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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

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Songhai, African Empire, 15-16th Century

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The 41st annual conference of the ANC in Queenstown gets underway Event

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The 41st annual conference of the ANC in Queenstown gets underway

Tanganyika becomes a member of the UNEvent

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Tanganyika becomes a member of the UN

The Slagtersnek rebels are tried in the Uithenhage landdros courtEvent

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The Slagtersnek rebels are tried in the Uithenhage landdros court

Olive Schreiner, noted SA author, dies in Wynberg, Cape TownEvent

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Olive Schreiner, noted SA author, dies in Wynberg, Cape Town

Tanzania gains independenceEvent

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Tanzania gains independence

Bishop Desmond Tutu leaves for the USA to meet with American President Ronald ReaganEvent

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Bishop Desmond Tutu leaves for the USA to meet with American President Ronald Reagan

World Aids Day is internationally observed for the first timeEvent

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World Aids Day is internationally observed for the first time

King Leopold II of Belgium hands over the administration of the Congo to the Belgian parliamentEvent

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King Leopold II of Belgium hands over the administration of the Congo to the Belgian parliament

John Thomas Baines, South African painter, traveller and writer, is bornEvent

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John Thomas Baines, South African painter, traveller and writer, is born

Last remaining SA troops have been withdrawn from NamibiaEvent

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Last remaining SA troops have been withdrawn from Namibia

Angola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial ruleEvent

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Angola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial rule

Rhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Douglas Smith, declares a state of emergencyEvent

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Rhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Douglas Smith, declares a state of emergency

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange is establishedEvent

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The Johannesburg Stock Exchange is established

Vuyisile Mini, Trade unionist and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) activist is hangedEvent

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Vuyisile Mini, Trade unionist and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) activist is hanged

Abortion legislation is passedEvent

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Abortion legislation is passed

Former ANC President, Oliver ‘OR’ Tambo, is bornEvent

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Former ANC President, Oliver ‘OR’ Tambo, is born

IFP declares attacks on UDF as self-defenceEvent

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IFP declares attacks on UDF as self-defence

Equatorial Guinea gains Independence from SpainEvent

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Equatorial Guinea gains Independence from Spain

The South African Military History Society is establishedEvent

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The South African Military History Society is established

Explorer and navigator Vasco da Gama completes his voyage round the Cape of Good Hope to IndiaEvent

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Explorer and navigator Vasco da Gama completes his voyage round the Cape of Good Hope to India

WWI: battalion consisting of ‘Cape Coloured men’, called the Cape Corps, is establishedEvent

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WWI: battalion consisting of ‘Cape Coloured men’, called the Cape Corps, is established

Winnie Mandela released from banning order and house arrestEvent

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Winnie Mandela released from banning order and house arrest

Advocate Anton Lubowski secretary-general of the SWAPO is assassinatedEvent

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Advocate Anton Lubowski secretary-general of the SWAPO is assassinated

SA signs Safeguards Agreement with the IAEAEvent

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SA signs Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA