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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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Dr Stephanus Johannes du Toit, teacher, chief inspector of schools in the OFS and author, is born in the district of Boshof, OF

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Sierra Leone’s military leader, Johnny Paul Koroma, is sworn in as head of state and pledge to restore peace to the war-weary W

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The Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and the looming forced removals. Some sources claim that the riots began on

This day in history

Thamsanqwa (Thami) ka Mnyele, SA artist who went into exile in Botswana in 1979 and became an active member of Umkhonto we Sezw

This day in history

The SA cricket team beats Zimbabwe in Harare with an innings and 219 runs, having won the previous test in Bloemfontein also wi

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Mzi Khumalo, since 2000 non-executive chair of Mawenzi Resources Ltd and Board member of Mintek, is born in Durban. He was dire

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The first Union Parliament of SA opens, with James Molteno as speaker and F.W. Reitz as president of the Senate. The first Un

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The National Library of South Africa Act, 1998 (Act 92 of 1998), comes into effect and creates the National Library of South Af

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The British land a major force on l’Ile de France and capture the island from the French. They revert to the name Mauritius.

This day in history

At the end of the Soekmekaar and Silverton trial in Pretoria, three young Black men are found guilty of high treason, as well a

This day in history

Three SA farmers from the Eastern Cape, who have crossed the border to Lesotho to search for stolen cattle, are shot and killed

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The first group of 120 exiles returning to South Africa under the agreement reached in August by UNHCR and the South African au

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The British under Methuen attempt to advance and are defeated by the Boers under Cronje as the Battle of Mage

This day in history

More than twenty-five people die in action by the SAP and SADF when residents of the Old Location, Windhoek, resist forced remo

This day in history

Thamsanqwa (Thami) ka Mnyele, SA artist who went into exile in Botswana in 1979 and became an active member of Umkhonto we Sizw

This day in history

World War 1 ends with Germany and the Allies signing an armistice in a railroad car at Compiegne, France. “At the 11th hour of

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

Herbert Hayton Castens, first SA rugby captain and also captain of the first SA cricket team to tour overseas, is born in Somer

This day in history

The Congress of SA Trade Unions has urged its alliance partner, the ANC, to clarify its stance on political and human rights ab

This day in history

Bartholomew Dias anchors for a few days at the present day Walvis Bay, and calls it Golfo de Santa Maria da Conceiçao. He was

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Joan Hoskyn Davies, archivist and the first woman to become head of an archives depot, is born on Robben Island, where her fath

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Second heart transplant in South Africa is performed by Dr Chris Barnard on Dr Philip Blaiberg. He lived one year and seven mon

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Percy Fisher, born in 1891 in Durham, England, miner and unionist who was regarded as the main leader of the 1922 miners’ strik

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Eight British tourists, five men and three women, are killed on their way to the Royal Natal National Park when their bus swer

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Sir George Cathcart, governor and commander-in-chief at the Cape (31 March 1852-26 May 1854), is defeated when he attack Moshes

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D.F. Malan speaks on the Group Areas Bill, calling it the most important part of the policy of apartheid and a new beginning fo

This day in history

D.F. Malan speaks on the Group Areas Bill, calling it the most important part of the policy of apartheid and a new beginning fo

This day in history

Angola releases the bodies of two SA Defence Force commandos killed in a raid on Cabinda oil depots in 1985, and the SADF repat

This day in history

A prison warder, Jacques Horne, 31, on escort duty is shot dead and another injured in an attack by gunmen at Cape Town’s Groot

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

Dr Stephanus Johannes du Toit, teacher, chief inspector of schools in the OFS and author, is born in the district of Boshof, OF

Sierra Leone’s military leader, Johnny Paul Koroma, is sworn in as head of state and pledge to restore peace to the war-weary W

The Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and the looming forced removals. Some sources claim that the riots began on

Thamsanqwa (Thami) ka Mnyele, SA artist who went into exile in Botswana in 1979 and became an active member of Umkhonto we Sezw

The SA cricket team beats Zimbabwe in Harare with an innings and 219 runs, having won the previous test in Bloemfontein also wi

Mzi Khumalo, since 2000 non-executive chair of Mawenzi Resources Ltd and Board member of Mintek, is born in Durban. He was dire

The first Union Parliament of SA opens, with James Molteno as speaker and F.W. Reitz as president of the Senate. The first Un

The National Library of South Africa Act, 1998 (Act 92 of 1998), comes into effect and creates the National Library of South Af

The British land a major force on l’Ile de France and capture the island from the French. They revert to the name Mauritius.

At the end of the Soekmekaar and Silverton trial in Pretoria, three young Black men are found guilty of high treason, as well a

Three SA farmers from the Eastern Cape, who have crossed the border to Lesotho to search for stolen cattle, are shot and killed

The first group of 120 exiles returning to South Africa under the agreement reached in August by UNHCR and the South African au

Anglo-Boer War 2: The British under Methuen attempt to advance and are defeated by the Boers under Cronje as the Battle of Mage

More than twenty-five people die in action by the SAP and SADF when residents of the Old Location, Windhoek, resist forced remo

Thamsanqwa (Thami) ka Mnyele, SA artist who went into exile in Botswana in 1979 and became an active member of Umkhonto we Sizw

World War 1 ends with Germany and the Allies signing an armistice in a railroad car at Compiegne, France. “At the 11th hour of

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

Herbert Hayton Castens, first SA rugby captain and also captain of the first SA cricket team to tour overseas, is born in Somer

The Congress of SA Trade Unions has urged its alliance partner, the ANC, to clarify its stance on political and human rights ab

Bartholomew Dias anchors for a few days at the present day Walvis Bay, and calls it Golfo de Santa Maria da Conceiçao. He was

Joan Hoskyn Davies, archivist and the first woman to become head of an archives depot, is born on Robben Island, where her fath

Second heart transplant in South Africa is performed by Dr Chris Barnard on Dr Philip Blaiberg. He lived one year and seven mon

Percy Fisher, born in 1891 in Durham, England, miner and unionist who was regarded as the main leader of the 1922 miners’ strik

Eight British tourists, five men and three women, are killed on their way to the Royal Natal National Park when their bus swer

Sir George Cathcart, governor and commander-in-chief at the Cape (31 March 1852-26 May 1854), is defeated when he attack Moshes

D.F. Malan speaks on the Group Areas Bill, calling it the most important part of the policy of apartheid and a new beginning fo

D.F. Malan speaks on the Group Areas Bill, calling it the most important part of the policy of apartheid and a new beginning fo

Angola releases the bodies of two SA Defence Force commandos killed in a raid on Cabinda oil depots in 1985, and the SADF repat

A prison warder, Jacques Horne, 31, on escort duty is shot dead and another injured in an attack by gunmen at Cape Town’s Groot