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Biography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Funeral of Ellen Motlalepule Kuzwayo, Soweto” (speech, Funeral of Ellen Motlalepule, Johannesburg,…
ArticleKingdoms of Southern Africa: Mapungubwe
… indicates that rich and poor ate very different foods. Funeral traditions were also different. The rich had a … indicates that rich and poor at very…
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… until she tried to reenter the country for her mother’s funeral. She considered her mother to be the most influential … in her life so she was devastated she…
PlaceAdams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Adams died at the Adams Mission on 16 September 1847; his funeral was attended by many prominent residents and …
On the 20th Anniversary of the passing of Comrade Oliver Reginald Tambo, 24 April 2013
… eulogy delivered by Isithandalwe President Mandela at the funeral of Cde Tambo 20 years ago that, "Oliver Tambo has not …
EventBlast opposite the Athlone Magistrate’s Court and police complex kills two people
… apparatus. Witnesses who examined the bodies before the funeral said that the injuries sustained by the two were …
EventAnton Hammerl, South African photographer, is killed in Libya
… body back home so that his family could give him a decent funeral. The Hammerl family said: "From the moment Anton …
ArchiveThe Fragility of Existence by David Goldblatt (www.aperture.org), 6 February 2018
… Gottlieb plays traditional Damara music at the funeral of Ouma Juliana ǂÛ-khui ǁAreses on the family farm … 230 kilometers on a rough desert track to be at…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… helped organise for ANC and SACP activists to attend the funeral. Mabhida was given a state funeral in recognition of his close relationships with … 2020,…
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… of all the people. On 8 February 1986, the day of the funeral of Solomon Maditsi, a young boy was killed by … comrades. About 20000 people attended Peter…
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 …
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… and Proper Housing Movement. 23 May: Xuma speaks at the funeral of former ANC president SM Makgatho . 7 June: Xuma speaks at the funeral of Pixley Seme …
Land mine kills 6 in South Africa by Sheila Rule (New York Times), 16 December 1985
… the leg by the police on Saturday while filming a peaceful funeral procession in the black township of Mamelodi, near … after two policemen spotted the…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010
… Former President Nelson Mandela gives a tribute at the funeral service of Walter Sisulu. 22 May, President Thabo … in Cape Town. 10 February, Adelaide Tambo…
Death of ANC Education Secretary, Seretse Choabi, 29 August 1991
… in pursuance of his duties as an ANC functionary. The funeral will take place on 31 August, 1991. There will be a …
EventSouth African Communist Party leader Abram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of communism
… The prison had Fischer's ashes returned to them after the funeral, and have therefore never been found. …
The Black Face of Apartheid
… In 1978 in Graaff Reinet, at PAC leader Robert Sobukwe's funeral, Buthelezi was jeered at and stoned by young Black …
PlaceGovan Mbeki Municipality
… in Port Elizabeth on 30 August 2001. He was given a state funeral during his son Thabo Mbeki's presidency, on 8 …
EventAnti-apartheid activist Sister Bernard Ncube dies
… and supporting the 1996 Choice of Termination Act. Her funeral was held at the Regina Mundi Church where President …
PlaceSoccer City (FNB Stadium) -Johannesburg
… for other Major Events in the country. Including the Funeral of Political activist Chris Hani , in 1993 and the …
EventUDF activist Toto Dweba’s mutilated body is found
… hands, which were then buried. Three months after the funeral, an unknown White man in civilian clothing sought out …
The search for Peter Johnson’s story
… recalling the encounter from the police’s perspective. [v] On receiving top secret information, the Commander of the … source One promising lead led…
Chapter 8 - Survivors
… Community in Lesotho and 35,000 Basuto attended the funeral and told in no uncertain terms their abhorrence at … the presence of our then President, Oliver…
Remembering the Artistry of Photojournalist Ranjith Kally by Kalim Rajab (Daily Maverick) 21 June 2017
… thought about Ali’s statement this weekend, attending the funeral of my friend, the acclaimed photographer Ranjith Kally. Like Joe Louis’, the funeral in…
ArticleSouth African National Students Congress (SANSCO)
… the wake of the Soweto uprisings . Students marching to a funeral of COSAS member in KwaMashu, KwaZulu Natala, 1981. …
ArticleBiko’s imprisonment, death and the aftermath
… lying in his coffin was taken secretly just before the funeral, and sent by an underground South African source to …
EventFormer ANC President, Oliver 'OR' Tambo, is born
… a massive and fatal stroke. He was honoured with a state funeral. …
ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo" Mavuso, 12 July 2012
… his family, friends and comrades. Lala ngo xolo Qabane The funeral service of Cde Mavuso will take place as follows: …
Resolution of the Executive Committee of the AAC, February 15, 1936 46
… will be allowed burial outside gaol shows that the big funeral demonstrations are effective. The Durban Town Hall …
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 …