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The British fleet under Lord Nelson defeats the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile, at Aboukir Bay, Egypt, thus thwarting N
… under Lord Nelson defeats the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile, at Aboukir Bay, Egypt, thus thwarting N …
The Namibian soccer team beats the SA Bafana Bafana 4-1 in Windhoek, thereby entering the semi-final round of the Cosafa Cup Se
… 4-1 in Windhoek, thereby entering the semi-final round of the Cosafa Cup Se …
The Namibian soccer team beats the SA Bafana Bafana 4-1 in Windhoek, thereby entering the semi-final round of the Cosafa Cup Se
… 4-1 in Windhoek, thereby entering the semi-final round of the Cosafa Cup Se …
The Minister of Justice, B.J. Vorster, states at a Nationalist Party meeting that he is not prepared to lift the ninety-day det
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … The Minister of Justice, B.J. Vorster, states at a…
South Africa has held up supplies of British weapons to Lesotho and the UK has complained several times about the delays, offic
… South Africa has held up supplies of British weapons to Lesotho and the UK has complained …
Edward Motale, SA soccer player who was awarded the accolade, ‘Footballer of the Season 95’ by Kick Off, is born in Pretoria. (
… SA soccer player who was awarded the accolade, ‘Footballer of the Season 95’ by Kick Off, is born in Pretoria. ( …
Senior ANC member, ‘Mac’ Maharaj and over forty other members of the ANC and the SACP, are detained for allegedly attempting to
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … ANC member, ‘Mac’ Maharaj and over forty other…
The first ‘Burgerspond’, named after Pres. T.F. Burgers and made of gold from Pilgrim’s Rest, is handed in London to J.J. Pratt
… ‘Burgerspond’, named after Pres. T.F. Burgers and made of gold from Pilgrim’s Rest, is handed in London to J.J. Pratt …
Judge Faan Hancke finds Marius Swanepoel and Hendrik Du Preez guilty of the murders on two soldiers in an apparent rightwing-in
… Hancke finds Marius Swanepoel and Hendrik Du Preez guilty of the murders on two soldiers in an apparent rightwing-in …
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (16), second son of Queen Victoria, after whom several places and towns in SA are named, e.g. Port
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 1, p. 301 … Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (16), second son…
An Egyptian munitions ship, Star of Alexandria, explodes at the dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 are injured, and $20 mi
… An Egyptian munitions ship, Star of Alexandria, explodes at the dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 …
The ANC, in an emergency meeting, calls for the dismissal of Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister Magnus Ma
… The ANC, in an emergency meeting, calls for the dismissal of Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister …
SA signs treaty with Great Britain on the double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Great Britain on the double taxation and the…
Anglo-Boer War 2: The two-day Battle of Diamond Hill or Donkerhoek, started on the previous day, ends when darkness sets in a
… Anglo-Boer War 2: The two-day Battle of Diamond Hill or Donkerhoek, started on the previous day, …
Nine staff members of a training company and a pilot are killed when their plane crashes near the N17 freeway minutes after tak
… Nine staff members of a training company and a pilot are killed when their plane …
Swapo wins the third general election in Namibia and President Sam Nujoma is elected for his third term of office as president.
… and President Sam Nujoma is elected for his third term of office as president. …
WWII: The 6th SA Armoured Division, having reached the watershed of Castiglione dei Pepoli in Italy, pushes forward to take Mon
… The 6th SA Armoured Division, having reached the watershed of Castiglione dei Pepoli in Italy, pushes forward to take Mon …
The Directors of the Dutch East India Company (Heeren XVII or Lords Seventeen) propose Hout Bay to Jan van Riebeeck as a possib
… The Directors of the Dutch East India Company (Heeren XVII or Lords …
Marshal Louis-Hubert Lyautey, the first French Resident General of Morocco, dies in France. His body is to be interred at Rabat
… Louis-Hubert Lyautey, the first French Resident General of Morocco, dies in France. His body is to be interred at …
News 24 reports that the all-girls choir of Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool in Pretoria won first place and gold in the folklore w
… News 24 reports that the all-girls choir of Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool in Pretoria won first place …
This Day reports Premier S’bu Ndebele of KwaZulu-Natal has set up an urgent investigation into bombs discovered in the legislat
… This Day reports Premier S’bu Ndebele of KwaZulu-Natal has set up an urgent investigation into …
A South African team of ninety-five leaves for the Barcelona Olympics, the first in which the country has been allowed to parti
… A South African team of ninety-five leaves for the Barcelona Olympics, the first …
In reaction to further deaths of people in police detention, ten policemen have been suspended from duty and six have been char
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … In reaction to further deaths of people in police…
Almost 200 Black families, who were removed from their land in Eersterus, east of Pretoria in the 1950’s, receive R17 million f
… who were removed from their land in Eersterus, east of Pretoria in the 1950’s, receive R17 million f …
Anglo-Boer War 2 Lieutenant-Colonel M.O. Little, commanding the 3rd Cavalry Brigade of 738 mounted men, is ordered in the direc
… M.O. Little, commanding the 3rd Cavalry Brigade of 738 mounted men, is ordered in the direc …
The Natal Witness reports that 12 000 candidates who had passed the matriculation examination at the end of 1987, had been unab
… who had passed the matriculation examination at the end of 1987, had been unab …
The Natal Witness reports that 12 000 candidates who had passed the matriculation examination at the end of 1987, had been unab
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 273 … who had…
Ndazana Nathaniel Nakasa (Nat), journalist and writer who left SA by means of an exit permit and could never return, jumps from
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista. … Nakasa (Nat), journalist and writer who left SA by means…
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Free State government is to dispense with the idea of a capital, and they become a government ‘in the fie
… 2: The Free State government is to dispense with the idea of a capital, and they become a government ‘in the fie …
”National Day of Protest and Mourning, Stay at Home on Monday, 26th June! “flyer issued by [twelve persons], June 15, 1950
… ”National Day of Protest and Mourning, Stay at Home on Monday, 26th June! …