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Voortrekker leader Andries Hendrik Potgieter, who led the trekkers at the Battle of Vegkop against the Matabele (Ndebele), and

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SA exchange notes with the People’s Republic of China regarding the establishment of informal offices in Pretoria and Beijing.

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Robert Mugabe and ZANU Central Committee survive an assassination attempt in a bombing of the party headquarters in Harare. Sev

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The ANC holds its forty-ninth National Conference in Bloemfontein. Its strategy and tactics document “From Resistance to Recons

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The government confirms that guerrillas are being trained for operations in South Africa from bases in Botswana and Mozambique.

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Taliep Petersen, one of South Africa’s most popular theatre personalities, is shot and killed execution style during an armed r

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The United Nations General Assembly adopts a total of eighteen resolutions on the situation in South Africa and problems creat

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Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) commits its first acts of violence, when several buildings in Durban, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg ar

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The second Republican invasion of the Cape Colony starts under Commandant P.H. Kritzinger and General J.B.M.

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Prof. John William Bews, SA botanist and expert on different species of grass, is born on the Orkney Islands.

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SA Safety and Security Minister says in parliament during a discussion on his budget vote: &quot;They can continue to whinge u

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US Marines evacuate 900 civilians from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, wracked by looting and violence after a military

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Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Jordan’s King Hussein sign a mutual defence treaty, prompting Israel to strike pre-emp

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Helena Dorothea Strauss, singer, choir director and music teacher, is born on the farm “Terugkeer” in Wepener district, OFS.

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Rebels led by ousted army chief General Francois Bozize capture the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, and the interna

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Stephanus Schoeman, colourful figure in Transvaal history and commander-in-chief of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, is born ne

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The Publications and Entertainment Bill, which has been before a select Committee for nearly two years, passes its third readin

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Lilian Masediba Ngoyi, born in Gamatlala near Pretoria in 1911, dressmaker, political activist and trade unionist who spent sev

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Defence Minister J.J. Fouche outlines the basic principles of South Africa’s defence policy and gives details of measures being

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Forty miners are trapped 2 400m underground after the earthquake at Stilfontein. One miner died and another is still missing.

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The 80,000 striking truck drivers and their employers reached an agreement &quot;in principle&quot; about the workers’ wages du

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Britain and the United States veto a draft resolution in the United Nations Security Council, following the banning of organisa

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A special meeting of the League of Nations is called for by Abyssinia, requesting aid in defence against Italian aggression.

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Die Huisgenoot, oldest still existing Afrikaans magazine, appears ten months after Die Burger, and is the second publication of

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A SADF unit is ambushed at the Cabinda oil refinery in Angola and Capt. Wynand du Toit is taken captive.

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The South African Olympic and National Games Association (SAONGA) reports that all South Africa’s attempts to secure re-admissi

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The South African Olympic and National Games Association (SAONGA) reports that all South Africa’s attempts to secure re-admissi

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The English Cricket Council bows to British government pressure and calls off the all-White South African cricket tour.

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Moss Lebakeng Leoka, executive chair of Makulu Consolidating Holdings and director of several boards, is born in Orlando East,

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Theophilus Dlodlo, Tutu Nkwanyane and Mildred Msomi, ANC members, are shot dead in a car outside Mbabane, Swaziland. Names of p

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Voortrekker leader Andries Hendrik Potgieter, who led the trekkers at the Battle of Vegkop against the Matabele (Ndebele), and

SA exchange notes with the People’s Republic of China regarding the establishment of informal offices in Pretoria and Beijing.

Robert Mugabe and ZANU Central Committee survive an assassination attempt in a bombing of the party headquarters in Harare. Sev

The ANC holds its forty-ninth National Conference in Bloemfontein. Its strategy and tactics document “From Resistance to Recons

The government confirms that guerrillas are being trained for operations in South Africa from bases in Botswana and Mozambique.

Taliep Petersen, one of South Africa’s most popular theatre personalities, is shot and killed execution style during an armed r

The United Nations General Assembly adopts a total of eighteen resolutions on the situation in South Africa and problems creat

Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) commits its first acts of violence, when several buildings in Durban, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg ar

Anglo-Boer War 2: The second Republican invasion of the Cape Colony starts under Commandant P.H. Kritzinger and General J.B.M.

Prof. John William Bews, SA botanist and expert on different species of grass, is born on the Orkney Islands.

SA Safety and Security Minister says in parliament during a discussion on his budget vote: &amp;quot;They can continue to whinge u

US Marines evacuate 900 civilians from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, wracked by looting and violence after a military

Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Jordan’s King Hussein sign a mutual defence treaty, prompting Israel to strike pre-emp

Helena Dorothea Strauss, singer, choir director and music teacher, is born on the farm “Terugkeer” in Wepener district, OFS.

Rebels led by ousted army chief General Francois Bozize capture the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, and the interna

Stephanus Schoeman, colourful figure in Transvaal history and commander-in-chief of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, is born ne

The Publications and Entertainment Bill, which has been before a select Committee for nearly two years, passes its third readin

Lilian Masediba Ngoyi, born in Gamatlala near Pretoria in 1911, dressmaker, political activist and trade unionist who spent sev

Defence Minister J.J. Fouche outlines the basic principles of South Africa’s defence policy and gives details of measures being

Forty miners are trapped 2 400m underground after the earthquake at Stilfontein. One miner died and another is still missing.

The 80,000 striking truck drivers and their employers reached an agreement &amp;quot;in principle&amp;quot; about the workers’ wages du

Britain and the United States veto a draft resolution in the United Nations Security Council, following the banning of organisa

A special meeting of the League of Nations is called for by Abyssinia, requesting aid in defence against Italian aggression.

Die Huisgenoot, oldest still existing Afrikaans magazine, appears ten months after Die Burger, and is the second publication of

A SADF unit is ambushed at the Cabinda oil refinery in Angola and Capt. Wynand du Toit is taken captive.

The South African Olympic and National Games Association (SAONGA) reports that all South Africa’s attempts to secure re-admissi

The South African Olympic and National Games Association (SAONGA) reports that all South Africa’s attempts to secure re-admissi

The English Cricket Council bows to British government pressure and calls off the all-White South African cricket tour.

Moss Lebakeng Leoka, executive chair of Makulu Consolidating Holdings and director of several boards, is born in Orlando East,

Theophilus Dlodlo, Tutu Nkwanyane and Mildred Msomi, ANC members, are shot dead in a car outside Mbabane, Swaziland. Names of p

SA Safety and Security Minister says in parliament during a discussion on his budget vote: "They can continue to whinge u

The 80,000 striking truck drivers and their employers reached an agreement "in principle" about the workers’ wages du