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Huberte Rupert, wife of industrialist Anton Rupert, dies in Stellenbosch. She was known for her promotion of the arts and as an

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The Rev Beyers Naude, who was previously banned by the government, speaks publicly for the first time in twenty-seven years at

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Gen. Christiaan Rudolph de Wet, chief commandant of the Free State forces during Anglo-Boer War 2, is born on the farm Leeuwkop

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Gert van den Bergh, SA actor and first free-lance radio broadcaster who was honoured by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetens

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John Ndevasia Muafangejo, SA artist and teacher, is born in Etunda lo Nghadi, Angola. He moved to South West Africa in 1956

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Andre George Ezra Coetzee, SA soccer player and lawyer who was awarded the accolade, ‘Playmaker of the Decade’ by Kick Off for

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Dr. K.G. Abrahams is arrested in Gobabis area of South West Africa, and subsequently charged with being the chairman of the Yu

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Four men die instantly when a car swerves to avoid a second which was spinning on the Odi race track and ploughed into spectato

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Germany apologises for the massacre of some 65 000 Hereros in South-West Africa (Namibia) by their soldiers during the 1904 reb

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Norbert Sfiso Buthelezi, businessman and CEO of the National Gambling Board of SA since 1999, is born in Nquthu, Natal. He was

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The Sowetan reports that the Soweto home of Winnie Mandela was burned down allegedly by a group of school children, after an at

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Edward Motale, SA soccer player who was awarded the accolade, ‘Footballer of the Season 95’ by Kick Off, is born in Pretoria. (

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On the eve of the election in South West Africa (Namibia), the Swapo leader Sam Nujoma arrives in Windhoek, after nearly thirty

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On the eve of the election in South West Africa (Namibia), the Swapo leader Sam Nujoma arrives in Windhoek, after nearly thirty

This day in history

WWI: The first ships with SA soldiers on board leave for the ports of German South West Africa to invade the territory.

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Daniel Mbulaheni Mudau, Sundown’s striker who was awarded Kick Off’s accolade for the Top Goal scorer of the Decade, is born in

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Ingrid Jonker, SA poet whose poem ‘Die Kind’ was read by President Nelson Mandela during his first opening of parliament, is bo

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World War II: East Africa. South African troops are landed at Tulearon (Toliara) on the south west coast of Madagascar, to supp

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The chairman of the Central Road Board of the Cape Colony, P.B. Borcherds, opens Bain’s Kloof Pass to traffic. The pass was d

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It is reported in New York that a fierce attack on South Africa’s apartheid policies and its control of South-West Africa has b

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The first multiparty parliament elections are held in Algeria, but the Islamic party that was set to win the cancelled 1992 ele

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Sewsunkerlal Bahadur Singh, champion for the poor and social worker, dies in Durban. He was born in 1890 and played an active r

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The battle of Roodewal Siding takes place near Koppies, OFS. Gen. De Wet and eighty men attack two comp

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Gert van den Bergh, SA actor and first free-lance radio broadcaster who was honoured by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetens

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Thomas Tommy Trevor Motswai (known as Tommy), SA artist, is born at the East Rand, Johannesburg. He was born deaf and atten

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Abdol Burns, Cape Muslim political leader, cab driver and teacher, is buried in Cape Town. He was born in Cape Town c.1838.

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Voters in South-West Africa/Namibia go to the polls to vote for a constituent assembly, which is to draw up a new constitution

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Lionel Davis, SA artist, is born in Cape Town. He was a political prisoner on Robben Island between 1964 and 1971, where he c

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The Star reports that Mrs Albert Sisulu was granted a passport to meet United States president George Bus, and to visit the wif

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John August Ion Agar-Hamilton, historian and Anglican priest of Scottish descent, who was born in Cairo and came with his paren

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Huberte Rupert, wife of industrialist Anton Rupert, dies in Stellenbosch. She was known for her promotion of the arts and as an

The Rev Beyers Naude, who was previously banned by the government, speaks publicly for the first time in twenty-seven years at

Gen. Christiaan Rudolph de Wet, chief commandant of the Free State forces during Anglo-Boer War 2, is born on the farm Leeuwkop

Gert van den Bergh, SA actor and first free-lance radio broadcaster who was honoured by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetens

John Ndevasia Muafangejo, SA artist and teacher, is born in Etunda lo Nghadi, Angola. He moved to South West Africa in 1956

Andre George Ezra Coetzee, SA soccer player and lawyer who was awarded the accolade, ‘Playmaker of the Decade’ by Kick Off for

Dr. K.G. Abrahams is arrested in Gobabis area of South West Africa, and subsequently charged with being the chairman of the Yu

Four men die instantly when a car swerves to avoid a second which was spinning on the Odi race track and ploughed into spectato

Germany apologises for the massacre of some 65 000 Hereros in South-West Africa (Namibia) by their soldiers during the 1904 reb

Norbert Sfiso Buthelezi, businessman and CEO of the National Gambling Board of SA since 1999, is born in Nquthu, Natal. He was

The Sowetan reports that the Soweto home of Winnie Mandela was burned down allegedly by a group of school children, after an at

Edward Motale, SA soccer player who was awarded the accolade, ‘Footballer of the Season 95’ by Kick Off, is born in Pretoria. (

On the eve of the election in South West Africa (Namibia), the Swapo leader Sam Nujoma arrives in Windhoek, after nearly thirty

On the eve of the election in South West Africa (Namibia), the Swapo leader Sam Nujoma arrives in Windhoek, after nearly thirty

WWI: The first ships with SA soldiers on board leave for the ports of German South West Africa to invade the territory.

Daniel Mbulaheni Mudau, Sundown’s striker who was awarded Kick Off’s accolade for the Top Goal scorer of the Decade, is born in

Ingrid Jonker, SA poet whose poem ‘Die Kind’ was read by President Nelson Mandela during his first opening of parliament, is bo

World War II: East Africa. South African troops are landed at Tulearon (Toliara) on the south west coast of Madagascar, to supp

The chairman of the Central Road Board of the Cape Colony, P.B. Borcherds, opens Bain’s Kloof Pass to traffic. The pass was d

It is reported in New York that a fierce attack on South Africa’s apartheid policies and its control of South-West Africa has b

The first multiparty parliament elections are held in Algeria, but the Islamic party that was set to win the cancelled 1992 ele

Sewsunkerlal Bahadur Singh, champion for the poor and social worker, dies in Durban. He was born in 1890 and played an active r

Anglo-Boer War 2: The battle of Roodewal Siding takes place near Koppies, OFS. Gen. De Wet and eighty men attack two comp

Gert van den Bergh, SA actor and first free-lance radio broadcaster who was honoured by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetens

Thomas Tommy Trevor Motswai (known as Tommy), SA artist, is born at the East Rand, Johannesburg. He was born deaf and atten

Abdol Burns, Cape Muslim political leader, cab driver and teacher, is buried in Cape Town. He was born in Cape Town c.1838.

Voters in South-West Africa/Namibia go to the polls to vote for a constituent assembly, which is to draw up a new constitution

Lionel Davis, SA artist, is born in Cape Town. He was a political prisoner on Robben Island between 1964 and 1971, where he c

The Star reports that Mrs Albert Sisulu was granted a passport to meet United States president George Bus, and to visit the wif

John August Ion Agar-Hamilton, historian and Anglican priest of Scottish descent, who was born in Cairo and came with his paren