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IV - The Death of Steve Biko
… On 14 September, the Rand Daily Mail carried the report of his death: Mr. Steve Biko, the 30-year-old black leader, widely … the previous day: Since 5…
ArticleStalinism and how Stalin used his power to change Marxism-Leninism
… Stalin was born in Gori, Georgia, on 21 December 1879. His father was a shoemaker and his mother a domestic servant. He was expelled from school … Lenin and…
EventDeath of Harry Oppenheimer
… with abdominal pains and a severe headache. During his career he had been chairman of both the Anglo-American … Death of Harry Oppenheimer …
EventNkuma and Mahlalela sentenced to death
… men, Elliot Nkuma and Joseph Mahlalela were sentenced to death for the necklace murder of M. Mpapne that took place in … field, poured petrol over him and…
EventCalvin Thusago is stabbed to death
… Calvin Thusago, a reporter for the SABC, was stabbed to death by a mob of youths as he and a colleague were on their … the desecration of Black graves by…
EventChris Ntuli is stabbed to death
… activist and former detainee, Chris Ntuli, was stabbed to death in Kwa Mashu, Durban. The incident, believed to be a political murder, happened on his return…
ArchivePress statement: Death of Japhta Masemola
… Popo Molefe of the United Democratic Front regarding the death of Japhta Masemola who sacrificed twenty-six years of his life to rid our country of the…
EventDeath in detention of Ahmed Timol
… jumping from the 10th floor. After many years of struggle, his family managed to get the inquest re-opened, the initial … 3 of the security police being…
EventSA Prime Minister H. F. Verwoerd stabbed to death
… main architect of apartheid Prime Minister H.F. Verwoed to death. A prior attempt on his life since becoming Prime Minister was on the 9 April … he was shot…
EventMedical Association agrees to investigate Biko’s death
… found that no particular person could be blamed for the death of Steve Biko . The case was then submitted to the … outcry against the official explanation of…
ArchiveStatement on Death of Johannes Ngalo
… Statement on Death of Johannes Ngalo, issued by Detainees Support … Committee, DPSC and United Democratic Front regarding the death of Johannes Bonakele…
ArticleThe Battle - Andries Pretorius and his men advance
… attack on the Zulu. On Sunday, 9th December, Pretorius and his followers made a vow to God that in the case of victory; … The Battle - Andries Pretorius and…
ArchiveDeath of Phakamile Mabija
… Death of Phakamile Mabija …
ArchiveEditorial: The Death Sentence
… Editorial: The Death Sentence …
ArchiveEditorial: Death for Treason
… Editorial: Death for Treason …
ArchiveEditorial: Death in Detention
… Editorial: Death in Detention …
ArchiveSabatas death shatters Mandela
… Sabatas death shatters Mandela …
ArchiveDeath comes in gangs
… Death comes in gangs …
Official death sentence certificate 1
… Official death sentence certificate 1 …
Official death sentence certificate 2
… Official death sentence certificate 2 …
ArchiveDeath of Brother Dlamini
… Death of Brother Dlamini …
EventTwo prisoners sentenced to death for sodomy
… that Jacobsz had made sexual advances towards him. After his complaint, Hermanus Munster of Steenwijk and Jacobus de … and Jacobsz confessed their guilt…
EventAnother death in police custody
… in police custody in Parys, OFS (now Free State Province). His relatives reported extensive bruising and swollen face … Another death in police custody …
EventDeath of Maria Koopmans-De Wet
… died on 18 October 1911 at the age of 73. After their death, the house was donated through their will and declared … Death of Maria Koopmans-De Wet …
EventVigilante mob beats man to death in Diepsloot
… Elvis Ramoloyi was beaten to death by a mob after a confrontation with two men who got upset when he reversed his car too close to where they were standing…
EventThe SA Constitutional Court abolishes the death penalty
… was taken by the Constitutional Court to abolish the death penalty. The court ruled that capital punishment, as … are forbidden to execute any person already…
Article1960's Diaries of Nelson Mandela on his trip through Africa
… might occur. Having no military experience or training of his own, the Commander in Chief chose to undergo military … Secretary General of the ANC, to…
General Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, comes to power in Rwanda in a bloodless coup, and remains president until his death in a p
… in Rwanda in a bloodless coup, and remains president until his death in a p …
Central African Republic’s former emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes committed during his thirteen-yea
… former emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes committed during his thirteen-yea …
A former president of the Eastern Cape Agricultural Union, Fred Pettit, is stabbed to death in his house near Queenstown.
… Cape Agricultural Union, Fred Pettit, is stabbed to death in his house near Queenstown. …