Today in history

1975 Cape Supreme Court sets aside 1973 Ciskei election of Lennox Sebe on the grounds of irregularities. 1916 British secretary of war, Lord Kitchener drowns near Orkney Islands. 1981 The first recognised AIDS cases are reported in the US. 1991 Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act is adopted. 1998 Cosatu calls for three days national protest against the Labour Relations Amendment Bill 1974 The Japanese government announces that South Africans will no longer be granted visas to enter Japan