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Johan Papenfus, a SA Defence Force rifleman captured in Angola nearly a year previously, returns to South Africa from Cuba. His
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During an emergency debate in Transkei’s Parliament in Umtata, Chief Matanzima threatens to cut diplomatic links with South Afr
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It is disclosed that summaries of Dr. Rhoodie’s tape recordings have already been made available to a syndicate including the B
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Raymond Hoffenberg leaves South Africa on an exit permit, without possibility of return, to take up a research and consultant’s
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The ship Amersfoort, which two months earlier has intercepted a Portuguese slaver bound from Angola to Brazil, arrives in Table
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Trumpet Call to Youth, Flyer issued by the Provisional Executive Committee of the Congress Youth League. 10 September 1944
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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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The Afrikaans writer Breyten Breytenbach is sentenced in the Pretoria Supreme Court to nine years imprisonment for offences und
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More than 500 traditional healers march to the Treatment Action Campaign’s offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg, demanding tha
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South African government announces it has joined Cuba and Angola in endorsing a plan to remove Cuban troops from Angola.
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s former financial adviser, Addy Moolman, is to finally start serving his four-year jail sentence, Pr
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Nearly 60% of South Africans think race relations are improving, according to a survey released today. The scores show a signif
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Students at the University of Bophuthatswana win a Supreme Court application to have hostels reopened, but the court rejects th
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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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President F.W. de Klerk announces SA beaches open to all racial groups and promises repeal of Separate Amenities Act.
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Dr. Beyers Naudé, Director of the Christian Institute, is found guilty by a Pretoria regional court of refusing to testi
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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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The Zimbabwean Supreme Court mitigates the sentence of Odile Harrington, found guilty of spying for SA, to twelve years.
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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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A Boeing 737 Cameroon airliner crashes into a swamp as it attempts to land near Douala, killing 72 passengers and crew.
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The International Olympic Committee asks the federations that govern worldwide sports to bar any athlete who competes in South
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The Voortrekker commando under Andries Pretorius and Sarel Celliers make a solemn promise to God. Should they be victorious, th
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Scottish missionary explorer David Livingstone, aged 27, who has been accepted to serve under the London Missionary Society two
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A United Nations team finally arrives in Mbandaka, Congo, to investigate alleged massacres of refugees. The team was delayed in
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Algerian gunmen kill a British technician working for Algeria’s petroleum company, in what is believed to be the eleventh slayi
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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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In German South West Africa Captain Kurt von François moves his administrative headquarters to Windhoek, seven months after er
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The General Assembly of the United Nations adopts resolution 616(VII) establishing a three-member Commission to study the racia
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It is officially conceded that the majority of members elected to the first Transkei Legislative Assembly, support Chief Poto.
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