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Sir Thomas Cullinan (74), founder of the Premier Mine where the Cullinan diamond was discovered in 1907, dies.

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Former apartheid-era security police colonel Gideon Nieuwoudt dies in Port Elizabeth after a battle with cancer. Nieuwoudt was

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Seetsele Modiri (Silas Moliri) Molema, medical doctor, politician and author, dies in Mafeking (Mafikeng). He was the eldes

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Clare Short insists the Earth Summit in Johannesburg was primarily about tackling Third World poverty rather than environmental

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The South African Agricultural Union (SAAU) comes into being in Pretoria. It was first called the Intercolonial Agricultural

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Fearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, dies in Simonstown. He was buried at the Royal Observatory.

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Tinashe Washington Nengomasha, Zimbabwean international football player who played for Kaizer Chiefs and was winner of the Kick

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In Mozambique, twelve people are charged over a massive banking fraud, a case that was being investigated by murdered journalis

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Allison Wessels George Champion, trade union leader, politician and businessman, dies in Chesterville, Durban. In 1942 he was

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Gertrud Theiler, zoologist, researcher and teacher is born in Pretoria. She was youngest daughter of Sir Arnold Theiler.

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The government was implicitly involved in farm attacks, the union’s national safety and security committee chairperson Danie du

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General Louis Botha announces the South African government’s decision to carry the war into German South West Africa.

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A limpet-mine explosion kills a man outside a crowded centre in Northcliff, Johannesburg. Police suspect that the victim was ca

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Mohamed Hajee Joosub, pioneer wholesaler, trader, philanthropist and devout Muslim, dies in Pretoria. He was born in Ranavav, I

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Major Theodor Leutwein, with reinforcements from Germany, defeats the Nama chief Hendrik Witbooi in German South-West Africa, a

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The Chief Minister of Ovamboland, Filemon Elifas (43), is shot and killed near Ondangwa, South West Africa (Namibia).

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Prime Minister Botha’s visit to eight countries in Europe Portugal, Great Britain, West Germany, Belgium, France, Austria, Ital

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The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution establishing an eleven member United Nations Council for South West Afr

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Sir Theophilus Shepstone, British South African statesman and administrator of native affairs, who was responsible for the anne

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After months of speculation, Jamaican police finally confirms that former Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered

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Government of India announces that in protest against the Union’s indifference to its representations, it was found necessary t

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The Free Mason Movement is founded in London. It was introduced into SA from the Netherlands in 1772.

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Under leadership of Dr Abel Coetzee, the Genootskap vir Afrikaanse Volkskunde is established in Johannesburg. Its aim was t

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Rev. Tseleng Namane (47), PAC member, dies in hospital three days after he was shot at his home.

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Carl Gottlieb Büttner (44), Rhenish missionary, philologist and negotiator in German South West Africa, dies in Berlin, German

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Andries Pretorius, Voortrekker leader, and father of M.W. Pretorius, first president of the ZAR, marries Christina de Wet. --

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Nelson Mandela is sentenced to five years for &quot;incitement and leaving South Africa illegally”. Mandela was identified as t

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Thomas Mtobi Mapikela, businessman, politician and speaker of the African National Congress (ANC) who was the first chairperson

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A three-day Black Renaissance Convention ends at St. Peter’s Seminary, Hammanskraal. It was sponsored by the Christian Institut

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Adolphe Mabille, Swiss missionary, Sotho philologist and Bible translator, dies at Morija, Basutoland (Lesotho) where he was st

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Sir Thomas Cullinan (74), founder of the Premier Mine where the Cullinan diamond was discovered in 1907, dies.

Former apartheid-era security police colonel Gideon Nieuwoudt dies in Port Elizabeth after a battle with cancer. Nieuwoudt was

Seetsele Modiri (Silas Moliri) Molema, medical doctor, politician and author, dies in Mafeking (Mafikeng). He was the eldes

Clare Short insists the Earth Summit in Johannesburg was primarily about tackling Third World poverty rather than environmental

The South African Agricultural Union (SAAU) comes into being in Pretoria. It was first called the Intercolonial Agricultural

Fearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, dies in Simonstown. He was buried at the Royal Observatory.

Tinashe Washington Nengomasha, Zimbabwean international football player who played for Kaizer Chiefs and was winner of the Kick

In Mozambique, twelve people are charged over a massive banking fraud, a case that was being investigated by murdered journalis

Allison Wessels George Champion, trade union leader, politician and businessman, dies in Chesterville, Durban. In 1942 he was

Gertrud Theiler, zoologist, researcher and teacher is born in Pretoria. She was youngest daughter of Sir Arnold Theiler.

The government was implicitly involved in farm attacks, the union’s national safety and security committee chairperson Danie du

General Louis Botha announces the South African government’s decision to carry the war into German South West Africa.

A limpet-mine explosion kills a man outside a crowded centre in Northcliff, Johannesburg. Police suspect that the victim was ca

Mohamed Hajee Joosub, pioneer wholesaler, trader, philanthropist and devout Muslim, dies in Pretoria. He was born in Ranavav, I

Major Theodor Leutwein, with reinforcements from Germany, defeats the Nama chief Hendrik Witbooi in German South-West Africa, a

The Chief Minister of Ovamboland, Filemon Elifas (43), is shot and killed near Ondangwa, South West Africa (Namibia).

Prime Minister Botha’s visit to eight countries in Europe Portugal, Great Britain, West Germany, Belgium, France, Austria, Ital

The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution establishing an eleven member United Nations Council for South West Afr

Sir Theophilus Shepstone, British South African statesman and administrator of native affairs, who was responsible for the anne

After months of speculation, Jamaican police finally confirms that former Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered

Government of India announces that in protest against the Union’s indifference to its representations, it was found necessary t

The Free Mason Movement is founded in London. It was introduced into SA from the Netherlands in 1772.

Under leadership of Dr Abel Coetzee, the Genootskap vir Afrikaanse Volkskunde is established in Johannesburg. Its aim was t

Rev. Tseleng Namane (47), PAC member, dies in hospital three days after he was shot at his home.

Carl Gottlieb Büttner (44), Rhenish missionary, philologist and negotiator in German South West Africa, dies in Berlin, German

Andries Pretorius, Voortrekker leader, and father of M.W. Pretorius, first president of the ZAR, marries Christina de Wet. --

Nelson Mandela is sentenced to five years for &amp;quot;incitement and leaving South Africa illegally”. Mandela was identified as t

Thomas Mtobi Mapikela, businessman, politician and speaker of the African National Congress (ANC) who was the first chairperson

A three-day Black Renaissance Convention ends at St. Peter’s Seminary, Hammanskraal. It was sponsored by the Christian Institut

Adolphe Mabille, Swiss missionary, Sotho philologist and Bible translator, dies at Morija, Basutoland (Lesotho) where he was st

Nelson Mandela is sentenced to five years for "incitement and leaving South Africa illegally”. Mandela was identified as t