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The SA rugby team loses the second test against the British Isles 8-17 in Johannesburg.

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The Natal Indian Congress (NIC), the first permanent political organisation to maintain and protect the rights of Indians in So

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Theophil Otto Frederick Charles (Theo) Wendt, composer and conductor of the SABC orchestra, is born in Sydenham, London.

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The first Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field is signe

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The Board of Executors, the first trust company in the world, is founded in Cape Town

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Catharina Felicia van Rees, composer of the anthem of the Transvaal Republic (ZAR), is born in Zutphen, the Netherlands.

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The British settlement in Sierra Leone is founded. Britain says it is to provide a home in Africa for freed slaves and homeless

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The Chamber of 17, executive body of the Dutch East India Company decides to establish a refreshment post at the Cape after stu

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Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele claims the Olympic men’s 10,000 metres gold in the Athens Olympic Games. His mentor Haile Gebrselass

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Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele claims the Olympic men’s 10,000 metres gold in the Athens Olympic Games. His mentor Haile Gebrselass

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SA wins the 2004 Tri-Nations rugby championship by beating Australia 23-19 in Durban. http://www.news24.com

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Documents released by the National Security Archive, a U.S.-based research organisation, show US officials knew of the Rwandan

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Gen. Constand Viljoen is re-elected as leader of the Vryheidsfront with a bare majority of one when he receives twenty-two vote

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Former Pres. P.W. Botha is found guilty by the Regional Court in George of omission to appear in person before the Truth and Re

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A tour guide, Charles Swart, is killed by a leopard in the Kruger National Park.

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Angolan troops enter the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) war on Laurent Kabila’s side.

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Former President F.W. de Klerk tells the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that he reiterates his apologies for suffering cau

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The last French troops pull out of Rwanda, ending their controversial humanitarian mission.

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The SA rugby team loses the third test in Sydney 12-19 and the series against Australia 2-1.

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A US cargo plane carrying 10 tons of food sweeps into Wajir, Kenya, to relieve famine in the Horn of Africa.

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ANC Secretary-General Cyril Ramaphosa met with Constitutional Affairs Minister Roelf Meyer to discuss possible compromises on A

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African National Congress headquarters would remain in Zambia &quot;until the day of liberation&quot;, says Zambian President K

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The Assembly of Heads of State of OAU, meeting in Harare, adopted a declaration suggested by ANC

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Democratic Turnhalle Alliance vice-president Mishake Muyongo escapes an apparent assassination attempt after two hand grenades

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Gas belching from the volcanic Lake Nyos in the remote mountains of Cameroon kills more than 1,200 people and injures 500.

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King Sobuza II of Swaziland dies.

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The United States and Somalia sign an agreement giving US naval and air forces access to military facilities in the East Africa

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John Erskine (Jack) Cheetham (60), SA cricket player in 24 test matches, dies in Johannesburg.

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The State President Dr. Nicolaas J. Diederichs dies of a heart attack in Cape Town. Following an earlier heart attack on 12 Aug

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UN-sponsored conference on Lagos condemns apartheid but falls short of calling for complete economic en military boycott of SA.

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The SA rugby team loses the second test against the British Isles 8-17 in Johannesburg.

The Natal Indian Congress (NIC), the first permanent political organisation to maintain and protect the rights of Indians in So

Theophil Otto Frederick Charles (Theo) Wendt, composer and conductor of the SABC orchestra, is born in Sydenham, London.

The first Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field is signe

The Board of Executors, the first trust company in the world, is founded in Cape Town

Catharina Felicia van Rees, composer of the anthem of the Transvaal Republic (ZAR), is born in Zutphen, the Netherlands.

The British settlement in Sierra Leone is founded. Britain says it is to provide a home in Africa for freed slaves and homeless

The Chamber of 17, executive body of the Dutch East India Company decides to establish a refreshment post at the Cape after stu

Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele claims the Olympic men’s 10,000 metres gold in the Athens Olympic Games. His mentor Haile Gebrselass

Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele claims the Olympic men’s 10,000 metres gold in the Athens Olympic Games. His mentor Haile Gebrselass

SA wins the 2004 Tri-Nations rugby championship by beating Australia 23-19 in Durban. http://www.news24.com

Documents released by the National Security Archive, a U.S.-based research organisation, show US officials knew of the Rwandan

Gen. Constand Viljoen is re-elected as leader of the Vryheidsfront with a bare majority of one when he receives twenty-two vote

Former Pres. P.W. Botha is found guilty by the Regional Court in George of omission to appear in person before the Truth and Re

A tour guide, Charles Swart, is killed by a leopard in the Kruger National Park.

Angolan troops enter the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) war on Laurent Kabila’s side.

Former President F.W. de Klerk tells the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that he reiterates his apologies for suffering cau

The last French troops pull out of Rwanda, ending their controversial humanitarian mission.

The SA rugby team loses the third test in Sydney 12-19 and the series against Australia 2-1.

A US cargo plane carrying 10 tons of food sweeps into Wajir, Kenya, to relieve famine in the Horn of Africa.

ANC Secretary-General Cyril Ramaphosa met with Constitutional Affairs Minister Roelf Meyer to discuss possible compromises on A

African National Congress headquarters would remain in Zambia &amp;quot;until the day of liberation&amp;quot;, says Zambian President K

The Assembly of Heads of State of OAU, meeting in Harare, adopted a declaration suggested by ANC

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance vice-president Mishake Muyongo escapes an apparent assassination attempt after two hand grenades

Gas belching from the volcanic Lake Nyos in the remote mountains of Cameroon kills more than 1,200 people and injures 500.

King Sobuza II of Swaziland dies.

The United States and Somalia sign an agreement giving US naval and air forces access to military facilities in the East Africa

John Erskine (Jack) Cheetham (60), SA cricket player in 24 test matches, dies in Johannesburg.

The State President Dr. Nicolaas J. Diederichs dies of a heart attack in Cape Town. Following an earlier heart attack on 12 Aug

UN-sponsored conference on Lagos condemns apartheid but falls short of calling for complete economic en military boycott of SA.

African National Congress headquarters would remain in Zambia "until the day of liberation", says Zambian President K