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BiographyNimrod Sekeramane Nathale
Nimrod Sekeramane Sejake was born on 8 August 1920 in Evaton, south of Johannesburg, to Basotho parents. He attended a mission school in Evaton later went to…
Vusi Tshabalala, Thokoza township civic leader, is shot by gunmen while walking in Thokoza, PWV.
Pepsi Mahlangu, returned exile, is shot and killed by an unknown gunman in KwaThema, PWV.
BiographyNils Severin Andersen
Andersen came to SA when his mariner father settled at Saldahna Bay in 1911. In 1914 his family went to Durban, and he studied engineering. Family pressures…
EventA booby-trapped TV kills Tsitsi Chiliza, wife of an ANC official in Harare, Zimbabwe
On 14 may 1987, a Zimbabwean citizen, Tsitsi Chiliza, who was married to an ANC member was killed in a bomb hidden inside a TV set. It is believed that the…
’Doctor’ Mkopidi Motsisi, witness to killing of an ANC activist, is shot dead in Sharpeville, PWV.
Peter Oxley (58), TV journalist, dies in Cape Town.
Candice Derman, SA TV presenter, is born in Johannesburg.
BiographyAlbert Newall
Albert Newall was born in 1920 in Manchester in the United Kingdom. Newall enlisted with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1937, where he trained and later served…
Eleven people are killed in Nancefield, PWV, in a clash between Nancefield hostel and Power Park squatter camp.
Almond Tshabalala (36), Daveyton, PWV, member of Daveyton Interim Committee, is shot dead by an unknown gunman.
BiographyBonisile John Kani
Bonisile John Kani was born on 30 August 1943 in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth. He matriculated from Newell High School where he performed in numerous school…
Humphrey Mbuyiseni Khoza, current chief executive officer of Uthingo Management (Pty) Ltd and director of several other compani
Rashid Ahmed Hassen Bhikha, chairman of BE-Tabs Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd, the largest privately owned manufacturer of generic
Capital Media (Pty) Ltd is founded and that makes the publication of the first Rekord/Record newspaper possible.
Ten MK members are killed when an alleged member of MK pulls a grenade at a party in Sebokeng, PWV.
ArchivePta. binnekort glo in vlamme, Die Volksblad, 14 August 1981
BiographyPopo Molefe
Molefe was born in 1952 in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. He was one of eight children, and spent most of his youth living with his aunt. His mother was a domestic…
Zwelakhe Solomon Mankazana, chief executive officer of Ubambo Investment Holdings and director of Cell C (Pty) Ltd, is born in
Jan Spies, SA author and radio and TV personality, is born.
Bantu Steve Biko Architect of Black Consciousness Manifesto rare TV interview
Graham Armitage (63), SA actor and radio and TV personality, dies.
Bantu Steve Biko - Architect of Black Consciousness Manifesto- rare TV interview
BiographyGreg Marinovich
The first pictures Marinovich took of a news event were of Archbishop Desmond Tutu when he led a church service in downtown Johannesburg in 1985 to protest the…
BiographyCarl Niehaus
Carl Niehaus was born on 25 December 1959 and grew up in Zeerust, North West Province. He completed his higher education at Rand Afrikaans University (RAU). A…