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Anglo-Boer War 2: Commandant Gideon Scheepers executes two armed Coloureds of a group that has fired at his commando from a fa
… Commandant Gideon Scheepers executes two armed Coloureds of a group that has fired at his commando from a fa …
Dr James Barry (allegedly a lady, Miranda Stuart) is appointed by Lord Charles Somerset as medical inspector of the Colony in t
… is appointed by Lord Charles Somerset as medical inspector of the Colony in t …
The ‘Sharpeville Six’ win a one-day stay of execution in the Pretoria Supreme Court. The stay is granted a day before
… The ‘Sharpeville Six’ win a one-day stay of execution in the Pretoria Supreme Court. The stay is …
The former United States of America (US) Ambassador to South Africa, Mr Cameron Hume, hands over specialised anti-terrorism equ
… The former United States of America (US) Ambassador to South Africa, Mr Cameron Hume, …
The Jesuit, Gonçalo da Silveira, first missionary in Southern Africa and first martyr of the Christian faith, is murdered in t
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 462 … first missionary in Southern Africa and first…
The national department of transport launches the seven month Be Legal campaign at the Jack Mincer Taxi Rank in Johannesburg,
… The national department of transport launches the seven month Be Legal campaign at …
The largest concentration of national monuments in the country, the thirty-two restored buildings which had been damaged in the
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v.10, p. 655. … The largest concentration of national…
The Supreme Council for Sports in Africa (SCSA) asks the national Olympic committees of Belgium, Great Britain, Japan, the Neth
… in Africa (SCSA) asks the national Olympic committees of Belgium, Great Britain, Japan, the Neth …
Samuel Maharero, who succeeded his father Maharero as chief of the Herero, dies in exile in Serowe, Bechuanaland. His misadmini
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 116 … Samuel Maharero, who succeeded his father…
The SAA Rietbok crashes into the sea at Kayser’s Beach near East London, with the loss of twenty-five lives.
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 1, p. 256 | The … the sea at Kayser’s Beach near East…
Gen. David Johannes (Ou Kat) Joubert, South African explorer to East Africa, dies of malaria near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
… Kat) Joubert, South African explorer to East Africa, dies of malaria near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. …
De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd is founded to exercise control over virtually all of the diamond production in South Africa.
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v.3, p. 585. … Ltd is founded to exercise control over…
Proclamation No 4, giving the President power to make emergency regulations and to govern the state of emergency which has been
… to make emergency regulations and to govern the state of emergency which has been …
Percy Qoboza, editor of the banned newspaper, The World, is released from detention, together with nine other Black leaders sei
… Percy Qoboza, editor of the banned newspaper, The World, is released from …
The Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, M.C. Botha, reports that a thorough inquiry into Transkei land claims has been made
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The Minister of Bantu Administration and…
Chief of the SA Air Force (SAAF) Lieutenant-General Carlo Gagiano announces Waterkloof air force base the country’s most promin
… Chief of the SA Air Force (SAAF) Lieutenant-General Carlo Gagiano …
Government spokesman Joel Netshitenzhe confirms that Pretoria is still the name of the SA capital, not Tshwane. The metro counc
… Joel Netshitenzhe confirms that Pretoria is still the name of the SA capital, not Tshwane. The metro counc …
The Mozambican police arrests Robert McBride, high-ranking official in the SA Department of External Affairs, on the alleged ch
… Robert McBride, high-ranking official in the SA Department of External Affairs, on the alleged ch …
The Weekly Mail reports that, since the beginning of February 1990, thirty people have died in Bophuthatswana. Violence and sch
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 482 … The…
A rusty 1.4kg shell, dating back to 1901, explodes in the playground of a Johannesburg school, injuring more than thirty childr
… shell, dating back to 1901, explodes in the playground of a Johannesburg school, injuring more than thirty childr …
Angola says its troops have withdrawn from Huambo after two months of fighting with rebels that left 10,000 dead.
… its troops have withdrawn from Huambo after two months of fighting with rebels that left 10,000 dead. …
The Nigerian Immigration Service rescues sixty-two victims of human trafficking at Seme at the country’s border with Benin Repu
… The Nigerian Immigration Service rescues sixty-two victims of human trafficking at Seme at the country’s border with …
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Lichtenburg takes place. The British soldiers move their horses into the Dutch Reformed Church
… Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Lichtenburg takes place. The British soldiers move their …
John Brebier, Presbyterian minister and a founder of the educational system in the Orange Free State, is born in Spurriemuir in
… John Brebier, Presbyterian minister and a founder of the educational system in the Orange Free State, is born …
It is announced in Johannesburg that restriction orders have been issued against six leaders of the South African Students’ Org
… restriction orders have been issued against six leaders of the South African Students’ Org …
Kwame Nkrumah, first prime minister and later president of Ghana, is welcomed in Guinea who grants him a honourable asylum af
… Kwame Nkrumah, first prime minister and later president of Ghana, is welcomed in Guinea who grants him a honourable …
The Bishop of Johannesburg, Ambrose Reeves, resigns after having been deported from South Africa in September 1960 for his stro
… The Bishop of Johannesburg, Ambrose Reeves, resigns after having been …
Two pilots of the SA Air Force’s Cheetah Squadron, Lieutenant D.A. Ruiter and Captain W.J.J. Badenhorst, are killed in action w
… Two pilots of the SA Air Force’s Cheetah Squadron, Lieutenant D.A. …
Sir John Coode (75), planner of a seaward defence for Table Bay, which was built by prisoners, dies in Brighton, England.
… Sir John Coode (75), planner of a seaward defence for Table Bay, which was built by …
Pilots Doug McKellar and "Dizzy" Deans of the SA Air Force’s No 2 (Flying Cheetah) Squadron, assisting the UN in the
… Pilots Doug McKellar and "Dizzy" Deans of the SA Air Force’s No 2 (Flying Cheetah) Squadron, …