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King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho regains his throne.
… King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho regains his throne. …
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 1
… From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. … After three or six years of contract labour, during which his pay…
ArchiveSociety for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa: did you know
… Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa: did you know …
Twenty-three girls are burned to death in their boarding house in Mombasa, Kenya.
… Twenty-three girls are burned to death in their boarding house in Mombasa, Kenya. …
Petrus Mnisi, UWCC and Vaal Youth Congress member, is stabbed to death in Sebokeng.
… Mnisi, UWCC and Vaal Youth Congress member, is stabbed to death in Sebokeng. …
Rioting by Africans in Cato Manor (Durban) results in the death of nine policemen.
… Rioting by Africans in Cato Manor (Durban) results in the death of nine policemen. …
BiographyAlan Stewart Paton
… in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu Natal on 11 January 1903. His father, James Paton, a Scottish immigrant and civil servant, came to South Africa in 1895 and…
BiographyEphraim Nkwe
… the ANC in exile. He was also the Political Commissar of his underground uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) unit. In 1989, as … Ephraim Nkwe passed away on 5 May 2013…
BiographyLulu Dube
… in establishing the Ohlange school , which all of his children attended. The school started from first year … and Manasseh Tebatso Moerane who was a…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 12
… From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin And so indeed it was. Kajee was on the way out. His hair was…
EventDictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending his 22 year rule
… civilian government, and he was named the new President. His reign was marked by increasing levels of corruption and … stages, torture and murder. He was…
EventHarold Macmillan begins his “winds of change” tour of Africa
… British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan began his "winds of change" tour of Africa in Ghana. Ghana became … 1960 to the South African Parliament in Cape Town…
BiographyDr. Percy Yutar
… of eight children in a family of Lithuanian immigrants. His father originally spelled his surname as Yuter before arriving in South Africa. Yutar … Mandela…
BiographyIsaac Lesiba ‘Bra Ike’ Maphotho
… (Blouberg Municipality) on 26 February 1931. He completed his Standard 6 (Grade Eight) at Uitkyk Secondary School in 1952. Maphotho left his home towards…
Luke Mazwembe
… September 1976. He was reported to have been found dead in his cell at Caledon Square police station,Cape Town,the same … visited nor interrogated. An…
ArchiveMinutes of the second general meeting of the Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa
… General meeting of the Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa held on 24 May 1989 at the … general meeting of the Society for the…
BiographyProfessor Kader Abdul Asmal
… Asmal was raised in a vibrant, lower middle-class family. His mother was a home-maker while his father was a shopkeeper, a shop assistant and unemployed ……
ArchiveIn the Heart of the Whore, The story of apartheid's death squads, by Jacques Pauw
… In the Heart of the Whore, The story of apartheid's death squads, by Jacques Pauw …
BiographyKwena Matlala
… village, who was related to the royal family, and after his death, she became the ntona of Madietane. She was originally …
BiographyBertha Mkhize
… driver died when Bertha was about four years old, after his death her family moved to Inanda. She was one of the first …
BiographyGqeba Mzwandile
… Gqeba Mzwandile, born on 6 June 1965, left his schooling at Standard 5 due to financial constraints. … Thereafter he had some casual jobs; he helped run his…
BiographyDavid Goldblatt
… photographers, is internationally acclaimed for his work. The grandson of Lithuanian-Jewish immigrants, he … the 1890s. David’s interest in photography was…
BiographyGerald Patrick Kearney
… apartheid from Archbishop Denis Hurley that were read in his church. Another influence was when his eldest brother, a university student, who spoke about the…
BiographyDaniel Kunene
… On 27 May 2016, surrounded by his beloved family, Kunene died peacefully at his home in Madison, America. He was 93 years old. [i] … he remained in exile…
BiographyJudge Albert Louis “Albie” Sachs
… Albert Louis Sachs was born in Johannesburg in 1935. His father, Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs , had arrived in South … at the age of six, on the eve of the…
BiographyMartin Tose
… Johannesburg during the first decade of Apartheid. His birth coincided with the ruling National Party’s second … himself as a sculptor, graphic artist and a…
BiographyTwasile Champion Galela
… in Korsten, Port Elizabeth on 24 October 1947. He received his primary education at Hillskraal in Korsten. His family relocated to KwaZakhele in 1957 where…
Nicodemus Kgoathe
… in Pretoria,where he died on 4th of February.During his stay in hospital,he was treated for lung and kidney infections. A post-mortem gave the cause of death…
EventPresident Nelson Mandela announces his intentions to promote national unity
… part of the Government of National Unity (GNU). This was his part of nation building and reconciliation amongst … President Nelson Mandela announces his…
BiographyRev. Aldin Grout
… at the Andover Theological Seminary. Upon completing his studies, Grout was appointed one of six missionaries to … to obtain the Zulu King’s permission to…