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BiographyPaul David
… (now KwaZulu-Natal - UKZN) into a devout Catholic family. His grandparents came from a little village in Tamil Nadu, … Coast. He became politically aware at…
BiographyAubrey Mokoena
… World War II. He grew up in the township, but due to his mother’s bad health was brought up by Anna Khomo. He was still in contact with his family, and they…
Liberation organisations
… was an essential tool in the repressive apparatus of the apartheid regime, and consisted of both white and black … to make changes to its apartheid policies…
BiographyMaqashu Leonard Mdingi
… Maqhatshu Mdingi was born on 2 February1926. He grew up at his family homesteads first near Bizana , and then in Amadiba … Government). After the rebellion…
BiographyWilliam Henry Beaumont
… Henry Beaumont was born in India on 24 February 1851. His father was a Lieutenant Colonel of the 23rd Madras Light … and Sandhurst Military College and after…
BiographyBerni Searle
… specific box is apparent in the complex layers of Searle’s work; characterised by a desire to belong, yet not to be … and the History of South Africa. Searle…
BiographyCharles Daniel Helm
… member of the London Missionary Society. He did missionary work together with his wife. He and his wife travelled by ship from Europe to the Cape (Cape … of…
BiographyJane Gool
… struggle in India. He also took Mahatma Ghandi into his home for a while after one of his terms of imprisonment, when Jane was still a young child. … out of…
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… inspired the Civil Rights Movement in America. Desmond Tutu says he and many other South Africans took heart from … in 1828 and performed by a white New…
Abbas I, viceroy of Egypt under the Ottomans who opposed Western-inspired reforms, is strangled by two of his servants, and suc
… opposed Western-inspired reforms, is strangled by two of his servants, and suc …
While on his way to address a protest meeting in Johannesburg, Albert Luthuli is served with a banning order as he steps off a
… While on his way to address a protest meeting in Johannesburg, Albert …
William Philip Schreiner, prime minister in the Cape Colony at the start of Anglo-Boer War 2, summarises the pressure his gover
… at the start of Anglo-Boer War 2, summarises the pressure his gover …
The Commissary-General of the Cape, Jacob Abraham de Mist, in his capacity as Deputy Grand Master National, dedicates the templ
… Commissary-General of the Cape, Jacob Abraham de Mist, in his capacity as Deputy Grand Master National, dedicates the …
João da Nova, Portuguese navigator on his way to India, finds letters and a document in a shoe hanging from a milk wood tree a
… João da Nova, Portuguese navigator on his way to India, finds letters and a document in a shoe …
The Minister of Information outlines his government’s plan for the nine homelands of South Africa in London. They are to become
… The Minister of Information outlines his government’s plan for the nine homelands of South Africa …
Mr Alexander hands his report on the granting of gambling rights to the Transkei Military Council. It refers to a ‘grotesque pa
… Mr Alexander hands his report on the granting of gambling rights to the Transkei …
The SABC reports that the celebrated African poet Professor Mazizi Kunene, well known for his epic poem Emperor Shaka the Great
… African poet Professor Mazizi Kunene, well known for his epic poem Emperor Shaka the Great …
Justice Richard Goldstone said that his Commission was ready to carry out a full-scale inquiry into the security forces and pol
… Justice Richard Goldstone said that his Commission was ready to carry out a full-scale inquiry …
Daniel Tshabalala disappears in Soweto after allegedly taken from his house by four men, two Black men in police uniforms and t
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. 261. … Tshabalala disappears in Soweto…
Swaziland’s King Mswati III has summoned his 1 million subjects to a gathering at Ludzidzi on August 10, at which he is expecte
… Swaziland’s King Mswati III has summoned his 1 million subjects to a gathering at Ludzidzi on August …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Lord Roberts sends his Chief of Staff, Lord Kitchener, to take overall command of the forces engaged agains
… Anglo-Boer War 2: Lord Roberts sends his Chief of Staff, Lord Kitchener, to take overall command …
(Sidney) Robey Leibbrandt, SA Olympic boxer in 1936 who was later condemned to death (but reprieved) because of his Nazi sympat
… was later condemned to death (but reprieved) because of his Nazi sympat …
Martin West, first lieutenant governor of Natal after annexation by the British on 12 May 1843, dies. (Muller: 500 Years: a his
… by the British on 12 May 1843, dies. (Muller: 500 Years: a his …
Archduke Frans Ferdinand, Austrian heir to the throne, and his wife are shot and killed by a student in Sarajevo. This lead
… Archduke Frans Ferdinand, Austrian heir to the throne, and his wife are shot and killed by a student in Sarajevo. This …
Pres. Paul Kruger meets the British High Commissioner, Sir Henry Loch, on Pretoria station and accompanies him to his hotel to
… Sir Henry Loch, on Pretoria station and accompanies him to his hotel to …
South African Black nationalist Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie, arrive in New York City for a ticker-tape parade in their
… South African Black nationalist Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie, arrive in New York City for a ticker-tape …
Shah Reza Khan Pahlavi of Persia, who abdicated in 1941 in favour of his son, dies in exile in Johannesburg, SA.
… Khan Pahlavi of Persia, who abdicated in 1941 in favour of his son, dies in exile in Johannesburg, SA. …
The co-founder of the recently formed New Republic Party, Theo Gerdener, announces that he is withdrawing his support from it.
… Party, Theo Gerdener, announces that he is withdrawing his support from it. …
Julayi Hlekiso, chairperson of the Transport and General Workers Union, is shot at point blank range outside his office in Umta
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. 255. … Workers Union, is shot at point…
John Wiley, the leader of the South African Party (SAP), announces that his party is to disband. SAP representatives will retai
… leader of the South African Party (SAP), announces that his party is to disband. SAP representatives will retai …