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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 Table Mountain cableway, one of the biggest tourist attractions in Cape Town, is inauguratedEvent

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The Table Mountain cableway, one of the biggest tourist attractions in Cape Town, is inaugurated

Dr Chris Barnard performs the world’s first human heart transplantEvent

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Dr Chris Barnard performs the world’s first human heart transplant

SA President P.W Botha meets with leaders of independent homelands Event

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SA President P.W Botha meets with leaders of independent homelands

Helen Suzman is bornEvent

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Helen Suzman is born

ANC stalwart and Rivonia Trialist, Govan Mbeki, is released from Robben Island PrisonEvent

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ANC stalwart and Rivonia Trialist, Govan Mbeki, is released from Robben Island Prison

Death in detention of Ahmed TimolEvent

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Death in detention of Ahmed Timol

Death in detention of Imam HaronEvent

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Death in detention of Imam Haron

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of President Nelson Mandela, is bornEvent

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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of President Nelson Mandela, is born

Natal Indian Congress is formedEvent

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Natal Indian Congress is formed

Ruth First is assassinated in MozambiqueEvent

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Ruth First is assassinated in Mozambique

Nelson Mandela marries Graça Machel on his 80th birthdayEvent

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Nelson Mandela marries Graça Machel on his 80th birthday

Nelson Mandela meets President P.W. Botha to begin negotiating the end of apartheidEvent

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Nelson Mandela meets President P.W. Botha to begin negotiating the end of apartheid

Three British mercenaries are sentenced to death for their part in the Angolan civil warEvent

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Three British mercenaries are sentenced to death for their part in the Angolan civil war

NIC calls for Passive Resistance against Ghetto ActEvent

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NIC calls for Passive Resistance against Ghetto Act

Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa’s first democratic PresidentEvent

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Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa’s first democratic President

Amy Mollison sets a new world record when she flies from England to Cape Town in 3 days 6 hours and 26 minutesEvent

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Amy Mollison sets a new world record when she flies from England to Cape Town in 3 days 6 hours and 26 minutes

An Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCauslandArchive

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An Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland

Suppression of Communism Act 44 of 1950 severely limits what the media could report Event

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Suppression of Communism Act 44 of 1950 severely limits what the media could report

Woolf Joel is killed due to his refusal to kidnap President Paul KrugerEvent

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Woolf Joel is killed due to his refusal to kidnap President Paul Kruger

Inaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)Event

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Inaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)

Britain returns the Cape to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the CastleEvent

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Britain returns the Cape to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the Castle

Marks Maponyane, former Bafana Bafana striker, is born in Meadowlands, SowetoEvent

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Marks Maponyane, former Bafana Bafana striker, is born in Meadowlands, Soweto

Kwame Nkrumah is released from jailEvent

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Kwame Nkrumah is released from jail

Sophiatown residents are forcefully moved to SowetoEvent

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Sophiatown residents are forcefully moved to Soweto