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Khanya House, the headquarters of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, is set alight.

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Wynand Malan a former National Party M.P. leads the newly formed Afrikaans dominated political party, the National Democratic M

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Angola, Zaire and Zambia sign a non-aggression pact.

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Johan Fourie, SA actor and leader of a theatrical company, dies.

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SA signs multilateral agreement on the additional act of 1972, amending the International Convention for the Protection of New

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Fourteen people, including leading members of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and the Black People’s Convention

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The Minister of Labour says that the government will neither abolish job reservation nor recognise Black trade unions.

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SA signs amendments to the multilateral treaty on the safety of life at sea.

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The Security Council unanimously adopts an amended resolution, sponsored by four African states, which declares that army viola

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The Secretary-General of the Supreme African Sports Council, J.-G. Ganga, says he will admit White South Africans to the Africa

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Thabang Charlotte Mampane, chief executive officer of SABC Radio, is born in Kimberley.

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Sally Knight Little, SA golf player who won the individual title in the world golf championship in Spain in 1970, is born in Ca

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Asiatic Laws Amendment Act No 47 commences.

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Zoli Nhlanhla Rigney Kunene, commercial director of Kunene Bros Holdings and chair of other Kunene companies, is born in Boksbu

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Jaroslav Drobny, Czech tennis star who coached SA tennis players, is born.

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The SA government proclaims Martial Law as result of the rebellion on the German South-West border.

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The National Convention, chaired by Lord Henry de Villiers, Justice in Chief of the Cape, meets for the first time in Durban to

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Prof. D.F. Malherbe delivers a historical lecture in Wellington, dealing with the question whether Afrikaans is a dialect or a

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The first shots of the war are fired at Kraaipan, about 50 kilometres south of Mafeking, where Gen. De la Rey

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German South West Africa’s first newspaper, the Windhuker Anzeiger, appears.

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The Bloemfontein Teachers’ Training College is established as the Normaalskool, with P.J. du Pré le Roux as first princi

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Overwhelmed by rising waters on the Niger River, officials open the floodgates of two major dams, submerging 400 villages and l

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The SA Agricultural Union changes its name on the union’s annual meeting in Rustenburg to Agri South Africa.

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State of Emergency Act No 86 commences.

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South African President Nelson Mandela addresses a joint session of US Congress.

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The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, loses 0-4 against Mexico.

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Minister of Manpower Eli Louw announces that in future Workers’ Day would always be on 1 May.

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Algeria’s President Chadli Bendjedid announces state of emergency on third day of violent protests against austerity measures.

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Zambian postal workers refuse to sort mail from South Africa following a bomb explosion the previous week in which two postal w

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Stella Sigcau is elected Transkei’s third prime minister since the SA government accorded the territory independence in 1976. D

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Khanya House, the headquarters of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, is set alight.

Wynand Malan a former National Party M.P. leads the newly formed Afrikaans dominated political party, the National Democratic M

Angola, Zaire and Zambia sign a non-aggression pact.

Johan Fourie, SA actor and leader of a theatrical company, dies.

SA signs multilateral agreement on the additional act of 1972, amending the International Convention for the Protection of New

Fourteen people, including leading members of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and the Black People’s Convention

The Minister of Labour says that the government will neither abolish job reservation nor recognise Black trade unions.

SA signs amendments to the multilateral treaty on the safety of life at sea.

The Security Council unanimously adopts an amended resolution, sponsored by four African states, which declares that army viola

The Secretary-General of the Supreme African Sports Council, J.-G. Ganga, says he will admit White South Africans to the Africa

Thabang Charlotte Mampane, chief executive officer of SABC Radio, is born in Kimberley.

Sally Knight Little, SA golf player who won the individual title in the world golf championship in Spain in 1970, is born in Ca

Asiatic Laws Amendment Act No 47 commences.

Zoli Nhlanhla Rigney Kunene, commercial director of Kunene Bros Holdings and chair of other Kunene companies, is born in Boksbu

Jaroslav Drobny, Czech tennis star who coached SA tennis players, is born.

The SA government proclaims Martial Law as result of the rebellion on the German South-West border.

The National Convention, chaired by Lord Henry de Villiers, Justice in Chief of the Cape, meets for the first time in Durban to

Prof. D.F. Malherbe delivers a historical lecture in Wellington, dealing with the question whether Afrikaans is a dialect or a

Anglo-Boer War 2: The first shots of the war are fired at Kraaipan, about 50 kilometres south of Mafeking, where Gen. De la Rey

German South West Africa’s first newspaper, the Windhuker Anzeiger, appears.

The Bloemfontein Teachers’ Training College is established as the Normaalskool, with P.J. du Pré le Roux as first princi

Overwhelmed by rising waters on the Niger River, officials open the floodgates of two major dams, submerging 400 villages and l

The SA Agricultural Union changes its name on the union’s annual meeting in Rustenburg to Agri South Africa.

State of Emergency Act No 86 commences.

South African President Nelson Mandela addresses a joint session of US Congress.

The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, loses 0-4 against Mexico.

Minister of Manpower Eli Louw announces that in future Workers’ Day would always be on 1 May.

Algeria’s President Chadli Bendjedid announces state of emergency on third day of violent protests against austerity measures.

Zambian postal workers refuse to sort mail from South Africa following a bomb explosion the previous week in which two postal w

Stella Sigcau is elected Transkei’s third prime minister since the SA government accorded the territory independence in 1976. D