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Egyptian commandos storm hijacked Egyptian airliner at Malta. An explosion during the assault kills sixty aboard. Two of the de
… An explosion during the assault kills sixty aboard. Two of the de …
The UN General Assembly presses Britain, France and Israel for withdrawal of their troops from Egypt. The United States joins t
… Assembly presses Britain, France and Israel for withdrawal of their troops from Egypt. The United States joins t …
Johann Hendrik Lodewyck Schumann, prisoner of war who played an important role on St Helena to encourage musical and cultural a
… Johann Hendrik Lodewyck Schumann, prisoner of war who played an important role on St Helena to encourage …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Major-General Smith-Dorrien, leaving only the church standing, razes the town of Dullstroom to the ground.
… leaving only the church standing, razes the town of Dullstroom to the ground. …
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battles of Belmont, western front, and Willow Grange, Natal front, started on the day before, continue.
… Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battles of Belmont, western front, and Willow Grange, Natal front, …
The families who survived the Thirstland Trek and made it to Angola, are naturalised as Portuguese subjects, assured of freedom
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 1, p. 425. … to Angola, are naturalised as Portuguese…
Parts of western Johannesburg are plunged into darkness when an electrical sub-station in Hursthill near the Helen Joseph Hospi
… Parts of western Johannesburg are plunged into darkness when an …
Anglo-Boer War 2: During the Battle of Willow Grange, two British soldiers and two burghers are knocked unconscious by lightnin
… Anglo-Boer War 2: During the Battle of Willow Grange, two British soldiers and two burghers are …
The SA Communist Party (SACP), following a weekend meeting of its augmented central committee, calls for an end to the Mugabe g
… The SA Communist Party (SACP), following a weekend meeting of its augmented central committee, calls for an end to the …
The Rev. James Murray Louw (70), board member of the Abraham Kriel Children’s Home in Langlaagte, Johannesburg, dies in Boksbur
… The Rev. James Murray Louw (70), board member of the Abraham Kriel Children’s Home in Langlaagte, …
The General Assembly, in resolution 2505 (XXIV), welcomes the Lusaka Manifesto on Southern Africa, agreed on by leaders of East
… Lusaka Manifesto on Southern Africa, agreed on by leaders of East …
Stephanus Johannes Paulus (Fanie) Eloff (62), first notable sculptor born in SA and grandson of Paul Kruger, dies in Pretoria.
… Human & Rousseau | Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences … Eloff (62), first notable sculptor born in SA…
Justice Reinhold Gregorowski (66), the judge who delivered the death sentence on four members of the Reform Committee after the
… the judge who delivered the death sentence on four members of the Reform Committee after the …
After a marathon ten-hour Cabinet meeting, President F.W. de Klerk appointed Lt.-Gen. Pierre Steyn as head of all intelligence
… Keesing's Record of World Events, News Digest for November 1992, p. 39177. … F.W. de Klerk appointed Lt.-Gen. Pierre Steyn as head of all intelligence …
Dr Pierre Rossouw, ecumenical affairs and information officer of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) re-emphasises that the DRC con
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 731 … Pierre…
The United Nations urges Rwanda to co-operate with an international tribunal, after the release of genocide suspect Jean-Bosco
… with an international tribunal, after the release of genocide suspect Jean-Bosco …
Harold Wilson, the British Prime Minister, announces in the House of Commons that the British government has decided to impose
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Wilson, the British Prime Minister, announces in…
The Midge (61 tons) is stranded near Plettenberg Bay. The captain is accused of negligence because the anchor was rusted.
… is stranded near Plettenberg Bay. The captain is accused of negligence because the anchor was rusted. …
SA author Herman Charles Bosman is found guilty of murdering his stepbrother and sentenced to death. The sentence was later
… SA author Herman Charles Bosman is found guilty of murdering his stepbrother and sentenced to death. The …
Anti-apartheid demonstrations continue in front of the South African Embassy in Washington and spread to other US cities where
… Anti-apartheid demonstrations continue in front of the South African Embassy in Washington and spread to …
The Security Council, in resolution 182(1963), calls upon all States "to cease forthwith the sale and shipment of equipmen
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … upon all States "to cease forthwith the sale and…
The Rev. Johannes Henoch Neethling, co-founder of the Stellenbosch Gymnasium, later the Paul Roos Gymnasium, and also the “Stel
… The Rev. Johannes Henoch Neethling, co-founder of the Stellenbosch Gymnasium, later the Paul Roos Gymnasium, …
Portuguese and Rhodesian soldiers are accused in a UN report of torturing and killing over 1,000 Africans in Mozambique during
… and Rhodesian soldiers are accused in a UN report of torturing and killing over 1,000 Africans in Mozambique …
A second effort to allow American singer Paul Simon to testify in the Allan Boesak trial fails, because of a legal loophole.
… Simon to testify in the Allan Boesak trial fails, because of a legal loophole. …
The Black Students’ Movement (BSM) at Rhodes University and the Black Students Society (BSS) at the University of the Witwaters
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 301 … and the…
The US’s deputy State Department spokesperson Adam Ereli praises the efforts of South African President Thabo Mbeki who, on the
… Department spokesperson Adam Ereli praises the efforts of South African President Thabo Mbeki who, on the …
The Transitional Executive Council has its first meeting in Cape Town and adopts a resolution of the Multi-party Negotiating Co
… has its first meeting in Cape Town and adopts a resolution of the Multi-party Negotiating Co …
Joseph Kabila is inaugurated as president of the DRC. Kabila is the country’s first democratically elected president in over fo
… Joseph Kabila is inaugurated as president of the DRC. Kabila is the country’s first democratically …
Zimbabwean Nick Price, defending champion of the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament at Sun City, wins again when he beats T
… Zimbabwean Nick Price, defending champion of the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament at Sun City, …
Twelve people are killed in Kathlehong, East Rand, as a result of the bloody feud between ANC Youth League and SDU.
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, … people are killed in Kathlehong, East Rand…