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General Salomon Gerhardus (Manie) Maritz rebels against General Smuts’ order to invade German South-West Africa, goes over to e
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Léopold Sédar Senghor poet, teacher, and statesman, first president of Senegal (1960-1980), and a major pro
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Sir George White, who arrived in Cape Town on 3 October and in Durban on 7 October, proceeds to Ladysmith, wh
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Anglo-Boer War 2: In a letter to King Bhunu of Swaziland, Commander-General Piet Joubert grants the king full powers, thus virt
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Francis William Reitz, former president of the OFS and now Secretary of State in the ZAR, hands the ultimatum, which result in
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Stephanie Faure, one of the SA pioneers in reciting and drama, is born in Pretoria.
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Dullstroom is proclaimed, named after Wolterus Dull and the Crocodile River, which flows past the village.
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Sir William Cornwallis Harris (41), explorer of the interior of SA, dies in Bombay.
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The Rev. Stephanus Jacobus du Toit, enthusiastic but controversial champion of Afrikaans, is born in Daljosafat, Cape Colony.
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Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist and his daughter Augusta, with Mietje Versveld as company, leave on a 167-day journey of explor
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Turkey formally recovers Egypt by treaty with France, Napoleon’s army having been expelled by a joint Turkish and English force
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A petition drafted by four prominent Free Burgers under Tielman Roos is submitted to the Lords XVII, concerning grievances prio
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Uganda Independence Day.
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Fifty-two taxis are destroyed by fire at Inyanga taxi rank on the Cape Flats. A case of arson is being investigated.
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Thousands of frightened Israeli tourists are rushing back home after twenty-six people were killed in the attacks on a hotel in
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Thousands of frightened Israeli tourists are rushing back home after twenty-six people were killed in the attacks on a hotel in
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Jackie Selebi, SA national police commissioner, is appointed president of Interpol.
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Jackie Selebi, SA national police commissioner, is appointed president of Interpol.
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At talks in Pretoria the Burundian president and CNDD/FDD rebel leader agree to implement a ceasefire deal signed the previous
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At talks in Pretoria the Burundian president and CNDD/FDD rebel leader agree to implement a ceasefire deal signed the previous
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According to the Washington Post, South Africa is one of the countries most affected by HIV and AIDS. About 4.7 million people
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The United Nations (UN) and African-born Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, share the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The United Nations (UN) and African-born Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, share the Nobel Peace Prize.
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A key suspect in the bomb attack on the American embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, who was tracked down in Cape Town by t
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The Khoi and San National Language Body is officially launched in Upington, Northern Cape. Its aim is to promote and develop th
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The Khoi and San National Language Body is officially launched in Upington, Northern Cape. Its aim is to promote and develop th
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The SA rugby team beats Argentine 42-22 in Port Elizabeth.
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SA signs bilateral air transport agreement with France.
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SA signs bilateral air transport agreement with France.
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