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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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The register

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

Elephant poaching reaches an all time highEvent

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Elephant poaching reaches an all time high

Charlotte Maxeke diesEvent

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Charlotte Maxeke dies

Omar Badsha: an ordinary South African whose struggles and triumphs offer insights into broader social movements—Sean Jacobs reviews Available Light by Daniel MagazinerArchive

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Omar Badsha: an ordinary South African whose struggles and triumphs offer insights into broader social movements—Sean Jacobs reviews Available Light by Daniel Magaziner

SA War Memorial is opened at Delville WoodEvent

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SA War Memorial is opened at Delville Wood

The UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisonersEvent

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The UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners

Uganda gains independenceEvent

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Uganda gains independence

South African War: Thousands of Black men and women forced to walk homeEvent

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South African War: Thousands of Black men and women forced to walk home

The Dutch East India Company decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the CapeEvent

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The Dutch East India Company decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape

M K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, is bornEvent

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M K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, is born

The South African Council on Sport at 50: the fight for sports development is still relevant todayArchive

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The South African Council on Sport at 50: the fight for sports development is still relevant today

South African Communist Party leader, Dr. Yusuf Mahomed Dadoo dies Event

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South African Communist Party leader, Dr. Yusuf Mahomed Dadoo dies