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South Africans vote in their first all-race local government elections and the African National Congress secures an impressive

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Four Indians are convicted of conspiracy under the Terrorism Act and sentenced to a minimum of five years imprisonment. Their i

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The United Nations General Assembly adopts a fifty-four-nation resolution by 114 to 2 against (South Africa and Portugal) with

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

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A lesbian couple’s appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal to have their marriage legally recognised and registered succeeds. Mar

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International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid is approved by the General Assembly [Resol

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Representatives of the diamond industry and more than thirty governments agree to certify all legitimate shipments of rough dia

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Mduduzi (Dudu) Kunene, anaesthetist, chair of Siltek Ltd and deputy chair of Kunene Bros Holdings, is born in Boksburg.

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Johann Christiaan Kriegler, Judge of the Constitutional Court and former chairman of the Electoral Commission is born in Pretor

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François Petrus (Toon) van den Heever, SA poet and justice-president, is born in the district of Heidelberg, Tvl.

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The British under Sir Garnet Wolseley defeats Sekhukhune, Pedi paramount chief in the Battle of Sekhukhune Mountain and impriso

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What Eskom calls a &quot;rolling blackout&quot; continues in the Western and parts of the Eastern Cape today after the shutdown

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Police in Natal open fire on people demonstrating against the imprisonment of Mohandas Gandhi, killing two and wounding twenty-

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Five people, under whom three children, are killed and five injured in a landmine explosion at Chatsworth, near Messina, Northe

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Dr Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp (64), controversial missionary and physician in the Eastern Cape, dies in Cape Town.

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Zwelakhe Solomon Mankazana, chief executive officer of Ubambo Investment Holdings and director of Cell C (Pty) Ltd, is born in

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Simon Petros (Peter) Matseke, who played an important role in African social, educational and political life, dies in Pretoria.

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Dr Eduard Christiaan Pienaar, professor at the University of Stellenbosch and first full-time professor in Afrikaans, is born o

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Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence): After a period of passive resistance and repeated attempts by leaders to have

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Rosa Sophia Cornelia Nepgen, SA composer and wife of poet W.E.G. Louw, is born in Barkly-East, Eastern Cape.

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Hours before US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrives in Rwanda, Hutu rebels attack a village with guns, grenades and m

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South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland sign a new customs agreement in Pretoria, to come into operation on 1 March 1970.

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J.F. Wenzel presents his credentials to President Banda as South Africa’s first Chargé d’Affaires and head of legation i

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Sisulu, together with a number of members from the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) and African National Congress (ANC), meet in

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Three leaders of the anti-apartheid United Democratic Front (UDF) and two officials of the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO

Address to the Second NEDLAC Summit presented by John Gomomo, COSATU President, on behalf of COSATU, NACTU and FEDUSA

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A Boeing 737 Cameroon airliner crashes into a swamp as it attempts to land near Douala, killing 72 passengers and crew.

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Dr C.P. Mulder, resigned Minister of Plural Relations and Development, relinquishes his leadership of the National Party in the

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The government adopts powers enabling the Minister of Economic Affairs to compel companies to produce strategic and military go

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South Africans vote in their first all-race local government elections and the African National Congress secures an impressive

Four Indians are convicted of conspiracy under the Terrorism Act and sentenced to a minimum of five years imprisonment. Their i

The United Nations General Assembly adopts a fifty-four-nation resolution by 114 to 2 against (South Africa and Portugal) with

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

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

A lesbian couple’s appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal to have their marriage legally recognised and registered succeeds. Mar

International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid is approved by the General Assembly [Resol

Representatives of the diamond industry and more than thirty governments agree to certify all legitimate shipments of rough dia

Mduduzi (Dudu) Kunene, anaesthetist, chair of Siltek Ltd and deputy chair of Kunene Bros Holdings, is born in Boksburg.

Johann Christiaan Kriegler, Judge of the Constitutional Court and former chairman of the Electoral Commission is born in Pretor

François Petrus (Toon) van den Heever, SA poet and justice-president, is born in the district of Heidelberg, Tvl.

The British under Sir Garnet Wolseley defeats Sekhukhune, Pedi paramount chief in the Battle of Sekhukhune Mountain and impriso

What Eskom calls a &amp;quot;rolling blackout&amp;quot; continues in the Western and parts of the Eastern Cape today after the shutdown

Police in Natal open fire on people demonstrating against the imprisonment of Mohandas Gandhi, killing two and wounding twenty-

Five people, under whom three children, are killed and five injured in a landmine explosion at Chatsworth, near Messina, Northe

Dr Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp (64), controversial missionary and physician in the Eastern Cape, dies in Cape Town.

Zwelakhe Solomon Mankazana, chief executive officer of Ubambo Investment Holdings and director of Cell C (Pty) Ltd, is born in

Simon Petros (Peter) Matseke, who played an important role in African social, educational and political life, dies in Pretoria.

Dr Eduard Christiaan Pienaar, professor at the University of Stellenbosch and first full-time professor in Afrikaans, is born o

Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence): After a period of passive resistance and repeated attempts by leaders to have

Rosa Sophia Cornelia Nepgen, SA composer and wife of poet W.E.G. Louw, is born in Barkly-East, Eastern Cape.

Hours before US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrives in Rwanda, Hutu rebels attack a village with guns, grenades and m

South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland sign a new customs agreement in Pretoria, to come into operation on 1 March 1970.

J.F. Wenzel presents his credentials to President Banda as South Africa’s first Chargé d’Affaires and head of legation i

Sisulu, together with a number of members from the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) and African National Congress (ANC), meet in

Three leaders of the anti-apartheid United Democratic Front (UDF) and two officials of the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO

Address to the Second NEDLAC Summit presented by John Gomomo, COSATU President, on behalf of COSATU, NACTU and FEDUSA

A Boeing 737 Cameroon airliner crashes into a swamp as it attempts to land near Douala, killing 72 passengers and crew.

Dr C.P. Mulder, resigned Minister of Plural Relations and Development, relinquishes his leadership of the National Party in the

The government adopts powers enabling the Minister of Economic Affairs to compel companies to produce strategic and military go

What Eskom calls a "rolling blackout" continues in the Western and parts of the Eastern Cape today after the shutdown