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Gangs of armed men kill at least twenty-six commuters on a train travelling between George Goch and Denver stations in Johannes
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At least six persons are killed and 400 shacks destroyed during a night attack on a squatter camp in the township of Thokoza.
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More than 35 000 people force central Cape Town to a standstill as they march peacefully from St George’s Cathedral to the city
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Three leading anti-apartheid activists, Mohammed Valhi Moasa, Murphy Moroke, and Vusi Khanyile, escape from detention and seek
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Venda Border Extension Act No 31, including further territory into Venda, commences.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) declares Aids a worldwide epidemic.
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Six political refugees, including the President of the United Democratic Front (UDF) seek refuge in the British consulate in Du
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B.J. Vorster, former SA prime minister and state president is buried in the so-called Heroes’ Acre at the Dutch Reformed Church
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Venda is declared independent in terms of the Republic of Venda Constitution Act 9 of 1979. Chief Mphephu is named as the first
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The Venda Independence Party (VIP) boycotts the opening of the Venda Parliament despite having won thirty-one of the forty-two
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At the Transvaal National Party Congress the constitutional proposals are accepted by 1,236 votes out of 1,243.
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A second strike call (13-15 September) in Soweto leads to absenteeism estimated at 75-80 per cent in Johannesburg.
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Speaking to the Transvaal Congress of the ruling National Party in Pretoria, the Prime Minister again rejects major changes in
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The Minister of Justice officially announces that NUSAS has been declared an ‘affected organisation’ under the Affected Organis
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Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the Chief Councillor, announces that the South African government has agreed that members of the Kw
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The Rhodesian Appeal Court recognises the legality of Rhodesian Government, headed by Ian Smith.
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The Parliamentary caucus of the National Party unanimously elects B.J. Vorster, Minister of Justice, as its new leader. He auto
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Egypt and Saudi Arabia announce agreement of peaceful settlement of two-year-old Yemeni civil war.
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Richard Victor Selope Thema, politician, journalist and newspaper editor of i.e. The Bantu World, dies in Orlando West, Johanne
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Charles Nqakula, Minister of Safety and Security of the Republic of South Africa since 7 May 2002 and Chairperson of the South
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Italy invades Egypt.
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The match between the SA rugby team and the British Isles ends in a tie with 3-3.
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The highest temperature ever recorded in the world was 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit (58 degrees Celsius) on this day at El Azizia,
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General Jan C.G. Kemp resigns as officer in the SA army because of the war policy of the Botha government and joins the Rebelli
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The mayor of Cape Town, Hyman Lieberman, opens the large synagogue in the city.
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Lord Roberts issues a proclamation calling on the Republican forces still in the field to surrender.
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Anglo-Boer War 2: The young Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands puts the Gelderland at the disposal of Pres. Paul Kruger to jou
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Lieutenant-Colonel R.G. Kekewich arrives in Kimberley to assess the military situation and to advise the new
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The British Union Flag (Union Jack) is raised for the first time at Fort Salisbury, marking the beginning of prolonged British
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