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The diary of Maria Tholo - Augusts 25 - September 3 by Carol Hermer

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Two youths are arrested at Bloemhof for the killing of two white rhinos en five eland at the Aventura res

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Pieter Rossouw, SA rugby wing, marries Elzé Reyneke at Rawsonville.

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Gert van der Linde (75), former chairman of the old Cape Provincial Council and MP, dies in Port Elizabet

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Louis Kruger (11) of Richards Bay, dies after being attacked by a crocodile in the Mapelane nature reserv

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The Pan-Africanist Congress suspends its armed struggle and its guerrillas disarm.

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The home match between the Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, and Nigeria, ends in a tie, with no goals scored.

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Paedophile Gert van Rooyen and his mistress, Joey Haarhoff, commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police.

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ANC members Ebrahim Ebrahim and Mandla Maseko are found guilty on charges of treason.

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The Star reports that in an interim report issued by the Harms Commission it is claimed that Mr Peet De Pontes, National Party

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A second series of meetings is held between South Africa and Mozambique in Pretoria and Maputo. Four working groups discuss sec

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Nigerian Army chief, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, briefly takes power in a military coup. Over fifty government officials are

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The Herstigte Nasionale Party (HNP) starts its own newspaper, Die Afrikaner.

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Col Kadhaffi becomes premier of Libya.

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Gary Player condemns Government’s decision not to allow the Indian golfer of Natal, Papwa Sewgolum permission to play in the 19

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Egyptian President Nasser pledges to reconquer Palestine.

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Islam is now the official Egyptian state religion, by order of Egyptian government.

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SA’s rugby team beats Scotland in Edinburgh 6-3.

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General Louis Botha, as chairman of the Boer committee, announces his intention of convening public meetings in Transvaal distr

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Herero Revolt: Gobabis is besieged. A German company from Outjo is ambushed at Okanjande near present-day Otjiwarongo.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: British troops under General Neville Lyttelton and General Charles Warren cross the Tugela River.

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The first Afrikaans language congress ends in Paarl.

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Sir Benjamin D’Urban assumes office as Governor of the Cape of Good Hope.

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Henry Mathew Arderne, attorney and director of companies, is born in Cape Town.

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Johann Friedrich Budler, Rhenish missionary in South Africa, is born in East Prussia. He was stationed in Komaggas, Steinkopf (

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Jan Willem van der Rijst (’Oom Willem’), activist for Afrikaans and author of the first Spelling and Reading book for Afrikaans

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Johan Arnold Smellekamp, MP for Bloemfontein (1863-1866), is born in the Netherlands.

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The diary of Maria Tholo - Augusts 25 - September 3 by Carol Hermer

Two youths are arrested at Bloemhof for the killing of two white rhinos en five eland at the Aventura res

Pieter Rossouw, SA rugby wing, marries Elzé Reyneke at Rawsonville.

Gert van der Linde (75), former chairman of the old Cape Provincial Council and MP, dies in Port Elizabet

Louis Kruger (11) of Richards Bay, dies after being attacked by a crocodile in the Mapelane nature reserv

The Pan-Africanist Congress suspends its armed struggle and its guerrillas disarm.

The home match between the Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, and Nigeria, ends in a tie, with no goals scored.

Paedophile Gert van Rooyen and his mistress, Joey Haarhoff, commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police.

ANC members Ebrahim Ebrahim and Mandla Maseko are found guilty on charges of treason.

The Star reports that in an interim report issued by the Harms Commission it is claimed that Mr Peet De Pontes, National Party

A second series of meetings is held between South Africa and Mozambique in Pretoria and Maputo. Four working groups discuss sec

Mercenaries mount an unsuccessful military coup in Benin.

The first Cape to Rio yacht race gets under way in Table Bay.

Private Muammar Kadhaffi, now Colonel, becomes premier of Libya.

Nigerian Army chief, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, briefly takes power in a military coup. Over fifty government officials are

The Herstigte Nasionale Party (HNP) starts its own newspaper, Die Afrikaner.

Col Kadhaffi becomes premier of Libya.

Gary Player condemns Government’s decision not to allow the Indian golfer of Natal, Papwa Sewgolum permission to play in the 19

Egyptian President Nasser pledges to reconquer Palestine.

Islam is now the official Egyptian state religion, by order of Egyptian government.

SA’s rugby team beats Scotland in Edinburgh 6-3.

General Louis Botha, as chairman of the Boer committee, announces his intention of convening public meetings in Transvaal distr

Herero Revolt: Gobabis is besieged. A German company from Outjo is ambushed at Okanjande near present-day Otjiwarongo.

Anglo-Boer War 2: British troops under General Neville Lyttelton and General Charles Warren cross the Tugela River.

The first Afrikaans language congress ends in Paarl.

Sir Benjamin D’Urban assumes office as Governor of the Cape of Good Hope.

Henry Mathew Arderne, attorney and director of companies, is born in Cape Town.

Johann Friedrich Budler, Rhenish missionary in South Africa, is born in East Prussia. He was stationed in Komaggas, Steinkopf (

Jan Willem van der Rijst (’Oom Willem’), activist for Afrikaans and author of the first Spelling and Reading book for Afrikaans

Johan Arnold Smellekamp, MP for Bloemfontein (1863-1866), is born in the Netherlands.