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EventHaile Selassie, deposed Ethiopian emperor, dies
… support. In 1974, he was dethroned in a military coup by his successor, Mengistu Haile Mariam. It was reported that … Selassie had died on 27 August 1975,…
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… Birches, only came forward to claim relation after Emery’s death. [iii] Emery’s father is still unknown. The prohibition … Head were not close friends, but…
EventSir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate, dies.
… Abe Bailey was born in Cradock, Cape Colony, in 1864. His father, a wagon maker and wool merchant, later moved with his family to Queenstown. When Bailey was…
ArchiveBlack consciousness and white liberals in South Africa: paradoxical anti-apartheid politics
… the South African Students Organisation; Steve Biko and his influence on the activities of the Black Consciousness … Women and the Black Consciousness…
EventUpington 14 are sentenced
… Justice J. Basson handed down death sentences on fourteen Blacks (Upington 14) for the … police constable who fired at demonstrators attacking his home with…
EventAlgerian terrorist, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid dies
… 2013 in Northern Mali by French and Chadian troops. His death was officially confirmed by AQIM in June 2013. … Nouakchott (16 June 2013), " Al Qaeda group…
EventGuinea-Bissau is granted independence
… The country became independent eight months after the death of the leader of, Portuguese for African Party for the … became President of Guinea-Bissau. In…
EventFormer Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat is born
… later served as Vice President to Nasser. Following the death of Nasser in September 1970 Sadat took over the reins … War. The war was a political success…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… Biko speaks at the Abe Bailey Institute in Cape Town. In his speech he openly criticises the ANC’s policy of political … , member of SACP and political…
EventThe Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation was founded in South Africa
… and obtained interests in 27 countries. According to his biography, Anton Rupert's business career spanned over sixty years. He started his global empire in…
EventNelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed away
… The 5th of December marks the anniversary of the death of revolutionary anti-Apartheid liberation leader, … South Africa’s liberation struggle. Imprisoned in…
EventSoweto students march against government’s language policy
… protest march, but ended with violence, tears, blood and death of a 13 year old boy, Hector Peterson. The Soweto … and set alight and two white officials…
EventGerman Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, famous German commander of German forces in North Africa, dies on this day
… legendary German general was known as the "Desert Fox for his brilliant military exploits in north Africa during the … commands, and was a military school…
EventMoïse-Kapenda Tshombé becomes the Prime Minister of the Congo
… with the murder of Patrice Lumumba in Katanga. Amid his differences with the central government Tshombéwent to exile in Europe in 1963. Following his return…
EventThree people are murdered at Eikenhof
… Zandra Mitchley, her fourteen year old son, Shaun, and his friend, Claire Silberbauer, were murdered on the old … torture. Sipiwe Bholo and Sipho Gavin were…
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… Cape from Mauritius at a very young age and by 1808 was in his early twenties. His slave-owner was the proprietor of a wine store in Cape … and sentenced to…
Chapter 7 - ‘We Are Also People’
… and he arrived at 10.00 am on Wednesday the 8th to see his daughter. He spent the entire day with Le Rona and … Here Le Rona, this a little that I gleaned of…
Extraordinary Life: Zapiro
… as important as ever following the Charlie Hebdo killings. His life and role in society is discussed. Cartoonist … is South African journalism’s Don…
PlaceKoopmans de Wet House, 35 Strand Street, Cape Town
… out the building materials necessary for the job on his last voyage to the Cape, and used them in 1701 to build … life of Cape Town . Among the many eminent…
Funeral of Sean MacBride: Oliver Tambo, 05 May 1988
… man, Sean MacBride, an Irishman, spent time in prison for his part in the struggle for independence of his own people. From 1973 to 1976, as United Nations ……
EventZeph Mothopeng, President of the PAC dies
… 1984 dies in Johannesburg at the age of 77. Mothopeng's death came at the time when the PAC was in need of stable … in the District of Amersfort in Transvaal…
ArticleSouth African General Elections 2019 - List of Political Parties
… to “biblical principles”, including the imposition of the death penalty. Led by Dr Kenneth Meshoe, the ACDP received … past has faced accusations of going…
EventTrade unionist, Barend Erasmus dies
… Sports Club. He died in Johannesburg in 1973. The cause of his death was not disclosed. …
EventPrince Eugene Napoleon is killed during Anglo-Zulu War
… "Fate", bolted and the prince, in attempting to mount his fleeing horse tripped and fell and was speared to death. A memorial, now a historical monument, was…
EventPeter Mokaba is born
… the youth, and this determination was clearly seen in his various occupations and activities regarding the youth. His childhood can be seen as motivation for…
What the lives of two South African music giants tell us about culture under apartheid by Gwen Ansell (The Conversation), 13 July 2017
… where gold had been discovered in 1887. By the 1940s, his birthplace of Benoni was a bustling, relatively … education space of Dorkay House, the young Johnny…
Document 38 - Certification of the Constitution; a summary of the judgment of the Constitutional Court
… December 1952 and earned the respect of world opinion for his steadfast resistance to apartheid until his mysterious death in 1967. Nelson Mandela, President…
BiographyAnn Tobias
… to go into exile through this process. Randolph Vigne in his book, Liberals against Apartheid: A History of the …
ArticleAfrica Timeline
… Alexander the Great conquers Egypt. He occupies Egypt and his general, Ptolemy, becomes king and finds a dynasty. … the Carthaginian military leader,…
EventFormer ANC President, Oliver ‘OR’ Tambo, is born
… deregistered from the institution and could not complete his Bachelor of Science honours degree. The son of Nzimeni and Julia, Tambo dedicated his entire…