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In our historical archives, it was on this day, 30 March 1960, when the UN Security Council began deliberations on the situation in South Africa.

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The Security Council begins deliberations on the situation in South Africa

A Survey of the South African Debate on the Decline of Socialism in Eastern Europe by Z. Pallo Jordan, September 1991, South Africa

Ruth First as educator: An untold story by Alan Wieder

Mannetjies Coetzer is killed by a crocodile in the Kunene River

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Mannetjies Coetzer is killed by a crocodile in the Kunene River

January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 74th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1986

January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 73th Anniversary of the ANC 8 January 1985

January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 72th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1984

January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 71th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1983

January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 69th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1981

January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 68th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1980

January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 67th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1979

January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1972

South African parliament

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Parliament opens with the debate of no confidence on Government

Sol Kerzner admits to the Harms Commission, that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Matanzima

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Sol Kerzner admits to the Harms Commission, that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Matanzima

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, dons the presidential sash with assistance from Liberia's Senior Ambassador-at-Large, George W. Wallace, Jr., during her inauguration ceremony at the Capitol Building in Monrovia, Liberia, January 16, 2006

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Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, becomes the first woman to be Head of State in Africa

David Malebane, a student at the Tompi Seleka Agricultural College in the Limpopo, shoots three lecturers before shooting himself

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David Malebane, a student at the Tompi Seleka Agricultural College in the Limpopo, shoots three lecturers before shooting himself

A proposed amendment to the Population Registration Act is made

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A proposed amendment to the Population Registration Act is made

A cartoon predicting South Africa's expulsion from the International Olympic Movement

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A British Sports Council team begins a three-week fact-finding tour of South Africa to probe racial discrimination in sport

"SANCTIONS AGAINST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA" United Nations button

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International Year of Mobilisation for Sanctions against South Africa is launched

Emmanuel Frimpong, Ghanaian footballer, is born

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Emmanuel Frimpong, Ghanaian footballer, is born

Limpet mine explodes and damages substation in Durban

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Limpet mine explodes and damages substation in Durban

The ANC celebrates its centenary anniversary in Bloemfontein

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The ANC celebrates its centenary anniversary in Bloemfontein

Harold Macmillan begins his “winds of change” tour of Africa

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Harold Macmillan begins his “winds of change” tour of Africa

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The Proteas become the first South African team in history to win a Test cricket series in Australia

The Labour Party

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The Labour Party (LP) adopts a resolution to represent the Coloured community

Author of the book, Born Free, Joy Adamson, is killed

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Author of the book, Born Free, Joy Adamson, is killed

Mahatma Gandhi leaves the Tolstoy Farm 1913

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Mahatma Gandhi leaves the Tolstoy Farm 1913

Professor Roland Levinsky, world leading researcher in biomedicine dies

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Professor Roland Levinsky, world leading researcher in biomedicine dies

The Esso Oil Company closes its business in South Africa

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The Esso Oil Company closes its business in South Africa

Commodore Dieter Gerhardt and his wife are sentenced to life imprisonment

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Commodore Dieter Gerhardt and his wife are sentenced to life imprisonment