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Prof. Johan Combrink (60), Afrikaans lecturer and linguist, dies in Stellenbosch of complications following an asthma attack.
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Congresses of both the Progressive and the Reform parties, held simultaneously in Johannesburg, unanimously approve the merger
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Fietas, Johannesburg: Mr. Mahomed Suliman Bhana is released and given a remission of ten days for good behaviour.
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Federale Volksbeleggings Bpk. (F.V.B.) and Bonus Investment Corporation of South Africa Ltd. (Bonuscor) establish the mining an
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Lesotho and South Africa decide to establish a consultative committee to resolve misunderstandings arising from the movement of
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John H. Amschewitz, SA art painter and cartoonist, dies three days before his sixtieth birthday in Muizenberg, Cape.
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National Eagle Day, organised by the Raptor Conservation Group and short-term insurer SA Eagle,is celebrated.
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Gustav Schoeman Preller (68), journalist, cultural leader and first Afrikaans literary critic, dies in Pelindaba, near Pretoria
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Hutu rebels attack Tutsi refugees at a camp in Burundi, killing some 320 people, mostly women and children.
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Mary Agard (Mamie) Pocock, algologist and botanist, who was commemorated in many plant names, dies in Grahamstown.
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Isaac Baumann, SA pioneer and trader in Bloemfontein, dies a week before his 68th birthday in Bloemfontein.
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Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, jurist, journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, dies in Bloemfontein.
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Horatio Isaiah Budlwana (Bud) Mbelle, interpreter, insurance agent, community leader and politician, dies in Pretoria. He was w
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Ebrahim Rasool, leader of the ANC in the Western Cape and premier of that province, is born.
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Pieter George du Plessis, Afrikaans dramatist and TV personality, is born in the district of Boshof, OFS.
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An Appeal to Thinking South Africans by Johannesburg Joint Council of Europeans and Natives, 1930s, South Africa
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United Democratic Front (UDF) General Information by Nelson Mandela Organisation, May 1983, Transvaal, Cape Province and Natal
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1914: SA, WW1 and Afrikaner Rebellion by Dr Rodney Warwick (Politics Web), 06 August 2014, South Africa
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Nadine Gordimer: Tough questions for herself by Staff Reporter,(Mail and Guardian),18 July 2014,South Africa
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Writing by the flash of fireflies by Karen Lazar (Mail and Guardian),20 November 2013,South Africa
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Transcontinental Connections: Alfred B Xuma and the African National Congress on the World Stage, by Timothy Bennett-Smyth
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SABC Africa Interview with President Thabo Mbeki regarding Sudan / Darfur and South Africa - France, 13 April 2007
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Pansu Smith, Sipho Dlamini and Busi Majola, all ANC members, are found shot dead near Mbabane, Swaziland.
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A proclamation is issued under the Riotous Assemblies Act banning political gatherings, processions, and protests for five week
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President Thabo Mbeki distances himself in parliament from the controversial “Native Club” and criticise its racial exclusivity
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123 White ministers and theologians of the Dutch Reformed Church (Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk) Family issue a statement in w
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Document 91. ‘April 6: People’s Protest Day’. Flyer issued by the ANC (Transvaal) and the Transvaal Indian Congress
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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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Harry Percival Madibane, educationist, school principal and soccer administrator, dies in Pietersburg. He was born at Blaauberg
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