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… The Ciskei is given self-government. Chief Justice Mabandla becomes Chief Minister, and the heads of the territory’s six depart …

… The Act of Parliament, becoming law from this date, achieves the abolition of slavery as an institution throughout the British …

… The chief of the SA defence force, Gen. Jannie Geldenhuys, announces that the Citizens Cooperation Bureau (CCB) will be disband …

… The chief of the SA defence force, Gen. Jannie Geldenhuys, announces that the Citizens Cooperation Bureau (CCB) will be disband …

… In a by-election held in Natal the United Party candidate wins a seat against the Democratic Party candidate. The ruling Nation …

… The Federal Congress of the National Party supports the set of constitutional reforms outlined by Prime Minister …

… The SA rugby team plays for the first time against a team of the British Isles, and lose 0-4 in Port Elizabeth. …

… The International Court of Justice in The Hague unanimously condemns the continuing presence of South Africa in South West Afri …

… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology … The International Convention with Respect to Laws and Customs of War by Land is signed at The Hague, the Netherlands. …

… Charles Bowyer Adderley, firm adversary to the proposal of the British Colonial ministry to establish a penal colony at the Cap …

… South Africa and the Soviet Union sign a formal agreement in Johannesburg to promote trade between the two countries. The agree …

… In the Shadows of the Archive: Investigating the Paarl march of November 22nd 1962 by Bianca Paigè van Laun …

… The Hiemstra Commission of Inquiry says the Johannesburg City Council spent R1,8-million of ratepayers’ money on the unlawful s …

… The Prime Minister tells the Cape Congress of the National Party that he is prepared to consider …

… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology … Anglo-Boer War 2 The British under Generals R. Pole-Carew and I.S.M. Hamilton occupy the deserted Komatipoort on the ZAR easter …

… The ‘Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners’ (GRA), society founded as a direct outcome of the efforts by A. Pannevis to have the Bibl …

… It is reported that the President, Vice-President and Secretary-General of the Hervormde Kerk (Reformed Church) of the Netherla …

… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology … Anglo-Boer War 2: The ZAR takes over control of the railway lines and workshops of the Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg …

… Six political refugees, including the President of the United Democratic Front (UDF) seek refuge in the British consulate in Du …

… Speaking to the Transvaal Congress of the ruling National Party in Pretoria, the Prime Minister again rejects major changes in …

… The nineteen year old Princess Wilhelmina is crowned as queen of the Netherlands.  She strongly sympathised with the cause of …

… The second rugby test in Kimberley between South Africa and the British Isles ends in a tie, like the first one. …

… Joint routine exercises are held between the British Royal Navy and the South African Navy, under the Simonstown Agreement, and …

… Japan officially signs the act of unconditional surrender to the Allied nations on board the American battleship Missouri in To …

… The Paralympic Games open in Athens, with Amakrokokroko table tennis star Rosabelle Riese carrying the SA flag and leading the …

… Maluleke George, the deputy defence minister, attends the 90th commemoration of the Battle of Delville Wood in France. During t …

… Catherine Manana Mabuza, MEC in the Office of the Premier, Northern Province Provincial Government and chair of the ANC Women’s …

… The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) declines an invitation by the Durban Mayor’s office to enable members of the Indian community t …

… The school order of Jacob Abraham (Uitenhage) de Mist eliminates the influence of the church on education and places education …

… The Minister of Education, Prof. Kader Asmal, launches the South African History Project at the Old Fort in Johannesburg, aimin …