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Anton Anreith, renowned SA sculptor, arrives in the Cape as soldier in service of the Dutch East India Company.

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Liberia and Ethiopia institute legal proceedings against SA concerning the administration of South West Africa in the World Cou

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Benin, Libya and Mauritius insist that the United Nations Security Council bypass the Western powers arms embargo resolution an

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The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, to which SA is a party, is signed in London.

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South Africans vote in their first all-race local government elections and the African National Congress secures an impressive

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The South African Bureau of Racial Affairs (Sabra), an independent non-profit-making organisation, is established with the twof

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Prime Minister John Vorster achieves an overwhelming victory in the General Election, taking 136 of the 165 parliamentary seats

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A document released in Cape Town, discloses that SA ministers condoned the murder of Black demonstrators during the 1976 riots.

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John Ndevasia Muafangejo, SA artist, dies in Katutura Township, Windhoek, Namibia. He moved to South West Africa in 1956.

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An explosion occurs at the offices of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Market Street, Johannesburg, injuring seven people. It

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Simon Petros (Peter) Matseke, who played an important role in African social, educational and political life, dies in Pretoria.

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Rosa Sophia Cornelia Nepgen, SA composer and wife of poet W.E.G. Louw, is born in Barkly-East, Eastern Cape.

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Reverend John Pender-Smith, chair of the SANBS board of directors of the SA National Blood Service apologises unconditionally t

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Allina Ndebele (born Khumalo), SA artist and master weaver who returned to her father’s village and established a small worksho

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The Sunday Times reports an African Peer Review Mechanism report submitted to President ‘s cabinet three weeks ago, has urged

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The Protocol to Amend the Conservation on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, to which SA is

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Carl Louis Richard Müller, founder of the SA music shops R. Müller, is born in Lübben, Spreewald, near Berlin, Germany.

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UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali calls for an international military force to aid and protect a million refugees caug

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Lindiwe Emmerentia Kuzwayo, successful fashion designer and judge at fashion shows in SA and overseas, is born in Durban.

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Numbers of Cuban soldiers and shipments of Russian military equipment arrive in Luanda, Angola, while SA was clandestinely supp

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An Ethiopian Airlines plane is hijacked over the Comoros Islands and crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing 125 people.

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Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide meets with a group of Haitian legislators to negotiate an end to Haiti’s consti

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South Africa finally breaks the Nigerian jinx via a 2-1 well-deserved victory in an exciting Nelson Mandela Challenge clash at

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Egyptian President Sadat formally accepts an invitation to visit Israel. The Egyptian foreign minister and his deputy resign ov

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Prince Arthur of Connaught, the grandson of Queen Victoria, arrives in SA as governor-general. (2004). Yesterdays, Pretoria New

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Niger becomes an autonomous republic within the French Community. The republic adopted a constitution in 1959 but the next year

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Sir De Villiers Graaff, leader of the United Party opposition in SA, is born in Sea Point, Cape Town.

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The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, loses 1-2 against Brazil in a home game. (---(2004). ‘Footballer of the decade: Bafana Bafan

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An explosion at the offices of the Department of Co-operation and Development in Marshalltown, Johannesburg, causes damage to t

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Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, SA minister of education since 2004, is born in Durban. http://www.sahistory.org.za/

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Anton Anreith, renowned SA sculptor, arrives in the Cape as soldier in service of the Dutch East India Company.

Liberia and Ethiopia institute legal proceedings against SA concerning the administration of South West Africa in the World Cou

Benin, Libya and Mauritius insist that the United Nations Security Council bypass the Western powers arms embargo resolution an

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, to which SA is a party, is signed in London.

South Africans vote in their first all-race local government elections and the African National Congress secures an impressive

The South African Bureau of Racial Affairs (Sabra), an independent non-profit-making organisation, is established with the twof

Prime Minister John Vorster achieves an overwhelming victory in the General Election, taking 136 of the 165 parliamentary seats

A document released in Cape Town, discloses that SA ministers condoned the murder of Black demonstrators during the 1976 riots.

John Ndevasia Muafangejo, SA artist, dies in Katutura Township, Windhoek, Namibia. He moved to South West Africa in 1956.

An explosion occurs at the offices of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Market Street, Johannesburg, injuring seven people. It

Simon Petros (Peter) Matseke, who played an important role in African social, educational and political life, dies in Pretoria.

Rosa Sophia Cornelia Nepgen, SA composer and wife of poet W.E.G. Louw, is born in Barkly-East, Eastern Cape.

Reverend John Pender-Smith, chair of the SANBS board of directors of the SA National Blood Service apologises unconditionally t

Allina Ndebele (born Khumalo), SA artist and master weaver who returned to her father’s village and established a small worksho

The Sunday Times reports an African Peer Review Mechanism report submitted to President ‘s cabinet three weeks ago, has urged

The Protocol to Amend the Conservation on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, to which SA is

Carl Louis Richard Müller, founder of the SA music shops R. Müller, is born in Lübben, Spreewald, near Berlin, Germany.

UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali calls for an international military force to aid and protect a million refugees caug

Lindiwe Emmerentia Kuzwayo, successful fashion designer and judge at fashion shows in SA and overseas, is born in Durban.

Numbers of Cuban soldiers and shipments of Russian military equipment arrive in Luanda, Angola, while SA was clandestinely supp

An Ethiopian Airlines plane is hijacked over the Comoros Islands and crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing 125 people.

Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide meets with a group of Haitian legislators to negotiate an end to Haiti’s consti

South Africa finally breaks the Nigerian jinx via a 2-1 well-deserved victory in an exciting Nelson Mandela Challenge clash at

Egyptian President Sadat formally accepts an invitation to visit Israel. The Egyptian foreign minister and his deputy resign ov

Prince Arthur of Connaught, the grandson of Queen Victoria, arrives in SA as governor-general. (2004). Yesterdays, Pretoria New

Niger becomes an autonomous republic within the French Community. The republic adopted a constitution in 1959 but the next year

Sir De Villiers Graaff, leader of the United Party opposition in SA, is born in Sea Point, Cape Town.

The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, loses 1-2 against Brazil in a home game. (---(2004). ‘Footballer of the decade: Bafana Bafan

An explosion at the offices of the Department of Co-operation and Development in Marshalltown, Johannesburg, causes damage to t

Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, SA minister of education since 2004, is born in Durban. http://www.sahistory.org.za/