in Portugal.

The Rev. John Brownlee, founder of King William’s Town, is born in Scotland.

Sir Gilbraith Lowry Cole, governor of the Cape, is born. Sir Lowry’s Pass was built during his time of office.

Jan van Riebeeck establishes the Burgher Militia a few days before the Hottentot (Khoi-Khoi) rising at the Cape.

International Workers’ Day. (GIED: Celebrating 10 years of Freedom, 2004).

The Volkstaat Council is dissolved and the Volkstaat Council Act, 1994, repealed through Presidential Proclamation.

The SA government announces that Gill Marcus, Deputy Minister of Finance, will succeed retiring Chris de Swart as Vice-Presiden

The SA government announces that Gill Marcus, Deputy Minister of Finance, will succeed retiring Chris de Swart as Vice-Presiden

An airlift starts to ship Rwandan refugees, trapped in Zaire and hunted by rebels, back to Rwanda.

In Liberia, shells and gunfire rip through central Monrovia and a diplomatic enclave. US Marines shoot and kill three Liberians

Captain Valentine Strasser announces the overthrow of Momoh’s APC government. Most Sierra Leoneans welcome the coup.

Students of the Pretoria University (Tuks) refuse to listen to ANC leader Nelson Mandela.

A military coup is executed in Lesotho.

Prince James Mahlangu is elected as new chief minister of KwaNdebele after a motion of no confidence in Mr Mabena was passed in

The military administration of the Ciskei under Brigadier Joshua Gqozo unbans various organisations, including the ANC, UDF, SA

500,000 people attend a papal mass in Madagascar where Pope John Paul II beatifies Victoire Rasoamanarivo, a 19th century Madag

Helen Suzman announces her retirement from Parliament.

Helen Suzman announces her retirement from Parliament.

The Rand Daily Mail, a leading anti-apartheid newspaper, ceases publication.

The Prime Minister meets Lesotho’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, discusses the revival of the Highland Water Scheme and emphasis

The Prime Minister meets Lesotho’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, discusses the revival of the Highland Water Scheme and emphasis