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At least fourteen children have contracted HIV in SA hospitals and researchers say it should be a ‘wake-up’ call for the under-

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Dirkie Uys (Dirk Cornelis), child hero and son of the Voortrekker leader Piet Uys, is born in the district of Swellendam, CC.

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An 18-seater plane, owned by Bop Air and chartered to Comair, explodes in mid-air near Germiston, killing all seventeen people

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The Government is called upon to repeal the Suppression of Communism Act and the Bantu Authorities Act by 29 February1952, fail

This day in history

The Rev. Meent Borcherds, moderator of the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church and expert on the early history of the settlement

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Anglo-Boer War 1: Boers defeat the British force at Majuba Hill, in the Anglo-Transvaal War. More than 200 British soldiers and

This day in history

Shortly before midnight five men drown and two are washed out to sea during what was supposed to be a routine baptism ceremony

This day in history

Defence Minister Roelf Meyer (1991-1996) says that the ANC’s proposals on joint control of security forces and on a role for th

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Anglo-Boer War 2: At least fifty-three British soldiers die, 130 are wounded and 500 captured in a surprise attack by Boer tr

This day in history

Britain returns the Cape formally to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the Castle. The agreem

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US President Bush announces an initiative to spend $15bn over five years for Aids treatment and prevention in twelve African co

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Three Somalis are killed and at least five are wounded in clashes with troops of a US-led coalition trying to safeguard efforts

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The rugby match between South Africa and Wales in Cardiff ends in a draw. The South African team could not beat a single ho

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According to reports from Angola, the strategic town of Cuito Cuanavale is about to fall to an onslaught by South African and U

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Top officials from the ANC, Azapo, the PAC and Inkatha appear at a joint rally to appeal for warring factions in Bekkersdal to

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In a meeting between Pres. Mbeki and Pres. Hu Jintao of China in the Union Buildings, Pretoria, the two leaders agree to intens

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Britain’s King George VI dies and is succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II. Her husband, Prince Philip, informs her of his de

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Two South African aviators, Pierre van Ryneveld and Quintin Brand, hoping to become the first airmen to fly from England to Cap

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Stones, empty soft-drink cans and sticks are hurled at rebel England cricket captain Mike Gatting by a crowd of anti-tour demon

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In an obituary written for Abdoola Hajee Adam Jhaveri (Dada Abdulla), Gandhi expresses regret at his death and calls him one of

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A rebel group in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, led by Laurent Kabila says it has captured several towns and part

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The terms of reference of the Harms Commission, which is to inquire into alleged murders and unlawful acts of the security forc

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The Attorney-General of the Eastern Cape states that he will not prosecute any police involved in the arrest and detention of B

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Ivan Mitford-Barberton, teacher of art at the Michaelis School of Art in Cape Town and sculptor of several monuments in South A

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The territory north of the Great Berg River is annexed to the new district of Tulbagh, and declared a separate sub-drosdy with

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According to the headmaster of Pretoria Boys High School, 70% of the teachers and parents are in favour of opening the school t

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Abram (Bram) Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment on the charge of conspiracy with the ANC and Umkhonto we Sizwe to commit

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Two delegates of the UN, Dr Victorio Carpio and Dr Salvadore Martinez de Alva, visit South West Africa (now Namibia) after talk

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Following the arrest of Jomo Kenyatta and over a thousand Mau Mau suspects the previous month, the Mau Mau carry out their bigg

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Only a few hours before the expiry of the deadline for the production of the final document, and after a period of intense nego

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At least fourteen children have contracted HIV in SA hospitals and researchers say it should be a ‘wake-up’ call for the under-

Dirkie Uys (Dirk Cornelis), child hero and son of the Voortrekker leader Piet Uys, is born in the district of Swellendam, CC.

An 18-seater plane, owned by Bop Air and chartered to Comair, explodes in mid-air near Germiston, killing all seventeen people

The Government is called upon to repeal the Suppression of Communism Act and the Bantu Authorities Act by 29 February1952, fail

The Rev. Meent Borcherds, moderator of the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church and expert on the early history of the settlement

Anglo-Boer War 1: Boers defeat the British force at Majuba Hill, in the Anglo-Transvaal War. More than 200 British soldiers and

Shortly before midnight five men drown and two are washed out to sea during what was supposed to be a routine baptism ceremony

Defence Minister Roelf Meyer (1991-1996) says that the ANC’s proposals on joint control of security forces and on a role for th

Anglo-Boer War 2: At least fifty-three British soldiers die, 130 are wounded and 500 captured in a surprise attack by Boer tr

Britain returns the Cape formally to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the Castle. The agreem

US President Bush announces an initiative to spend $15bn over five years for Aids treatment and prevention in twelve African co

Three Somalis are killed and at least five are wounded in clashes with troops of a US-led coalition trying to safeguard efforts

The rugby match between South Africa and Wales in Cardiff ends in a draw. The South African team could not beat a single ho

According to reports from Angola, the strategic town of Cuito Cuanavale is about to fall to an onslaught by South African and U

Top officials from the ANC, Azapo, the PAC and Inkatha appear at a joint rally to appeal for warring factions in Bekkersdal to

In a meeting between Pres. Mbeki and Pres. Hu Jintao of China in the Union Buildings, Pretoria, the two leaders agree to intens

Britain’s King George VI dies and is succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II. Her husband, Prince Philip, informs her of his de

Two South African aviators, Pierre van Ryneveld and Quintin Brand, hoping to become the first airmen to fly from England to Cap

Stones, empty soft-drink cans and sticks are hurled at rebel England cricket captain Mike Gatting by a crowd of anti-tour demon

In an obituary written for Abdoola Hajee Adam Jhaveri (Dada Abdulla), Gandhi expresses regret at his death and calls him one of

A rebel group in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, led by Laurent Kabila says it has captured several towns and part

The terms of reference of the Harms Commission, which is to inquire into alleged murders and unlawful acts of the security forc

The Attorney-General of the Eastern Cape states that he will not prosecute any police involved in the arrest and detention of B

Ivan Mitford-Barberton, teacher of art at the Michaelis School of Art in Cape Town and sculptor of several monuments in South A

The territory north of the Great Berg River is annexed to the new district of Tulbagh, and declared a separate sub-drosdy with

According to the headmaster of Pretoria Boys High School, 70% of the teachers and parents are in favour of opening the school t

Abram (Bram) Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment on the charge of conspiracy with the ANC and Umkhonto we Sizwe to commit

Two delegates of the UN, Dr Victorio Carpio and Dr Salvadore Martinez de Alva, visit South West Africa (now Namibia) after talk

Following the arrest of Jomo Kenyatta and over a thousand Mau Mau suspects the previous month, the Mau Mau carry out their bigg

Only a few hours before the expiry of the deadline for the production of the final document, and after a period of intense nego