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The United Nations General Assembly passes a draft Resolution, by eighty-seven votes to one (Portugal) and twelve abstentions,

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Balthasar Johannes (John) Vorster, former prime minister and president of SA, marries Martinie Steyn Malan in Worcester, CP.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The Kitchener memorandum concerning the implementation of concentration camps for Boer women and children is

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Marthinus Cornelius (oom Tienie) van Schoor, electrical engineer, inventor of the single-line train control system and cultural

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Hercules George Robert Robinson, South African high commissioner and governor (1880-89, 1895-97), is born in Ireland.

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Justice R.J. Goldstone, Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry Regarding the Prevention of Public Violence and Intimidation, exp

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Lindiwe Maziya (wife), Zwelakhe and Elizabeth (all relatives of the chairperson of the Vosloorus Crisis Committee, Ali Maziya),

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The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) establishes Radio Bantu, consisting of Radio Zulu, Radio Xhosa and Radio Seso

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South Africa is declared a republic, independent and outside the Commonwealth. C.R. Swart, the former Governor-General, is swor

This day in history

South Africa is declared a republic, independent and outside the Commonwealth. C.R. Swart, the former Governor-General, is swor

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Die Brandwag, Afrikaans magazine, is published for the first time with Gustav Preller and W.M.R. Malherbe as editors.

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A severe hailstorm hits Natal, wreaking havoc on the colony’s agriculture and economy, already in a weak position because of a

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Zairian rebels take control of Kisangani, the last government stronghold in the east and Zaire’s third largest city.

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The Defence Minister, J.J. Fouché, gives the Senate details of South Africa’s defence programme and replies to statement

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Willem Postma (Dr O’Kullis), writer, teacher and minister of the Reformed Church, is born in Burgersdorp, CC.

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The Church of the Vow in Pietermaritzburg is consecrated and Erasmus Smit is inducted as its first minister.

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Between 30% and 45% of all agricultural workers are infected with HIV/Aids, Gretha Kostwinder, the agricultural attaché

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Struggle hero Dullah Omar and SA transport minister dies in the Constantiaberg Medi-Clinic in the Western Cape.

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Finance Minister Liebenberg presents the 1996-97 Budget, reports continuing economic growth and underlines his aim of building

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Sen. François S. Malan, editor of Die Patriot and founder of the FAK, is born at Bovlei near Wellington.

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Outspoken Kenyan independence hero Bildad Kaggia (82), a friend and later rival of the country’s founding president Jomo Kenyat

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Mozambique’s former president Joaquim Chissano, who steered his country for eighteen years after helping end a long and brutal

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Zimbabwe seizes a US-registered cargo plane carrying sixty-four suspected mercenaries and military equipment. Simon Mann, of th

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Adolphe Mabille, Swiss missionary, Sotho philologist and Bible translator, dies at Morija, Basutoland (Lesotho) where he was st

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Two white death sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are noticed at Plettenberg Bay, Cape south coast, and bathing is prohibited.

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Moses Mauane (Malume) Kotane, political functionary of the South African Communist Party and compositor of the communist newspa

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Arthur Conan Doyle, medic during Anglo-Boer War 2 and subsequent author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, is born.

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Sefako Mapogo Makgatho, teacher, politician and journalist, born in Pietersburg (now Polokwane) district in 1861, dies in River

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The IFP withdraws from the inter-governmental forum, which provides for liaison between the central and provincial governments.

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Tribal clashes continue to take place in Pondoland (Transkei) between supporters and opponents of the African territorial autho

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The United Nations General Assembly passes a draft Resolution, by eighty-seven votes to one (Portugal) and twelve abstentions,

Balthasar Johannes (John) Vorster, former prime minister and president of SA, marries Martinie Steyn Malan in Worcester, CP.

Anglo-Boer War 2: The Kitchener memorandum concerning the implementation of concentration camps for Boer women and children is

Marthinus Cornelius (oom Tienie) van Schoor, electrical engineer, inventor of the single-line train control system and cultural

Hercules George Robert Robinson, South African high commissioner and governor (1880-89, 1895-97), is born in Ireland.

Justice R.J. Goldstone, Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry Regarding the Prevention of Public Violence and Intimidation, exp

Lindiwe Maziya (wife), Zwelakhe and Elizabeth (all relatives of the chairperson of the Vosloorus Crisis Committee, Ali Maziya),

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) establishes Radio Bantu, consisting of Radio Zulu, Radio Xhosa and Radio Seso

South Africa is declared a republic, independent and outside the Commonwealth. C.R. Swart, the former Governor-General, is swor

South Africa is declared a republic, independent and outside the Commonwealth. C.R. Swart, the former Governor-General, is swor

Die Brandwag, Afrikaans magazine, is published for the first time with Gustav Preller and W.M.R. Malherbe as editors.

A severe hailstorm hits Natal, wreaking havoc on the colony’s agriculture and economy, already in a weak position because of a

Zairian rebels take control of Kisangani, the last government stronghold in the east and Zaire’s third largest city.

The Defence Minister, J.J. Fouché, gives the Senate details of South Africa’s defence programme and replies to statement

Willem Postma (Dr O’Kullis), writer, teacher and minister of the Reformed Church, is born in Burgersdorp, CC.

The Church of the Vow in Pietermaritzburg is consecrated and Erasmus Smit is inducted as its first minister.

Between 30% and 45% of all agricultural workers are infected with HIV/Aids, Gretha Kostwinder, the agricultural attaché

Struggle hero Dullah Omar and SA transport minister dies in the Constantiaberg Medi-Clinic in the Western Cape.

Finance Minister Liebenberg presents the 1996-97 Budget, reports continuing economic growth and underlines his aim of building

Sen. François S. Malan, editor of Die Patriot and founder of the FAK, is born at Bovlei near Wellington.

Outspoken Kenyan independence hero Bildad Kaggia (82), a friend and later rival of the country’s founding president Jomo Kenyat

Mozambique’s former president Joaquim Chissano, who steered his country for eighteen years after helping end a long and brutal

Zimbabwe seizes a US-registered cargo plane carrying sixty-four suspected mercenaries and military equipment. Simon Mann, of th

Adolphe Mabille, Swiss missionary, Sotho philologist and Bible translator, dies at Morija, Basutoland (Lesotho) where he was st

Two white death sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are noticed at Plettenberg Bay, Cape south coast, and bathing is prohibited.

Moses Mauane (Malume) Kotane, political functionary of the South African Communist Party and compositor of the communist newspa

Arthur Conan Doyle, medic during Anglo-Boer War 2 and subsequent author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, is born.

Sefako Mapogo Makgatho, teacher, politician and journalist, born in Pietersburg (now Polokwane) district in 1861, dies in River

The IFP withdraws from the inter-governmental forum, which provides for liaison between the central and provincial governments.

Tribal clashes continue to take place in Pondoland (Transkei) between supporters and opponents of the African territorial autho