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General Koos de la Rey is buried in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, in a very tense atmosphere. From far and near veteran officers of

The Story of my Life by M. K. Gandhi, Abridged and Simplfied with Topics for Essays by Bharatan Kumarappa, July 1955, South Africa

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Osama bin Laden, the Saudi millionaire suspected of being behind the bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, is reporte

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The first test match between SA and Pakistan starts a day late after the alleged mugging of two Pakistani players in Sandton.

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A Somali gunman hijacks a Lufthansa Airbus over Austria with 104 people aboard and orders it flown to New York, where he surren

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Gen. Petrus Jacobus Joubert, politician and Commander-in-Chief of the forces of the Transvaal during Anglo-Boer War 2, is born

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Anton Rupert, industrial giant of South Africa and founder of the Rembrandt group, dies at the age of 89 in Stellenbosch.

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South Africa beats the West Indian Cricket team with 346 runs on Centurion Park, Pretoria, and wins thereby the series 5-0. Jac

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Talks are held between NP leader F.W. de Klerk and his Freedom Front colleague, retired General Constant Viljoen. It is agreed

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Dr G.M. Naicker, President of Natal Indian Congress (NIC), warns that any Indian who accepts membership in the Land Tenure Advi

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Mark Thatcher incurs a fine of R3-million and is given a four-year suspended prison term after pleading guilty in a Cape Town c

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Cassim Mahomed Lakhi, lecturer, and later head of the Department of History of Art in the University College for Indians (now U

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Duke Ketye, SA artist, is born in Orlando East, Soweto. After matriculation he studied art with Sister Pientia Selhorst and Sis

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Sir Henry Binns (61), sugar cane farmer, founder of the Umhlanga Valley Sugar Estate Company and Natal politician, dies in Piet

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The provincial synod of the Anglican Church passes a resolution to discourage the singing of ‘Die Stem’ and to use ‘Nkosi Sikel

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Piet Cronje is trapped against the Modder River on the farm Wolwekraal in the Paardeberg vicinity, and t

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The Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, Dr. Connie Mulder, announces that he will in future be known as the Minis

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New clues in the Dr Robert and Jean-Cora Smith murder investigation are discovered after twenty years. The letters RAU TEM

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Dr Azar Paul Jammine, businessman and director of several companies, is born in Alexandria, Egypt. He arrived in SA in 1950.

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The Hertzog Prize is instituted by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Science and Ar

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South African Air Force pioneer Major-General Ken van der Spuy, veteran of both world wars and holder of fourteen decorations f

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The Transkei Minister of Justice orders the Methodist Church of South Africa to cease all activities, and cede its property wit

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A joint statement is issued, agreed to by Dr. Verwoerd, Victorio Carpio, Dr. de Alva and the Foreign minister, Eric Louw, indic

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The UN ban on Rhodesian import and export, introduced on 16 December 1966, is expanded to include all trade with Rhodesia.

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Signing of the second and final surrender of the Cape to the British under Gen. David Baird at Papendorp (presently Woodstock)

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Lord Robert Baden-Powell, British general during the siege of Mafeking during Anglo-Boer War 2 and founder of the Boy Scouts, d

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News 24 reports that the Irish deputy premier, Mary Harney, from Dublin, has quietly been holidaying with family and friends in

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Joe Slovo (69), national chairman of the Communist Party in South Africa and Minister of Housing in the Government of National

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Labour Party leader the Rev. Allan Hendrickse and150 supporters take to the waves off a ‘Whites only’ beach at Port Elizabeth.

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Julayi Hlekiso, chairperson of the Transport and General Workers Union, is shot at point blank range outside his office in Umta

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General Koos de la Rey is buried in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, in a very tense atmosphere. From far and near veteran officers of

The Story of my Life by M. K. Gandhi, Abridged and Simplfied with Topics for Essays by Bharatan Kumarappa, July 1955, South Africa

Osama bin Laden, the Saudi millionaire suspected of being behind the bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, is reporte

The first test match between SA and Pakistan starts a day late after the alleged mugging of two Pakistani players in Sandton.

A Somali gunman hijacks a Lufthansa Airbus over Austria with 104 people aboard and orders it flown to New York, where he surren

Gen. Petrus Jacobus Joubert, politician and Commander-in-Chief of the forces of the Transvaal during Anglo-Boer War 2, is born

Anton Rupert, industrial giant of South Africa and founder of the Rembrandt group, dies at the age of 89 in Stellenbosch.

South Africa beats the West Indian Cricket team with 346 runs on Centurion Park, Pretoria, and wins thereby the series 5-0. Jac

Talks are held between NP leader F.W. de Klerk and his Freedom Front colleague, retired General Constant Viljoen. It is agreed

Dr G.M. Naicker, President of Natal Indian Congress (NIC), warns that any Indian who accepts membership in the Land Tenure Advi

Mark Thatcher incurs a fine of R3-million and is given a four-year suspended prison term after pleading guilty in a Cape Town c

Cassim Mahomed Lakhi, lecturer, and later head of the Department of History of Art in the University College for Indians (now U

Duke Ketye, SA artist, is born in Orlando East, Soweto. After matriculation he studied art with Sister Pientia Selhorst and Sis

Sir Henry Binns (61), sugar cane farmer, founder of the Umhlanga Valley Sugar Estate Company and Natal politician, dies in Piet

The provincial synod of the Anglican Church passes a resolution to discourage the singing of ‘Die Stem’ and to use ‘Nkosi Sikel

Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Piet Cronje is trapped against the Modder River on the farm Wolwekraal in the Paardeberg vicinity, and t

The Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, Dr. Connie Mulder, announces that he will in future be known as the Minis

New clues in the Dr Robert and Jean-Cora Smith murder investigation are discovered after twenty years. The letters RAU TEM

Dr Azar Paul Jammine, businessman and director of several companies, is born in Alexandria, Egypt. He arrived in SA in 1950.

The Hertzog Prize is instituted by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Science and Ar

South African Air Force pioneer Major-General Ken van der Spuy, veteran of both world wars and holder of fourteen decorations f

The Transkei Minister of Justice orders the Methodist Church of South Africa to cease all activities, and cede its property wit

A joint statement is issued, agreed to by Dr. Verwoerd, Victorio Carpio, Dr. de Alva and the Foreign minister, Eric Louw, indic

The UN ban on Rhodesian import and export, introduced on 16 December 1966, is expanded to include all trade with Rhodesia.

Signing of the second and final surrender of the Cape to the British under Gen. David Baird at Papendorp (presently Woodstock)

Lord Robert Baden-Powell, British general during the siege of Mafeking during Anglo-Boer War 2 and founder of the Boy Scouts, d

News 24 reports that the Irish deputy premier, Mary Harney, from Dublin, has quietly been holidaying with family and friends in

Joe Slovo (69), national chairman of the Communist Party in South Africa and Minister of Housing in the Government of National

Labour Party leader the Rev. Allan Hendrickse and150 supporters take to the waves off a ‘Whites only’ beach at Port Elizabeth.

Julayi Hlekiso, chairperson of the Transport and General Workers Union, is shot at point blank range outside his office in Umta