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Sibusiso Vilane, a game ranger with dual South African and Swazi nationality reaches the summit of Mount Everest, where he plan
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The African Union replaces the 38-year-old Organisation of African Unity.
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A week after sweeping into the city, President Laurent Kabila bans political activity and demonstrations in Kinshasa, the DRC c
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President Nelson Mandela says that in order to promote national unity he was willing to bring into government those who remain
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South African Air Force pioneer Major-General Ken van der Spuy, veteran of both world wars and holder of fourteen decorations f
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The mutilated body of Sidwell Nonno (32), SARHWU shop steward, victim of an alleged political assassination, is find in Langa,
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Justice J. Basson hands down death sentences on fourteen Blacks (Upington 14) for the murder of Lucas Sethwala, a Black police
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Two bomb blasts in central Pretoria injure three women. The bombs were placed under a car outside a police housing project. htt
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South Africa and Mozambique agree to revive the Nkomati Accord.
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Fifty-two demonstrating church leaders are arrested in South Africa.
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Israel formally returns sovereignty of Sinai capital of El Arish to Egypt after a dozen years of occupation.
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The Transkei Minister of Justice orders the Methodist Church of South Africa to cease all activities, and cede its property wit
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Betty Pack, cellist and music teacher who started several youth orchestras, dies in Johannesburg.
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A comprehensive policy statement on South Africa’s new multi-national sports concessions is made by Sports Minister Dr. P. Koor
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The hijack drama involving an SA Airways Boeing 727 the Letaba ends at Blantyre’s Chileka Airport in Malawi when the two hijack
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SA signs multilateral articles of agreement on the Southern African Regional Tourism Council.
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The Economic Committee of the FAK is established with the disbanding of the Economic Institute.
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Egyptian premier Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to destroy Israel if war is provoked.
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A joint statement is issued, agreed to by Dr. Verwoerd, Victorio Carpio, Dr. de Alva and the Foreign minister, Eric Louw, indic
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The Algerian vice-president, Ali Chekkal, is assassinated by Algerian Nationalists whilst attending the French football cup fin
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Kamal el-Mallakh, an Antiquities Service inspector at the Great Pyramid Giza, discovers Khufu’s (Cheops) boat. It will be more
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Ndaweni Johannes Mahlangu, premier of Mpumalanga (1999 ), is born in Middleburg, Eastern Transvaal (Mpumalanga).
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General elections in South Africa. The Herenigde Nasionale Party (Re-united National Party) comes to power in coalition with th
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Egypt joins the League of Nations as its 59th member.
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Rebel leader Abd al-Krim, based at Targuist in the Rif mountains of Morocco, surrenders to Marshal Philip Petain, leader of the
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The first legislative council for South West Africa (Namibia) is established.
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John Erskine (Jack) Cheetham, SA cricket player in twenty-four test matches, is born in Mowbray, Cape Town.
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Ishmael Booker Mompati, teacher, musician and composer, is born in the district of Dewetsdorp, OFS.
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Seven ships are wrecked, with the loss of ten lives, at the Buffalo River, East London.
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