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… Henri Edouard Prosper Breuli, archaeologist attached to the University of the Witwatersrand, is born in Mortain, France. …

… SA signs agreement with the government of Namibia on co-operation in the policing of Walvis Bay. …

… The Ciskei administration declares 19 February a public holiday Heroes’ Day to commemorate the Ciskei Defence Force’s repulsion …

… The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) is incorporated as a private company with the State as sole shareholder. …

… A group of dissatisfied members of the AWB (Afrikaner-Weerstandsbeweging) break away and start the BVB (Boere-Vryheidsbeweging) …

… The 1963 press release on the South African Government’s policy on South Africa’s …

… Judge Johann Kriegler, chairman of the Independent Election Commission, resigns after allegations of tension between the Commis …

… At a meeting between the Prime Minister and a liaison committee of the Coloured Representative Council (CRC), important decisio …

… The UN orders Libya to hand over two suspects linked to the Lockerbie bombing (Pan Am 103). …

… The Star, 21st Jan. 2003. Milestones … According to Jane’s Defence Weekly, Armscor, the South African armaments producer, is the country’s largest single exporter.  …

… Students at the University of Bophuthatswana celebrate the coup to topple Bophuthatswana’s president, Lucas Mangope, …

… The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference decides to uphold the rights of conscientious objectors, expresses its pertur …

… The government withdraws three controversial Parliamentary Bills, relating to freedom of movement of the Black population, for …

… Gamel Abdel Nasser is formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic. …

… The Security Council, meeting in Addis Ababa, adopted … resolution 311 (1972) condemning apartheid; recognising the legitimacy of …

… Crew of the US carrier FDR are refused leave in South Africa because of the apartheid laws. …

… The first Sunday newspaper in South Africa, the Sunday Times, appears with George Herbert Kingswell as …

… Fighting between Inkatha and the United Democratic Front supporters spills into central Pietermaritzburg when the Cosatu office …

… The University of Port Elizabeth comes into being with the adoption of Act 1 of 1964 by Parliament. …

… The Constitution of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (South African Republic, …

… The recommendations of the Riekert Commission are tabled. These include more Black …

… United Nations representatives of the committee to investigate the conditions in South West Africa, Victorio Carpio …

… Italian forces occupy the Abyssinian town of Dessye, having advanced 125 miles in the last five days. …

… Bambata Rebellion: The Natal government offers a reward of £500 for the capture of Bambata, dead or alive. …

… Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Trygve Lie from Alfred Xuma, 25 November …

… The first mail boat from London, The Eclipse, arrives in Table Bay after a voyage of 114 days. …

… The theatre, movie and broadcasting arts committee of the FAK is established with Prof. G. Cronjé as chairman. …

… The French-governed part of Togo land becomes the independent Republic of Togo, Africa’s smallest …

… Proclamation by Lord Charles Somerset, governor at the Cape, ameliorating conditions of the slaves by introducing a register, r …

… first official recognition when C.J. Langenhoven addresses the English caucus of the Cape Provincial Council …