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The ANC and the Inkatha Freedom Party announce that they have held high-level talks in Durban to discuss ways of ending violenc

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Pieter Johannes Schoeman, SA author who is known for his sympathetic picturing of the Swazi, Zulu and San people, is born in Ut

This day in history

Pieter Johannes Schoeman, SA author who is known for his sympathetic picturing of the Swazi, Zulu and San people, is born in Ut

This day in history

A 463-ton British wooden ship, Childe Herold, en route from Bombay to London and carrying more than 1300 pieces of ivory, is wr

This day in history

The SA government and the ANC agree to a plan which will lead to Black majority rule by 1999. In 1994 a parliament of 400 m

This day in history

The game between the Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, and Cote d’Ivoure ends in a tie with one goal scored on each side.

This day in history

The Ruth Prowse Art Centre is opened in The Retreat as an art and cultural centre with artist Erik Laubscher as first head.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: A cannon, known as ‘Long Cecil’, and named after Cecil John Rhodes, is fired for the first time at Boer force

This day in history

Barney Barnato, with his family and Solly Joel, leaves Cape Town for Southampton on board of the Scot to escape from work press

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Jochem Willemse saves most of the crew of the Hoogergeest when it is wrecked, together with the Goede Hoop and Oranje, near the

This day in history

The Allied Forces land on the beach of Normandy in the largest sea and air operation in the military history of the world.

This day in history

Alfred Beit, friend of Cecil John Rhodes, co-founder of the De Beers Mining Company and co-founder of Southern Rhodesia, is bor

This day in history

Anglo-Boer War 2: The annexation of the Orange Free State is announced by Lord Roberts, and back-dated to coincide with the Que

This day in history

William John Cormack Brebner, senator of the Union of South Africa and life-long chairman of the Afrikaner Party, is born in Bu

This day in history

On its 80th birthday the ANC declares that an interim government of national unity must be set in place and a general election

This day in history

The Rev. Hendrik Willem Ballot (47), parson in Tulbach, dies and is buried in front of the pulpit of the Dutch Reformed Church.

This day in history

Death of Herman Albrecht, a South African soldier who fought on the side of the British during the S.A. War and who received th

Non-racialism, non-collaboration and Communism in South Africa: The contribution of Yusuf Dadoo during his exile years (1960-1983) by Allison Drew

This day in history

Barney Barnato (44) dies when he jumps overboard the Scot near Madeira. He was on his way from Cape Town to Southampton and

This day in history

The Council of Policy resolves to settle Sheik Yusuf, brother of the sultan of Macassar, who was banished to the Cape and came

This day in history

The Red Sea port of Assab, Ethiopia, and the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, 400 miles away, are linked with the re-opening of

This day in history

Mandla Nkosi, SA artist, is born in Soweto, Johannesburg. He studied at the Mofolo Arts Centre in Soweto and from 1984 to 1987

This day in history

SA quits the UN General Assembly and its committees for the rest of the 10th session after the Assembly adopts a resolution exp

This day in history

Commuters angry about train delays cause damage estimated at R30m when they set fire to several coaches and two offices at Germ

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The government of Ghana imposes a total ban on the export of all produce to South Africa and South West Africa, as a protest ag

This day in history

Four cops are shot dead and two are wounded in a hostage gunfight, while members of the elite Task Force kill eight thugs befor

This day in history

At 11 am forty-seven (Passive) Resisters appear in court. Dr G.M. Naicker, Dr Goonam and M.D. Naidoo are sentenced under the Ri

This day in history

Alleged date the Suppression of Communism Act, No 44 of 1950 is passed in parliament. 26 June is given in several sources, and

This day in history

The SA cricket team wins the second test against England on Lords with 10 wickets and leads 1-0 in the series after the first d

This day in history

During the period 16-21 June, 128 pupils and residents are killed by police in uprisings against the use of Afrikaans as a medi

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The ANC and the Inkatha Freedom Party announce that they have held high-level talks in Durban to discuss ways of ending violenc

Pieter Johannes Schoeman, SA author who is known for his sympathetic picturing of the Swazi, Zulu and San people, is born in Ut

Pieter Johannes Schoeman, SA author who is known for his sympathetic picturing of the Swazi, Zulu and San people, is born in Ut

A 463-ton British wooden ship, Childe Herold, en route from Bombay to London and carrying more than 1300 pieces of ivory, is wr

The SA government and the ANC agree to a plan which will lead to Black majority rule by 1999. In 1994 a parliament of 400 m

The game between the Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, and Cote d’Ivoure ends in a tie with one goal scored on each side.

The Ruth Prowse Art Centre is opened in The Retreat as an art and cultural centre with artist Erik Laubscher as first head.

Anglo-Boer War 2: A cannon, known as ‘Long Cecil’, and named after Cecil John Rhodes, is fired for the first time at Boer force

Barney Barnato, with his family and Solly Joel, leaves Cape Town for Southampton on board of the Scot to escape from work press

Jochem Willemse saves most of the crew of the Hoogergeest when it is wrecked, together with the Goede Hoop and Oranje, near the

The Allied Forces land on the beach of Normandy in the largest sea and air operation in the military history of the world.

Alfred Beit, friend of Cecil John Rhodes, co-founder of the De Beers Mining Company and co-founder of Southern Rhodesia, is bor

Anglo-Boer War 2: The annexation of the Orange Free State is announced by Lord Roberts, and back-dated to coincide with the Que

William John Cormack Brebner, senator of the Union of South Africa and life-long chairman of the Afrikaner Party, is born in Bu

On its 80th birthday the ANC declares that an interim government of national unity must be set in place and a general election

The Rev. Hendrik Willem Ballot (47), parson in Tulbach, dies and is buried in front of the pulpit of the Dutch Reformed Church.

Death of Herman Albrecht, a South African soldier who fought on the side of the British during the S.A. War and who received th

Non-racialism, non-collaboration and Communism in South Africa: The contribution of Yusuf Dadoo during his exile years (1960-1983) by Allison Drew

Barney Barnato (44) dies when he jumps overboard the Scot near Madeira. He was on his way from Cape Town to Southampton and

The Council of Policy resolves to settle Sheik Yusuf, brother of the sultan of Macassar, who was banished to the Cape and came

The Red Sea port of Assab, Ethiopia, and the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, 400 miles away, are linked with the re-opening of

Mandla Nkosi, SA artist, is born in Soweto, Johannesburg. He studied at the Mofolo Arts Centre in Soweto and from 1984 to 1987

SA quits the UN General Assembly and its committees for the rest of the 10th session after the Assembly adopts a resolution exp

Commuters angry about train delays cause damage estimated at R30m when they set fire to several coaches and two offices at Germ

The government of Ghana imposes a total ban on the export of all produce to South Africa and South West Africa, as a protest ag

Four cops are shot dead and two are wounded in a hostage gunfight, while members of the elite Task Force kill eight thugs befor

At 11 am forty-seven (Passive) Resisters appear in court. Dr G.M. Naicker, Dr Goonam and M.D. Naidoo are sentenced under the Ri

Alleged date the Suppression of Communism Act, No 44 of 1950 is passed in parliament. 26 June is given in several sources, and

The SA cricket team wins the second test against England on Lords with 10 wickets and leads 1-0 in the series after the first d

During the period 16-21 June, 128 pupils and residents are killed by police in uprisings against the use of Afrikaans as a medi