- 1939 - Otto Beit Bridge, connecting Zimbabwe and Zambia over the Limpopo River, is opened.
- 2018 - South Africa becomes home to the world's most powerful wide-view visible light deep space telescope.
- 1921 - About 200 People are killed in the Bulhoek massacre in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- 1993 - Eritrea gains independence from Ethiopia after a 30-year civil war.
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Cheki chali cha chopi chachoma chapo chap chap kwa chochoro.
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Translation: Look at the smart guy quickly roasting chapati in the alley.
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