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At the final poetry performance at the Urban Voices festival, SA poet Don Mattera, widely known as Bra Zinga, announces his wit

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The Namibian soccer team beats the SA Bafana Bafana 4-1 in Windhoek, thereby entering the semi-final round of the Cosafa Cup Se

This day in history

The Namibian soccer team beats the SA Bafana Bafana 4-1 in Windhoek, thereby entering the semi-final round of the Cosafa Cup Se

This day in history

News 24 reports that the worst fires in SA history wrecked havoc in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal during the past weekend. Fires

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The Sowetan reports that the Soweto home of Winnie Mandela was burned down allegedly by a group of school children, after an at

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Edward Motale, SA soccer player who was awarded the accolade, ‘Footballer of the Season 95’ by Kick Off, is born in Pretoria. (

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The Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, to which SA is a party, is signed i

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About half of the filling stations in urban SA run dry because of a country wide strike of workers in the chemical industry.

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Dr. Motlana, on behalf of the ‘Committee of 10’, repeats the call for non-ethnic elections for an autonomous Soweto city counci

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Judge Faan Hancke finds Marius Swanepoel and Hendrik Du Preez guilty of the murders on two soldiers in an apparent rightwing-in

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Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa is launched to articulate the interests of tribal chiefs and act as an extra-pa

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Australia comes first in the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, winning 199 medals; England wins 136, Canada 99 and SA ends fi

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Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling win the first gold medal for SA for the 4 x 100m relay at the

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The first cases of Spanish Flu, also called ‘Great flu’ are diagnosed in Durban, starting the influenza epidemic in SA that kil

This day in history

The first cases of Spanish Flu, also called ‘Great flu’ are diagnosed in Durban, starting the influenza epidemic in SA that kil

This day in history

WWI: The first ships with SA soldiers on board leave for the ports of German South West Africa to invade the territory.

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B.J. Vorster, former SA prime minister and state president is buried in the so-called Heroes’ Acre at the Dutch Reformed Church

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The Aula, auditorium of the University of Pretoria, is opened by the Governor-General of SA, Dr E.G. Jansen during a concert by

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The SA rugby team loses the third test against the British Isles in Newlands and also the series without scoring a single point

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The SA rugby team loses the third test against the British Isles in Newlands and also the series without scoring a single point

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The SA rugby team comes back and win the third test against New Zealand 19-16, after trailing 5-16 at half-time.

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Henry Francis Fynn, pioneer, settler and member of the Farewell expedition to Shaka with a view to open up an ivory trade with

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Henry Francis Fynn, pioneer, settler and member of the Farewell expedition to Shaka with a view to open up an ivory trade with

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Ingrid Jonker, SA poet whose poem ‘Die Kind’ was read by President Nelson Mandela during his first opening of parliament, is bo

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Josephus Suasso de Lima (46), first editor and publisher of the first Dutch newspaper in SA, ‘De Verzamelaar’, dies in Cape Tow

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The first of South Africa’s fleet of Gripen aircraft ordered to re-equip the SA National Defence Force is transported by road t

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Sir Joseph Baynes (83), successful farmer and promoter of dairy farming and also SA minister of Lands and Works, dies in Ixopo,

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Sydney Vernon Peterson, one of the prominent SA poets of the 1940s, is born in Riversdale, CP. His poems were translated into E

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The Minister of Justice asks for an extension of emergency powers granted to one area troubled by faction fighting to the entir

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Dimension Data the information technology long-time darling of the JSE and London Stock Exchange reaches an all-time high of R7

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At the final poetry performance at the Urban Voices festival, SA poet Don Mattera, widely known as Bra Zinga, announces his wit

The Namibian soccer team beats the SA Bafana Bafana 4-1 in Windhoek, thereby entering the semi-final round of the Cosafa Cup Se

The Namibian soccer team beats the SA Bafana Bafana 4-1 in Windhoek, thereby entering the semi-final round of the Cosafa Cup Se

News 24 reports that the worst fires in SA history wrecked havoc in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal during the past weekend. Fires

The Sowetan reports that the Soweto home of Winnie Mandela was burned down allegedly by a group of school children, after an at

Edward Motale, SA soccer player who was awarded the accolade, ‘Footballer of the Season 95’ by Kick Off, is born in Pretoria. (

The Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, to which SA is a party, is signed i

About half of the filling stations in urban SA run dry because of a country wide strike of workers in the chemical industry.

Dr. Motlana, on behalf of the ‘Committee of 10’, repeats the call for non-ethnic elections for an autonomous Soweto city counci

Judge Faan Hancke finds Marius Swanepoel and Hendrik Du Preez guilty of the murders on two soldiers in an apparent rightwing-in

Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa is launched to articulate the interests of tribal chiefs and act as an extra-pa

Australia comes first in the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, winning 199 medals; England wins 136, Canada 99 and SA ends fi

Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling win the first gold medal for SA for the 4 x 100m relay at the

The first cases of Spanish Flu, also called ‘Great flu’ are diagnosed in Durban, starting the influenza epidemic in SA that kil

The first cases of Spanish Flu, also called ‘Great flu’ are diagnosed in Durban, starting the influenza epidemic in SA that kil

WWI: The first ships with SA soldiers on board leave for the ports of German South West Africa to invade the territory.

B.J. Vorster, former SA prime minister and state president is buried in the so-called Heroes’ Acre at the Dutch Reformed Church

The Aula, auditorium of the University of Pretoria, is opened by the Governor-General of SA, Dr E.G. Jansen during a concert by

The SA rugby team loses the third test against the British Isles in Newlands and also the series without scoring a single point

The SA rugby team loses the third test against the British Isles in Newlands and also the series without scoring a single point

The SA rugby team comes back and win the third test against New Zealand 19-16, after trailing 5-16 at half-time.

Henry Francis Fynn, pioneer, settler and member of the Farewell expedition to Shaka with a view to open up an ivory trade with

Henry Francis Fynn, pioneer, settler and member of the Farewell expedition to Shaka with a view to open up an ivory trade with

Ingrid Jonker, SA poet whose poem ‘Die Kind’ was read by President Nelson Mandela during his first opening of parliament, is bo

Josephus Suasso de Lima (46), first editor and publisher of the first Dutch newspaper in SA, ‘De Verzamelaar’, dies in Cape Tow

The first of South Africa’s fleet of Gripen aircraft ordered to re-equip the SA National Defence Force is transported by road t

Sir Joseph Baynes (83), successful farmer and promoter of dairy farming and also SA minister of Lands and Works, dies in Ixopo,

Sydney Vernon Peterson, one of the prominent SA poets of the 1940s, is born in Riversdale, CP. His poems were translated into E

The Minister of Justice asks for an extension of emergency powers granted to one area troubled by faction fighting to the entir

Dimension Data the information technology long-time darling of the JSE and London Stock Exchange reaches an all-time high of R7