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General Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
… and anti-colonial foreign policy. He is still seen by many throughout the Arab World as a symbol of Arab dignity …
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… for his tenure. The homestead was bought and restored by Désirée PICTON-SEYMOUR together with her husband, Michael …
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Dulcie September is assassinated in Paris
… asassinated in Paris. She was shot five times in the back by an assassin just after collecting her mail and opening the …
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The South African government finally approves the introduction of 99-year leasehold rights for blacks in the townships of Nyanga, Langa and Gugulethu
… improve facilities in those areas. The statement was made by the Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Gerrit …
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Sebe seeks International Court of Justice to mediate in the ‘Kei dispute
… and ethnic division of people. The dispute was initiated by the prison escape of Charles Sebe and other senior …
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Teboho Mokgalagadi wins gold in the Paralympic Games
… Free State Province, capped his performance at the games by also winning the 200m in 26,80sec on 26 September, another …
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Suspect in US embassies bomb blasts denies charges
… New York. Mohamed was traced to Cape Town, South Africa, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and extradited …
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South Africa is invited to rejoin Commonwealth of Nations
… move followed a storm of criticism for its racial policies by Commonwealth members. The invitation came at a time when …
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South Africa’s first multiracial elections start
… of the new Government of National Unity (GNU) led by the African National Congress (ANC). Three parties, the …
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SA Prime Minister H. F. Verwoerd stabbed to death
… He escaped the death sentence after being declared insane by state psychiatrists. He was sentenced to solitary …
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Ex Defence Minister P.W. Botha denies arms purchase
… came seven years into sanctions placed on South Africa by the United Nations. South Africa's involvement in the …
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The first legal photograph of Nelson Mandela released.
… titled ‘Talking to the ANC’. The booklet was produced by the Bureau of information, revealing all the political …
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Students support the appointment of Archie Mafeje
… joined the protests. Wits students took the matter further by marching to the Union Buildings to hand in their letter of …
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Paul Michael Sibisi, SA artist and teacher involved in setting up cultural art workshops in Natal, is born.
… found himself back in school when he was awarded a bursary by the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) to …
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ZAR’s last Cruesot ‘Long Tom’ is dynamited
… Republic, also known as Transvaal Republic), was dynamited by its crew under Lieutenant H Du Toit before falling into …
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Zambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon killing 18 national soccer team players
… in 1993. The Zambian national soccer team, better known by the nickname Chipolopolo was destined for Dakar to play …
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The Chernobyl computer virus damages hundreds of thousands of computers around the world
… whole device completely useless. The virus was authored by a Taiwanese man Chen Ing-Hau, who was later detained. The …
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The Security Council begins deliberations on the situation in South Africa
… and segregation in the Union of South Africa". The move by the Security Council followed the event of 21 March, 1960, …
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Seven impalas are trapped in a camp and viciously beaten to death at Skukuza, Kruger National Park
… the incident, they had only ever encountered poaching by syndicates and members of the surrounding communities …
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Nelson Mandela arrives on Robben Island to serve his five-year sentence
… that the police were informed of Mandela’s movements by an American CIA agent based in Durban. Mandela was tried …
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Former National Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, is born
… Jordan was appointed the Minister of Arts and Culture by President Thabo Mbeki. …
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Uranium enrichment programme gets a boost from B.J. Vorster
… uranium. Uranium was used to manufacture nuclear weapons by the South Africa government. The history of nuclear energy …
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Human Rights Day is celebrated for the first time in South Africa
… This gross violation of human life happened when a march by ordinary South Africans protesting the Pass Laws turned …
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Omar Bongo, former president of Gabon is born
… times and was reported to have fathered about 30 children by the time of his death. …
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Egyptian author, and trade unionist, Gamal al-Banna is born
… of Islam had been distorted and made authoritarian by power hungry religious leaders. He also firmly believed …
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PLAN launches armed struggle against South Africa
… in northern Namibia. In 1973 a resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly declared 26 August, …
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Wife of detained Nigerian president is killed
… Nigerian President, was gunned down at close range by three unknown men while she was travelling in a car. …
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Dr Alexander Logie du Toit, South African geologist, is born in Cape Town
… to propose the theory of two super continents separated by one ocean. According to the theory, the two …
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The western wing of Munitoria burns down
… the building very quickly and was already out of control by the time fire fighters arrived. It took four days and 252 …
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