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General Louis Botha, SA prime minister, unveils a monument on the grave of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, first president of the Z

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Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, jurist, journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, is born on the farm M

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Three SA cabinet ministers, Dr Sibusiso Bengu, minister of education, Joe Modise, minister of defence and Mac Maharaj, minister

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Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli, SA artist, is born in Acornhoek, Eastern Transvaal. He was detained during the 1970s. Dur

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SA exchange notes with the People’s Republic of China regarding the establishment of informal offices in Pretoria and Beijing.

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Robert Mugabe and ZANU Central Committee survive an assassination attempt in a bombing of the party headquarters in Harare. Sev

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Taliep Petersen, one of South Africa’s most popular theatre personalities, is shot and killed execution style during an armed r

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Prof. John William Bews, SA botanist and expert on different species of grass, is born on the Orkney Islands.

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Deputy president says an economic collapse in Zimbabwe would widely affect southern Africa. South Africa believes it cannot re

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The Minister of Justice announces that the Christian Institute has been declared an affected organisation under the Affected Or

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Police seal all entrances to Alexandra township near Johannesburg after an Inkatha supporter is necklaced, at least nine people

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The 80,000 striking truck drivers and their employers reached an agreement &quot;in principle&quot; about the workers’ wages du

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Pierre-Claver Rwangabo, the governor of Rwanda’s southern province Butare, is assassinated in an ambush. The prime minister bla

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Rampant Afrikaner Volksfront leaders sweep aside an attempt by former SADF chief Constand Viljoen and his moderate generals to

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Dr M.S. (Tinie) Louw, SA businessman and entrepreneur who was co-founder and president of the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut (AH

This day in history

Voters in Burundi overwhelmingly approve a new power-sharing constitution aimed at bringing to a final end an eleven-year civil

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Sweden’s Prime Minister Olof Palme is assassinated on a street in Stockholm. Christer Pettersson (42) later alleged that SA was

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An Anglican priest, the Reverend David Russell, is sentenced to a year’s imprisonment for defying his banning order and attendin

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Amos Boshomane, unionist (SEAWU) of Germiston, is shot dead after having survived an earlier attack on 25 November 1987.

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The Indigenous Games Project, aiming to promote activities that have a popular appeal to rural communities in SA in particular,

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Father Bernard Huss, founder of the first cooperative associations for Black farmers in SA, is born in Wurtemberg, Germany.

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Mabelindile Archie Luhlabo, chair of SA Teemane Co., Johannesburg, director of the Mineworkers Investment Co. and also of Globa

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Former State Pres. F.W. de Klerk admits to an extramarital affair with Elita Georgiades, wife of a rich Greek businessman.

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SA signs agreement with the government of India on the inter-governmental Joint Commission for Political Trade, Economic, Cultu

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Justice M. Stegmann records an open finding in the inquest into the murder of Witwatersrand University academic Dr David Webste

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Masibulela Hawk Makepula, SA junior flyweight champion, wins the world champion title of the World Boxing Organisation in that

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William Hare (Gobo) Ashley, SA cricket player in a test against England (1888-1889), is born in Mowbray, Cape Town.

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The South African Department of Home Affairs refuses to grant Breyten Breytenbach a visa to receive an honorary doctorate from

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George Shabangu of KwaNdebele disappears, allegedly escaping from police custody while pointing out an arms cache in the veld.

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An Afrikaans weekly publication, Die Brandwag, is published with O.E. Schwellnus as first editor. It existed until September 19

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General Louis Botha, SA prime minister, unveils a monument on the grave of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, first president of the Z

Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, jurist, journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, is born on the farm M

Three SA cabinet ministers, Dr Sibusiso Bengu, minister of education, Joe Modise, minister of defence and Mac Maharaj, minister

Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli, SA artist, is born in Acornhoek, Eastern Transvaal. He was detained during the 1970s. Dur

SA exchange notes with the People’s Republic of China regarding the establishment of informal offices in Pretoria and Beijing.

Robert Mugabe and ZANU Central Committee survive an assassination attempt in a bombing of the party headquarters in Harare. Sev

Taliep Petersen, one of South Africa’s most popular theatre personalities, is shot and killed execution style during an armed r

Prof. John William Bews, SA botanist and expert on different species of grass, is born on the Orkney Islands.

Deputy president says an economic collapse in Zimbabwe would widely affect southern Africa. South Africa believes it cannot re

The Minister of Justice announces that the Christian Institute has been declared an affected organisation under the Affected Or

Police seal all entrances to Alexandra township near Johannesburg after an Inkatha supporter is necklaced, at least nine people

The 80,000 striking truck drivers and their employers reached an agreement &amp;quot;in principle&amp;quot; about the workers’ wages du

Pierre-Claver Rwangabo, the governor of Rwanda’s southern province Butare, is assassinated in an ambush. The prime minister bla

Rampant Afrikaner Volksfront leaders sweep aside an attempt by former SADF chief Constand Viljoen and his moderate generals to

Dr M.S. (Tinie) Louw, SA businessman and entrepreneur who was co-founder and president of the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut (AH

Voters in Burundi overwhelmingly approve a new power-sharing constitution aimed at bringing to a final end an eleven-year civil

Sweden’s Prime Minister Olof Palme is assassinated on a street in Stockholm. Christer Pettersson (42) later alleged that SA was

An Anglican priest, the Reverend David Russell, is sentenced to a year’s imprisonment for defying his banning order and attendin

Amos Boshomane, unionist (SEAWU) of Germiston, is shot dead after having survived an earlier attack on 25 November 1987.

The Indigenous Games Project, aiming to promote activities that have a popular appeal to rural communities in SA in particular,

Father Bernard Huss, founder of the first cooperative associations for Black farmers in SA, is born in Wurtemberg, Germany.

Mabelindile Archie Luhlabo, chair of SA Teemane Co., Johannesburg, director of the Mineworkers Investment Co. and also of Globa

Former State Pres. F.W. de Klerk admits to an extramarital affair with Elita Georgiades, wife of a rich Greek businessman.

SA signs agreement with the government of India on the inter-governmental Joint Commission for Political Trade, Economic, Cultu

Justice M. Stegmann records an open finding in the inquest into the murder of Witwatersrand University academic Dr David Webste

Masibulela Hawk Makepula, SA junior flyweight champion, wins the world champion title of the World Boxing Organisation in that

William Hare (Gobo) Ashley, SA cricket player in a test against England (1888-1889), is born in Mowbray, Cape Town.

The South African Department of Home Affairs refuses to grant Breyten Breytenbach a visa to receive an honorary doctorate from

George Shabangu of KwaNdebele disappears, allegedly escaping from police custody while pointing out an arms cache in the veld.

An Afrikaans weekly publication, Die Brandwag, is published with O.E. Schwellnus as first editor. It existed until September 19

The 80,000 striking truck drivers and their employers reached an agreement "in principle" about the workers’ wages du