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Makhosi Nyoka, Lindiwe Mthembu, Surendra Naidu and Nontsikelelo Cothoza, all ANC members, are shot in an ambush near Piet Retie
… Makhosi Nyoka, Lindiwe Mthembu, Surendra Naidu and Nontsikelelo Cothoza, all ANC members, are shot in an …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Despite his age and a painful eye infection, President Kruger leaves Pretoria by train for the Natal Front
… Anglo-Boer War 2: Despite his age and a painful eye infection, President Kruger leaves Pretoria …
Seven impalas are trapped in a camp and viciously beaten to death at Skukuza, Kruger National Park. Four SANParks employees are
… Seven impalas are trapped in a camp and viciously beaten to death at Skukuza, Kruger National …
Lucas Mbembe (60), ANC official and chair of the Western Cape Hostel Dwellers Association, is gunned down after coming from a c
… Lucas Mbembe (60), ANC official and chair of the Western Cape Hostel Dwellers Association, is …
The recommendations of the Strydom Committee on the Group Areas Act and related laws that central business districts in major c
… of the Strydom Committee on the Group Areas Act and related laws that central business districts in major c …
Several people are killed or arrested during the first skirmish between White labour and the government in the Rand Revolt.
… or arrested during the first skirmish between White labour and the government in the Rand Revolt. …
Condom use and multiple-drug "cocktails" have slowed the spread of Aids cases in certain African countries, the 12th
… Condom use and multiple-drug "cocktails" have slowed the spread of Aids …
US marines and Nigerian soldiers blast at snipers in central Mogadishu, Somalia, in a five-hour battle that kills one Somali.
… US marines and Nigerian soldiers blast at snipers in central Mogadishu, …
South Africa and Botswana agree to take steps preventing ANC operatives from using Botswana as a transit base into South Africa
… South Africa and Botswana agree to take steps preventing ANC operatives …
George Christopher Cato, Natal pioneer and first mayor of Durban, is born in London. He comes from a Huguenot family, origi
… George Christopher Cato, Natal pioneer and first mayor of Durban, is born in London. He comes from …
US scientists announce at the 12th annual Conference on Retrovirus and Opportunistic Infections in Boston the discovery of a ke
… announce at the 12th annual Conference on Retrovirus and Opportunistic Infections in Boston the discovery of a ke …
Johannes van der Walt, member of the Ossewa-Brandwag (O.B.)and world renowned wrestler, who escaped from police detention after
… Johannes van der Walt, member of the Ossewa-Brandwag (O.B.)and world renowned wrestler, who escaped from police …
Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada and other African National Congress officials arrive in Natal at the start of an ANC "peace
… Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada and other African National Congress officials arrive in Natal …
SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the first break with apartheid
… opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the first break with apartheid …
At the end of the third meeting between Mozambique and South Africa, in Maputo, a joint statement is released announcing that t
… At the end of the third meeting between Mozambique and South Africa, in Maputo, a joint statement is released …
Bishop Robert Gray arrives in South Africa and takes up his post as the first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town.
… Bishop Robert Gray arrives in South Africa and takes up his post as the first Anglican Bishop of Cape …
Lord Charles Somerset (64), former governor at the Cape and direct descendent of the Plantagenet kings who ruled England from 1
… Lord Charles Somerset (64), former governor at the Cape and direct descendent of the Plantagenet kings who ruled …
The Presidents of South Africa, Uganda, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe meet in Cape Town. The five leaders exchange views on
… Presidents of South Africa, Uganda, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe meet in Cape Town. The five leaders exchange …
The MPLA government in Angola is recognised by most countries of the world. Foreign intervention is condemned, and the with
… of the world. Foreign intervention is condemned, and the with …
Dr Hasmukh Gajjar, medical practitioner, former chair of the Vodacom Group and managing director of various IT companies, is bo
… medical practitioner, former chair of the Vodacom Group and managing director of various IT companies, is bo …
Regulations are proclaimed for the layout of a third Voortrekker town, the first in Natal, named after Piet Retief and Gerrit M
… town, the first in Natal, named after Piet Retief and Gerrit M …
The Anglican church joins the growing confrontation between church and state, when the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Rev. W
… church joins the growing confrontation between church and state, when the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Rev. W …
Patricia de Lille, former member of the PAC and current leader of the Independent Democrats, is born in Beaufort West.
… Patricia de Lille, former member of the PAC and current leader of the Independent Democrats, is born in …
Kurds occupy and take hostages at the Greek embassies in several European countries to protest Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan’s ca
… Kurds occupy and take hostages at the Greek embassies in several European …
Ten African men and one woman receive prison sentences of from five to twenty years in the Pietermaritzburg Supreme Court.
… Ten African men and one woman receive prison sentences of from five to twenty …
Cecil John Rhodes (48), diamond magnate and premier of the Cape Colony, dies in Muizenberg. (Burne: Chronicle of the World;
… Cecil John Rhodes (48), diamond magnate and premier of the Cape Colony, dies in Muizenberg. (Burne: …
British troops under Henry D. Warden arrive from Philippolis on the farm ‘Bloem Fontein’. Warden and his family take up res
… from Philippolis on the farm ‘Bloem Fontein’. Warden and his family take up res …
US President Bill Clinton, on a visit to Rwanda, acknowledges that the United States and the world failed to protect Rwandans f
… on a visit to Rwanda, acknowledges that the United States and the world failed to protect Rwandans f …
William John Burchell, botanist and explorer of the South African interior, reaches Graaff-Reinet, which he has left in January
… William John Burchell, botanist and explorer of the South African interior, reaches …
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, British field marshal during World War 2 and commander of the Eighth Army in North Africa, dies
… of Alamein, British field marshal during World War 2 and commander of the Eighth Army in North Africa, dies …