21 September 1965 – Gambia is admitted to the United Nations
22 September 1927 – The British colonial government declares the abolishment of slavery in Sierra Leone
23 September 1979 – Worldwide speculation begins that a bright flash detected over the southern Indian Ocean was a South African nuclear test
24 September – National Heritage Day
25 September 1977 – Steve Biko, Black Consciousness Movement Leader, is buried
26 September 1950 – Sasol is registered
27 September 1862 – Gen. Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born
22 September 1927 – The British colonial government declares the abolishment of slavery in Sierra Leone
23 September 1979 – Worldwide speculation begins that a bright flash detected over the southern Indian Ocean was a South African nuclear test
24 September – National Heritage Day
25 September 1977 – Steve Biko, Black Consciousness Movement Leader, is buried
26 September 1950 – Sasol is registered
27 September 1862 – Gen. Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born
September 22, 2008
SAHO, This Week in History