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Rev. Robert Selby Taylor, Bishop of Grahamstown, is elected Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Province of South Africa.

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Two South Africans are appointed to a high-profile Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA). The University of Na

This day in history

Five of the political detainees are released and on the same day the banning order on Dr. Beyers Naudé is lifted.

This day in history

The United Nations General Assembly’s Political Committee decides to grant observer status to the ANC and the PAC. The South Af

This day in history

Robert Godlonton, SA author, newspaper editor and champion for rights of the settlers on the eastern border of the Cape Colony,

This day in history

Five hundred people attend an AWB meeting and a further 200 attend an Afrikaner Volkswag meeting the gatherings are held to pro

This day in history

The Department of Native Affairs is renamed as the Department of Bantu Administration and Development, with its main aim to pro

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Carlos the Jackal, freelance terrorist, is arrested in Sudan and flown to Paris for trial. He is eventually sentenced to life i

This day in history

At least 150 Blacks die in violence in Black townships near Johannesburg, between supporters of the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Par

This day in history

An electoral alliance is announced between the United Party (UP) and the National Union (NU) in Bloemfontein, in a form of a ni

This day in history

An electoral alliance is announced between the United Party (UP) and the National Union (NU) in Bloemfontein, in a form of a ni

This day in history

Transvaal burghers shoot Jacobus du Toit on horseback. He refused to stop when challenged. He is wounded and the horse killed.

This day in history

Gangs of armed men kill at least twenty-six commuters on a train travelling between George Goch and Denver stations in Johannes

This day in history

At least six persons are killed and 400 shacks destroyed during a night attack on a squatter camp in the township of Thokoza.

This day in history

Lydia van Niekerk, professor of literature and first woman to be appointed to the chair at the University of Stellenbosch, is b

This day in history

The Progressive Reform Party and the Basson group merge as the Progressive Federal Party (PFP) with Colin Eglin as party leader

This day in history

The Progressive Reform Party and the Basson group merge as the Progressive Federal Party (PFP) with Colin Eglin as party leader

This day in history

Sir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate and politician, marries Mary Westenra, pilot who was later awarded a DBE (Dame of the British

This day in history

A Rhodesian plane is shot down with a SAM 7 missile and thirty-eight of the fifty-six passengers are killed instantly, while gu

This day in history

The town of Mafeking is officially surrendered by the Republic of South Africa to the Republic of Bophuthatswana, and upon its

This day in history

Dr Mark Erdman and his wife, Arnaz Mehta, discovers a coelacanth in a fish market in Manado on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesi

This day in history

The notorious Foster gang under leadership of William Foster, who stole and raided from 1912 to 1914, commit suicide in Johanne

This day in history

A fistfight between parliamentarians of the ANC and National Party erupts in the parliament in Cape Town. Johnny de Lange of th

This day in history

Samuel Bonnin Hobson, school inspector of the Cape Province and co-author with his brother, G.C. Hobson, of animal stories, is

This day in history

Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, first president of the Transvaal elected in 1857 and founder of Pretoria, is born on the farm Preto

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Up to this date the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights has awarded land to 115 194 beneficiaries and financial compensati

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It is officially announced that the British and South African naval units will engage in a month of joint manoeuvres in South A

This day in history

Jacob Molekele, 16 years old, is shot in head by policeman during altercation between police and other arrested youths in polic

This day in history

Jacob Molekele, 16 years old, is shot in head by policeman during altercation between police and other arrested youths in polic

This day in history

Col. Robert Jacob Gordon, Dutch officer and explorer of Scottish descent, after whom Gordon’s Bay is called, is born in Doesbur

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Rev. Robert Selby Taylor, Bishop of Grahamstown, is elected Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Province of South Africa.

Two South Africans are appointed to a high-profile Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA). The University of Na

Five of the political detainees are released and on the same day the banning order on Dr. Beyers Naudé is lifted.

The United Nations General Assembly’s Political Committee decides to grant observer status to the ANC and the PAC. The South Af

Robert Godlonton, SA author, newspaper editor and champion for rights of the settlers on the eastern border of the Cape Colony,

Five hundred people attend an AWB meeting and a further 200 attend an Afrikaner Volkswag meeting the gatherings are held to pro

The Department of Native Affairs is renamed as the Department of Bantu Administration and Development, with its main aim to pro

Carlos the Jackal, freelance terrorist, is arrested in Sudan and flown to Paris for trial. He is eventually sentenced to life i

At least 150 Blacks die in violence in Black townships near Johannesburg, between supporters of the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Par

An electoral alliance is announced between the United Party (UP) and the National Union (NU) in Bloemfontein, in a form of a ni

An electoral alliance is announced between the United Party (UP) and the National Union (NU) in Bloemfontein, in a form of a ni

Transvaal burghers shoot Jacobus du Toit on horseback. He refused to stop when challenged. He is wounded and the horse killed.

Gangs of armed men kill at least twenty-six commuters on a train travelling between George Goch and Denver stations in Johannes

At least six persons are killed and 400 shacks destroyed during a night attack on a squatter camp in the township of Thokoza.

Lydia van Niekerk, professor of literature and first woman to be appointed to the chair at the University of Stellenbosch, is b

The Progressive Reform Party and the Basson group merge as the Progressive Federal Party (PFP) with Colin Eglin as party leader

The Progressive Reform Party and the Basson group merge as the Progressive Federal Party (PFP) with Colin Eglin as party leader

Sir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate and politician, marries Mary Westenra, pilot who was later awarded a DBE (Dame of the British

A Rhodesian plane is shot down with a SAM 7 missile and thirty-eight of the fifty-six passengers are killed instantly, while gu

The town of Mafeking is officially surrendered by the Republic of South Africa to the Republic of Bophuthatswana, and upon its

Dr Mark Erdman and his wife, Arnaz Mehta, discovers a coelacanth in a fish market in Manado on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesi

The notorious Foster gang under leadership of William Foster, who stole and raided from 1912 to 1914, commit suicide in Johanne

A fistfight between parliamentarians of the ANC and National Party erupts in the parliament in Cape Town. Johnny de Lange of th

Samuel Bonnin Hobson, school inspector of the Cape Province and co-author with his brother, G.C. Hobson, of animal stories, is

Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, first president of the Transvaal elected in 1857 and founder of Pretoria, is born on the farm Preto

Up to this date the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights has awarded land to 115 194 beneficiaries and financial compensati

It is officially announced that the British and South African naval units will engage in a month of joint manoeuvres in South A

Jacob Molekele, 16 years old, is shot in head by policeman during altercation between police and other arrested youths in polic

Jacob Molekele, 16 years old, is shot in head by policeman during altercation between police and other arrested youths in polic

Col. Robert Jacob Gordon, Dutch officer and explorer of Scottish descent, after whom Gordon’s Bay is called, is born in Doesbur