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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

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Football in South Africa

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Songhai, African Empire, 15-16th Century

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The Proteas become the first South African team in history to win a Test cricket series in AustraliaEvent

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The Proteas become the first South African team in history to win a Test cricket series in Australia

The Labour Party (LP) adopts a resolution to represent the Coloured communityEvent

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The Labour Party (LP) adopts a resolution to represent the Coloured community

Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of independent Ghana escapes 5th assassination attemptEvent

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Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of independent Ghana escapes 5th assassination attempt

Mlungisi Sisulu dies.Event

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Mlungisi Sisulu dies.

Léopold Sédar Senghor resigns after twenty years as Senegalese president.Event

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Léopold Sédar Senghor resigns after twenty years as Senegalese president.

The Defence Special Tribunal Act becomes effectiveEvent

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The Defence Special Tribunal Act becomes effective

Jameson Raid startsEvent

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Jameson Raid starts

Bantu Holomisa deposes Stella Sigcau as President of the TranskeiEvent

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Bantu Holomisa deposes Stella Sigcau as President of the Transkei

Nine members of the ANC are officially banned in Dakawa, TanzaniaEvent

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Nine members of the ANC are officially banned in Dakawa, Tanzania

The ship São José is wrecked Event

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The ship São José is wrecked

The possessions of Piet Retief are auctionedEvent

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The possessions of Piet Retief are auctioned

The Bondelswarts surrender to the German forcesEvent

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The Bondelswarts surrender to the German forces

Trial of nine BPC and SASO leaders endsEvent

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Trial of nine BPC and SASO leaders ends

Arthur Elias Letele, medical doctor and prominent ANC leader who went into exile in Basutoland, diesEvent

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Arthur Elias Letele, medical doctor and prominent ANC leader who went into exile in Basutoland, dies

Anglo-Boer War 2 - Kitchener proposes establishment of concentration campsEvent

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Anglo-Boer War 2 - Kitchener proposes establishment of concentration camps

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