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The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall embark at Simon’s Town for Canada on the next leg of their royal tour.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: A group of eight surrendered Boer prisoners of war are shot by the Bushveld Carbineers and a German mission

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The first rugby match in SA takes place on the Green Point common, Cape Town, between a military and civilian team.

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Joan van Arckel establishes the first congregation at the Cape, with Abraham Schut as elder and Jan Reyniersz as deacon.

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Dr. Eschel Rhoodie is extradited from France and handed over to the South African authorities. He appears briefly in Pretoria’s

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Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, political activist and co-founder of SWAPO, is born in Omangudu, near Ondangwa, Namibia. (Maharaj: Refl

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Pierre Stephanus de Wet, SA actor, producer and pioneer of Afrikaans sound films, is born in Pretoria. African Film Product

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The Natal Indian Congress (NIC), the first permanent political organisation to maintain and protect the rights of Indians in So

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Regulations granting labour rights for members of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) are promulgated and published in the Go

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SA international acclaimed swimmer and world record holder, Penny Heyns, is born. This date might be wrong. Several sources giv

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The Minister of Bantu Administration and Development declares that no more land will be allocated to the ‘homelands’ other than

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Police find Frans Maluka, Eric Sambo and Patrick Sigudla all allegedly linked to criminal activities around the area, burnt to

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International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women of South Africa and Namibia was observed for the first time.

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The London Convention is ratified by the Volksraad. It restored the name Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek and did not mention Britis

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Ashby Peter Solomzi (A.P.) Mda, teacher, lawyer, co-founder of the African National Youth League and later the Pan Africanist C

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A new deal for urban Blacks is announced in Pretoria (7-8 August) by the Minister of Bantu Administration and by the Minister o

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Tygerpoort (Venterskroon) takes place between the British under Lord Methuen and the Boers unde

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The Battle of Muizenberg takes place during the Napoleontic War when British troops disembark at Muizenberg and move towards Ca

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South African golfer Gary Player wins his second PGA Championship with a two-stroke victory over Jim Jamieson and Tommy Aaron.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Remnants of the notorious Steinaecker’s Horse, led by Capt. Francis and fighting on British side, are surroun

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Frederick William Fitzsimons, director of the Port Elizabeth museum for more than thirty years and pioneer of school museums in

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The Chinese community, officially classed non-White in the past though they were admitted to White theatres, restaurants and re

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Dr. Abrahams makes a habeas corpus application to the Cape Supreme Court and demands his return to Bechuanaland where he claims

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Hans Jürgen Aschenborn, librarian, director of the State Library and receiver of the Sailis Award for Bibliography in 1985, is

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Anglo-Boer War 2: At Graaff-Reinet, P.J. Fourie, J. van Rensburg and L.F.S. Pfeiffer are executed by a British firing squad for

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The ZAR formally submits the proposals worked out between State Attorney Smuts and the British Agent Sir W. C

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Following meetings between the SAG and the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC), broad agreement was reached that could lead

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Disclosure of Foreign Funding Act No 26, providing for the regulation of foreign donations by or for certain organisations and

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F.W. de Klerk is appointed and inaugurated as acting state president after the resignation of Pres. Botha the previous day. S

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John Cranko, SA born ballet dancer and choreographer of the Ballet school of the Wurtemberg State Opera in Stuttgart, Germany,

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The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall embark at Simon’s Town for Canada on the next leg of their royal tour.

Anglo-Boer War 2: A group of eight surrendered Boer prisoners of war are shot by the Bushveld Carbineers and a German mission

The first rugby match in SA takes place on the Green Point common, Cape Town, between a military and civilian team.

Joan van Arckel establishes the first congregation at the Cape, with Abraham Schut as elder and Jan Reyniersz as deacon.

Dr. Eschel Rhoodie is extradited from France and handed over to the South African authorities. He appears briefly in Pretoria’s

Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, political activist and co-founder of SWAPO, is born in Omangudu, near Ondangwa, Namibia. (Maharaj: Refl

Pierre Stephanus de Wet, SA actor, producer and pioneer of Afrikaans sound films, is born in Pretoria. African Film Product

The Natal Indian Congress (NIC), the first permanent political organisation to maintain and protect the rights of Indians in So

Regulations granting labour rights for members of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) are promulgated and published in the Go

SA international acclaimed swimmer and world record holder, Penny Heyns, is born. This date might be wrong. Several sources giv

The Minister of Bantu Administration and Development declares that no more land will be allocated to the ‘homelands’ other than

Police find Frans Maluka, Eric Sambo and Patrick Sigudla all allegedly linked to criminal activities around the area, burnt to

International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women of South Africa and Namibia was observed for the first time.

The London Convention is ratified by the Volksraad. It restored the name Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek and did not mention Britis

Ashby Peter Solomzi (A.P.) Mda, teacher, lawyer, co-founder of the African National Youth League and later the Pan Africanist C

A new deal for urban Blacks is announced in Pretoria (7-8 August) by the Minister of Bantu Administration and by the Minister o

Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Tygerpoort (Venterskroon) takes place between the British under Lord Methuen and the Boers unde

The Battle of Muizenberg takes place during the Napoleontic War when British troops disembark at Muizenberg and move towards Ca

South African golfer Gary Player wins his second PGA Championship with a two-stroke victory over Jim Jamieson and Tommy Aaron.

Anglo-Boer War 2: Remnants of the notorious Steinaecker’s Horse, led by Capt. Francis and fighting on British side, are surroun

Frederick William Fitzsimons, director of the Port Elizabeth museum for more than thirty years and pioneer of school museums in

The Chinese community, officially classed non-White in the past though they were admitted to White theatres, restaurants and re

Dr. Abrahams makes a habeas corpus application to the Cape Supreme Court and demands his return to Bechuanaland where he claims

Hans Jürgen Aschenborn, librarian, director of the State Library and receiver of the Sailis Award for Bibliography in 1985, is

Anglo-Boer War 2: At Graaff-Reinet, P.J. Fourie, J. van Rensburg and L.F.S. Pfeiffer are executed by a British firing squad for

Anglo-Boer War 2: The ZAR formally submits the proposals worked out between State Attorney Smuts and the British Agent Sir W. C

Following meetings between the SAG and the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC), broad agreement was reached that could lead

Disclosure of Foreign Funding Act No 26, providing for the regulation of foreign donations by or for certain organisations and

F.W. de Klerk is appointed and inaugurated as acting state president after the resignation of Pres. Botha the previous day. S

John Cranko, SA born ballet dancer and choreographer of the Ballet school of the Wurtemberg State Opera in Stuttgart, Germany,