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EventJaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan independence leader dies
… its increasing move away from democracy, resigned to form his own opposition party. The new party, Kenya People’s Union … and its activities sabotaged by the…
EventStander gang hits 3 banks
… While still a detective, Stander would rob banks on his off days and even during his lunch time. He robbed several banks in Durban before he … struggling for…
EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe leads the Congelese Province of Katanga into secession
… was born in 1919 in the southern region of Katanga. His father was said to be the first Congolese millionaire, … battle Tshombe's soldiers and the hundreds…
XII - Unanswered Questions
… on Bite's dignity and of a 'callous disregard for his legal and human rights' had proved so shocking that … concoct a more acceptable theory as to how Biko…
Tribute To Michael Harmel: Oration At Funeral In Prague, June 24, 1974
… to the struggle of the people and who devoted all his adult years to the cause which was dear to him above all … Socialist immigrant, he became attracted to…
EventChief of the Zondi, Bambata is killed
… collect the poll tax and threatened white authorities with death if they attempted to do so in his district. Attempts to enforce his compliance failed and he…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… apartheid government. November, Mandela was allowed his first visit from Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in two years. … Biko speaks at the Abe Bailey Institute in…
ArchiveInterview with Duma Nokwe
… He occupied leadership positions in the exiled ANC until his early death in 1978 …
EventP. W. Botha grants reprieve to the “Sharpeville Six”
… Duma Khumalo and Francis Mokhesi), who were condemned to death for allegedly being part of a crowd that killed Kuzwayo … Sharpeville in September 1984. Botha…
EventDr Cedric Phatudi, Lebowa Chief Minister, dies
… of the Lebowa Homeland, a position he held from 1973 till his death in 1987. Phatudi suffered from diabetes and developed …
EventCardoso’s murderers convicted in Mozambique
… and extradited to Mozambique. Anibalzinho, who led the death squad, was tried in absentia while he was still on the run and received a twenty-eight years…
EventFormer member of the Mandela United Football Club, Katiza Cebekhulu appears before the TRC
… had ordered an assault on Seipei a few days before his death, after accusations that he was a police spy. Another …
EventDrum Magazine calls for the release of all political prisoners
… seriously ill with cancer, was released a few weeks before his death on 8 May 1975. Founded in 1951, Drum Magazine was …
EventKwame Nkrumah, the first President of independent Ghana escapes 5th assassination attempt
… he introduced. In August 1962, Nkrumah narrowly escaped death when he was bombed in Khungulu village. Following the 1962 attempt to eliminate him, three of…
BiographySue Williamson
… past as intensively as possible.’ For Thirty Years Next to His Heart (1990), Williamson copied all 49 pages of John …
EventTreasures are discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamun
… dynasty, he became pharaoh at the age of nine and his rule lasted for approximately ten years. Worshipped as a … which is reflected in the temples that were…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
… Novodovichy cemetery in Moscow. November, Following the death of J.B. Marks, Dadoo is elected South African Communist … Moscow. 1975 June, Dadoo pays…
EventSouth African cricket player Aubrey Faulkner, great all-rounder in the early 20th century, is born
… George Aubrey Faulkner (1881 - 1930) was in his day a dominating figure in South African cricket, one of … games' finest all around players, and a legendary…
EventB.J Vorster steps down as Prime Minster
… and military to restore order. In 1966, a week after the death of Hendrik Verwoerd, Vorster was appointed as the Prime … detention of political activists. In…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1652 - 1699 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… exiles from the East. G M Theal, the historian, says in his book, History of South Africa before 1795, on the Dutch … Christians and heathens. Offenders to…
EventThe Prince Imperial of France dies in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879
… "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…
EventIdi Amin Dada releases the Americans held hostage in Uganda
… grabbed and taken out into the countryside and shot to death, their car pushed off the side of the … 1978, more than 100,000 Ugandans had been murdered…
Articles, podcasts and videos pertaining to Roy Padayachie
… up from patients and staff Obituary: Padayachie gave his life for freedom and democracy - Siyabonga Mkhwanazi … SADTU - AZAPO by Funani ka Ntontela Roy…
Oliver Tambo call for the observance of the 70th birthday of Nelson Mandela, 18 June 1988
… remain determined to be free. The MK cadres crushed to death by a Casspir flattening their shack when they refuse to … for over a quarter of a century,…
Call for the Observance of the 70th Birthday of Nelson Mandela by O. R. Tambo, June 1988
… remain determined to be free. The MK cadres crushed to death by a Casspir flattening their shack when they refuse to … for over a quarter of a century,…
EventKen Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and environmental activist, is executed
… during the Nigerian Civil War and wrote a novel based on his experiences. In 1973, after having served as the Regional … Education in the River State Cabinet…
X - Counsel’s Submission on behalf of the Biko Family
… is more than a matter for comment. The admitted assaults his dignity under the direction of Colonel Goosen are evidence of a callous disregard for his legal…
ArchiveChapter 12 Hangings by Denis Goldberg
… prison known as Beverley Hills, gallows’ humour for the death-cells. It was an awful place, with about 150 hangings a … was executed while we were in Central…
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… the Indian Natal Congress. 1896 June, M.K. Gandhi leaves his practice in South Africa to go back to India. December, … extension to register. December 28, M…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the Funeral of Moses Mbheki Mabhida, 29 March 1986, Maputo
… has departed from our midst. A seeming void occupies his space, the air so still without his voice. Like the pure note of a bungle, that voice rose … -…