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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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The register

Neil Aggett is buried in JohannesburgEvent

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Neil Aggett is buried in Johannesburg

Forced Removals commence from District SixEvent

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Forced Removals commence from District Six

F.W. de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be freed on 11 FebruaryEvent

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F.W. de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be freed on 11 February

Members of Bambathas homestead are pursued by policemen for refusing to pay the ‘hut tax’Event

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Members of Bambathas homestead are pursued by policemen for refusing to pay the ‘hut tax’

Neil Aggett dies in detentionEvent

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Neil Aggett dies in detention

President F.W. de Klerk promises repeal of apartheid lawsEvent

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President F.W. de Klerk promises repeal of apartheid laws

F.W. de Klerk announces the release of Nelson Mandela and unbans political partiesEvent

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F.W. de Klerk announces the release of Nelson Mandela and unbans political parties

The Harms Commission officially restricts investigations into South African security forceEvent

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The Harms Commission officially restricts investigations into South African security force

Robert Mugabe returns to Rhodesia after being in exile for five yearsEvent

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Robert Mugabe returns to Rhodesia after being in exile for five years

Mass arrests in PondolandEvent

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Mass arrests in Pondoland

Battle of Dogali: Ethiopian army defeat the invading ItaliansEvent

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Battle of Dogali: Ethiopian army defeat the invading Italians

Egypt is placed under martial law in response to widespread riots against the BritishEvent

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Egypt is placed under martial law in response to widespread riots against the British

Western Cape High Court suspends pebble bed modular reactor at KoebergEvent

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Western Cape High Court suspends pebble bed modular reactor at Koeberg

Durban mass meeting endorses Smuts and Gandhi agreementEvent

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Durban mass meeting endorses Smuts and Gandhi agreement

General Idi Amin overthrows Ugandan President Milton OboteEvent

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General Idi Amin overthrows Ugandan President Milton Obote

Nine policemen are killed in Cato Manor riots in Durban, shortly before the infamous Sharpville Massacre Event

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Nine policemen are killed in Cato Manor riots in Durban, shortly before the infamous Sharpville Massacre

The founding member of United Democratic Front and struggle activist Johnny Issel diesEvent

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The founding member of United Democratic Front and struggle activist Johnny Issel dies

Carte Blanche is denied permission to quote Oliver TamboEvent

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Carte Blanche is denied permission to quote Oliver Tambo

Britain imposes an embargo on Rhodesian tradeEvent

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Britain imposes an embargo on Rhodesian trade

Bafana Bafana wins against AlgeriaEvent

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Bafana Bafana wins against Algeria

Piet Retief’s Great Trek manifesto is completedEvent

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Piet Retief’s Great Trek manifesto is completed

More than a dozen people are killed, including seven children, in Kwamakhutha Massacre Event

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More than a dozen people are killed, including seven children, in Kwamakhutha Massacre

The first hearing looking into the mysterious death of Samora Machel beginsEvent

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The first hearing looking into the mysterious death of Samora Machel begins

Notorious Pirate, Captain William Kidd, is reportedly sighted off the coast of Cape TownEvent

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Notorious Pirate, Captain William Kidd, is reportedly sighted off the coast of Cape Town