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An Islamic high court in the Katsina state of Nigeria, upholds a sentence of death by stoning for Amina Lawal, who had been con

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Former Anglo American and De Beers chairman, Harry Oppenheimer (91), dies after a short illness.

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The major political parties begin their submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

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Phillip Holiday, SA lightweight, wins the International Boxing Federation (IBF) world champion title.

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SA signs memorandum of understanding with the government of Zimbabwe.

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South African Catholic Bishops Conference decides that economic sanctions are no longer necessary.

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Anti-apartheid sport personalities Rama Reddy and Krish Mackerdhuj are arrested during a demonstration in front of the Durban h

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The Department of Posts and Telecommunications dismisses 14 000 striking postal workers.

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Following the Rubicon speech four days earlier, Archbishop Desmond Tutu snubs P. W. Botha’s invitation on 19 August 1985 to att

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A mass arrest of 2,000 Nyanga squatters is carried out, under immigration legislation allowing summary deportation.

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Betsy de la Porte (76), SA singer, dies in Johannesburg.

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The Prime Minister meets for four hours in Cape Town with a delegation of politicians from the Coloured Representative Council

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The Chinese community, officially classed non-White in the past though they were admitted to White theatres, restaurants and re

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Nigeria’s Federal troops have launched a major offensive against multiple targets in Biafra. Despite claims of 2,000 people bei

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Johan Botha, SA tenor, is born.

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Sudan closes her sea and airports to South Africa and Portugal.

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Indonesia announces the severance of diplomatic and commercial relations with South Africa, and the closure of Indonesian ports

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Dr. Abrahams makes a habeas corpus application to the Cape Supreme Court and demands his return to Bechuanaland where he claims

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The Afrikaanse Taalen Kultuurvereniging (ATKV), Afrikaans cultural organisation whose aim was to promote Afrikaans and the well

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Sir Christian Ludolph Neethling Felling (48), SA born manager of the railways in Kenya and Uganda, dies.

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Hans Jürgen Aschenborn, librarian, director of the State Library and receiver of the Sailis Award for Bibliography in 1985, is

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Anglo-Boer War 2: At Graaff-Reinet, P.J. Fourie, J. van Rensburg and L.F.S. Pfeiffer are executed by a British firing squad for

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In a telegram to Milner, Chamberlain describes the proposals as “...an immense concession and even a considerable advance on yo

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The ZAR formally submits the proposals worked out between State Attorney Smuts and the British Agent Sir W. C

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The Transvaal Volksraad passes the Franchise Bill, reducing the residential qualification from nine to seven years.

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Theodore Walter Jandrell, SA teacher, inspector of schools and poet, is born in Richmond, CP.

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Reports that 89% of soldiers at a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) project had tested positive for HIV/Aids was &qu

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An Islamic high court in the Katsina state of Nigeria, upholds a sentence of death by stoning for Amina Lawal, who had been con

Former Anglo American and De Beers chairman, Harry Oppenheimer (91), dies after a short illness.

The major political parties begin their submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

Phillip Holiday, SA lightweight, wins the International Boxing Federation (IBF) world champion title.

SA signs memorandum of understanding with the government of Zimbabwe.

South African Catholic Bishops Conference decides that economic sanctions are no longer necessary.

Anti-apartheid sport personalities Rama Reddy and Krish Mackerdhuj are arrested during a demonstration in front of the Durban h

The Department of Posts and Telecommunications dismisses 14 000 striking postal workers.

Following the Rubicon speech four days earlier, Archbishop Desmond Tutu snubs P. W. Botha’s invitation on 19 August 1985 to att

A mass arrest of 2,000 Nyanga squatters is carried out, under immigration legislation allowing summary deportation.

Betsy de la Porte (76), SA singer, dies in Johannesburg.

The Prime Minister meets for four hours in Cape Town with a delegation of politicians from the Coloured Representative Council

The Chinese community, officially classed non-White in the past though they were admitted to White theatres, restaurants and re

Nigeria’s Federal troops have launched a major offensive against multiple targets in Biafra. Despite claims of 2,000 people bei

Johan Botha, SA tenor, is born.

Sudan closes her sea and airports to South Africa and Portugal.

Indonesia announces the severance of diplomatic and commercial relations with South Africa, and the closure of Indonesian ports

Dr. Abrahams makes a habeas corpus application to the Cape Supreme Court and demands his return to Bechuanaland where he claims

The SA 6th Division enters Florence in World War 2.

Italian troops force the British to withdraw from Somaliland.

Willem Petrus (Willie) Esterhuyse, SA political analyst, is born.

The Afrikaanse Taalen Kultuurvereniging (ATKV), Afrikaans cultural organisation whose aim was to promote Afrikaans and the well

Sir Christian Ludolph Neethling Felling (48), SA born manager of the railways in Kenya and Uganda, dies.

Hans Jürgen Aschenborn, librarian, director of the State Library and receiver of the Sailis Award for Bibliography in 1985, is

Anglo-Boer War 2: At Graaff-Reinet, P.J. Fourie, J. van Rensburg and L.F.S. Pfeiffer are executed by a British firing squad for

In a telegram to Milner, Chamberlain describes the proposals as “...an immense concession and even a considerable advance on yo

Anglo-Boer War 2: The ZAR formally submits the proposals worked out between State Attorney Smuts and the British Agent Sir W. C

The Transvaal Volksraad passes the Franchise Bill, reducing the residential qualification from nine to seven years.

Theodore Walter Jandrell, SA teacher, inspector of schools and poet, is born in Richmond, CP.

Reports that 89% of soldiers at a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) project had tested positive for HIV/Aids was &amp;qu

Reports that 89% of soldiers at a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) project had tested positive for HIV/Aids was &qu