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EVENTS

July

2 July - Cameroon closes its Airport s and Harbour s to both Portugal and South Africa

11 July - Lionel Bernstein , Dennis Goldberg , Arthur Goldreich , Bob Hepple , James Kantor , Ahmed Kathrada , Govan Mbeki , Raymond Mhlaba , Andrew Mlangeni , Elias Motsoaledi , Walter Sisulu and Harold Wolpe , all senior African National Congress members are arrested at Lilliesleaf Farm in Rivonia , Johannesburg

November

26 November - The Rivonia Trial begins

Unknown date

Sewsunker "Papwa" Sewgolum , an Indian Golf er wins the Natal Open tournament

Dorothy Nyembe is arrested for furthering the objectives of the Banned African National Congress and is sentenced to 3 years in prison

BIRTHS

3 May Justice Sfiso Mkame , artist, is born in Durban

6 July - Robert McBride , political activist, is born in Durban

DEATHS