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BiographyHector Pieterson
Hector Pieterson* was born in 1963. He became the iconic image of the 1976 Soweto uprising in apartheid South Africa when a newspaper photograph by Sam Nzima -…
Britain sends Russia a note warning it against attempted blockade of Suez or occupation of Egypt.
British Togoland (a UN trust, once part of the German colony of Togo) votes for annexation by Ghana.
The Bophuthatswana Legislative Assembly concludes a two-day Special Session during which it formally votes to open negotiations
South African Parliament votes to restore citizenship to residents of so-called independent states of Transkei, Bophuthatswana,
Dr Andrew Murray, noted South African clergyman and educationist, dies in Wellington at the age of 88.
BiographyJonas Mosa Gwangwa
Jonas Mosa Gwangwa was born in 1941 in Orlando East, Soweto. The young Gwanga was one of many musicians mentored by Alto Saxophonist Kippie Moeketsi. He then…
EventFake versions of the new South African banknotes hit the streets
… at that time, a series of new R10, R20, R50, R100 and R200 notes. The decision was made in accordance with international … to eight years as a measure to try…
BiographyDr. Connie Mulder
Cornelius Petrus Mulder was born on the 5 June 1925. He studied a Bachelor of Arts degree and obtained the Transvaal Education Diploma in 1945. He started…
Cornelius Petrus Mulder
Cornelius ("Connie") Petrus Mulder was born on the 5 June 1925. He studied a Bachelor of Arts degree and obtained the Transvaal Education Diploma in 1945. He…
The United Nations General Assembly Credentials Committee rejects the credentials of the South African delegation, by six votes
The United Nations Security Council, by fourteen votes to none, with the United States abstaining, passes a resolution reiterat
The United Nations General Assembly passes a draft Resolution, by eighty-seven votes to one (Portugal) and twelve abstentions,
BiographyLele Jacob Motaung
Please note: This biography is a modified extract from the following source: Prisoners Of Apartheid , A biographical List of political prisoners and banned…
BiographySylvia Ncediwe Mdunyelwa
Sylvia Ncediwe Mdunyelwa was born in the township of Langa in Cape Town. Mdunyelwa started her singing career in the 1970s when she joined Victor Ntoni’s…
BiographyHarry Garuba
… their two children: a son Ruona and a daughter Zukina. End Notes [1] Idowu Omoyele, “For 30 Years, I kept Running”, Mail …
BiographyColine Williams
… the deaths of Coline Williams and Robbie Waterwitch . End notes [1] Tammy Peterson, “'A grave injustice' – 30 years …
BiographyLaurent Kabila
Laurent Desire Kabila was born on 27 November 1939 into the Luba tribe in the Katanga Province in the Belgian Congo. In 1960 Kabila became a leader of a youth…
BiographyAllerley Glossop
Allerley Glossop was born in Twickenham, England,1872. She came to SA in 1900 after the demise of the Sphinx Studio in London, where she had taught. She farmed…
Samuel Malinga
Mr Samuel Malinga,aged 45,died in the intensive care unit of the Edendale Hospital in Pietermaritzberg on 22 February 1977.He had been detained at his home in…
The governing body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) meeting in Geneva, votes in favour of suspending South Africa
At the Transvaal National Party Congress the constitutional proposals are accepted by 1,236 votes out of 1,243.
The UN Security Council votes unanimously to send a peacekeeping force to Congo’s north-eastern Ituri province. The European Un
The Conservative Party (CP) controlled Boksburg Town Council agrees by twelve votes to seven to close Boksburg Lake, municipal
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila wins a presidential election with 58.05% of the votes, according to prov
Document 112 - Note from Claremont branch of the National Liberation League of South Africa, 26 March 1938
From:South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew National Liberation League of S.A. The Stables",…
BiographyLennox Sebe
Lennox Sebe was born on 26 June 1926. He completed his matric at the Lovedale College. Upon his completion he went to attend a teachers college. Sebe had a…
Lindiwe Charity Nyembezi Mthembu
… mourners and was closely monitored by the police. [6] End Notes [1] An askari is a member of the ANC who turned to …
BiographyMary Butcher Turok
… her struggle against racial prejudice and persecution. End notes: [1]Author Unknown, “President Mourns Passing of Prof. …
BiographyOprah Winfrey
Daughter of Vernon Winfrey by Vernita Lee (May 2, 1935 - November 22, 2018), a former maid. She was raised as the daughter of Vernon Winfrey, a coal miner,…