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Israel Abrahams, Chief Rabbi of Cape Town and Hebrew scholar, dies in Jerusalem, Israel. He came to SA in 1937 and held the pos

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Ten-year-old Liam Aspeling, snatched from a car on his way to school the previous day, is found unharmed but guarded by an arme

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Sally Knight Little, SA golf player who won the individual title in the world golf championship in Spain in 1970, is born in Ca

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The US calls on Egypt and Israel to work out an interim agreement on reopening the Suez Canal as the first step toward resolvin

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Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, monarch of the British Empire (thus also of the Union of SA at the time), is born at

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Anglo-Boer War 2 -ZAR General De la Rey arrests ex-General Schoeman on his farm near Pretoria for refusing to obey an order to

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ANC President Nelson Mandela says that next week’s general strike will go ahead. He says the aim of the mass protest was not an

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Absa Bank hands an old warrant of arrest for Nelson Mandela, dated May 18, 1961, to the Minister of Arts and Culture, Dr Pallo

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For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives

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SA gains 180 medals during the 7th All Africa Games that ends in Johannesburg; followed by Egypt with 156 and Nigeria with 128.

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France confirms that it is selling two new combat submarines to South Africa, to help SA to protect the oil route round the Cap

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Mr Sol Kerzner admits in an affidavit to the Harms Commission that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Mat

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News 24 announces that SA broke the Zimbabwean boycott in March this year. Armscor has sold spare parts to the value of more th

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For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives

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The SA rugby team beats Wales 96-3 in Pretoria – the highest score up to now, as are the 13 tries scored. The 31 points o

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Thabo Mngomeni, SA Bafana Bafana player who was awarded Kick Off’s accolade for the Goal of the Decade for his goal for Bush Bu

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WWI: The first Battle of the Somme begins. It lasted five months and the death toll of more than 1 million resulted in an allie

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The bulk ore carrier MV Treasure sinks off the western coast of SA, soiling more than 19 000 penguins. This resulted in the wor

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World War II: SA armoured cars are in pursuit of the German forces and re-enter Tobruk, continuing as far as Benghazi, east Lib

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Col. J.F. Jordaan of the SA force captures Gen. Christiaan de Wet, on his way to German South West Africa at Waterbury, near Vr

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The SA cricket team wins the first test against the West Indies by four wickets. During the match Shaun Pollock takes his 100th

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Vlermuisklip near Vredendal on the West Coast is used as stay-over for the first time by Pieter Everaerts and his group on an e

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Former first-lady of SA and ex-wife of FW de Klerk, Marike de Klerk, is found murdered at her home in Cape Town.

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Lucas Radebe, SA born soccer star, wins the Fifa Fair Play award, but is sent off the next day in a League game for Leeds.

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All speakers raise grave concern on World AIDS Day about the growing number of AIDS orphans in SA, many of whom who are raised

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Mzolisi Goodman Diliza, businessman and Chief Executive of the Chamber of Mines of SA, is born. He was the first Black to be ap

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Paardeberg, which was to last up to 27 February, starts with an attack by the British under Maj

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Patrick Dakuse (36) is shot dead by police after he allegedly tried to prime a hand grenade from an arms cache that he had take

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Dr Paul Bosman is murdered in his home in Shelly Beach, KwaZulu Natal, ten days after his retirement as head of the SA veterina

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An amount of R1.3m is paid out in compensation to thirty-two South African seamen who lost fingers as a result of frostbite inc

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Israel Abrahams, Chief Rabbi of Cape Town and Hebrew scholar, dies in Jerusalem, Israel. He came to SA in 1937 and held the pos

Ten-year-old Liam Aspeling, snatched from a car on his way to school the previous day, is found unharmed but guarded by an arme

Sally Knight Little, SA golf player who won the individual title in the world golf championship in Spain in 1970, is born in Ca

The US calls on Egypt and Israel to work out an interim agreement on reopening the Suez Canal as the first step toward resolvin

Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, monarch of the British Empire (thus also of the Union of SA at the time), is born at

Anglo-Boer War 2 -ZAR General De la Rey arrests ex-General Schoeman on his farm near Pretoria for refusing to obey an order to

ANC President Nelson Mandela says that next week’s general strike will go ahead. He says the aim of the mass protest was not an

Absa Bank hands an old warrant of arrest for Nelson Mandela, dated May 18, 1961, to the Minister of Arts and Culture, Dr Pallo

For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives

SA gains 180 medals during the 7th All Africa Games that ends in Johannesburg; followed by Egypt with 156 and Nigeria with 128.

France confirms that it is selling two new combat submarines to South Africa, to help SA to protect the oil route round the Cap

Mr Sol Kerzner admits in an affidavit to the Harms Commission that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Mat

News 24 announces that SA broke the Zimbabwean boycott in March this year. Armscor has sold spare parts to the value of more th

For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives

The SA rugby team beats Wales 96-3 in Pretoria – the highest score up to now, as are the 13 tries scored. The 31 points o

Thabo Mngomeni, SA Bafana Bafana player who was awarded Kick Off’s accolade for the Goal of the Decade for his goal for Bush Bu

WWI: The first Battle of the Somme begins. It lasted five months and the death toll of more than 1 million resulted in an allie

The bulk ore carrier MV Treasure sinks off the western coast of SA, soiling more than 19 000 penguins. This resulted in the wor

World War II: SA armoured cars are in pursuit of the German forces and re-enter Tobruk, continuing as far as Benghazi, east Lib

Col. J.F. Jordaan of the SA force captures Gen. Christiaan de Wet, on his way to German South West Africa at Waterbury, near Vr

The SA cricket team wins the first test against the West Indies by four wickets. During the match Shaun Pollock takes his 100th

Vlermuisklip near Vredendal on the West Coast is used as stay-over for the first time by Pieter Everaerts and his group on an e

Former first-lady of SA and ex-wife of FW de Klerk, Marike de Klerk, is found murdered at her home in Cape Town.

Lucas Radebe, SA born soccer star, wins the Fifa Fair Play award, but is sent off the next day in a League game for Leeds.

All speakers raise grave concern on World AIDS Day about the growing number of AIDS orphans in SA, many of whom who are raised

Mzolisi Goodman Diliza, businessman and Chief Executive of the Chamber of Mines of SA, is born. He was the first Black to be ap

Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Paardeberg, which was to last up to 27 February, starts with an attack by the British under Maj

Patrick Dakuse (36) is shot dead by police after he allegedly tried to prime a hand grenade from an arms cache that he had take

Dr Paul Bosman is murdered in his home in Shelly Beach, KwaZulu Natal, ten days after his retirement as head of the SA veterina

An amount of R1.3m is paid out in compensation to thirty-two South African seamen who lost fingers as a result of frostbite inc