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Janet Soga (neé Burnside) dies in Glasgow, Scotland. She married Tito Yoga, the first Black man to be ordained to the Ch

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General Jan Christiaan Smuts becomes Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa after the death of General Louis Botha on 27 A

This day in history

Sybrandis Abbema (Sibrand), who visited the Cape in 1660 as V.O.C. commissioner and instructed Simon van der Stel to do all he

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The first church meeting of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk takes place. The Rev. Dirk van der Hoff is appointed as first minis

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The first copy of the FAK-volksangbundel is handed in Bloemfontein to the chairman of the FAK, Dr N.J. van der Merwe.

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Adam Tas marries Elizabeth van Brakel, wealthy widow of Hans Jurgen Grimpe, and becomes the owner of the farm, which he later c

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Swapo wins the third general election in Namibia and President Sam Nujoma is elected for his third term of office as president.

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Makgatho Mandela, Mandela’s second and only living son from his marriage to Evelyn, is born on the National Day of Protest and

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South African White extremist Eugene Terre’Blanche is sentenced to six years in jail for trying to murder a Black man and assau

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Sybrandis Abbema (Sibrand), who visited the Cape in 1660 as V.O.C. commissioner and instructed Simon van der Stel to do all he

This day in history

Rosalie van der Gught, theatre director, actor and head of the Speech and Drama Department at the University of Cape Town (UCT)

This day in history

The search for survivors from the Helderberg SAA 747 crash into the Indian Ocean off Mauritius is called off. No survivors have

This day in history

South African Airways (SAA) announces that it will not fly to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) due to disturbances in the c

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The Greek Government expelled the two-man South Africa team of Dale Hayes and from the World Cup international men’s team golf

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Sara van Rooyen, 25, the woman suspected of swindling her friend’s R23.7m Lotto winnings is being held in police custody after

This day in history

Police find 46kg of cocaine worth R21 million in a box in the cargo section of Johannesburg International Airport. A man with a

This day in history

Swapo wins the third general election in Namibia and President Sam Nujoma is elected for his third term of office as president.

This day in history

Ernie Els wins the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament at Sun City with a record of 263, five less that Colin Montgomery of

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The Battle of Tugela (also Battle of Ndondakusuka) takes place in the war between Cetewayo, eldest son of the Zulu chief Mpande

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Jan Wouters is found guilty in court in the Cape for &quot;blasphemous libels on Cape ladies&quot; and is sentenced to beg thei

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In response to a question in Parliament Dr Van Niekerk, minister of health, says that thirty-seven cases of AIDS have been diag

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Bertie van Zyl (72), the owner of the biggest tomato farming industry in the country, ZZ2, is buried at Mooketsi, Limpopo. Amon

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Jan Christian Smuts, who was to become the Union of South Africa’s second prime minister, is born on the farm Bovenplaats near

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Two South Africans, Ian Woodall and Cathy O’Dowd, reach the summit of Mount Everest and become the first official South African

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Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (Frederik), who was administrator of the Transvaal at the age of 29, is appointed principal of the South Af

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Dirkie Uys (Dirk Cornelis), child hero and son of the Voortrekker leader Piet Uys, is born in the district of Swellendam, CC.

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The first return fleet from Batavia to receive fresh produce on its way to the Netherlands arrives in Table Bay. Van Riebeeck s

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George Rex, allegedly the son of King George III and Hannah Lightfoot, auctions his house in Cape Town and settles at Melkhoutk

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Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa to the Groote Kerk.)

This day in history

Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa to the Groote Kerk.)

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Janet Soga (neé Burnside) dies in Glasgow, Scotland. She married Tito Yoga, the first Black man to be ordained to the Ch

General Jan Christiaan Smuts becomes Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa after the death of General Louis Botha on 27 A

Sybrandis Abbema (Sibrand), who visited the Cape in 1660 as V.O.C. commissioner and instructed Simon van der Stel to do all he

The first church meeting of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk takes place. The Rev. Dirk van der Hoff is appointed as first minis

The first copy of the FAK-volksangbundel is handed in Bloemfontein to the chairman of the FAK, Dr N.J. van der Merwe.

Adam Tas marries Elizabeth van Brakel, wealthy widow of Hans Jurgen Grimpe, and becomes the owner of the farm, which he later c

Swapo wins the third general election in Namibia and President Sam Nujoma is elected for his third term of office as president.

Makgatho Mandela, Mandela’s second and only living son from his marriage to Evelyn, is born on the National Day of Protest and

South African White extremist Eugene Terre’Blanche is sentenced to six years in jail for trying to murder a Black man and assau

Sybrandis Abbema (Sibrand), who visited the Cape in 1660 as V.O.C. commissioner and instructed Simon van der Stel to do all he

Rosalie van der Gught, theatre director, actor and head of the Speech and Drama Department at the University of Cape Town (UCT)

The search for survivors from the Helderberg SAA 747 crash into the Indian Ocean off Mauritius is called off. No survivors have

South African Airways (SAA) announces that it will not fly to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) due to disturbances in the c

The Greek Government expelled the two-man South Africa team of Dale Hayes and from the World Cup international men’s team golf

Sara van Rooyen, 25, the woman suspected of swindling her friend’s R23.7m Lotto winnings is being held in police custody after

Police find 46kg of cocaine worth R21 million in a box in the cargo section of Johannesburg International Airport. A man with a

Swapo wins the third general election in Namibia and President Sam Nujoma is elected for his third term of office as president.

Ernie Els wins the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament at Sun City with a record of 263, five less that Colin Montgomery of

The Battle of Tugela (also Battle of Ndondakusuka) takes place in the war between Cetewayo, eldest son of the Zulu chief Mpande

Jan Wouters is found guilty in court in the Cape for &amp;quot;blasphemous libels on Cape ladies&amp;quot; and is sentenced to beg thei

In response to a question in Parliament Dr Van Niekerk, minister of health, says that thirty-seven cases of AIDS have been diag

Bertie van Zyl (72), the owner of the biggest tomato farming industry in the country, ZZ2, is buried at Mooketsi, Limpopo. Amon

Jan Christian Smuts, who was to become the Union of South Africa’s second prime minister, is born on the farm Bovenplaats near

Two South Africans, Ian Woodall and Cathy O’Dowd, reach the summit of Mount Everest and become the first official South African

Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (Frederik), who was administrator of the Transvaal at the age of 29, is appointed principal of the South Af

Dirkie Uys (Dirk Cornelis), child hero and son of the Voortrekker leader Piet Uys, is born in the district of Swellendam, CC.

The first return fleet from Batavia to receive fresh produce on its way to the Netherlands arrives in Table Bay. Van Riebeeck s

George Rex, allegedly the son of King George III and Hannah Lightfoot, auctions his house in Cape Town and settles at Melkhoutk

Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa to the Groote Kerk.)

Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa to the Groote Kerk.)

Jan Wouters is found guilty in court in the Cape for "blasphemous libels on Cape ladies" and is sentenced to beg thei