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Sir Patrick Duncan (72), first governor-general of the Union of SA, dies in Pretoria.

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SA wins the rugby series 2-0 in Australia by winning the second test 26-17 in Sydney.

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WWI: King George V orders the British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames. Saxe-Coburg becomes Windsor and

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Habib Mohamed (A.M.) Rajab, trader and collector of oriental art, and remembered for his role in preventing the Grey Street com

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King Leopold retains control of his Congo Free State despite attempts by the Belgian government to annex the region. Internatio

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Anglo-Boer War 2 Lieutenant C.D. Kimber, son of the Lord Mayor of London, is killed while attempting to rescue a wounded soldie

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Anglo-Boer War 2 Lieutenant-Colonel M.O. Little, commanding the 3rd Cavalry Brigade of 738 mounted men, is ordered in the direc

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Italian forces take Kassala, Sudan, from the Dervishes.

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Sir Abe Bailey, Rand magnate and politician, marries Caroline Mary Paddon, of Kimberley, CP.

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Cecil John Rhodes becomes prime minister of the Cape Colony.

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Nqwiliso, tribal chief of Western Pondoland and eldest son of Ndamase, signs a treaty with H.G. Elliott in which he cedes sover

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The Doncaster is wrecked west of Cape Agulhas. All on board are lost.

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Sir Richard Bourke, acting governor of the Cape, issues Ordinance 50, abolishing the Hottentot (Khoi-Khoi) legislation. Accordi

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Maluleke George, the deputy defence minister, attends the 90th commemoration of the Battle of Delville Wood in France. During t

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The first of South Africa’s fleet of Gripen aircraft ordered to re-equip the SA National Defence Force is transported by road t

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A diesel train carrying 1 140-ton diesel derails and explodes in Swartruggens, North West Province.

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IFP political director, Ziba Jiyane, is appointed secretary-general of the party at its annual general conference in Ulundi.

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The IFP releases its new constitution at its annual general conference held in Ulundi.

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Bernard Mafiyeka, NUMSA shop steward, is gunned down by one of a group of four men as he is walking to work.

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The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 765(1992). Pursuant to that resolution, the Secretary-General appointed a Sp

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The SA government transfers R2bn to the Independent Development Trust to ‘overcome the backlog in the socio-economic developmen

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The ANC sent a report on police violence to President F. W. de Klerk and demanded an end violent police action.

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Nothembu Grace Millicent, social worker and community leader, dies in Cape Town.

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South Africa’s largest labour federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), held its annual congress from 12

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Supreme Court Act No 2, providing for the separation of the Ciskei judiciary from South Africa, commences.

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Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, jurist, journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, dies in Bloemfontein.

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Joe Gqabi assassinated in Salisbury.

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The ‘Committee of 81’, representing all Coloured schools and colleges in the Western Cape, decides to end class boycotts.

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The Secretary of Health announces that all senior doctors in the Public Service, irrespective of race, will in future receive e

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Soviet advisers are expelled from the Republic of Somali by orders of the president, Muhammad Siyad Barre.

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Sir Patrick Duncan (72), first governor-general of the Union of SA, dies in Pretoria.

SA wins the rugby series 2-0 in Australia by winning the second test 26-17 in Sydney.

WWI: King George V orders the British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames. Saxe-Coburg becomes Windsor and

Habib Mohamed (A.M.) Rajab, trader and collector of oriental art, and remembered for his role in preventing the Grey Street com

King Leopold retains control of his Congo Free State despite attempts by the Belgian government to annex the region. Internatio

Anglo-Boer War 2 Lieutenant C.D. Kimber, son of the Lord Mayor of London, is killed while attempting to rescue a wounded soldie

Anglo-Boer War 2 Lieutenant-Colonel M.O. Little, commanding the 3rd Cavalry Brigade of 738 mounted men, is ordered in the direc

Italian forces take Kassala, Sudan, from the Dervishes.

Sir Abe Bailey, Rand magnate and politician, marries Caroline Mary Paddon, of Kimberley, CP.

Cecil John Rhodes becomes prime minister of the Cape Colony.

Nqwiliso, tribal chief of Western Pondoland and eldest son of Ndamase, signs a treaty with H.G. Elliott in which he cedes sover

The Doncaster is wrecked west of Cape Agulhas. All on board are lost.

Sir Richard Bourke, acting governor of the Cape, issues Ordinance 50, abolishing the Hottentot (Khoi-Khoi) legislation. Accordi

Maluleke George, the deputy defence minister, attends the 90th commemoration of the Battle of Delville Wood in France. During t

The first of South Africa’s fleet of Gripen aircraft ordered to re-equip the SA National Defence Force is transported by road t

A diesel train carrying 1 140-ton diesel derails and explodes in Swartruggens, North West Province.

IFP political director, Ziba Jiyane, is appointed secretary-general of the party at its annual general conference in Ulundi.

The IFP releases its new constitution at its annual general conference held in Ulundi.

Bernard Mafiyeka, NUMSA shop steward, is gunned down by one of a group of four men as he is walking to work.

The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 765(1992). Pursuant to that resolution, the Secretary-General appointed a Sp

The SA government transfers R2bn to the Independent Development Trust to ‘overcome the backlog in the socio-economic developmen

The ANC sent a report on police violence to President F. W. de Klerk and demanded an end violent police action.

Nothembu Grace Millicent, social worker and community leader, dies in Cape Town.

South Africa’s largest labour federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), held its annual congress from 12

Supreme Court Act No 2, providing for the separation of the Ciskei judiciary from South Africa, commences.

Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, jurist, journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, dies in Bloemfontein.

Joe Gqabi assassinated in Salisbury.

The ‘Committee of 81’, representing all Coloured schools and colleges in the Western Cape, decides to end class boycotts.

The Secretary of Health announces that all senior doctors in the Public Service, irrespective of race, will in future receive e

Soviet advisers are expelled from the Republic of Somali by orders of the president, Muhammad Siyad Barre.