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The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church merge to form the United Methodist Church.
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A devastating veld fire near Plettenberg Bay claims six lives and destroys 220 000 hectare of vegetation.
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Nicolaas Jacobus van Warmelo, pioneer minister of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk and staunch Afrikaner patriot, dies.
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Three internationally-renowned tenors, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, perform together before an audienc
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Jacobus Petrus de Wet, chief justice of Transvaal and acting judge in Ceylon, dies in England.
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Commissioner Van Overbeek buys the area between Hout Bay and Saldana Bay from the Khoi-Khoi.
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Libya joins the United Arab Republic (Egypt, Iraq, and Syria) to form a Federation of Arab Republics.
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The government presents proposals to improve basic working conditions and encourage greater labour flexibility. Labour Minister
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The first two apples are picked in the Company’s Garden. They are small and rather tart.
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Hannah Botha (84), veteran actress and one of the main characters in Egoli, dies in Johannesburg.
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President F.W. de Klerk and two senior ministers receive a delegation representing the Anglican, Congregational, Lutheran, Meth
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President F.W. de Klerk and two senior ministers receive a delegation representing the Anglican, Congregational, Lutheran, Meth
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The home game between Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, and Zambia ends in a tie with 1-1.
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United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.
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Roelf Meyer announces his resignation as leader of the NP in Gauteng and member of parliament.
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The Publications and Entertainments Amendment Bill gives the Publications Control Board powers to prohibit subsequent editions
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The ZAR and Portugal signs a legal agreement on the construction of the Delagoa Bay railway line.
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Simon Nxumalo, Chairman of the IFP Alexandra branch is shot and killed in an assassination incident.
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Steve Mufson, journalist for American magazine Business Week and Dutch Elseviers is expelled from the country.
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Johannes Hendricus Meiring Beck (63), Union minister, composer and medical practitioner, dies in Rosebank, Cape Town.
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The multiracial President’s Council presents its recommendations for a reform of the constitutional and political system. The B
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Four White guerrillas, known as the Broederstroom Four, are arrested and an arms cache is discovered.
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Minister’s surprise visit to KZN hospital gets thumbs up from patients and staff by Zingisile Mapazi
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African National Congress (ANC): Attainment of Power, Post Liberation Phases and Current Crisis by Raymond Suttner
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Rhodesia’s White electorate have abandoned their traditional party loyalty and voted overwhelmingly for Ian Smith’s Rhodesian F
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Jan van Riebeeck and his family leave the Cape for Batavia on board of the ‘Mars’.
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The notorious ‘Panga Man’, who robbed and raped numerous people, is arrested. He was later executed.
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The Foreign Minister announces that South Africa and Lesotho have decided to establish reciprocal consular representation.
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Following a spate of court actions involving alleged assaults, tortures in detention and other irregularities, the KwaNdebele L
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