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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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  6. Pass Laws and Sharpeville MassacreA-0065208 · 5,302 views
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  8. The turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activistsA-0059677 · 2,068 views
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The register

Xenophobia in South Africa: Reflections, Narratives and Recommendations by Hussein Solomon and Hitomi KosakaArchive

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Xenophobia in South Africa: Reflections, Narratives and Recommendations by Hussein Solomon and Hitomi Kosaka

SA President Nelson Mandela to step downEvent

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SA President Nelson Mandela to step down

Patrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is bornEvent

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Patrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is born

ANC leader Nelson Mandela meets Boutros BoutrosEvent

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ANC leader Nelson Mandela meets Boutros Boutros

The Defiance Campaign, 1952: Social struggle or party stratagem?Archive

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The Defiance Campaign, 1952: Social struggle or party stratagem?

Union leader, Moses Mayekiso is reported to be under arrest on his return from Sweden.Event

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Union leader, Moses Mayekiso is reported to be under arrest on his return from Sweden.

Thabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, TranskeiEvent

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Thabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, Transkei

Violence erupts on the eve of Soweto uprising anniversaryEvent

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Violence erupts on the eve of Soweto uprising anniversary

Towards a people’s culture - Art and Resistance under ApartheidArticle

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Towards a people’s culture - Art and Resistance under Apartheid

South African Parliament votes to repeal the legal framework of ApartheidEvent

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South African Parliament votes to repeal the legal framework of Apartheid

General C.R. de Wet was found guilty of treason for leading the Afrikaner rebellion of 1914Event

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General C.R. de Wet was found guilty of treason for leading the Afrikaner rebellion of 1914

Protests against Afrikaans language in Black schools Event

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Protests against Afrikaans language in Black schools

Teaching South African History in the Digital Age - Collaboration, Pedagogy, and Popularizing History by Jill E. Kelly & Omar BadshaArchive

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Teaching South African History in the Digital Age - Collaboration, Pedagogy, and Popularizing History by Jill E. Kelly & Omar Badsha

Chief of the Zondi, Bambata is killedEvent

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Chief of the Zondi, Bambata is killed

Robert Kennedy, American politician, speaks at the University of Cape Town about the racial inequality of apartheidEvent

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Robert Kennedy, American politician, speaks at the University of Cape Town about the racial inequality of apartheid

Struggle and archiveArchive

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Struggle and archive

Wits mourns the loss of Professor Eddie Webster Archive

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Wits mourns the loss of Professor Eddie Webster

Chief Albert Luthuli is banned for a further five yearsEvent

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Chief Albert Luthuli is banned for a further five years

Edson Sithole: new book uncovers the work of a thinker, lawyer and Zimbabwean freedom fighter who ‘disappeared’Archive

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Edson Sithole: new book uncovers the work of a thinker, lawyer and Zimbabwean freedom fighter who ‘disappeared’

South African activist Frank Anthony wrote a novel that has been forgotten: why it shouldn’t have beenArchive

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South African activist Frank Anthony wrote a novel that has been forgotten: why it shouldn’t have been

Johannesburg Magistrate court is bombedEvent

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Johannesburg Magistrate court is bombed

Ruth First is bornEvent

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Ruth First is born

The UN Group of Experts on Apartheid proposes establishment of a National Convention to set a new course for the future of South Africa Event

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The UN Group of Experts on Apartheid proposes establishment of a National Convention to set a new course for the future of South Africa

After being allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amateur Athletics Union, Matthews Motshwarateu, breaks the national 5,000m recordEvent

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After being allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amateur Athletics Union, Matthews Motshwarateu, breaks the national 5,000m record