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Current feature · archive · R-0153673

Who is Navi Pillay, the South African judge who won the Nobel prize? We asked her biographer

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Navanethem (Navi) Pillay Biography

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Navanethem (Navi) Pillay

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo TutuBiography

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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu

The Women of MarikanaArticle

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The Women of Marikana

Bisho Massacre 1992Article

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Bisho Massacre 1992

Football in South Africa Article

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Football in South Africa

Songhai, African Empire, 15-16th CenturyArticle

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Songhai, African Empire, 15-16th Century

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  5. Navanethem (Navi) Pillay B-0124151 · 5,919 views
  6. Pass Laws and Sharpeville MassacreA-0065208 · 5,303 views
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  8. The turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activistsA-0059677 · 2,068 views
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NIC calls for Passive Resistance against Ghetto ActEvent

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NIC calls for Passive Resistance against Ghetto Act

Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa’s first democratic PresidentEvent

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Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa’s first democratic President

Amy Mollison sets a new world record when she flies from England to Cape Town in 3 days 6 hours and 26 minutesEvent

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Amy Mollison sets a new world record when she flies from England to Cape Town in 3 days 6 hours and 26 minutes

An Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCauslandArchive

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An Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland

Suppression of Communism Act 44 of 1950 severely limits what the media could report Event

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Suppression of Communism Act 44 of 1950 severely limits what the media could report

Woolf Joel is killed due to his refusal to kidnap President Paul KrugerEvent

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Woolf Joel is killed due to his refusal to kidnap President Paul Kruger

Nelson Mandela Awards 1960s - 2000sArticle

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Nelson Mandela Awards 1960s - 2000s

Inaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)Event

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Inaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)

Britain returns the Cape to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the CastleEvent

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Britain returns the Cape to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the Castle

Marks Maponyane, former Bafana Bafana striker, is born in Meadowlands, SowetoEvent

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Marks Maponyane, former Bafana Bafana striker, is born in Meadowlands, Soweto

Kwame Nkrumah is released from jailEvent

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Kwame Nkrumah is released from jail

Sophiatown residents are forcefully moved to SowetoEvent

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Sophiatown residents are forcefully moved to Soweto

Political Organisations are unbanned in TranskeiEvent

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Political Organisations are unbanned in Transkei

Macmillan’s 'winds of change’ speech in ParliamentEvent

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Macmillan’s 'winds of change’ speech in Parliament

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State (The Zondo Commission)Article

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The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State (The Zondo Commission)

President P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prisonEvent

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President P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison

Clayton Sithole, the last political activist to die in Apartheid police detentionEvent

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Clayton Sithole, the last political activist to die in Apartheid police detention

Jazz musician Victor Ntoni dies at the Helen Joseph Hospital in JohannesburgEvent

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Jazz musician Victor Ntoni dies at the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg

CODESA’s starting date setEvent

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CODESA’s starting date set

Three Delmas trialist releasedEvent

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Three Delmas trialist released

South Africa signs agreement with Switzerland to support the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP)Event

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South Africa signs agreement with Switzerland to support the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP)

SA author, Nadine Gordimer, is bornEvent

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SA author, Nadine Gordimer, is born

Political activist, Professor ZK Matthews is bornEvent

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Political activist, Professor ZK Matthews is born

Violence erupts during Defiance CampaignEvent

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Violence erupts during Defiance Campaign