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BiographyAndries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius
… preliminary trip to the interior before he decided to take part in the migration in 1838. He took part in several battles in Natal and bought a farm near…
BiographyAlec Erwin
… Education. After the 1973 Durban strikes, Erwin was part of the group of White activists from the National Union … Executive member of the ANC’s Southern…
BiographyLauretta Ngcobo
… her work was only published in the 80s and 90s. Ngcobo was one of the main speakers during the 1956 women’s anti-pass … various universities and traveled…
BiographyLaurent Kabila
… to lead the revolt against Mobutu, Kabila was joined by one of the most prominent communist revolutionary leaders, … In the mid-1990s Kabila returned to…
BiographyAllerley Glossop
… pastoral subjects out of doors, prefering for the most part the pinkish tones of sunsets in the Karoo. Her work … Journalists of the day acclaimed her as …
BiographyNkosinathi Benson Fihla
… its physical education course but was expelled for taking part in a student strike over food. As an outstanding … chairperson of the ANC in the Eastern Cape…
BiographyMthuthuzeli Tom
… in the village of Mpongo outside East London, and was one of eight children. His mother was a domestic worker and … Commercial High he attended union…
The UN consents to a US-backed invasion of North Korea. A squadron of the SA Air Force formed part of the United Nations forces
… of North Korea. A squadron of the SA Air Force formed part of the United Nations forces …
D.F. Malan speaks on the Group Areas Bill, calling it the most important part of the policy of apartheid and a new beginning fo
… on the Group Areas Bill, calling it the most important part of the policy of apartheid and a new beginning fo …
D.F. Malan speaks on the Group Areas Bill, calling it the most important part of the policy of apartheid and a new beginning fo
… on the Group Areas Bill, calling it the most important part of the policy of apartheid and a new beginning fo …
Metrorail says more than 400 commuters have been arrested in Pretoria as part of an operation to bring order back to the train
… more than 400 commuters have been arrested in Pretoria as part of an operation to bring order back to the train …
Metrorail says more than 400 commuters have been arrested in Pretoria as part of an operation to bring order back to the train
… more than 400 commuters have been arrested in Pretoria as part of an operation to bring order back to the train …
Metrorail says more than 400 commuters have been arrested in Pretoria as part of an operation to bring order back to the train
… more than 400 commuters have been arrested in Pretoria as part of an operation to bring order back to the train …
Zola Budd, noted SA athlete who emigrated to Britain in 1984 to take part in the Los Angeles Olympic Games, announces that she
… noted SA athlete who emigrated to Britain in 1984 to take part in the Los Angeles Olympic Games, announces that she …
Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel lays the first bricks of an octagonal church, the tower of which still forms part of the G
… of an octagonal church, the tower of which still forms part of the G …
BiographyMaggie Resha
… of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) . As part of FSAW, Resha became part of the movement resisting the extension of passes to … in Alexandra…
BiographyMagdaline ‘Maggie’ Resha
… of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) . As part of FEDSAW, Resha became part of the movement resisting the extension of passes to … in Alexandra…
The SA cricket team beats the West Indies in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with 4 wickets in a one-day International Cricket Council Wills
… the West Indies in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with 4 wickets in a one-day International Cricket Council Wills …
EventMpho Mathibela, one of the Siamese twins separated in an operation six months earlier, leaves hospital for the first time
… Mpho Mathibela, one of the Siamese twins separated in an operation six months …
It is officially confirmed that one of nineteen Indians detained, Ahmed Timol, a Muslim teacher, has jumped to his death from t
… It is officially confirmed that one of nineteen Indians detained, Ahmed Timol, a Muslim …
Brig. Theuns Swanepoel (”Rooi Rus”) (70), one of the most feared interrogators of the SA Security Police, dies in Roodepoort.
… Brig. Theuns Swanepoel (”Rooi Rus”) (70), one of the most feared interrogators of the SA Security …
Barend Bartholomeus Keet, one of the first five translators of the Bible in Afrikaans, is born in Alice, Eastern Cape.
… Barend Bartholomeus Keet, one of the first five translators of the Bible in Afrikaans, …
The Minister of Justice and Police, J.T. Kruger, announces his decision to appoint a one-man judicial commission in the person
… Police, J.T. Kruger, announces his decision to appoint a one-man judicial commission in the person …
Sir Joseph Benjamin Robinson, one of the richest mine magnates, buys Section B of the farm Langlaagte from mrs Anna Elizabeth d
… Sir Joseph Benjamin Robinson, one of the richest mine magnates, buys Section B of the farm …
A powerful bomb, planted by Frederick John Harris, explodes in the Johannesburg station. One woman is killed and twenty-two (so
… John Harris, explodes in the Johannesburg station. One woman is killed and twenty-two (so …
US helicopters and gunships destroy four of Somali warlord Mohammed Farah Aidid’s arms depots, one week after his forces allege
… four of Somali warlord Mohammed Farah Aidid’s arms depots, one week after his forces allege …
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is shot to death by extremists while reviewing a military parade, eleven years and one day after
… while reviewing a military parade, eleven years and one day after …
Palaeontologist Mary Leakey discovers one of the oldest hominid skulls in the Olduvai Gorge, northern Tanzania. At first she fo
… Palaeontologist Mary Leakey discovers one of the oldest hominid skulls in the Olduvai Gorge, …
The Police Amendment Bill, passed unopposed, empowers the police to search without warrant any person or premises within one mi
… to search without warrant any person or premises within one mi …
More than one million Black South African workers, following a call by South Africa’s two biggest trade unions, the Congress of
… More than one million Black South African workers, following a call by …