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Dr Daniël Francois Malan, premier of SA at the age of 74, is born in Riebeeck West, CC.

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President Mandela visits Togo for a few hours. He and Togolese President Eyadema review the situation in West Africa.

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Elza Dziomba, S.A sculptor, is born in Dt’Eylau, West Prussia, Germany. He died in 1970, in Johannesburg.

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Herero Revolt in German South West Africa: Omaruru is relieved after a fierce battle between Franke and the Ovaherero.

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James Chapman (90) dies in Kimberley. He was the first explorer who took photographs of places he visited.

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Judge Jacob de Villiers, judge of the Appeal Court in South Africa, dies in Somerset West, Western Cape.

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Warring factions in Liberia negotiate a cease-fire with help from visiting West African politicians as nearly 1 500 terrified f

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Dr Jonas Salk develops a vaccine against polio. With the help of this vaccine, polio was obliterated from SA.

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Dr Jonas Salk develops a vaccine against polio. With the help of this vaccine, polio was obliterated from SA.

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Patrick Laurence, journalist from the Star, was charged with contravening the Suppression of Communism Act by publishing a stat

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The Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (now a campus of the North West University) is recognised as a univ

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Martin West, lieutenant-governor of Natal, appoints a location commission to investigate into the problems caused by about 100

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A United Nations official says South Africa and the South West African People’s Organisation (Swapo) have formally accepted an

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The Sowetan announces that a new union for health workers, the African Health Workers’ Congress was launched in Johannesburg.

Letter from R H De Wet, Chief Director of the Drakensburg Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission

Letter from R H De Wet, Chief Director of the Drakensburg Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission

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Piet Retief, Voortrekker leader who was murdered by Zulu king Dingane at Ungungundlovo, is born on the farm Soetendal, Wagenmak

Boy Mvemve portrait

Boy Mvemve

Shades of Empire: Police Photography in German South-West Africa by Lorena Rizzo

Shades of Empire: Police Photography in German South-West Africa by Lorena Rizzo

Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer

How do we understand Nelson Mandela@100? by Raymond Suttner, 29 May 2018

Sir Benjamin D'Urban portrait

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Sir Benjamin D’Urban, for whom the city Durban was named, assumes office as Governor of the Cape of Good Hope

South Africa’s armed struggle: where the ANC’s ineptitude was a virtue by Howard Barrell (The Conversation), 10 July 2016, University of Pretoria

WE HAVE THE KEY TO FREEDOM NOT THE OPPRESSOR, December 16, 1957

I Did What was Right’ Statement from the Dock by Bram Fischer after the conclusion of the Rivonia Trial, 1966

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Black (Bantu) Authorities Act No 68, providing for the establishment of tribal, regional and territorial authorities in the res

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An International Hearing on Political Violence in South Africa, which was co-sponsored by the Special Committee against Aparthe

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Mbanga James George Benjamin Molefe, educationist and clergyman was accorded many honours that were firsts for Black South Afri

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Mbanga James George Benjamin Molefe, educationist and clergyman was accorded many honours that were firsts for Black South Afri

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Sir Lionel Phillips (80), mining magnate, chairman of the Chamber of Mines and politician, dies at Vergelegen, Somerset West.