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David Maphugumzana Sibeko, insurance agent, journalist and politician, is born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg.

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Joe Seremane, Democratic Alliance MP, is born.

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Treaty ends British occupation of Egypt, except Suez Canal zone, and Britain and Egypt form alliance for twenty years.

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The SA rugby team beats Australia 11-0 in Port Elizabeth to lead 3-1 in the series, with the last test still to be played.

This day in history

Several gatherings are held to introduce the first Bible in Afrikaans, culminating with the one in Bloemfontein.

This day in history

The first official commercial air service in South Africa is introduced by Major Allister Mackintosh Miller under the name of U

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World War 1: Centre of German East African government falls to General Jan Smuts.

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Dr John Wood (84), botanist and collector of plants, is born in Durban.

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The National Party in Transvaal is founded in the Erasmus Hall in Pretoria.

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The rugby match between SA and the British Isles in Johannesburg ends in a draw with ten points each.

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D. Olewagen and J. Nel are executed by firing squad for treason in the Cape Colony, because they acted as horse guards for an i

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Isabella Gordon (Tibbie) Visser, daughter of Pres. M.T. Steyn, politician and leader of the Voortrekker Youth Movement, is born

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British annex Tembuland to the Cape.

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The railway line from Port Elizabeth reaches Graaff-Reinet.

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John Buchan, English author who was also interested in citrus farming in SA, is born in Scotland.

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Christiaan Andries van Niekerk, commandant in the Anglo-Boer War 2 (one of only six persons to vote against the conclusion of p

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The Rev. Daniël Stephanus Botha, moderator of the DRC Cape Synod in 1919, is born in Goudini, CP.

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Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, monarch of the British Empire (thus also of the Union of SA at the time), is born at

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The district of Graaff-Reinet is constituted.

This day in history

Johann Rupert, chairperson of Richemont and Remgro and prominent business leader, lashes out at a meeting in Cape Town against

This day in history

Mark Thatcher, SA business man and son of Margaret Thatcher, is arrested by the Scorpions on the suspicion of providing about $

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The Medicines Control Council (MCC) threatens to de-register Nevirapine unless further studies and appropriate documentation ca

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The Zimbabwe government names another 509 White-owned farms it plans to confiscate for redistribution to landless Blacks, bring

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A bomb explodes in the Planet Hollywood restaurant at Cape Town’s popular Victoria &amp; Alfred Waterfront killing one person a

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About 100 local businessmen, led by John Magolego, agree to organise Mapogo a Mathamaga on the day after the burial of the eigh

This day in history

SA signs Terms of reference of the Sustainable Development Committee of the United States-South African Binational Commission.

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SA signs cooperation agreement with the United States concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

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An American post-graduate student, Amy Elizabeth Biehl, 26, is dragged from her car by a 100-strong mob of youths in Guguletu,

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Three thousand people march to the South African Broadcasting Corporation in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, to demand the establi

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The Citizen reports that a serious shortage of trained intensive care nurses has plunged the country’s famous heart transplant

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David Maphugumzana Sibeko, insurance agent, journalist and politician, is born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg.

Joe Seremane, Democratic Alliance MP, is born.

Treaty ends British occupation of Egypt, except Suez Canal zone, and Britain and Egypt form alliance for twenty years.

The SA rugby team beats Australia 11-0 in Port Elizabeth to lead 3-1 in the series, with the last test still to be played.

Several gatherings are held to introduce the first Bible in Afrikaans, culminating with the one in Bloemfontein.

The first official commercial air service in South Africa is introduced by Major Allister Mackintosh Miller under the name of U

World War 1: Centre of German East African government falls to General Jan Smuts.

Dr John Wood (84), botanist and collector of plants, is born in Durban.

The National Party in Transvaal is founded in the Erasmus Hall in Pretoria.

The rugby match between SA and the British Isles in Johannesburg ends in a draw with ten points each.

D. Olewagen and J. Nel are executed by firing squad for treason in the Cape Colony, because they acted as horse guards for an i

Isabella Gordon (Tibbie) Visser, daughter of Pres. M.T. Steyn, politician and leader of the Voortrekker Youth Movement, is born

British annex Tembuland to the Cape.

The railway line from Port Elizabeth reaches Graaff-Reinet.

John Buchan, English author who was also interested in citrus farming in SA, is born in Scotland.

Christiaan Andries van Niekerk, commandant in the Anglo-Boer War 2 (one of only six persons to vote against the conclusion of p

The Rev. Daniël Stephanus Botha, moderator of the DRC Cape Synod in 1919, is born in Goudini, CP.

Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, monarch of the British Empire (thus also of the Union of SA at the time), is born at

The district of Graaff-Reinet is constituted.

Johann Rupert, chairperson of Richemont and Remgro and prominent business leader, lashes out at a meeting in Cape Town against

Mark Thatcher, SA business man and son of Margaret Thatcher, is arrested by the Scorpions on the suspicion of providing about $

The Medicines Control Council (MCC) threatens to de-register Nevirapine unless further studies and appropriate documentation ca

The Zimbabwe government names another 509 White-owned farms it plans to confiscate for redistribution to landless Blacks, bring

A bomb explodes in the Planet Hollywood restaurant at Cape Town’s popular Victoria &amp;amp; Alfred Waterfront killing one person a

About 100 local businessmen, led by John Magolego, agree to organise Mapogo a Mathamaga on the day after the burial of the eigh

SA signs Terms of reference of the Sustainable Development Committee of the United States-South African Binational Commission.

SA signs cooperation agreement with the United States concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

An American post-graduate student, Amy Elizabeth Biehl, 26, is dragged from her car by a 100-strong mob of youths in Guguletu,

Three thousand people march to the South African Broadcasting Corporation in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, to demand the establi

The Citizen reports that a serious shortage of trained intensive care nurses has plunged the country’s famous heart transplant

A bomb explodes in the Planet Hollywood restaurant at Cape Town’s popular Victoria & Alfred Waterfront killing one person a