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Gawie Carelse, former SA rugby player, is born.
SA signs a parcel post agreement with the Netherlands.
Darryl Kelfkens, SA actor in Egoli is born.
Ronald Mylchreest, S.A sculptor, is born in Johannesburg.
Frans Oerder (77), SA painter, dies in Pretoria.
Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, beats Slovenia 1-0.
The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, beats Zaire 2-1.
South Africa opens an embassy in Mbabane, Swaziland.
The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, beats Morocco 2-1.
The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, beats Namibia 4-1.
Dorette Potgieter, SA actress, is born in Stellenbosch.
SA signs a treaty with Malawi on air transport.
Christoffel Coetzee, compiler of SA genealogies, is born.
SA signs agreement for air services with Japan.
Siegfried Mynhardt, SA actor, is born in Johannesburg.
Christoffel Coetzee, compiler of SA genealogies, is born.
Recommendations by Commission of Inquiry into SA Press
EventSA poet and artist Wopko Jensma is born
South African poet and graphic designer Wopko Jensma was born in Middelburg, Eastern Province. Highly talented but suffering from schizophrenia, he studied at…
EventSA War Memorial is opened at Delville Wood
The South African National War Memorial was opened outside the village of Longueval, France, next to the historic Delville Wood. The Memorial was unveiled by…
EventThe last sitting of an all-white Parliament
South Africa was recognised as a republic and pursued a political course in which Blacks, Coloureds and Indians were denied the right to parliamentary…
SA government fails to integrate KaNgwane into Swaziland
EventSA cross-border raid in Maputo kills several
Several people were killed in Operation Beanbag, an attack by the South African army on the planning and control headquarters of the African National Congress …
EventThe SA government grants ‘Independent’ status to Venda
Following South Africa's policies of racial segregation and the promulgation of the Promotion Bantu Self-Government Act,46 of 1959, the South African…
EventSamora Machel decrees an end to private ownership
President Samora Machel of Mozambique issued a decree ending private property ownership, in accordance with the Marxist ideals of his government. He also…
EventThe International Monetary Fund buys gold from SA
The International Monetary Fund announces that it will agree to purchase gold from South Africa, subject to certain conditions. The price of $35 per oz. is…
EventCOMSA calls on SA to move towards election
In a first-phase report, the Commonwealth Observer Mission to South Africa (COMSA), concluded that based on its homicide rate, this country was one of the most…
EventFirst ANC Conference in SA in three decades
The African National Congress (ANC) held its first Consultative Conference in South Africa after thirty-one years from 14-16 December 1990. It was considered…
EventSA beaches are opened to all racial groups
President F.W de Klerk announced that South African beaches would be opened to all people across the racial lines. The decision to open the beaches was made…
EventSA TV Producer reported killed in Air crash
Adele Lorenzo, South African TV producer, was reported killed in a plane crash in Nigeria the previous night while on assignment for Africa Report. The twin…
EventFraud and Corruption on the rise in SA
Advocate Steven Powell of the forensic and auditing firm Deloitte and Touche surprised many delegates attending a conference of the Institute of Municipal…