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BiographyH. A. Naidoo
H. A. Naidoo was born in Durban in 1915 and was recruited into the Communist Party in the mid-1930s by Edward Roux. He became an active trade unionist, and…
BiographyZuleika Sarojini Christopher
… ). She attended Fort Hare to do a pre-medical course, before transferring to the University of Witwatersrand, where … illegal, was successfully challenged in…
BiographyNaboth Monyandioe Moreleba Mokgatle
… of its Pretoria branch during the 1940s. In the late 1940's, he formed and led the Dairy Workers' Union and the …
BiographyChristopher “Dali” Daluxolo Mpofu
… illness in East London when Mpofu was still a teenager. Before his untimely death, he was a labourer at Wilson … a former judge of the Gauteng Division of…
ArchiveHistoric moment as Constitutional Court finds Zuma guilty and sentences him to jail
… Richard. (2021). Historic moment as Constitutional Court finds Zuma guilty and sentences him to jail , from The … South Africa’s Constitutional Court has…
The Wider Significance of the Judgement of the Constitutional Court on the “Nkandla Matter” by Thabo Mbeki, 11 April 2016
… conveyed the unanimous decision of the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in the matter of “Economic Freedom Fighters … of office constitutionally administered…
Hettie Du Preez
Hettie du Preez has made an outstanding contribution to the struggle against political and economic injustice in South Africa. She was a prominent figure in…
EventTwenty-four Africans from the Graaff-Reinet district appear in the Grahamstown Supreme Court on charges under the Sabotage Act
… Graaff-Reinet district appeared in the Grahamstown Supreme Court on charges under the Sabotage Act. It is alleged that … Graaff-Reinet district appear in the…
BiographyJan Celliers
… when he moved to Cape Town. Jan Celliers died on 1 June 1940 in Johannesburg. … Jan F E Celliers: 1865 - 1940 [online]. Available at: stellenboschwriters.com…
BiographyJacob Dumdum Nyaose
Jacob Dumdum Nyaose was born about 1920 at Port Shepstone in Natal, the son of a Zulu seaman who belonged to the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union…
BiographyJohann Christiaan Kriegler
… Kriegler was appointed a Justice of the Constitutional Court on its foundation in 1994, a position he held until … he chaired until 1999. After leaving the…
ArchiveStudent walkouts have changed history before. In South Africa, one helped end apartheid by DeNeen L. Brown (The Washington Post), 14 March 2018
… killed in Parkland. [ Children have changed America before, braving fire hoses and police dogs for civil rights ] … captured the famous photo of Hector,…
BiographyPeter Moonsammy
Peter Moonsammy was born on 25 March 1928 in Market St, Johannesburg. Moonsamy was the elder brother of Paul and Dasu Joseph who were Transvaal Indian…
BiographyNomhlangano Beauty Mkhize
… Nomhlangano Beauty Mkhize was born on 12 April 1940 in Sophiatown, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng). Her … run from the authorities, providing them a place…
BiographyRay Harmel (nee Adler)
… Cornelius ultimately became a National Party Senator. In 1940, Ray married Michael Harmel, then District Secretary of … dress shop in which black women…
BiographyHoratio (Bud) Isaiah Mbelle
… Sotho, Tswana, Xhosa and Zulu.Mbelle then became a court interpreter. His first position was at the Supreme Court at Grahamstown. In 1894 Mbelle became a…
BiographyJudge Albert Louis “Albie” Sachs
… Mandela to serve on the newly established Constitutional Court. As a constitutional court judge, Justice Sachs was the chief architect of the … to prevent…
Inkatha President meets the media: Let us put the good of the State before the good of the party
… meets the media: Let us put the good of the State before the good of the party …
Nigeria’s most prominent political prisoner, Moshood Abiola, dies of an apparent heart attack a few days before he was expected
… Abiola, dies of an apparent heart attack a few days before he was expected …
World War 2: North Africa. A week before Mussolini orders General Rodolfo Graziani to invade Egypt from Libya, the British RAF
… World War 2: North Africa. A week before Mussolini orders General Rodolfo Graziani to invade …
A bomb explodes at a synagogue in central Johannesburg four hours before State President Viljoen is due to attend a ceremony th
… explodes at a synagogue in central Johannesburg four hours before State President Viljoen is due to attend a ceremony th …
Testimony of Saul Msane, Sprinkhaan, and Jonas Mapope before the Eastern Transvaal Natives Land Committee, October 23, 1917 [Extracts]
… Testimony of Saul Msane, Sprinkhaan, and Jonas Mapope before the Eastern Transvaal Natives Land Committee, October …
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says shortly before September 11 2001, Egyptian intelligence officers warned the US that al-Qa
… Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says shortly before September 11 2001, Egyptian intelligence officers …
The Publications and Entertainment Bill, which has been before a select Committee for nearly two years, passes its third readin
… The Publications and Entertainment Bill, which has been before a select Committee for nearly two years, passes its …
Three days before the 4 March deadline for registering parties, Chief Buthelezi announces in Durban that he is considering regi
… Three days before the 4 March deadline for registering parties, Chief …
Anglo-Boer War: Republican forces under Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog attack Jagersfontein and release all prisoners in the gaol before t
… attack Jagersfontein and release all prisoners in the gaol before t …
Five days before the Whites only general election South Africans all over the country organise a defiance campaign against the
… Five days before the Whites only general election South Africans all …
Hundreds of foreigners scramble for seats on the last flight out of Libya before sanctions seal off the country.
… scramble for seats on the last flight out of Libya before sanctions seal off the country. …
Speaking before the Truth and Reconciliation Committee for a second time, F.W. de Klerk repeats his assertion that murder and t
… Speaking before the Truth and Reconciliation Committee for a second …
Speaking before the Truth and Reconciliation Committee for a second time, F.W. de Klerk repeats his assertion that murder and t
… Speaking before the Truth and Reconciliation Committee for a second …