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South Africa signs an accord granting independence to South-West Africa. Angola, Cuba, and South Africa end eight months of ne

This day in history

William Ewart Gladstone (W.E.G.) Louw, SA poet and literator and younger brother of N.P. van Wyk Louw, is born in Sutherland.

This day in history

Tertius Bosch, SA cricket player in one test match against the West Indies (1991-1992), is born in Vereeniging. (Wallis; Nuusda

This day in history

A thirty-day cease-fire is declared as talks between Algerian Moslem leaders and the French government begin at Evian-les-Bains

This day in history

A bomb blast damages Melrose House in Pretoria, where the peace treaty between the two Boer Republics and Britain was signed in

This day in history

Angered by the way President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was forced to flee his country, the 15-nation Caribbean Community says it w

This day in history

Exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide claims he was forced to leave Haiti by US military forces. He is currently resi

This day in history

Daniel Sefundi (Dan) Rakgoathe, SA artist, is born in Randfontein, Transvaal. He was the first full-time student in the fin

This day in history

Sir William Henry Beaumont, judge and private secretary of the administrator of Natal, is born in India. He was chairman of t

This day in history

Sydney Vernon Peterson, one of the prominent SA poets of the 1940s, dies in Germiston. His poetry was translated into English,

This day in history

Gen. Christiaan de Wet, accompanied by pres. M.T. Steyn, starts his journey at Doornberg, near Winburg, to invade the Cape Colo

This day in history

Kenyan Foreign Minister Robert Ouko is found slain at his family farm before he was to have presented a report on corruption. T

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Fake versions of the new South African banknotes have hit the streets barely a week after the latest currency was released by t

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Harold Cressy, educationist and teacher, is born at Rorke’s Drift. He was the only Black student of the South African College (

This day in history

An Avro York aircraft, en route from Johannesburg to London, lands in Nairobi, Kenya, after the machine was damaged when a swar

This day in history

Bosman de Kock, broadcaster of the Afrikaans service of the BBC, London, who was appointed director of the Performing Arts Coun

This day in history

Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal, journalist and campaigner for Indian rights in SA, dies in Ajmer, India. Dayal was one of the organise

This day in history

Israel Isaac (Lippy) Lipshitz, SA sculptor is born in Plungian, Lithuania. His father emigrated to SA in 1904 and was joined

This day in history

Mobutu Sese Seko, Zaire’s 66-year old dictator flies to Gabon to attend a regional leaders’ meeting, denying that he was fleein

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Dr James Walton, retired Managing Director of the publishing house of Longman, Southern Africa, dies in Cape Town. He was well

This day in history

The constitution of the Orange Free State, which was largely influenced by the constitutions of the USA and the French Republic

This day in history

A curfew, which was imposed in the independent Venda homeland as a result of the deposition of the Frank Ravhele regime, is lif

This day in history

The battles of Reddersburg, where the Boers under Gen. De Wet defeat the Royal Irish Rifles, and Mostertshoek, take place. Brit

This day in history

WWII: North Africa. Believing that yesterdays advance by British forces into Sollum and Fort Capuzzo was the start of an attack

This day in history

Britain, France, and Spain sign the Pact of Cartagena – an agreement to maintain the status quo in the Mediterranean and West

This day in history

A powerful bomb damages the office of the West Rand Administration Board in Meadowlands, Soweto, at 7:00 pm. No one is injured.

This day in history

Joseph Kasavubu, first president of the Congo, dies in Boma, lower Congo. He was born in Tshela, Leopoldville Province, in 19

This day in history

The South African government announces that self-governing status is to be granted to the Caprivi region of South West Africa (

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Right-wingers break up a meeting, which was to be addressed by ANC deputy president Nelson Mandela at the University of Pretori

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The Star reports that Gordon Webster, an alleged ANC insurgent, was found guilty of the murder of a policeman and the attempted

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South Africa signs an accord granting independence to South-West Africa. Angola, Cuba, and South Africa end eight months of ne

William Ewart Gladstone (W.E.G.) Louw, SA poet and literator and younger brother of N.P. van Wyk Louw, is born in Sutherland.

Tertius Bosch, SA cricket player in one test match against the West Indies (1991-1992), is born in Vereeniging. (Wallis; Nuusda

A thirty-day cease-fire is declared as talks between Algerian Moslem leaders and the French government begin at Evian-les-Bains

A bomb blast damages Melrose House in Pretoria, where the peace treaty between the two Boer Republics and Britain was signed in

Angered by the way President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was forced to flee his country, the 15-nation Caribbean Community says it w

Exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide claims he was forced to leave Haiti by US military forces. He is currently resi

Daniel Sefundi (Dan) Rakgoathe, SA artist, is born in Randfontein, Transvaal. He was the first full-time student in the fin

Sir William Henry Beaumont, judge and private secretary of the administrator of Natal, is born in India. He was chairman of t

Sydney Vernon Peterson, one of the prominent SA poets of the 1940s, dies in Germiston. His poetry was translated into English,

Gen. Christiaan de Wet, accompanied by pres. M.T. Steyn, starts his journey at Doornberg, near Winburg, to invade the Cape Colo

Kenyan Foreign Minister Robert Ouko is found slain at his family farm before he was to have presented a report on corruption. T

Fake versions of the new South African banknotes have hit the streets barely a week after the latest currency was released by t

Harold Cressy, educationist and teacher, is born at Rorke’s Drift. He was the only Black student of the South African College (

An Avro York aircraft, en route from Johannesburg to London, lands in Nairobi, Kenya, after the machine was damaged when a swar

Bosman de Kock, broadcaster of the Afrikaans service of the BBC, London, who was appointed director of the Performing Arts Coun

Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal, journalist and campaigner for Indian rights in SA, dies in Ajmer, India. Dayal was one of the organise

Israel Isaac (Lippy) Lipshitz, SA sculptor is born in Plungian, Lithuania. His father emigrated to SA in 1904 and was joined

Mobutu Sese Seko, Zaire’s 66-year old dictator flies to Gabon to attend a regional leaders’ meeting, denying that he was fleein

Dr James Walton, retired Managing Director of the publishing house of Longman, Southern Africa, dies in Cape Town. He was well

The constitution of the Orange Free State, which was largely influenced by the constitutions of the USA and the French Republic

A curfew, which was imposed in the independent Venda homeland as a result of the deposition of the Frank Ravhele regime, is lif

The battles of Reddersburg, where the Boers under Gen. De Wet defeat the Royal Irish Rifles, and Mostertshoek, take place. Brit

WWII: North Africa. Believing that yesterdays advance by British forces into Sollum and Fort Capuzzo was the start of an attack

Britain, France, and Spain sign the Pact of Cartagena – an agreement to maintain the status quo in the Mediterranean and West

A powerful bomb damages the office of the West Rand Administration Board in Meadowlands, Soweto, at 7:00 pm. No one is injured.

Joseph Kasavubu, first president of the Congo, dies in Boma, lower Congo. He was born in Tshela, Leopoldville Province, in 19

The South African government announces that self-governing status is to be granted to the Caprivi region of South West Africa (

Right-wingers break up a meeting, which was to be addressed by ANC deputy president Nelson Mandela at the University of Pretori

The Star reports that Gordon Webster, an alleged ANC insurgent, was found guilty of the murder of a policeman and the attempted