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The official launch of the South African Communist Party (SACP) as an above-ground organisation takes place.

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The Sowetan reports that the Soweto home of Winnie Mandela was burned down allegedly by a group of school children, after an at

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Twenty-six church leaders issue a statement decrying the coming municipal elections in October.

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The minister of Education and Development, Dr Gerrit Viljoen, states in Parliament that action was being taken against schools

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South Africa’s President P.W. Botha rejects British foreign secretary’s plea for unconditional release of Nelson Mandela.

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The government is reported to have paid the family of Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko, R65, 000 in settlement of claims

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A gale force southeaster wrenches the Antipolis loose from her anchor and the ship runs aground at Oudekraal. In the same sto

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Harry Mashabela, reporter for the Star and Patrick Weech, sub-editor for the Rand Daily Mail, are arrested under Section 6 of t

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The International Court of Justice in The Hague unanimously condemns the continuing presence of South Africa in South West Afri

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The SA rugby team loses 14-19 against France in Johannesburg.

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Edward Motale, SA soccer player who was awarded the accolade, ‘Footballer of the Season 95’ by Kick Off, is born in Pretoria. (

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Second military coup in Nigeria by northern army officers. Ibo head of military government Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Iro

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Addressing the Senate, President Swart announces that legislation is to be introduced by the government to prohibit interferenc

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The Prime Minister issues a statement making it clear that the government will not yield to outside pressure to reduce the sent

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James Arnold (Jimmy) La Guma, trade unionist and political activist, member of the SACP and president of the South African Colo

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Ms Benedicta Lindiwe Hendricks, Minister of Minerals and Energy of the Republic of South Africa since 22 June 2005, is born.

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The United Nations (UN) establishes the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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The Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Trusten Assuransie-Maatskappy Bpk (Santam)is registered.

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The 12th Olympic Games, the first after WWII, starts in London.

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Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi, Xhosa poet and prose writer, dies near King William’s Town. His first collection of poems, Imihobe

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Recruitment of Indians into the South African Defence Force (SADF) begins under Colonel Morris. Another source gives the date a

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Eighteen-year-old Crown Prince Farouk is crowned king of Egypt.

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Professor Maarten Christiaan Roode, first music professor of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and co

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The Orient, with a cargo of wheat, strands at East London.

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Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish secretary-general of the UN who visited SA in January 1961, is born.

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Anglo-Boer War 2 -General Marthinus Prinsloo, leader of the Republican forces in the Brandwater Basin, sends an emissary to Gen

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The International Convention with Respect to Laws and Customs of War by Land is signed at The Hague, the Netherlands.

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The treaty establishing the border between the ZAR and Mozambique is signed with Portugal.

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The town Andries Ohrigstad (now Ohrigstad) is founded, named after Trekker leader Andries Hendrik Potgieter and the Amsterdam m

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The Competition Tribunal fines South African Airways (SAA) R45m, the largest-yet fine, for acting illegally by providing incent

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The official launch of the South African Communist Party (SACP) as an above-ground organisation takes place.

The Sowetan reports that the Soweto home of Winnie Mandela was burned down allegedly by a group of school children, after an at

Twenty-six church leaders issue a statement decrying the coming municipal elections in October.

The minister of Education and Development, Dr Gerrit Viljoen, states in Parliament that action was being taken against schools

South Africa’s President P.W. Botha rejects British foreign secretary’s plea for unconditional release of Nelson Mandela.

The government is reported to have paid the family of Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko, R65, 000 in settlement of claims

A gale force southeaster wrenches the Antipolis loose from her anchor and the ship runs aground at Oudekraal. In the same sto

Harry Mashabela, reporter for the Star and Patrick Weech, sub-editor for the Rand Daily Mail, are arrested under Section 6 of t

The International Court of Justice in The Hague unanimously condemns the continuing presence of South Africa in South West Afri

The SA rugby team loses 14-19 against France in Johannesburg.

Edward Motale, SA soccer player who was awarded the accolade, ‘Footballer of the Season 95’ by Kick Off, is born in Pretoria. (

Second military coup in Nigeria by northern army officers. Ibo head of military government Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Iro

Addressing the Senate, President Swart announces that legislation is to be introduced by the government to prohibit interferenc

The Prime Minister issues a statement making it clear that the government will not yield to outside pressure to reduce the sent

James Arnold (Jimmy) La Guma, trade unionist and political activist, member of the SACP and president of the South African Colo

Ms Benedicta Lindiwe Hendricks, Minister of Minerals and Energy of the Republic of South Africa since 22 June 2005, is born.

The United Nations (UN) establishes the International Atomic Energy Agency.

The Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Trusten Assuransie-Maatskappy Bpk (Santam)is registered.

The 12th Olympic Games, the first after WWII, starts in London.

Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi, Xhosa poet and prose writer, dies near King William’s Town. His first collection of poems, Imihobe

Recruitment of Indians into the South African Defence Force (SADF) begins under Colonel Morris. Another source gives the date a

Eighteen-year-old Crown Prince Farouk is crowned king of Egypt.

Professor Maarten Christiaan Roode, first music professor of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and co

The Orient, with a cargo of wheat, strands at East London.

Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish secretary-general of the UN who visited SA in January 1961, is born.

Anglo-Boer War 2 -General Marthinus Prinsloo, leader of the Republican forces in the Brandwater Basin, sends an emissary to Gen

The International Convention with Respect to Laws and Customs of War by Land is signed at The Hague, the Netherlands.

The treaty establishing the border between the ZAR and Mozambique is signed with Portugal.

The town Andries Ohrigstad (now Ohrigstad) is founded, named after Trekker leader Andries Hendrik Potgieter and the Amsterdam m

The Competition Tribunal fines South African Airways (SAA) R45m, the largest-yet fine, for acting illegally by providing incent