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Frank Moema, reverend and community leader, disappears after allegedly being abducted by men in camouflage gear. Coleman, M. (e

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First commercial air route is established when Alan Cobham does a return flight between London and Cape Town.

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A methane-gas explosion at Gencor’s Ermelo mines kills thirty-four miners and injures at least another sixteen.

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South African Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota and his counterparts from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regio

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Henry Bathurst, statesman and creator of the British Colonial Office, is born in Gloucestershire, England. Bathurst, founde

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Rejoice Thizwilondi Mabudafhazi , Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism of the Republic of South Africa since 1

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Reuben Tholakele (Thola) Caluza, Zulu composer and choir master who popularised Zulu folk music, dies in Durban.

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Eight Whites are killed in Brakpan in fights between government forces and revolutionaries during the Rand revolt.

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The Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, M.C. Botha, reports that following Transkei’s land claims a thorough inqu

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The Stern gang blows up a train carrying British troops between Cairo and Haifa, killing twenty-seven soldiers.

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The Rand mineworkers’ revolt intensifies when three mineworkers are shot and killed outside the prison in Boksburg.

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Harry Percival Madibane, educationist, school principal and soccer administrator, dies in Pietersburg. He was born at Blaauberg

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Pieter Voltelyn Graham van der Byl, politician and soldier in WW1, is born in Caledon, Western Cape.

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Jacob Daniël du Toit (Totius), poet and Afrikaans Bible translator, is born in the Paarl vicinity, CC.

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Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe lashes out at international journalists and foreign governments, threatening to ban them fro

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Dr. Hendrik J. van Eck (67), father of SA industry and chairman of the Industrial Development Corporation, dies.

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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission confirms newspaper reports that five former security police officers have confessed to

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A group of dissatisfied members of the AWB (Afrikaner-Weerstandsbeweging) break away and start the BVB (Boere-Vryheidsbeweging)

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Mlungisi Hlongwane, national president of the SA National Civic Association (SANCO) and director of SANCO Investment Holdings s

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A group of clergymen of seven Christian churches including the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Methodist churches calling themselv

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At a meeting between the Prime Minister and a liaison committee of the Coloured Representative Council (CRC), important decisio

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Joseph Jacobus Bosman, founder and first general manager of Volkskas, is born at Naauwpoort, district of Rustenburg.

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King Moshoeshoe II is given legislative and executive powers by the newly established Military Council of Lesotho.

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Ndebele (Matabele) King Lobengula accepts British protection and the British South Africa Company imposes protectorate over Nd

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Lodewicus Johannes du Plessis, academic and professor at the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, who laid

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Nigerian planes bomb and strafe a crowded market in a village in rebellious Biafra, killing more than 200 people.

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President Samora Machel of Mozambique decrees an end to private ownership, and Lourenço Marques is renamed Maputo.

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Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda banns the opposition United Progressive Party and arrests its leader, Simon Kapepwe, together

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The “Ossewabrandwag” (OB) is founded as an Afrikaans cultural and political organisation in Bloemfontein, under leadership of C

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Fighting between Inkatha and the United Democratic Front supporters spills into central Pietermaritzburg when the Cosatu office

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Frank Moema, reverend and community leader, disappears after allegedly being abducted by men in camouflage gear. Coleman, M. (e

First commercial air route is established when Alan Cobham does a return flight between London and Cape Town.

A methane-gas explosion at Gencor’s Ermelo mines kills thirty-four miners and injures at least another sixteen.

South African Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota and his counterparts from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regio

Henry Bathurst, statesman and creator of the British Colonial Office, is born in Gloucestershire, England. Bathurst, founde

Rejoice Thizwilondi Mabudafhazi , Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism of the Republic of South Africa since 1

Reuben Tholakele (Thola) Caluza, Zulu composer and choir master who popularised Zulu folk music, dies in Durban.

Eight Whites are killed in Brakpan in fights between government forces and revolutionaries during the Rand revolt.

The Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, M.C. Botha, reports that following Transkei’s land claims a thorough inqu

The Stern gang blows up a train carrying British troops between Cairo and Haifa, killing twenty-seven soldiers.

The Rand mineworkers’ revolt intensifies when three mineworkers are shot and killed outside the prison in Boksburg.

Harry Percival Madibane, educationist, school principal and soccer administrator, dies in Pietersburg. He was born at Blaauberg

Pieter Voltelyn Graham van der Byl, politician and soldier in WW1, is born in Caledon, Western Cape.

Jacob Daniël du Toit (Totius), poet and Afrikaans Bible translator, is born in the Paarl vicinity, CC.

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe lashes out at international journalists and foreign governments, threatening to ban them fro

Dr. Hendrik J. van Eck (67), father of SA industry and chairman of the Industrial Development Corporation, dies.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission confirms newspaper reports that five former security police officers have confessed to

A group of dissatisfied members of the AWB (Afrikaner-Weerstandsbeweging) break away and start the BVB (Boere-Vryheidsbeweging)

Mlungisi Hlongwane, national president of the SA National Civic Association (SANCO) and director of SANCO Investment Holdings s

A group of clergymen of seven Christian churches including the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Methodist churches calling themselv

At a meeting between the Prime Minister and a liaison committee of the Coloured Representative Council (CRC), important decisio

Joseph Jacobus Bosman, founder and first general manager of Volkskas, is born at Naauwpoort, district of Rustenburg.

King Moshoeshoe II is given legislative and executive powers by the newly established Military Council of Lesotho.

Ndebele (Matabele) King Lobengula accepts British protection and the British South Africa Company imposes protectorate over Nd

Lodewicus Johannes du Plessis, academic and professor at the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, who laid

Nigerian planes bomb and strafe a crowded market in a village in rebellious Biafra, killing more than 200 people.

President Samora Machel of Mozambique decrees an end to private ownership, and Lourenço Marques is renamed Maputo.

Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda banns the opposition United Progressive Party and arrests its leader, Simon Kapepwe, together

The “Ossewabrandwag” (OB) is founded as an Afrikaans cultural and political organisation in Bloemfontein, under leadership of C

Fighting between Inkatha and the United Democratic Front supporters spills into central Pietermaritzburg when the Cosatu office