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BiographyJudge Jan Hendrik Steyn
… were outside the courtrooms. In his years on the Cape High Court he assiduously took university classes to see prisons … 1981). He worked without let-up, as…
Masango Caleb job Mayekiso
… in Port Elizabeth.He was a genuine working-class leader.In 1940's Mayekiso became head of the Textile Worker's …
BiographyGodfrey I. M. Mzamane
Godfrey I.M. Mzamane was born near Matatiele in the Transkei in 1909 and obtained B.A. and M.A. degrees from Fort Hare. He taught at St. Peter's Secondary…
Rocky Malebane-Metsing
… worked for local government. He began as a clerk before becoming a superintendant of public works in Tlhabane. … office to work as a secretary of the mine…
Jacob Monakgotla
… law by in engaging in 'terrorist' activities.On the night before their court appearance on 11th September Mr Jacob Monnakgotla died …
BiographyJohn J. Skomolo
John J Skomolo was an Anglican clergyman prominent in the Cape African National Congress (ANC) in the 1940s and 1950s, Skomolo was also a member of the ANC…
BiographyMabunu Mkize
Tensions between the Ntanzi and Bomvu communities developed in the 1940s, allegedly because Nembe Ntanzi, the hereditary leader of the Ntanzi section, ”was…
BiographyMzinto Ngubane
Tensions between the Ntanzi and Bomvu communities developed in the 1940s, allegedly because Nembe Ntanzi, the hereditary leader of the Ntanzi section, “was…
BiographyNkume Ngubane
Tensions between the Ntanzi and Bomvu communities developed in the 1940s, allegedly because Nembe Ntanzi, the hereditary leader of the Ntanzi section, “was…
BiographyJ. E. Malepe
A leader of the African National Congress Youth League during the 1940s, he was elected to the African National Congress (ANC) national executive committee in…
ArchiveReport on Langa Commissioners Court: Presented by Cape Western Region to the Black Sash National Conference 1983
… Report on Langa Commissioners Court- Presented by Cape Western Region to the Black Sash … Report on Langa Commissioners Court: Presented by Cape Western…
BiographyS. Mac Lepolesa
As a trader in the Orange Free State in the 1940s, he organized for the African National Congress (ANC) and served as the national ANC deputy-speaker. He was a…
BiographySam P. Sesedi
Sam P. Sesedi was born in 1895 in Kimberley and qualified as a teacher in 1916. He later obtained a B.A. degree by private study at the age of 50. After…
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court by signatories, 17 July 1998
… Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court by signatories, 17 July 1998 …
Statement In Court At Trial For Speech At Benoni, January 31, 1941
… Statement In Court At Trial For Speech At Benoni, January 31, 1941 …
ArchiveLitemaster workers win R800 000 in biggest claim awarded by court
… Litemaster workers win R800 000 in biggest claim awarded by court …
Jacob de Villiers, justice of the Appeal Court, is born in Bloemfontein.
… Jacob de Villiers, justice of the Appeal Court, is born in Bloemfontein. …
Sydney Vernon Peterson, one of the prominent SA poets of the 1940s, dies in Germiston. His poetry was translated into English,
BiographyLeslie Rubin
… at Durban High School in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), before attending the University of Cape Town (UCT), the … 1936. After joining the South African army as a…
EventThe Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that former Zambian president, Frederick Chiluba should stand trial for corruption
… The Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that former Zambian president, … The Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that former Zambian president, …
BiographyNtwaesele “Fish” Keitseng
… to 12 months in jail and lost an appeal to the Supreme Court in mid-1957. Charged with others in the Treason Trial, … Mandela and Thabo Mbeki stayed with…
BiographyZachariah Keodirelang Matthews
… Johannesburg Bar and the Transvaal division of the Supreme Court. However, he did not join the bar in order to continue …
BiographyA. J. Sililo
A. J. Sililo was a leader of the Location Advisory Boards Congress in Durban, and prominent in the All African Convention, he was elected to the Natives'…
Yusaf Ahmed Cachalia
Born in 1915 and restricted to Johannesburg by the apartheid government. A leading figure in the South African Indian Congress in the 1940s and 1950s; he was…
BiographyS. J. J. Lesolang
S. J. J. Lesolang was born and educated in the Transvaal, he taught at Kilnerton during the 1940s and was president of the Transvaal African Teachers'…
BiographyBettie du Toit
… work she had to travel to Soweto in disguise at night, but before long the police discovered her activities. Fearing …
BiographyThomas Patrick Murray
… first Honorary Life President of TUCSA in 1975, but died before the honour could be conferred. The award was made …
A coelacanth, thought extinct before rediscovered in 1938, is caught off the south-west coast of Madagascar.
… A coelacanth, thought extinct before rediscovered in 1938, is caught off the south-west …
Government tables the third Constitution of the Republic of South Africa before the House of Assembly
… the third Constitution of the Republic of South Africa before the House of Assembly …
Three internationally-renowned tenors, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, perform together before an audienc
… Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, perform together before an audienc …