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Mofasi H. Lekota, managing director of Equal Access Consulting and chair of Seshego Investments is born in Pietersburg (Polokwa

… Access Consulting and chair of Seshego Investments is born in Pietersburg (Polokwa …
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A freak storm, one of the worst in living memory, hits Johannesburg International Airport, damaging several passenger jets so b

… A freak storm, one of the worst in living memory, hits Johannesburg International Airport, …
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Application in Venda of Certain South African Laws Relating to Transition to Democracy Proclamation No 26 commences, recognisin

… Application in Venda of Certain South African Laws Relating to Transition …
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The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere, is inaugurated by Pre

… Large Telescope (SALT), largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere, is inaugurated by Pre …
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President Mbeki, accompanied by Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota and deputy foreign affairs Minister Aziz Pahad arrive in Abidja

… and deputy foreign affairs Minister Aziz Pahad arrive in Abidja …
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Police fire on African demonstrators in Kimberley, killing fourteen and wounding thirty-nine. White farmers from adjoining area

… Police fire on African demonstrators in Kimberley, killing fourteen and wounding thirty-nine. …
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa of Calcutta arrives in South Africa to establish a foundation of her order.

… Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa of Calcutta arrives in South Africa to establish a foundation of her order. …
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Forces of the White Rhodesian government attacks nationalist guerrilla bases at Tembue and Chimoio in Mozambique, killing alleg

… attacks nationalist guerrilla bases at Tembue and Chimoio in Mozambique, killing alleg …
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Officials cancel the Miss World pageant in Nigeria for fear of riots and move it instead to London.  

… Officials cancel the Miss World pageant in Nigeria for fear of riots and move it instead to London.   …
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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, after being defeated by John Major in a ballot for Conservative Party leader, resigns

… Margaret Thatcher, after being defeated by John Major in a ballot for Conservative Party leader, resigns …
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Abel Ngwenya, Daveyton, dies in police custody, allegedly from an epileptic fit, but the pathologist indicated violence involve

… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee. … Abel Ngwenya, Daveyton, dies in police custody, allegedly from an epileptic fit, but the …
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Britain’s Prime Minister Winston Churchill, US President Franklin Roosevelt, and China’s Chiang Kai-shek agree in Cairo, Egypt,

… Franklin Roosevelt, and China’s Chiang Kai-shek agree in Cairo, Egypt, …
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President Paul Kruger arrives in Marseille harbour, France, on board the Dutch cruiser Gelderland , sent by Queen Wilhelmina.

… President Paul Kruger arrives in Marseille harbour, France, on board the Dutch cruiser …
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Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope in his search for a route to India.

… explorer Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope in his search for a route to India. …
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Eric Hendrik Louw, SA minister of finance and first ambassador to the US, is born in Jacobsdal, OFS.

… of finance and first ambassador to the US, is born in Jacobsdal, OFS. …
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Olof Martini Bergh (63), secretary of the Political Council and acting fiscal and auctioneer, dies in Cape Town.

… Political Council and acting fiscal and auctioneer, dies in Cape Town. …
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Esther Susanna Mentz, soprano, actress and pioneer in various cultural fields including the first Afrikaans films, dies while v

… Esther Susanna Mentz, soprano, actress and pioneer in various cultural fields including the first Afrikaans …
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Ten MK members are killed when an alleged member of MK pulls a grenade at a party in Sebokeng, PWV.

… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. 265. … when an alleged member of MK pulls a grenade at a party in Sebokeng, PWV. …
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Amy Johnson lands in Cape Town, beating the existing record flight time from London by over ten hours.

… Amy Johnson lands in Cape Town, beating the existing record flight time from …
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Anglo-Boer War 2: President Paul Kruger of the ZAR and Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession in the Netherlands.

… the ZAR and Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession in the Netherlands. …
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Eduard Amandus Lippert (72), founder of the Modderfontein dynamite factory near Johannesburg, dies in Hamburg, Germany. He obta

… the Modderfontein dynamite factory near Johannesburg, dies in Hamburg, Germany. He obta …
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Britain announces intention to intervene in the Congo Free State if Belgian and German atrocities against natives continues.

… Britain announces intention to intervene in the Congo Free State if Belgian and German atrocities …
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Application in Transkei of Certain South African Laws Relating to Transitional Democracy, Decree No 13, giving recognition to t

… Application in Transkei of Certain South African Laws Relating to …
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Don Bradman scores 219 for New South Wales vs South Africa, in 234 minutes. It includes 15 fours.

… Don Bradman scores 219 for New South Wales vs South Africa, in 234 minutes. It includes 15 fours. …
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About 25 000 people in Johannesburg are unemployed and the government announces that it has no jobs available.

… About 25 000 people in Johannesburg are unemployed and the government announces …
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The Normaalkollege (teachers’ training college) in Bloemfontein becomes the faculty of education of the University of the Orang

… The Normaalkollege (teachers’ training college) in Bloemfontein becomes the faculty of education of the …
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Several ANC members detained in Swaziland decide to leave the country voluntarily for Mozambique. A further group of seventeen

… Several ANC members detained in Swaziland decide to leave the country voluntarily for …
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Maruping Sebastian Bonokwane, trade unionist and MEC for Economic Affairs and Tourism in the Northern Cape Provincial governmen

… trade unionist and MEC for Economic Affairs and Tourism in the Northern Cape Provincial governmen …
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Government extended orders, in force since March, prohibiting anti-government groups from holding meetings, for another six mon

… Government extended orders, in force since March, prohibiting anti-government groups from …
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A flight instructor and an Italian student die when their Piper Cherokee crashes at Boesmansrivier in the Eastern Cape.

… die when their Piper Cherokee crashes at Boesmansrivier in the Eastern Cape. …
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