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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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Political activist Molly Blackburn is bornEvent

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Political activist Molly Blackburn is born

Mohandas K. Gandhi is arrested as he leads a march of Indian miners in South AfricaEvent

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Mohandas K. Gandhi is arrested as he leads a march of Indian miners in South Africa

Dr. Chris Barnard, medical practitioner who performed the first heart transplant, is bornEvent

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Dr. Chris Barnard, medical practitioner who performed the first heart transplant, is born

Selassie becomes emperorEvent

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Selassie becomes emperor

ANC President Oliver Tambo meets with Mikhail Gorbachev in MoscowEvent

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ANC President Oliver Tambo meets with Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow

The Algerian War of Independence beginsEvent

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The Algerian War of Independence begins

Political Activist and Advocate, Dumisa Ntsebeza, is bornEvent

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Political Activist and Advocate, Dumisa Ntsebeza, is born

SA judge jails former state assassin Eugene de Kock for more than 200 yearsEvent

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SA judge jails former state assassin Eugene de Kock for more than 200 years

Gandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913 Event

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Gandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913

Chief Mqikela diesEvent

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Chief Mqikela dies

Transkei announces plans to unban ANC and PACEvent

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Transkei announces plans to unban ANC and PAC

Nigerian political campaigner, women’s rights activist and traditional aristocrat, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti is bornEvent

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Nigerian political campaigner, women’s rights activist and traditional aristocrat, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti is born

The UN decides not to support the request of the Union of South Africa concerning the treatment of Indians in SAEvent

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The UN decides not to support the request of the Union of South Africa concerning the treatment of Indians in SA

Zeph Mothopeng, President of the PAC diesEvent

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Zeph Mothopeng, President of the PAC dies

The South African Astronomical Observatory celebrates 200 years of its existence Event

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The South African Astronomical Observatory celebrates 200 years of its existence

The New Zealand Mounted Rifles leave Wellington for the South African WarEvent

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The New Zealand Mounted Rifles leave Wellington for the South African War

The siege of Mafeking startsEvent

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The siege of Mafeking starts

The Rev. Allan Hendrickse steps down as a leader of the Labour PartyEvent

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The Rev. Allan Hendrickse steps down as a leader of the Labour Party

Germany declares South West Africa a German protectorateEvent

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Germany declares South West Africa a German protectorate

Ladybrand Four story told at the TRCEvent

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Ladybrand Four story told at the TRC

SA artist Anthony Nkotsi is bornEvent

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SA artist Anthony Nkotsi is born

Kader Asmal, political activist and future Member of Parliament, is born Event

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Kader Asmal, political activist and future Member of Parliament, is born

World Teachers Day - “Build the future: invest in teachers now!”Event

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World Teachers Day - “Build the future: invest in teachers now!”

Lesotho celebrates independence from Britain Event

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Lesotho celebrates independence from Britain