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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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  1. A history of Apartheid in South AfricaA-0120864 · 148,766 views
  2. Stephen Bantu BikoB-0007855 · 46,982 views
  3. Nelson Rolihlahla MandelaB-0065300 · 24,572 views
  4. Hector PietersonB-0008889 · 8,717 views
  5. Navanethem (Navi) Pillay B-0124151 · 5,919 views
  6. Pass Laws and Sharpeville MassacreA-0065208 · 5,303 views
  7. Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick "Terror" LekotaB-0008313 · 2,953 views
  8. The turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activistsA-0059677 · 2,068 views
  9. The Black Sash: A History of TransformationA-0099608 · 2,054 views
  10. Khotso SeatlholoB-0074550 · 1,852 views

The register

1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in DurbanArticle

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1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban

Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter Article

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Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter

Indian South AfricansArticle

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Indian South Africans

Mangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s historyArticle

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Mangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history

Slavery abolished in the CapeEvent

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Slavery abolished in the Cape

Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions Article

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Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions

The Black Sash: A History of TransformationArticle

A-0099608

The Black Sash: A History of Transformation

South African Communist Party (SACP)Article

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South African Communist Party (SACP)

Natal Indian Congress (NIC)Article

A-0059392

Natal Indian Congress (NIC)

Government bans 20 Black leadersEvent

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Government bans 20 Black leaders

Black SashArticle

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Black Sash

The Influenza epidemicArticle

A-0096967

The Influenza epidemic

Cradle of HumankindArticle

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Cradle of Humankind

Lesley Hastings NdlovuBiography

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Lesley Hastings Ndlovu

The Wragg Commission (1885-1887)Article

A-0062644

The Wragg Commission (1885-1887)

Khotso SeatlholoBiography

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Khotso Seatlholo

Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW)Article

A-0059660

Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW)

History of slavery and early colonisation in South AfricaArticle

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History of slavery and early colonisation in South Africa

CPSA is foundedEvent

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CPSA is founded

Biography

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Frank Anthony

South African Students Movement (SASM)Article

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South African Students Movement (SASM)

International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationEvent

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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

State of emergency declared after Sharpeville MassacreEvent

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State of emergency declared after Sharpeville Massacre

Amersfoort Legacy - History of education in South AfricaArticle

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Amersfoort Legacy - History of education in South Africa