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Albert Nzula, teacher, journalist and leader of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), is born in Rouxville, OFS.
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Pretoria celebrates its golden jubilee.
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Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Sprinkaansnek is fought, with General Philip Botha forcing a passage through the neck.
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Comdt-Gen. Piet Joubert attacks Venda Chief Mpefu’s main kraal during the Mpefu War (also called Magato War). The sub-chiefs su
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Rouxville is founded in the OFS.
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Dr David Livingstone reaches the Victoria Falls and names it after his queen.
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Pretoria is officially selected as the capital of the ZAR. The seat of government was transferred from Potchefstroom to Pretori
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Machtelt Smit (72), founder of the first private welfare organisation, dies in Cape Town.
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Carl August Pacalt, missionary of the London Missionary Society dies at his mission station Hoogekraal, George. After his death
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International Day of Tolerance. =
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Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila wins a presidential election with 58.05% of the votes, according to prov
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Dr Jurgens van Olselen, a clinical psychologist testifying in the Pretoria High Court, describes Pretoria’s high security C-Max
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In a move set to keep SA and Africa on the European Union’s (EU’s) radar screen, President Thabo Mbeki leads a top delegation o
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Rwanda militia leader Paul Rwarakabije gives himself up.
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The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998, protecting women and children in traditional marriages and specifying that a
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Pieter Kenyon (P.K.) van der Bijl (76), former cabinet member of Zimbabwe, dies in Napier, Western Cape.
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Corrie Sanders, SA heavyweight, wins the World Boxing Union title.
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The SA rugby team beats France 36-32 in the first test in Lyon, France.
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The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, loses 0-3 against Germany in an away game.
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Cassius Baloyi, SA junior featherweight, wins the World Boxing Union (WBU) world champion title.
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European Union ambassadors approve a total arms embargo to punish Nigeria’s military regime for the execution of nine political
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The Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) White Paper, put before parliament, calls for an expeditious programme to en
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In line with the Record of Understanding reached between the SAG and ANC, forty-two political prisoners are released. The Natio
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SA signs co-operation agreement regarding the promotion of investments and amends bilateral air services agreement with the Rep
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The Palestine National Council, the legislative body of the PLO, proclaims the establishment of an independent Palestinian stat
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The Zimbabwean Supreme Court mitigates the sentence of Odile Harrington, found guilty of spying for SA, to twelve years.
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Barend Hendrik Strydom, a former right-wing member, massacres seven Blacks and an Indian and wounds sixteen in Pretoria city ce
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Judgement starts in the Delmas trial. Mr Justice K. van Dijkhorst states that the state has proved that a dominant part of the
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Grintek of SA, Saab of Sweden and British aerospace sign a historic contract for supplying military equipment worth about R60 m
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