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Jock Strachan – who died this month aged 94 – prevented a probable second massacre of black demonstrators outside Central Prison in Durban by deliberately standing with his young wife Maggie between them and white apartheid police pointing Sten guns, only days after the massacre at Sharpeville 60 years ago.

The police had already shot dead a “guileless, slightly built bloke with a bag full of Granny Smith apples”, left lying in the road.

The demonstrators were workers demanding the release of their leaders, locked up without trial in the prison.

Published February 19, 2020

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Rose Segwale
Died: 09-July-1977 in Prison in Soweto (Undisclosed)
On 9th July 1977 a detainee,Mrs Rose Segwale ,aged 59,died in prison in Soweto.No further details are available.
Published February 19, 2020Updated February 19, 2020
The Bobbejaan Mountain cliffs project into the sea at Baboon Point and a large rock shelter in the cliff is adorned with primitive San paintings. Excavations at a rock shelter in the cliffs indicate habitation by man 15 000 years ago. Elands Bay Cave is a rock art site dating back 10 000 years. The mild weather ensures year-round outdoor activities, walks and hikes, mountain-biking, mountaineering and 4x4 trails. Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Bobbejaan Mountain lies this hotspot for surfers around the world. For the more adventurous there is the Bobbejaans River Trail.

Democracy
25 years of freedom
1994 to 2019
Democracy
Ubuntu
One rainbow nation
A rising sun
An African Sunset
Democracy
    The elegance of the Blue Crane 
    Tall as the real Yellow Wood
The order of Mapungubwe
The order of the Baobab    
Democracy
    Granny can live where she wants
    Granny can walk without a pass
    Freely, she casts her vote
           Freely, she can have a voice

Afrika-Dzonga, Afrika-Dzongamawaku,
Ndzithonamihlotiemarhameniya mina,
Ndzivuvumelaemakhorhweniyambiluya mina,
LokondzianakanyanxanisekolowuAfrika-Dzongayihumakaekawona.

Tiko a xi rimphesamphesa,
Tiko a xi lo hontlo, hi mpfilumpfilu,
Matlhelohinkwawokurihasahasa,
Mpfumawulowaxibalesakuritshamela-maxelo.

Vantima a vaetlelabyampfundla,
Vavanunantiyelavahundzukatincence,
VanavaVantimavadyamasalela,
Tibukuavotixavela, vatiphutsela hi maphephayachukele.

Hey Listen South Africans    
I’m talking about TaTa Nelson Mandela
The real hero who fought for our freedom
I can hear the echo of his voice from that cold courtroom when he said, “Freedom is the idea, I want to live for and die for. There was silence, silence in court.  He was sentenced to isolation in a small in court.  He was sentenced to isolation in a small, hard labour was his daily bread they made him break rocks, thinking they were breaking his spirit.

My name is Naledi Seloane from MD Coovadia Combined School a Grade 9 learner. I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your recent election as the President of the Republic of South Africa.
Ever since the dawn of Democracy in 1994 the country has witnessed numerous changes. I would like to discuss the challenges, advantages and recommendations. 

Challenges

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