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Current feature · biography · B-0065300

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Childhood in the Eastern CapeNelson Rolihlahla Mandela was the son of Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Henry Mgadla Mandela, a chief and chief councillor to the paramount chief of the Thembu and a member of the…

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Nelson Rolihlahla MandelaBiography

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Forced Removals in South AfricaArticle

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Forced Removals in South Africa

The Women’s CharterArticle

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The Women’s Charter

The 1956 Women’s March in PretoriaArticle

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The 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria

History of Women’s Struggle in South AfricaArticle

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History of Women’s Struggle in South Africa

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uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)

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The register

Historic moment as Constitutional Court finds Zuma guilty and sentences him to jail Archive

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Historic moment as Constitutional Court finds Zuma guilty and sentences him to jail

Kenya is granted independenceEvent

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Kenya is granted independence

Who was Albert Luthuli? The murdered South African leader who put his people above himselfArchive

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Who was Albert Luthuli? The murdered South African leader who put his people above himself

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa is approved by ParliamentEvent

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The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa is approved by Parliament

Vaal Uprising Begins as Sharpeville Residents Resist Rent IncreasesEvent

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Vaal Uprising Begins as Sharpeville Residents Resist Rent Increases

All That Glitters by Emilia PotenzaArchive

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All That Glitters by Emilia Potenza

Nigerian women occupy ChevronTexaco oil terminalEvent

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Nigerian women occupy ChevronTexaco oil terminal

Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, SA minister of education since 2004, is born in DurbanEvent

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Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, SA minister of education since 2004, is born in Durban

Chiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first black player to lead the Springboks against a World XV in EnglandEvent

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Chiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first black player to lead the Springboks against a World XV in England

Dr Franklin Abraham SonnBiography

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Dr Franklin Abraham Sonn

South Africa Declares Gender-Based Violence a National DisasterEvent

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South Africa Declares Gender-Based Violence a National Disaster

SA Prime Minister speaks before the British ParliamentEvent

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SA Prime Minister speaks before the British Parliament

Carl Niehaus is sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason for being a member of ANC undergroundEvent

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Carl Niehaus is sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason for being a member of ANC underground

P. W. Botha grants reprieve to the “Sharpeville Six”Event

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P. W. Botha grants reprieve to the “Sharpeville Six”

Griffiths Mxenge is murderedEvent

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Griffiths Mxenge is murdered

Heritage day, Braai Day or Shaka Day: Whose Heritage is it Anyway?Article

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Heritage day, Braai Day or Shaka Day: Whose Heritage is it Anyway?

Multi-party delegates endorses the Interim constitutionEvent

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Multi-party delegates endorses the Interim constitution

Bettie Cilliers, famous SA painter, is born Event

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Bettie Cilliers, famous SA painter, is born

The Story about Africa’s “First Woman Billionaire” Archive

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The Story about Africa’s “First Woman Billionaire”

Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian writer, scholar and actor who inspired a continentArchive

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Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian writer, scholar and actor who inspired a continent

Over 400 Kikuyu suspected to be part of the Mau Mau movement are arrested in KenyaEvent

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Over 400 Kikuyu suspected to be part of the Mau Mau movement are arrested in Kenya

Miriam Makeba, South African singer, diesEvent

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Miriam Makeba, South African singer, dies

United Democratic Front member Pearl Tshabalala assassinated Event

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United Democratic Front member Pearl Tshabalala assassinated

Well-known political activist and academic, Dr. Neville Alexander is bornEvent

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Well-known political activist and academic, Dr. Neville Alexander is born