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Death of President J.H. Brand of the Orange Free State.
… Death of President J.H. Brand of the Orange Free State. …
EventMore than 100 miners are crushed to death near Orkney
… More than 100 miners are crushed to death near Orkney …
South African police close the investigation into the death of
… South African police close the investigation into the death of …
Roy Padayachie’s death a huge loss - Jacob Zuma by Mac Maharaj
… Roy Padayachie’s death a huge loss - Jacob Zuma by Mac Maharaj …
From death row in Pretoria Central Prison, October 1964 [Extract]
… From death row in Pretoria Central Prison, October 1964 [Extract] …
Amos Tshabalala, civic activist, is stabbed to death in Tsakana.
… Amos Tshabalala, civic activist, is stabbed to death in Tsakana. …
Death of Abraham Josias Sluysken (62), commander at the Cape.
… Death of Abraham Josias Sluysken (62), commander at the Cape. …
BiographyGerald Patrick Kearney
… generally assisted the poor and downtrodden.Following the death of Joseph Mdluli from Lamontville in police detention, … Cathedral called “An Evening of…
ArchiveA Death in South Africa: the killing of Sipho Phungulwa
… A Death in South Africa: the killing of Sipho Phungulwa …
EventBiko's death draws US Congress' attention
… Biko's death draws US Congress' attention …
ArchiveSouth African political prison-literature between 1948 and 1990: the prisoner as writer and political commentator
… South African political prison-literature between 1948 and 1990: the prisoner as writer and political …
BiographyFrances Rix Ames
… being severely assaulted by security police. Before his death (which was one in a string of prison deaths), he had … and a small group of colleagues, angered…
BiographyMakhosi “Tholi” Nyoka
… ), where they were ambushed by Eugene De Kock’ s death squad. De Kock was a member of the South African Police … respect was shown for the corpses of the MK…
BiographyWilliam George Ballinger
… in Parliament for Whites who were to represent Africans.In 1948 his campaign became a success and he remained a Senate … he got defeated for nominations , he…
EventThe death in police custody of Ahmed Timol, political activist and underground operative, is confirmed
… On 28 October 1971, the death of anti-apartheid activist, Ahmed Timol, was officially … Police Station (now Johannesburg Central Police). His death was…
EventSouth African woman, Janice Bronwyn Linden, is sentenced to death in China for smuggling drugs
… Linden, 35 from Wentworth in Durban was sentenced to death by a high court in Guangdong Province, China for … trunk. Linden was not the first person to be…
BiographyPresident Seretse Khama
… of a retired army officer. They were married in September 1948. Seretse’s Uncle Tshekedi ordered him to come home so … on 13 July 1980 he died in Gabarone,…
BiographyRev. James Arthur Calata
… the ANC's election boycott decision of 1946 and of 1948. He appeared to be adopting a cautious wait-and-see … of Grahamstown cathedral from 1959 up to the…
BiographyHarry Snitcher
… was in Uniondale and then in Gouda. After the premature death of his father in 1924, the young Snitcher and his four … of the Communist Party of South Africa…
Black Reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973 - Address to the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association by O. R. Tambo, Syracuse, New York, United States of America, 1973
… of the black reaction to apartheid during the period 1948-1973 is topical and should help us to understand what is … I will first discuss briefly the period…
EventThe inquest into the death of Black Consciousness leader, Steve Bantu Biko, opens in Pretoria
… had suffered some kind of head trauma. An inquest into his death was held two months later in Pretoria. The inquest … one big conspiracy to conceal the real…
EventTwenty-four Kikuyu tribesmen are sentenced to death for the Lari massacre in Kenya
… March 1953, twenty-four Kikuyu tribesmen were sentenced to death in Kenya for their part in the event. The unfortunate … Twenty-four Kikuyu tribesmen are…
BiographyAshley La Grange
"My guiding principle is to work hard and live within my means. My father died when I was seven and my mother’s inheritance was embezzled, so she had to work…
BiographyPercy John "Jack" Hodgson
… shared his life and contribution to the struggle until his death in 1977. The Legion fought against the rise of fascism … Legion’s campaign against the …
BiographyJohanna (Joey) Hendrina Scheepers
… to the railings outside the central OK Bazaars. In 1948 Scheepers was appointed GWU organizer at its head … as the previous agreement was due to end on 31…
BiographyBartholomew Hlapane
… joined the ANC while a factory worker in Johannesburg in 1948. He played an active part in the African National … from the time the Nationalist government…
BiographyGeorge Mokate Ramafoku
… George Mokate Ramafoku is the only person, banished post-1948, who was also banished prior to 1948. His banishment order, of 8 May 1935, notes that …
EventMembers of Mau Mau uprising in Kenya to receive death penalty for resisting colonial rule
… Evelyn Baring, colonial governor of Kenya , introduced the death penalty for anyone who organised the taking of the Mau … people. The Mau Mau oath called for…
ArchiveJosie Mpama and the Communist Party of South Africa, 1930-1948 by Robert Edgar
… Josie Mpama and the Communist Party of South Africa, 1930-1948 by Robert Edgar …
ArchiveThe Death of Albert Nzula and the silence of George Padmore
… The Death of Albert Nzula and the silence of George Padmore …