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The Rev. John Daniel Lindley (80), missionary and clergyman of the Voortrekkers, dies in Morristown, New Jersey.

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Britain signs a peace treaty with the Zulus, banishing Cetshwayo and dividing Zululand in thirteen separate chiefdoms under a B

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The French take possession of Mauritius and rename it l’Ile de France (The Island of France).

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South Africa signs memorandum of understanding with Iran on cooperation in the fields of mining and minerals.

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South Africa signs memorandum of understanding with Iran on cooperation in the fields of mining and minerals.

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Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica and Trinidad are admitted to the United Nations (UN), 105th-108th countries.

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Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, jurist, journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, dies in Bloemfontein.

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Horatio Isaiah Budlwana (Bud) Mbelle, interpreter, insurance agent, community leader and politician, dies in Pretoria. He was w

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Horatio Isaiah Budlwana (Bud) Mbelle, interpreter, insurance agent, community leader and politician, dies in Pretoria. He was w

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Nigeria is granted full independence as a federation of three regions (northern, western, and eastern) under a constitution tha

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Prof. Christiaan Engelbertus (Chris) Lampbrecht, choir master and adaptor of SA folk music, is born in Bloemfontein.

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The Ciskei ‘homeland’ government proclaims the introduction of emergency powers, after violent incidents and rioting. The power

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KwaZulu Chief Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi, President Lucas Mangope of Bophuthatswana and Ciskei’s Oupa Gqozo reject the recor

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Diederik Johannes Opperman, Afrikaans poet, dramatist and litterateur, is born near Dundee, Natal. Verwey: New Dictionary of

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Pope John Paul II appoints thirty-one new cardinals including three from Africa – Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria.

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Pope John Paul II appoints thirty-one new cardinals including three from Africa – Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria.

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Jeremy Cronin, South African Communist Party politician and former political prisoner in the Pretoria Maximum Security Prison,

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Foreign ministers of Organisation of African Unity approve plan to end rebellion and political strife in Congo.

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Foreign ministers of Organisation of African Unity approve plan to end rebellion and political strife in Congo.

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The SA rugby team plays the second test ever against the British Isles and loses 0-3 in Kimberley.

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Following facilitation by former president Nelson Mandela, the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement for Burundi is signed

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Nicolaas Georg (Klaas) Steytler (76), SA author and former editor of Die Huisgenoot, dies in Cape Town.

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Egypt and Britain sign a treaty providing for withdrawal of British forces except in the Suez Canal area.

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Former SA President F.W. de Klerk resigns as the head of the National Party and leaves politics.

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National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM) general secretary Cyril Ramaphosa and president James Motlatsi are arrested in Newcastle,

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Chief warlord Charles Taylor and other key militia leaders are installed in a new ruling council in Liberia.

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Chief warlord Charles Taylor and other key militia leaders are installed in a new ruling council in Liberia.

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Mr Zwelinzima Vavi, regional secretary of COSATU’s Western Transvaal region is arrested and held in solitary confinement.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Two Australians of the Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen, Lieutenant Wylly and Private Bisdee, display exceptional b

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Multilateral agreement between the governments of Ciskei, South Africa, Transkei and Venda on the cross-border transportation o

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The Rev. John Daniel Lindley (80), missionary and clergyman of the Voortrekkers, dies in Morristown, New Jersey.

Britain signs a peace treaty with the Zulus, banishing Cetshwayo and dividing Zululand in thirteen separate chiefdoms under a B

The French take possession of Mauritius and rename it l’Ile de France (The Island of France).

South Africa signs memorandum of understanding with Iran on cooperation in the fields of mining and minerals.

South Africa signs memorandum of understanding with Iran on cooperation in the fields of mining and minerals.

Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica and Trinidad are admitted to the United Nations (UN), 105th-108th countries.

Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, jurist, journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, dies in Bloemfontein.

Horatio Isaiah Budlwana (Bud) Mbelle, interpreter, insurance agent, community leader and politician, dies in Pretoria. He was w

Horatio Isaiah Budlwana (Bud) Mbelle, interpreter, insurance agent, community leader and politician, dies in Pretoria. He was w

Nigeria is granted full independence as a federation of three regions (northern, western, and eastern) under a constitution tha

Prof. Christiaan Engelbertus (Chris) Lampbrecht, choir master and adaptor of SA folk music, is born in Bloemfontein.

The Ciskei ‘homeland’ government proclaims the introduction of emergency powers, after violent incidents and rioting. The power

KwaZulu Chief Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi, President Lucas Mangope of Bophuthatswana and Ciskei’s Oupa Gqozo reject the recor

Diederik Johannes Opperman, Afrikaans poet, dramatist and litterateur, is born near Dundee, Natal. Verwey: New Dictionary of

Pope John Paul II appoints thirty-one new cardinals including three from Africa – Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria.

Pope John Paul II appoints thirty-one new cardinals including three from Africa – Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria.

Jeremy Cronin, South African Communist Party politician and former political prisoner in the Pretoria Maximum Security Prison,

Foreign ministers of Organisation of African Unity approve plan to end rebellion and political strife in Congo.

Foreign ministers of Organisation of African Unity approve plan to end rebellion and political strife in Congo.

The SA rugby team plays the second test ever against the British Isles and loses 0-3 in Kimberley.

Following facilitation by former president Nelson Mandela, the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement for Burundi is signed

Nicolaas Georg (Klaas) Steytler (76), SA author and former editor of Die Huisgenoot, dies in Cape Town.

Egypt and Britain sign a treaty providing for withdrawal of British forces except in the Suez Canal area.

Former SA President F.W. de Klerk resigns as the head of the National Party and leaves politics.

National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM) general secretary Cyril Ramaphosa and president James Motlatsi are arrested in Newcastle,

Chief warlord Charles Taylor and other key militia leaders are installed in a new ruling council in Liberia.

Chief warlord Charles Taylor and other key militia leaders are installed in a new ruling council in Liberia.

Mr Zwelinzima Vavi, regional secretary of COSATU’s Western Transvaal region is arrested and held in solitary confinement.

Anglo-Boer War 2: Two Australians of the Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen, Lieutenant Wylly and Private Bisdee, display exceptional b

Multilateral agreement between the governments of Ciskei, South Africa, Transkei and Venda on the cross-border transportation o