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British King George IV lands in Algiers at the start of a North African tour of Allied troops.

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In the Central African Republic, soldiers fire on foreign peacekeepers in the third major rebellion since May.

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The General Assembly approves the credentials of the South African delegation, after decades as an international outcast.

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James Arthur Calata, Anglican clergyman and African National Congress (ANC) leader, is born in Rabula, Keiskammahoek, Eastern C

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The Volksraad of the South African Republic (ZAR) passes a resolution protesting against the Executive Council contravening its

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North Rhodesia’s first African-dominated government is formed under Kenneth Kaunda. Kaunda became president of independent Zamb

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South African President P. W. Botha grants reprieves to the &quot;Sharpeville Six&quot;, the six Black South Africans who were

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The Citizen reports that the remaining 1 500 South African troops in Namibia have been withdrawn in November.

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SA signs a multilateral agreement on the control of pollution of water resources in the Southern African region.

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Sidney Mendelssohn, compiler of the South African Bibliography and collector of Africana, is born in Exeter, England.

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South African Parliament votes to restore citizenship to residents of so-called independent states of Transkei, Bophuthatswana,

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Nation-wide protests against and boycotts of the celebration of twenty years of the South African Republic.

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At a special press conference it is announced that a senior South African naval officer, commanding Simonstown dockyard, Commod

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According to Jane’s Defence Weekly, Armscor, the South African armaments producer, is the country’s largest single exporter.

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A Rhodesian government spokesman announces that elements of the South African police are withdrawing from certain forward posit

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The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference decides to uphold the rights of conscientious objectors, expresses its pertur

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The Constitution of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (South African Republic, commonly known as Transvaal Republic) is finally r

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South African economists express shock at a report showing the country dropping twelve places in global competitiveness ranking

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The White-led South African government commits itself to scrapping dozens of laws restricting movements of Blacks.

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The White-led South African government commits itself to scrapping dozens of laws restricting movements of Blacks.

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South African Communist Party leader Abram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment in Pretoria on communism charges.

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The South African Industrial Federation (SAIF) calls off the Miners’ strike and the workers stream to work.

… Yudelman, D. (1984). The Emergence of Modern South Africa: state, capital, and the incorporation of organized …

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African National Congress deputy president Nelson Mandela and Inkatha leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi agree on a five-point peace p

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Foreign Minister ‘Pik’ Botha, whose portfolio now includes the South African Information Services, promises to give opposition

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Londoners celebrate ten years of democracy with the first South African International film Festival (1-9 May), starting with ‘T

From the African Scholars of Cape Town: Once we return to our desks - the cause is lost!

From the African Scholars of Cape Town: Once we return to our desks - the cause is lost!

Until the lions have their historians the tales of hunting will always glorify the hunter. African proverb

Until the lions have their historians the tales of hunting will always glorify the hunter. African proverb

Letter to Regional Committees of the South African Communist Party sent on behalf of the General Secretary

Letter to Regional Committees of the South African Communist Party sent on behalf of the General Secretary

First Mafika Gwala Lecture

First Mafika Gwala Lecture: The Arts of Resistance - Mafika Gwala and South African Poetry by Ari Sitas

Ashley La Grange portrait

Ashley La Grange

… way through a teaching diploma and a BFA and MFA in South Africa. Through the summer he'd work seven days a week to pay … Botswana . Ashley and his wife moved from South Africa to the UK in the late 1980s. Ashley then got a job as … on to his retirement fund. Ashley would return to South Africa every year to visit his elderly mother which would …