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At least twelve US army soldiers are killed in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in a fifteen-hour battle with supporters of Somal
… At least twelve US army soldiers are killed in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in a fifteen-hour battle with supporters …
Adolph Gysbert (Sailor) Malan, SA fighter pilot during WWII and later national president of the Torch Commando, is born in Well
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 129 … fighter pilot during WWII and later national president of the Torch…
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 …
A unique referendum in British Cameroon is carried out with support from UN. The Northern part of British Cameroon votes to joi
… in British Cameroon is carried out with support from UN. The Northern part of British Cameroon votes to joi …
It is officially announced that the British and South African naval units will engage in a month of joint manoeuvres in South A
… It is officially announced that the British and South African naval units will engage in a …
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 …
Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne (Gascoigne) Bulwer (77), governor of Natal after whom the town Bulwer was named, dies in Norfolk, Eng
… (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 588 … (Gascoigne) Bulwer (77), governor of Natal after whom the town…
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
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5, p. 122 … Allen Francis Gardiner, missionary in Port Natal during the reign of…
A Rhodesian plane is shot down with a SAM 7 missile and thirty-eight of the fifty-six passengers are killed instantly, while gu
… is shot down with a SAM 7 missile and thirty-eight of the fifty-six passengers are killed instantly, while gu …
Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands from 1890 and throughout World Wars I (WWI) and II (WWII), abdicates in favour of her daug
… Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands from 1890 and throughout World Wars I (WWI) …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Officially recorded camp population for White camps is 105 347 and the camp fatalities for August stand at
… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology … recorded camp population for White camps is 105 347 and the camp fatalities for August stand at …
Group chief executive Maanda Manyatshe announces that the SA Post Office has finally delivered an operating profit of R27 milli
… Group chief executive Maanda Manyatshe announces that the SA Post Office has finally delivered an operating profit …
Maluzi Knowledge Nkanyedzi Gigaba, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004 and form
… Nkanyedzi Gigaba, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004 and form …
France takes a tough position on African immigrants, saying those who arrive illegally including 10 on the 43rd day of a hunger
… saying those who arrive illegally including 10 on the 43rd day of a hunger …
Prime Minister Vorster says that the number of diplomats from African and Asian countries can be expected to increase, as South
… Prime Minister Vorster says that the number of diplomats from African and Asian countries can …
The Nieuwe Republiek, with Lucas Meyer as president, is established in northern Natal, on land awarded to them by Dinizulu (Din
… The Nieuwe Republiek, with Lucas Meyer as president, is …
Workers in Nigeria’s key oil industry, air traffic controllers and others launch a strike in a bid to force out the military-ba
… and others launch a strike in a bid to force out the military-ba …
Algeria closes its border with Morocco in an escalating dispute over the arrest of two Algerians accused of plotting to attack
… its border with Morocco in an escalating dispute over the arrest of two Algerians accused of plotting to attack …
Former commander of the Simon’s Town naval base Dieter Gerhard is released from prison where he has been serving a life sentenc
… Former commander of the Simon’s Town naval base Dieter Gerhard is released from …
The National Security Act No 13 comes into effect in SA. Providing for detention without trial, banning of individuals and ou
… The National Security Act No 13 comes into effect in SA. …
The Supreme Court convicts former Police Colonel Eugene de Kock of six killings during his service as commander of a police uni
… The Supreme Court convicts former Police Colonel Eugene de …
FW de Klerk meets Zairean President Mobutu Sese Seko to try to forge a joint emergency strategy to rescue the teetering Angolan
… Seko to try to forge a joint emergency strategy to rescue the teetering Angolan …
Tony Yengeni, former ANC chief whip and veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle, sentenced to four years for fraud, toyi-toyis h
… Tony Yengeni, former ANC chief whip and veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle, sentenced to four years for …
South Africa was told by IAEA to open all nuclear plants to international inspection or face sanctions by the International Ato
… plants to international inspection or face sanctions by the International Ato …
Roelof Temmingh, SA composer and organist, is born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He emigrates with his family in 1958 to SA.
… Temmingh, SA composer and organist, is born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He emigrates with his family in 1958 to SA. …
Controversial mining magnate Brett Kebble is shot dead in Melrose, Johannesburg, around 21:00 on his way to the dinner engageme
… dead in Melrose, Johannesburg, around 21:00 on his way to the dinner engageme …
Two South Africans are appointed to a high-profile Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA). The University of Na
… Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA). The University of Na …
The women, Julia Fairbank-Smith and Gansie Louw and four-year-old Emma Wahl, is murdered on a guest farm near Niewoudtville.
… The women, Julia Fairbank-Smith and Gansie Louw and …
Five hundred people attend an AWB meeting and a further 200 attend an Afrikaner Volkswag meeting the gatherings are held to pro
… and a further 200 attend an Afrikaner Volkswag meeting the gatherings are held to pro …