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Amanda Coetzer, SA tennis star and winner of several Sportswoman of the Year Awards, is born in Hoopstad, OFS.
… Amanda Coetzer, SA tennis star and winner of several Sportswoman of the Year Awards, is born …
Rhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, arrives in Pretoria by military aircraft, accompanied by his Minister of Law and Order, D.
… 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
… 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
… 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
… 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
… 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.
… 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
… 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
… by the UN International Criminal Tribunal with genocide and crimes again …
The Goldstone Commission reports the finding of a secret operational centre run by Military Intelligence and seizes plans to de
… a secret operational centre run by Military Intelligence and seizes plans to de …
The Southern African Black Alliance (SABA) and the PFP declare their total opposition to the pending constitutional changes inv
… The Southern African Black Alliance (SABA) and the PFP declare their total opposition to the pending …
A total of 128 members of the United States Congress, from both the Democratic and Republican parties, send a written request t
… of the United States Congress, from both the Democratic and Republican parties, send a written request t …
Anglo-Boer War: Republican forces under Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog attack Jagersfontein and release all prisoners in the gaol before t
… forces under Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog attack Jagersfontein and release all prisoners in the gaol before t …
Cornelis Freek Bezuidenhout, accompanied by his son and a visitor, Jacob Erasmus, is shot dead by Khoi soldiers under a White l
… Cornelis Freek Bezuidenhout, accompanied by his son and a visitor, Jacob Erasmus, is shot dead by Khoi soldiers …
Sydney Charles Buxton (80), British statesman and second governor-general of the Union of SA, dies in Sussex, England.
… Sydney Charles Buxton (80), British statesman and second governor-general of the Union of SA, dies in …
Britain’s Queen Victoria issues charter to Cecil John Rhodes and others authorising them to establish the British South Africa
… Queen Victoria issues charter to Cecil John Rhodes and others authorising them to establish the British South …
Moses Mbheki Mncane (Baba) Mabhida, trade unionist, politician and Umkhonto we Sizwe commander, is awarded the Soviet Order of
… Mbheki Mncane (Baba) Mabhida, trade unionist, politician and Umkhonto we Sizwe commander, is awarded the Soviet Order …
British premier Harold Wilson and Rhodesian leader Ian Smith, meeting aboard HMS Fearless off Gibraltar, fail after five days o
… British premier Harold Wilson and Rhodesian leader Ian Smith, meeting aboard HMS Fearless …
Anthony (Tony) Nkotsi, SA artist and currently (1988) head of the Printmaking Department at the Johannesburg Art Foundation, is
… Anthony (Tony) Nkotsi, SA artist and currently (1988) head of the Printmaking Department at …
Frederick Logier (66), organist and music teacher who established the Logier music academy in Cape Town, dies. A composition by
… Frederick Logier (66), organist and music teacher who established the Logier music academy in …
Nelson Mandela returns to South Africa’s notorious Robben Island and said "the emotions ran wild" when he met prisone
… Mandela returns to South Africa’s notorious Robben Island and said "the emotions ran wild" when he met prisone …
Defence Minister Botha announces that a missile base for experimental tests and launchings is to be established on the Zululand
… Botha announces that a missile base for experimental tests and launchings is to be established on the Zululand …
Turkey formally recovers Egypt by treaty with France, Napoleon’s army having been expelled by a joint Turkish and English force
… Napoleon’s army having been expelled by a joint Turkish and English force …
The Mozambique Government, its right-wing guerrilla opponents and South African officials meet in Pretoria to thrash out detail
… Mozambique Government, its right-wing guerrilla opponents and South African officials meet in Pretoria to thrash out …
Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, ANC politician and Deputy Chairperson of National Council of Provinces (NCOP) since 2002, is born Lee
… Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, ANC politician and Deputy Chairperson of National Council of Provinces …
Mamorena Annah Buthelezi-Phori, ANC politician and MEC for Social Welfare, Free State Provincial Government since 1999, is born
… Mamorena Annah Buthelezi-Phori, ANC politician and MEC for Social Welfare, Free State Provincial Government …
One of the biggest faction fights ever recorded on the Witwatersrand, starts as a canteen brawl. Zulus, Shangaan, Chopis and
… starts as a canteen brawl. Zulus, Shangaan, Chopis and …
Identification Amendment Act No 47, amending the 1986 Identification Act so as to repeal certain obsolete provisions, and order
… Act so as to repeal certain obsolete provisions, and order …
Chief Leabua Jonathan, Prime Minister of Lesotho, warns that violent confrontation between Blacks and Whites will be an inevita
… Lesotho, warns that violent confrontation between Blacks and Whites will be an inevita …
Lesotho, formerly the British colony of Basutoland, achieves its independence as the Kingdom of Lesotho and becomes a member of
… achieves its independence as the Kingdom of Lesotho and becomes a member of …