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E-0083329event Neal Stephenson, SA champion body board surfer, loses his leg in a shark attack at Keurbooms River, near Plettenberg Bay, Weste14 May 2012✓
E-0083280event WWII: North Africa. Rommel is instructed by Berlin to leave Tobruk to the Italians and concentrate his Deutsches Afrika Korps o14 May 2012✓
E-0083211event Prime Minister Vorster gives the first official confirmation of his two-day meeting with President Houphouet-Boigny in the Ivor11 May 2012✓
E-0083168event WWII: The Italian commander-in-chief in Tunisia surrenders a day after his German counterpart, with the Allies holding some 25011 May 2012✓
E-0082838event William H. Addison, first district surgeon of Pietermaritzburg, arrives with his wife and son in Port Natal aboard the Lalla Ro7 May 2012✓
E-0082794event Former President Nelson Mandela invites the Protea cricket team to his Houghton home to congratulate them on their excellent pe7 May 2012✓
E-0082541event General Smuts, on his way to the national delegation at Vereeniging to start peace negotiations, meets with General Lord Kitche3 May 2012✓
E-0082487event Sir Gilbraith Lowry Cole, governor of the Cape, is born. Sir Lowry’s Pass was built during his time of office.30 Apr 2012✓
E-0082447event Josiah Gumede is succeeded by Pixley ka Isaka Seme as African National Congress president. Luthuli commented later: with his as30 Apr 2012–
E-0082373event Josiah Gumede is succeeded by Pixley ka Isaka Seme as African National Congress president. Luthuli commented later: with his as23 Apr 2012–
E-0082293event Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pik Botha, marries Ina Joubert, ex-journalist of the SABC, on his birthday in Pretoria.23 Apr 2012✓
E-0081448event Mandela starts his visit (8-13 April) to Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and UAE to promote trade and cultural links, accompanied5 Apr 2012✓
E-0081418event Bechuanaland (now Botswana) nationalist leader (and ex-Ngwato chief), Seretse Khama, is denied permission to see his wife by Br5 Apr 2012✓
E-0081193event President Nelson Mandela earns worldwide praise for his role in persuading Libya to hand over two suspects accused of placing a30 Mar 2012✓
E-0081135event Karl Gottlieb Mauch (37), first person to discover gold in SA, dies in poverty in Stuttgart, Germany. His discoveries included30 Mar 2012✓
E-0081118event Anglo-Boer War 2: The Natal prime minister A.H. Hime complains to Gen. Hilyard that Col. Bottomley is exceeding his instruction30 Mar 2012✓
E-0079860event Zimbabweans are going to the polls in landmark elections that President Robert Mugabe hopes will tighten his ruling party’s 25-19 Mar 2012✓
E-0079708event Pres. Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary, arrive at the Cape Town International Airport, the first American president to visit S16 Mar 2012✓
R-0084629archive How the man and his marriage will forever be remembered | Ruth First paid tribute to the couple: Walter and Albertina1 Jun 2012–
E-0070154event An argument between a man and his stepson about today’s rugby Test in which the Springboks beat Scotland, ends tragically when25 Nov 2011–
E-0070632event Theo Gerdener resigns from the National Party on account of his involvement with Action South and Southern Africa (ACASA), an i5 Dec 2011✓
E-0070352event Griffiths Mlungisi Mxenge, civil rights lawyer and political activist, who was murdered on 19 November, is buried at his home v25 Nov 2011✓
E-0070299event Dr Fabian Defu Ribeiro and his wife Florence Barbara are gunned down in their courtyard. Policemen A.J.M. Joubert, P.J. Verster25 Nov 2011✓
E-0070241event Paramount Chief of the Zulus, Cyprian Bhepezulu, and twelve Kraals occupied by his followers, are attacked by hostile Blacks fo25 Nov 2011✓
E-0071205event Anglo-Boer War 2: The inaugural meeting of the Burgher Peace Committee is held in Pretoria. Lord Kitchener discusses his concen14 Dec 2011✓
E-0071130event The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, loses 3-4 against Uruguay in the Confederations Cup, with Lucas Radebe scoring his first int14 Dec 2011✓
E-0070992event Sisulu’s appeal is dismissed by the Transvaal section of the Supreme Court. He must serve his six year prison sentence.9 Dec 2011–
E-0070911event A newspaper reports in Mbabane that Swaziland’s King Mswati III has bought himself a luxury sedan worth about R3.5m while his d9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070909event A Zeerust family, Dr François Barnard, his wife and two sons are killed when their Piper Saratoga crashes during a storm near9 Dec 2011✓
E-0070856event Chief Albert Luthuli delivers his Nobel Lecture in Oslo after receiving the Peace Prize the previous day. The government issued9 Dec 2011✓

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