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… Dr. Dawie de Villiers wins the Piketberg, Western Cape, seat for the National Party with a slightly reduced majority. …

… Tshombe (49), Congo Zaire, (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) independence leader, mastermind of the Katanga …

… The Security Council notes with great satisfaction the establishment of a united, non-racial and democratic …

… The National Manpower Commission (NMC) starts hearing evidence as part of its investigation into the consolidation and amendmen …

… The first railway line in SA, between Durban and the Point, a distance of 3,2 km, is officially opened. …

… A Conference of Editors in Pretoria agrees to the terms for a voluntary censorship agreement with the government regarding mili …

… The Free Mason Movement is founded in London.   It was introduced into SA from the Netherlands in 1772. …

… Somalia’s foreign minister and a representative of the faction that controls the country’s capital sign an agreement that calls …

… Police confirm the capture of eight leaders of the Nigeria-based South African Youth Revolutionary Council …

… Prof. William R.M. Malherbe is appointed as first dean of the law faculty of the University of Stellenbosch. …

… Gerrit Adriaan Middelberg, pioneer in the field of railway systems in SA, is born in Boskoop, the Netherlands. …

… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology … Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Buller enters Volksrust, the first town in the ZAR to fall into his hands. …

… Prof. J.J. Smith (65), compiler of the first standard dictionary of the Afrikaans language, dies in Cape Town. …

… The government’s White Paper on the Riekert Commission rejects two crucial recommendations …

… Andrew Kelehe, police detective from Mafikeng, wins the Comrades race between Pietermaritzburg and Durban in the second-fastest …

… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology … Anglo-Boer War 2: Start of the ‘scorched earth’ policy.   Lord Roberts issues a proclamation warning the Republican forces th …

… Trade Union Conference against Apartheid organised by the Workers’ Group of the ILO Governing Body, in cooperatio …

… The United Nations Security Council, taking into account the recommendations and conclusions of its Group of Experts, …

… SA signs a declaration of intent on cooperation with the Russian Federation in the field of arts and culture. …

… a meeting between President Nelson Mandela and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation Yasser Arafat, the two lead …

… The Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announces in the KwaZulu Legislative Assembly in Ulundi, that t …

… King Farouk, Egypt, demands the "total and immediate evacuation" of all British troops from the Suez Canal Zone. …

… jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau | Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa. … Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Sprinkaansnek is fought, with General Philip Botha forcing a passage through the neck. …

… The house approves the Constitution Twelfth Amendment Bill by a two-thirds …

… The South African Indian Council (SAIC) unanimously rejects the government’s proposed new constitution, after two days of …

… Minister of Justice Kobie Coetsee announces guidelines for the release of political prisoners and the return of exiles. …

… Speech by Oliver Tambo at the tenth General Conference of the United National Independence Party, Zambia, 2 August 1988 …

… The International Convention on Civil liability for Oil Pollution Damage, as well as the International Convention Relating to I …

… An Arab oil embargo against South Africa brings the prospects of rationing and the extension of conservation measures. …

… In a hearing before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, leaders of the UDF distance themselves from Winnie Madikizela-Mand …