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Samuel Bonnin Hobson, school inspector of the Cape Province and co-author with his brother, G.C. Hobson, of animal stories, is
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Joanna Everarda (Jo) Fourie, one of the most avid collectors of Afrikaans folk music (Boeremusiek), is born.
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The Alfred Dock in Table Bay is officially opened by Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (16), second son of Queen Victoria, after whom
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About 2 000 slave owners meet in Cape Town to complain against new slave regulations to be implemented at the Cape, claiming th
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Sir Donald Currie, ship magnate and donor of the Currie Cups for rugby and cricket, is born in Greenock, Scotland.
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Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, first president of the Transvaal elected in 1857 and founder of Pretoria, is born on the farm Preto
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A Netherlands fleet under Wijbrand van Warwijk arrives at an island in the Indian Ocean. They stay for nearly four months to re
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Maluleke George, the deputy defence minister, attends the 90th commemoration of the Battle of Delville Wood in France. During t
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The first of South Africa’s fleet of Gripen aircraft ordered to re-equip the SA National Defence Force is transported by road t
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A diesel train carrying 1 140-ton diesel derails and explodes in Swartruggens, North West Province.
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IFP political director, Ziba Jiyane, is appointed secretary-general of the party at its annual general conference in Ulundi.
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The IFP releases its new constitution at its annual general conference held in Ulundi.
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The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 765(1992). Pursuant to that resolution, the Secretary-General appointed a Sp
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The SA government transfers R2bn to the Independent Development Trust to ‘overcome the backlog in the socio-economic developmen
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The ANC sent a report on police violence to President F. W. de Klerk and demanded an end violent police action.
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Nothembu Grace Millicent, social worker and community leader, dies in Cape Town.
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South Africa’s largest labour federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), held its annual congress from 12
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Supreme Court Act No 2, providing for the separation of the Ciskei judiciary from South Africa, commences.
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Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, jurist, journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, dies in Bloemfontein.
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Tony Yengeni, former ANC chief whip and veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle, sentenced to four years for fraud, toyi-toyis h
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SA’s gold-panning team returns victorious from the World Gold Panning Championships held in Slovakia, with one gold and two bro
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An SADF officer shoots five fellow members in their sleep on a farm near Fouriesburg, Free State.
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An SADF officer shoots five fellow members in their sleep on a farm near Fouriesburg, Free State.
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At least 633 people are killed in genocide in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The trial of Dr Allan Boesak on thirty-two charges of theft and fraud starts in the Cape Supreme Court.
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The trial of Dr Allan Boesak on thirty-two charges of theft and fraud starts in the Cape Supreme Court.
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At least 21 people, under whom a child, die when hand grenades or bombs explode on three long distance buses in Uganda.
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The SA rugby team loses the third test against New Zealand 26-33 in Pretoria.
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The SA rugby team loses the third test against New Zealand 26-33 in Pretoria.
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