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EventPioneer tomato farmer Bertie van Zyl is buried in Mooketsi
… had died the week previously in a Pretoria hospital. The funeral was attended by top government officials, amongst …
The diary of Maria Tholo - August 16 - 24 by Carol Hermer
… in Guguletu because her stay here is not legal. 1 The funeral is on Saturday. There are several stories of what … the police were worried that there would be…
EventMoses Mabhida dies in Maputo
… of State President Thabo Mbeki. Click here to read the funeral speech by the African National Congress (ANC) … (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African…
EventSaxophone player, Bobby Hendricks, dies in Cape Town
… was revealed by the number of people who attended his funeral, one of the biggest ever held in Overberg, Western …
EventMa Tambo dies in Johannesburg
… participating in the party's resistance to apartheid. Her funeral service at Wattville stadium on 2 February was …
EventMalawi’s Kamuzu Banda losses election
… which surrounded his rule, he was given a state funeral. References: Mwenenguwe, R., Malawi: Political …
EventPolice constable is buried alive at Ackerville cemetery near Witbank
… at the Ackerville cemetery while he was attending the funeral of a friend, Mr Jimmy Brown. They buried him alive in … Saldru clippings collection, Constable…
EventRuth First is assassinated in Mozambique
… was a lecturer at the Eduardo Mondlane University. Her funeral in Maputo was attended by presidents, members of … (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… police beatings in prison. 25 September, Steve Biko’s funeral is attended by diplomats from 13 Western nations. … of mourners from all over the country from…
Indian South Africans timeline 1970-1979
… and the South African Communist Party (SACP) attended MP's funeral in London, where Tambo gave the keynote address. 24 … Among those who paid tribute at Dr…
EventANC co-founder and journalist Pixley Seme dies
… a co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC). His funeral service was conducted by the bishop of Johannesburg, … (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South…
EventSamora Machel pledges solidarity with the people of South Africa
… President, Oliver Tambo was addressing mourners at the funeral of the victims of the Matola raid in Mozambique …
Address by President Jacob Zuma on the departure of former president Nelson Mandela, 6 December 2013
… him farewell. Our beloved Madiba will be accorded a state funeral. I have ordered that all flags of the Republic of … December 6, and to remain at half-mast…
EventRichard Maponya, one of South Africa’s richest businessmen, is born
… He then went on to bigger ventures such as setting up a funeral parlour, bus services, motor dealerships, a BMW …
The death of Mama Luthuli,16 December 1996
… the family, relatives and friends of the Luthuli family. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. ANC …
EventGeneral Koos de la Rey, buried in Lichtenburg amid a very tense atmosphere.
… all over the country. It was largely due to the pacifying funeral oration by Gen. Beyers that the situation did not … Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape…
No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa
… III - Black Consciousness IV - The Death of Steve Biko V - The Funeral VI - The Inquest VIII - The Pathologists IX - The …
EventThe reburial of Flora
… the day. A lay minister from the estate presided over the funeral. In attendance were around twenty to thirty members … and after the ceremony everyone…
EventRecord of Understanding is agreed to by the SA government and the ANC
… between the two parties came shortly after the funeral of victims of the Bisho Massacre where scores of …
ANC mourns the passing on of Mama Regina Nzo, 27 September 2011
… on with the struggle for a better society. Details for her funeral arrangements will be communicated in due course. We …
EventMolly Blackburn, political activist and civil rights campaigner is killed in a car accident
… Blackburn's death saddened thousands of people and her funeral was attended by about 20 000 people, a sign of her … (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South…
BiographyOliver Tambo
… away after a heart attack. He was honoured with a state funeral where scores of friends, supporters, colleagues and …
EventLanga, Uitenhage Massacre: 20 killed by police on Sharpeville Commemoration Day
… the death tally at 28. They were on their way to attend a funeral when the police gunned them down. Although the …
EventPolitical activist Molly Blackburn is born
… killed. Her death stunned people from all races and her funeral was attended by a large group of people, estimated at … (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South…
EventExpress train derails in Ethiopia, killing an estimated 400 people
… for failing to reduce speed on approaching a curve. The funeral of 282 of the victims was held in Awash while bodies …
BiographyDr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
… at the Krugersdorp Town Hall to honour the appointment of V. Srinivasa Sastri, the first Indian Agent-General to South … legislation, the SAIC refused to…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.7 No.2 1988
… of the Soldiers by Mafika Pascal Gwala; Beyond the Next Funeral by Kaizer Nyatsumba; Living a Deadly Life by …
EventFormer ANC President, Oliver ‘OR’ Tambo, is born
… a massive and fatal stroke. He was honoured with a state funeral. …
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela’s bodyguards arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Seipei
… site, was positively identified by his mother. At Seipei's funeral on 25 February 1989, at Tumahole Township in the …
EventNiger President Ibrahim Bare Mainassara is assassinated
… airport. He was buried two days after his death in a funeral attended by only family members and foreign …