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Britain invades the island of Madagascar, attempting to stop Vichy aid to the Axis Powers in the Indian Ocean.
… Britain invades the island of Madagascar, attempting to stop Vichy aid to the …
BiographyCecyl Esau
… of the Congress Movement and served a couple of years on Robben Island for offences against the state. Ferus commanded … activities. He was sentenced to 12…
BiographyArthur Albert Hugh Adams
… political activities, one of them with Nelson Mandela on Robben Island. After the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960, Adams and …
BiographyOmar Badsha
… censorship laws. Badsha started working with the former Robben Island political prisoner Shadrack Maphumulo (also banned) to …
BiographyWinston Ntshona
… Kani, Fugard and Winston Ntshona. This was followed by The Island in 1973. Sizwe Banzi is Dead addresses the apartheid regime’s restrictive pass laws while…
Archibald Lamont, minister of religion, politician and mayor of Durban from 1929-1932, is born in Port Babbabtyne, Bute Island,
… of Durban from 1929-1932, is born in Port Babbabtyne, Bute Island, …
Cornelis Goover and twenty-four men land at Warwijk’s Haven, Mauritius, to establish a Dutch settlement on the island. Their ta
… Haven, Mauritius, to establish a Dutch settlement on the island. Their ta …
The HMS Leopard is dispatchedfrom Cape Town to evacuatethe entire population of the island of Tristan da Kunha because of volca
… Cape Town to evacuatethe entire population of the island of Tristan da Kunha because of volca …
Dr Mark Erdman and his wife, Arnaz Mehta, discovers a coelacanth in a fish market in Manado on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesi
… discovers a coelacanth in a fish market in Manado on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesi …
BiographyAlbertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu
… trialists who were sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island in 1963. The Sisulu’s children were effectively … the Sisulu family were lifted and Walter…
BiographyWilliam Andrew ‘Willie’ Hofmeyr
… negotiations for the release of political prisoners from Robben Island, particularly the more than 300 prisoners who embarked …
BiographyMary Dorothy Benson
… did not like to be reminded of the man imprisoned on Robben Island , Mary never let them forget. Each year, on the …
BiographyNadine Gordimer
… Nelson Mandela chose to meet when he was released from Robben Island prison in 1990. In 2005, she had a major fall out with …
BiographyHumphrey Phakade “Pax” Magwaza
… homeland as the Transkei had done. Msizi Dube, a former Robben Island prisoner, Lamontville community councillor and JORAC …
BiographyLillian Diedericks
… provide food. For example, when Mhlaba was imprisoned on Robben Island , Diedericks stepped in and helped take care of his …
A Netherlands fleet under Wijbrand van Warwijk arrives at an island in the Indian Ocean. They stay for nearly four months to re
… Netherlands fleet under Wijbrand van Warwijk arrives at an island in the Indian Ocean. They stay for nearly four months …
Groot Constantia, which shipped wine to Napoleon in exile on the island of St Helena until his death in 1821, concludes another
… Constantia, which shipped wine to Napoleon in exile on the island of St Helena until his death in 1821, concludes another …
Reply to The Toast by the Governer-General of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Atlantis Resort Hotel: Paradise Island, Bahamas, 29 December 2003
… of The Bahamas, Atlantis Resort Hotel: Paradise Island, Bahamas, 29 December 2003 …
The Merensteijn strands at Jutten Island at the west Cape coast and sinks with a cargo of gold and silver, which is salvaged in
… The Merensteijn strands at Jutten Island at the west Cape coast and sinks with a cargo of gold …
The British land a major force on l’Ile de France and capture the island from the French. They revert to the name Mauritius.
… land a major force on l’Ile de France and capture the island from the French. They revert to the name Mauritius. …
BiographyChris Ledochowski
… Art, 1985-95'. SA National Gallery. Cape Town. 1996 - ‘Robben Island Reunion’ Exhibition. Mayibuye Centre, Waterfront, …
BiographyShanthivathie (Shanthie) Naidoo
… closest friends or go on a holiday. She could not go to Robben Island prison to see her brother, Indres Naidoo, who had been …
BiographyGille De Vlieg
… at the Simon's Town Naval Base and later on Salisbury Island, Durban . [4] In 1958, …
BiographyWalter Battiss
… Seychelles in 1972, which inspired his make-believe ‘Fook Island’, a dream wold for which he created a map, imaginary …
BiographyOupa Ronald Madondo
… his body had been wrapped in tarpaulin and taken to an island in the Jozini Dam. The dam was later expanded and the water level rose covering the island…
BiographyGordon Mulholland
… the role of a pirate in Disney’s version of Treasure Island , the first film Disney made using real people. He …
BiographyAri Sitas
… to civility. Sitas grew up in colonial Cyprus during the island's independence struggles and bi-communal strife and …
ArchiveSummary of points of Agreement and others discussed at the South African and Angolan/Cuban military meetings: Sal Island, Cape Verde, 22 and 23 July 1988
… the South African and Angolan/Cuban military meetings: Sal Island, Cape Verde, 22 and 23 July 1988 …
BiographyThomas Benjamin Davis
… He also gave many substantial donations to his native island of Jersey. He married Minnie Gertrude Glenham Bagg and …
Evelyn Ntoko Mase
… in a road accident in 1969 whilst Nelson was in prison on Robben Island , he sent her a letter of condolence. Allegedly this …