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Group Areas Act No 36 commences. While in theory this was not discriminatory legislation, it was implemented in a way that was

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The General Assembly decides in resolution 2142A (XXI) to proclaim 21 March as the International Day for the Elimination of Rac

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The United Nations Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid decides to issue an appeal to member states and organisations

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South Africa signs multilateral treaty for protection of performers, producers of phonograms and broadcasting organisations.

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An attempted assassination on Egyptian President Gamal Nasser fails.

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Bishop Hamilton Mvumelwano, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa and President of the SA Council of Chur

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George Msimang, SA artist, is born in Durban, Natal.

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Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (41), SA poet, dies in Johannesburg.

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At the request of the Government of India, the General Assembly decides to include in its agenda an item entitled: &quot;Treatm

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Karel Schoeman, well-known SA author and recipient of several awards, is born in Trompsburg, OFS.

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Internationally known Justice Richard J. Goldstone, from July 1994 to October 2003 Justice of the Constitutional Court of South

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Solomon Porter Hood is named minister to Liberia.

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Dr Anton Carlisle Hartman, SA musician and director, is born in Krugersdorp.

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Gideon Roos, SA actor, broadcaster and co-founder of SAMRO (South African Music Rights Organisation), is born in Worcester, CC.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Gerhardus Hendrik (Gert) Gravette is fatally wounded near Roossenekal, OFS.

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Italy concedes Ethiopia’s independence by Treaty of Addis Ababa after a crushing defeat at Adwa earlier in the year.

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The first weather service is instituted in South Africa.

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Sir George Albu, co-founder of General Mining and Finance, is born in Berlin, Germany.

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Governor of the Cape Sir Harry Smith deposes Xhosa King Sandile after his refusal to appear at talks, which Sir Harry held with

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The Lords 17 stops further immigration to the Cape.

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The first pineapples are planted in South Africa

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In a precedent-setting judgment, a full Bench of the Cape High Court rules in favour of the SABC’s request to televise Mark Tha

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Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang attends the 2nd National Health Providers’ Prayer Day, which is intended to take care

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South African author J.M. Coetzee wins England’s prestige book prize, the Booker prize for fiction, for the second time, this t

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Western Province wins the rugby Currie Cup by beating Free State 14-12 in Newlands, Cape Town.

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Thirty-three people die at Mandini, KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, when a passenger bus collides with a petrol road tanker.

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SA is formally invited to rejoin the Commonwealth in 1994.

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About 90 anti-apartheid movements, claiming to represent more than 15 million South Africans, establish a &quot;patriotic unite

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The South African Agricultural Union decides to allow membership of all races, despite strong resistance from the Transvaal Agr

This day in history

The South African Agricultural Union decides to allow membership of all races, despite strong resistance from the Transvaal Agr

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Group Areas Act No 36 commences. While in theory this was not discriminatory legislation, it was implemented in a way that was

The General Assembly decides in resolution 2142A (XXI) to proclaim 21 March as the International Day for the Elimination of Rac

The United Nations Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid decides to issue an appeal to member states and organisations

South Africa signs multilateral treaty for protection of performers, producers of phonograms and broadcasting organisations.

An attempted assassination on Egyptian President Gamal Nasser fails.

Bishop Hamilton Mvumelwano, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa and President of the SA Council of Chur

George Msimang, SA artist, is born in Durban, Natal.

Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (41), SA poet, dies in Johannesburg.

At the request of the Government of India, the General Assembly decides to include in its agenda an item entitled: &amp;quot;Treatm

Karel Schoeman, well-known SA author and recipient of several awards, is born in Trompsburg, OFS.

Internationally known Justice Richard J. Goldstone, from July 1994 to October 2003 Justice of the Constitutional Court of South

Solomon Porter Hood is named minister to Liberia.

Dr Anton Carlisle Hartman, SA musician and director, is born in Krugersdorp.

Gideon Roos, SA actor, broadcaster and co-founder of SAMRO (South African Music Rights Organisation), is born in Worcester, CC.

Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Gerhardus Hendrik (Gert) Gravette is fatally wounded near Roossenekal, OFS.

Italy concedes Ethiopia’s independence by Treaty of Addis Ababa after a crushing defeat at Adwa earlier in the year.

The first weather service is instituted in South Africa.

Sir George Albu, co-founder of General Mining and Finance, is born in Berlin, Germany.

Governor of the Cape Sir Harry Smith deposes Xhosa King Sandile after his refusal to appear at talks, which Sir Harry held with

The Lords 17 stops further immigration to the Cape.

The first pineapples are planted in South Africa

In a precedent-setting judgment, a full Bench of the Cape High Court rules in favour of the SABC’s request to televise Mark Tha

Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang attends the 2nd National Health Providers’ Prayer Day, which is intended to take care

South African author J.M. Coetzee wins England’s prestige book prize, the Booker prize for fiction, for the second time, this t

Western Province wins the rugby Currie Cup by beating Free State 14-12 in Newlands, Cape Town.

Thirty-three people die at Mandini, KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, when a passenger bus collides with a petrol road tanker.

SA is formally invited to rejoin the Commonwealth in 1994.

About 90 anti-apartheid movements, claiming to represent more than 15 million South Africans, establish a &amp;quot;patriotic unite

The South African Agricultural Union decides to allow membership of all races, despite strong resistance from the Transvaal Agr

The South African Agricultural Union decides to allow membership of all races, despite strong resistance from the Transvaal Agr

At the request of the Government of India, the General Assembly decides to include in its agenda an item entitled: "Treatm

About 90 anti-apartheid movements, claiming to represent more than 15 million South Africans, establish a "patriotic unite