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The memorandum of the negotiations between J.C. Smuts of the ZAR and Sir W. Conyngham Greene of Britain, concerning the franchi

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The twentieth anniversary of the GRA (Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners) is celebrated and it is decided to hold the first Afrika

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Charles Frederick Morris Saint, first professor of surgery at the Medical school in Cape Town, is born in Northumberland, Engla

This day in history

Cetewayo (Cetshwayo), king of Zululand, visits Queen Victoria of Britain.

This day in history

The Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (GRA) is founded in Paarl, as a direct outcome of the efforts by Pannevis to have the Bible

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Willem Stephanus van Ryneveld (47), member of the Political Council, dies in Cape Town.

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More than 150 Congolese Tutsis are massacred in Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.

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Athlete Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (800m) leads the SA team at the spectacular opening of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

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Libya and families of victims of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland sign an agreement to pay as muc

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Actor Deon Coetzee, of Egoli, and his wife, Gwen Johnson, are divorced in Johannesburg after a marriage of 3 years.

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The SA regional airline, Sun Air, discontinues its service and thousands of disappointed passengers have to acquire seats on ot

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Rebels fighting Congolese President Laurent Kabila capture a power transformer in western Congo, sending the capital, Kinshasa,

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Sam de Beer, former leader of the National Party in Gauteng, resigns and joins the United Democratic Movement (UDM).

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Eve Boswell (76), SA singer of Sugar Bush, dies.

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Heavy fighting rages in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, between forces of the president and those of a former military ruler.

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Hundreds of Burundians and a few foreigners pack the airport to catch the last commercial flights out of the country as the wor

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At least one PAGAD member is reported arrested on charges of murder and sedition. On the same day PAGAD says it is seeking aid

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Foreign Minister Roelof (Pik) Botha said that the South African Government (SAG) had accepted &quot;in principle&quot; the repo

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The ANC suspends all formal talks with the government and issues a statement explaining why it has suspended talks with the Sou

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Foreign Affairs Minister Pik Botha, in Vienna to discuss signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, says South Africa has th

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President PW Botha says the 1989 elections will be scrapped and strong measures will be taken against groups having talks with

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SADF soldiers surround the Thaba-Juluba high school in Soweto and arrest 200 students during a clampdown on school boycotts.

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The leader of two independent ‘homelands’, Chief K. Matanzima and President Mangope of Bophuthatswana, support Mr. Botha’s call

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The Foreign Minister of France said at a press conference in Nairobi that no new contract for arms sales to South Africa could

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SA pledges support for US effort to bring about negotiated settlement in Rhodesia.

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During a visit to Paraguay by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs (13-18 Aug.), four agreements on South Afr

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Count Carl Gustav von Rosen, a Swedish pilot, defies Nigerian air defences by flying supplies in to Biafran rebels.

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Umkhonto and ZAPU guerrillas engaged Rhodesian forces in Wankie (now Hwange) Game Reserve, near border of Zambia and Botswana.

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President Habib Ali Bourguiba bans the wearing of mini-skirts in Tunisia.

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Seetsele Modiri (Silas Moliri) Molema, medical doctor, politician and author, dies in Mafeking (Mafikeng). He was the eldes

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The memorandum of the negotiations between J.C. Smuts of the ZAR and Sir W. Conyngham Greene of Britain, concerning the franchi

The twentieth anniversary of the GRA (Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners) is celebrated and it is decided to hold the first Afrika

Charles Frederick Morris Saint, first professor of surgery at the Medical school in Cape Town, is born in Northumberland, Engla

Cetewayo (Cetshwayo), king of Zululand, visits Queen Victoria of Britain.

The Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (GRA) is founded in Paarl, as a direct outcome of the efforts by Pannevis to have the Bible

Willem Stephanus van Ryneveld (47), member of the Political Council, dies in Cape Town.

More than 150 Congolese Tutsis are massacred in Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.

Athlete Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (800m) leads the SA team at the spectacular opening of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

Libya and families of victims of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland sign an agreement to pay as muc

Actor Deon Coetzee, of Egoli, and his wife, Gwen Johnson, are divorced in Johannesburg after a marriage of 3 years.

The SA regional airline, Sun Air, discontinues its service and thousands of disappointed passengers have to acquire seats on ot

Rebels fighting Congolese President Laurent Kabila capture a power transformer in western Congo, sending the capital, Kinshasa,

Sam de Beer, former leader of the National Party in Gauteng, resigns and joins the United Democratic Movement (UDM).

Eve Boswell (76), SA singer of Sugar Bush, dies.

Heavy fighting rages in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, between forces of the president and those of a former military ruler.

Hundreds of Burundians and a few foreigners pack the airport to catch the last commercial flights out of the country as the wor

At least one PAGAD member is reported arrested on charges of murder and sedition. On the same day PAGAD says it is seeking aid

Foreign Minister Roelof (Pik) Botha said that the South African Government (SAG) had accepted &amp;quot;in principle&amp;quot; the repo

The ANC suspends all formal talks with the government and issues a statement explaining why it has suspended talks with the Sou

Foreign Affairs Minister Pik Botha, in Vienna to discuss signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, says South Africa has th

President PW Botha says the 1989 elections will be scrapped and strong measures will be taken against groups having talks with

SADF soldiers surround the Thaba-Juluba high school in Soweto and arrest 200 students during a clampdown on school boycotts.

The leader of two independent ‘homelands’, Chief K. Matanzima and President Mangope of Bophuthatswana, support Mr. Botha’s call

The Foreign Minister of France said at a press conference in Nairobi that no new contract for arms sales to South Africa could

SA pledges support for US effort to bring about negotiated settlement in Rhodesia.

During a visit to Paraguay by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs (13-18 Aug.), four agreements on South Afr

Count Carl Gustav von Rosen, a Swedish pilot, defies Nigerian air defences by flying supplies in to Biafran rebels.

Umkhonto and ZAPU guerrillas engaged Rhodesian forces in Wankie (now Hwange) Game Reserve, near border of Zambia and Botswana.

President Habib Ali Bourguiba bans the wearing of mini-skirts in Tunisia.

Seetsele Modiri (Silas Moliri) Molema, medical doctor, politician and author, dies in Mafeking (Mafikeng). He was the eldes

Foreign Minister Roelof (Pik) Botha said that the South African Government (SAG) had accepted "in principle" the repo