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Bessie Amelia Head, novelist, short story writer and social historian is born in Pietermaritzburg. Being the daughter of a Wh

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The Pretoria Rifle Corps is founded under Stephanus Schoeman as a volunteer corps to defend Pretoria and surroundings. The loca

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Sir Andries Stockenstr&ouml;m, landdros of Graaff-Reinet (as his father had been) and later commissioner-general of the Eastern

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General Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, comes to power in Rwanda in a bloodless coup, and remains president until his death in a p

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In Congo Republic (now Zaire), the army mutinies (5-6 July) and Europeans flee from Leopoldville (now Kinshasa) area to Brazzav

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Gen. Jan Smuts visits Dublin to negotiate with Eamon de Valera and other Irish leaders on behalf of Britain.

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Barney Barnato, diamond magnate and life-long member of De Beers Company, is born in London as Barnett Isaacs.

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John Fleming (Jack) Brock, scientist, physician and professor who developed the Department of Medicine at the University of Cap

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Extension of University Education Amendment Act No 67, amending the 1959 Extension of University Education Act and the Universi

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International Relations: A Just World and a Better Africa is a Possibility by ANC, 30 March 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane

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Notes Following Joint Press Conference between Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Omar El-Bashir Tuynhuys, Cape Town Wednesday 7 November 2007

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Notes for a Speech by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki at the Southern African Trade and Investment Summit, 24 October 1996

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Notes for a Speech by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki at the Southern African Trade and Investment Summit, 24 October 1996

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The Blue Bulls of Northern Transvaal beat the Western Province 24-20 on Loftus and win the Currie Cup.

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Amanda Coetzer, SA tennis star and winner of several Sportswoman of the Year Awards, is born in Hoopstad, OFS.

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Rhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, arrives in Pretoria by military aircraft, accompanied by his Minister of Law and Order, D.

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Doctors at Barangwanath Hospital complete the first stage of an operation to separate Siamese twins Mpho and Mphoyana Mathibela

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Andrew Geddes Bain, a pioneer SA geologist, road engineer, explorer and writer, dies in Cape Town. He constructed Bain’s Kloof

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Kenyan police attack pro-democracy demonstrators in Nairobi with whips, clubs and tear gas, sending thousands of panicked prote

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Kenyan police attack pro-democracy demonstrators in Nairobi with whips, clubs and tear gas, sending thousands of panicked prote

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Erik Holm, professor of entomology at the University of Pretoria and expert in archaeology, is born in Bethulie, OFS.

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Premier Ahmadou Ahidjo discloses that France had agreed to grant the Cameroons internal autonomy and, if supported by a referen

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Former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda is charged by the UN International Criminal Tribunal with genocide and crimes again

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Draft laws are gazetted providing some benefits for Black people. These include greatly increased mobility and security of tenu

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The Government of India announces that it was lifting, with immediate effect, all consular and visa restrictions, cultural, spo

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The General Assembly of the United Nations adopts resolution 1248 (XIII) on apartheid. The operative paragraphs are general and

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The report of SA’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission is published. It accuses leading figures from across the political spect

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South African authorities order the arrest of former Defence Minister Magnus Malan and other high-ranking officers for slayings

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South African authorities order the arrest of former Defence Minister Magnus Malan and other high-ranking officers for slayings

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At the end of a Patriotic/United Front Conference held in Durban and attended by some ninety organisations, participants adopt

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Bessie Amelia Head, novelist, short story writer and social historian is born in Pietermaritzburg. Being the daughter of a Wh

The Pretoria Rifle Corps is founded under Stephanus Schoeman as a volunteer corps to defend Pretoria and surroundings. The loca

Sir Andries Stockenstr&amp;ouml;m, landdros of Graaff-Reinet (as his father had been) and later commissioner-general of the Eastern

General Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, comes to power in Rwanda in a bloodless coup, and remains president until his death in a p

In Congo Republic (now Zaire), the army mutinies (5-6 July) and Europeans flee from Leopoldville (now Kinshasa) area to Brazzav

Gen. Jan Smuts visits Dublin to negotiate with Eamon de Valera and other Irish leaders on behalf of Britain.

Barney Barnato, diamond magnate and life-long member of De Beers Company, is born in London as Barnett Isaacs.

John Fleming (Jack) Brock, scientist, physician and professor who developed the Department of Medicine at the University of Cap

Extension of University Education Amendment Act No 67, amending the 1959 Extension of University Education Act and the Universi

International Relations: A Just World and a Better Africa is a Possibility by ANC, 30 March 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane

Notes Following Joint Press Conference between Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Omar El-Bashir Tuynhuys, Cape Town Wednesday 7 November 2007

Notes for a Speech by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki at the Southern African Trade and Investment Summit, 24 October 1996

Notes for a Speech by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki at the Southern African Trade and Investment Summit, 24 October 1996

The Blue Bulls of Northern Transvaal beat the Western Province 24-20 on Loftus and win the Currie Cup.

Amanda Coetzer, SA tennis star and winner of several Sportswoman of the Year Awards, is born in Hoopstad, OFS.

Rhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, arrives in Pretoria by military aircraft, accompanied by his Minister of Law and Order, D.

Doctors at Barangwanath Hospital complete the first stage of an operation to separate Siamese twins Mpho and Mphoyana Mathibela

Andrew Geddes Bain, a pioneer SA geologist, road engineer, explorer and writer, dies in Cape Town. He constructed Bain’s Kloof

Kenyan police attack pro-democracy demonstrators in Nairobi with whips, clubs and tear gas, sending thousands of panicked prote

Kenyan police attack pro-democracy demonstrators in Nairobi with whips, clubs and tear gas, sending thousands of panicked prote

Erik Holm, professor of entomology at the University of Pretoria and expert in archaeology, is born in Bethulie, OFS.

Premier Ahmadou Ahidjo discloses that France had agreed to grant the Cameroons internal autonomy and, if supported by a referen

Former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda is charged by the UN International Criminal Tribunal with genocide and crimes again

Draft laws are gazetted providing some benefits for Black people. These include greatly increased mobility and security of tenu

The Government of India announces that it was lifting, with immediate effect, all consular and visa restrictions, cultural, spo

The General Assembly of the United Nations adopts resolution 1248 (XIII) on apartheid. The operative paragraphs are general and

The report of SA’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission is published. It accuses leading figures from across the political spect

South African authorities order the arrest of former Defence Minister Magnus Malan and other high-ranking officers for slayings

South African authorities order the arrest of former Defence Minister Magnus Malan and other high-ranking officers for slayings

At the end of a Patriotic/United Front Conference held in Durban and attended by some ninety organisations, participants adopt

Sir Andries Stockenström, landdros of Graaff-Reinet (as his father had been) and later commissioner-general of the Eastern