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B.J. Vorster is sworn in as State President in Pretoria, the occasion being marked by a display of the country’s military force
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … in Pretoria, the occasion being marked by…
Anglo-Boer War 2: In a letter to King Bhunu of Swaziland, Commander-General Piet Joubert grants the king full powers, thus virt
… Anglo-Boer War 2: In a letter to King Bhunu of Swaziland, Commander-General Piet Joubert grants the king …
Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist and his daughter Augusta, with Mietje Versveld as company, leave on a 167-day journey of explor
… Mietje Versveld as company, leave on a 167-day journey of explor …
Fifty-two taxis are destroyed by fire at Inyanga taxi rank on the Cape Flats. A case of arson is being investigated.
… by fire at Inyanga taxi rank on the Cape Flats. A case of arson is being investigated. …
Thousands of frightened Israeli tourists are rushing back home after twenty-six people were killed in the attacks on a hotel in
… Thousands of frightened Israeli tourists are rushing back home after …
Thousands of frightened Israeli tourists are rushing back home after twenty-six people were killed in the attacks on a hotel in
… Thousands of frightened Israeli tourists are rushing back home after …
At least one-fifth of South Africa’s military is infected with the virus that causes AIDS, and Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota
… At least one-fifth of South Africa’s military is infected with the virus that …
Habib Mohamed (A.M.) Rajab, trader who possessed the biggest collection of oriental art in SA, and remembered for his role in p
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2, Pretoria: Vista. … (A.M.) Rajab, trader who possessed the biggest collection…
Stephanus Johannes Paulus (Fanie) Eloff (62), first notable sculptor born in SA and grandson of Paul Kruger, is born in Pretori
… Human & Rousseau | Kruger, D.W. (ed) (1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences … Eloff (62), first notable sculptor born in SA…
Three of the six protesters leave the British Consulate in protest against South Africa’s action in linking their sit-in with t
… Three of the six protesters leave the British Consulate in protest …
British mission to subdue Sekhukhune is abandoned after having failed with much loss of life on both sides. He was ultimately d
… Sekhukhune is abandoned after having failed with much loss of life on both sides. He was ultimately d …
The death toll reaches at least 100 in Algeria after a two-day surge of massacres attributed to the Armed Islamic Group.
… toll reaches at least 100 in Algeria after a two-day surge of massacres attributed to the Armed Islamic Group. …
South African Pieter de Waal has been appointed as head of the sales and marketing division for BMW Motorrad worldwide – the
… South African Pieter de Waal has been appointed as head of the sales and marketing division for BMW Motorrad …
SA signs agreements with the government of the US on missile-related export/import restrictions and with the UN Development Pro
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … SA signs agreements with the government of the US…
At least twelve US army soldiers are killed in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in a fifteen-hour battle with supporters of Somal
… Somali capital, in a fifteen-hour battle with supporters of Somal …
According to the SABS Metrication News of this date, ‘massmeter’ is now the correct name for scales and balances in SA.
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 375 … According to the SABS Metrication News of…
Adolph Gysbert (Sailor) Malan, SA fighter pilot during WWII and later national president of the Torch Commando, is born in Well
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 129 … SA fighter pilot during WWII and later…
Up to this date the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights has awarded land to 115 194 beneficiaries and financial compensati
… Up to this date the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights has awarded land to 115 194 beneficiaries and …
A unique referendum in British Cameroon is carried out with support from UN. The Northern part of British Cameroon votes to joi
… is carried out with support from UN. The Northern part of British Cameroon votes to joi …
Eight Black South Africans walk out of a New York conference on SA in protest against Pretoria’s refusal to issue passports to
… Eight Black South Africans walk out of a New York conference on SA in protest against Pretoria’s …
It is officially announced that the British and South African naval units will engage in a month of joint manoeuvres in South A
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … and South African naval units will engage…
The Berlin Airlift, which delivers 2m tons of food and fuel to West Berliners while circumventing a Soviet blockade, and in whi
… The Berlin Airlift, which delivers 2m tons of food and fuel to West Berliners while circumventing a …
Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne (Gascoigne) Bulwer (77), governor of Natal after whom the town Bulwer was named, dies in Norfolk, Eng
… D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 588 … Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne (Gascoigne) Bulwer (77),…
Sir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate and politician, marries Mary Westenra, pilot who was later awarded a DBE (Dame of the British
… Mary Westenra, pilot who was later awarded a DBE (Dame of the British …
Allen Francis Gardiner, missionary in Port Natal during the reign of Dingane and later in Chile, New Guinea and Patagonia, pres
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5, p. 122 … Gardiner, missionary in Port Natal during the…
A Rhodesian plane is shot down with a SAM 7 missile and thirty-eight of the fifty-six passengers are killed instantly, while gu
… plane is shot down with a SAM 7 missile and thirty-eight of the fifty-six passengers are killed instantly, while gu …
Foreign Minister Pik Botha meets the President of the Ivory Coast at Lake Geneva for talks covering the dangers threatening Afr
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Foreign Minister Pik Botha meets the…
A march in which thousands of people take part to protest against councillors, leads to violence in the Vaal Triangle. The marc
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 572 … A march…
John Wiley, former leader of the South African Party, is elected as National Party member for Simonstown, defeating the PFP can
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … John Wiley, former leader of the South…
Dr. Frederik van Zyl Slabbert is chosen as the Leader of the Opposition Progressive Federal Party (PFP) in succession to Colin
… (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997, … Dr. Frederik van Zyl Slabbert is chosen as…