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BiographyHyman Meir Basner
… for the Transvaal and Orange Free State from 1942 to 1948. In 1933 he became a member of the Communist Party of …
Annie Silinga
… moved to Cape Town , where her husband was employed. In 1948 she joined the Langa Vigilance Association and, during …
BiographyVuyani Goniwe
… multiple traumatic injuries buried in a single coffin. The bodies were exhumed in July 2012. One of the bodies’ remains was that of Goniwe. His remains were…
EventThe Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons, Jimmy Kruger, received a report of a police investigation into Steve Biko's death
… a report of a police investigation into Steve Biko's death as well as a post-mortem report submitted to the … by the Biko family, all of whose findings were…
Jacob Zungwane Mashabane
… from his home on 1st October.They were unaware of his death.The Johannesburg mortuary alleged that he had hanged … with motor car theft. An inquest into Mr…
Lecture by President Thabo Mbeki delivered on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the death of Stephen Bantu Biko, 12 September 2007, Cape Town
… We meet here today to commemorate the death of an outstanding young South African patriot, Stephen … to create from the first day of its electoral victory in…
BiographyEvelina de Bruin
… common propose clause and of these 14 were sentenced to death. De Bruin was the only woman sentenced to death, and her husband was also sentenced to death…
BiographyMakhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi
… for better wages and working conditions. From June 1948, until his retirement from the union, he was involved in …
BiographyGerrit Viljoen
… formation of a United Afrikaans students’ Organisation in 1948. Viljoen later enrolled at the University of Cambridge, …
BiographyGerrit Van Niekerk Viljoen
… formation of a United Afrikaans students’ Organisation in 1948. Viljoen later enrolled at the University of Cambridge, …
BiographyDr. Wilson Zamindlela "Zami" Conco
… at the University of the Witwatersrand, graduating in 1948. In the company of Arthur Letele , Lionel Majombozi, …
BiographyDr Hoosen Mia Haffejee
… Beach police station on 3 August 1977. An inquest into his death ensued. Captain James Taylor and Captain P.L. du Toit, … during interrogation. The…
Bellington Mampe
… station.The Act he was detained under and the cause of death were undisclosed. Although Mr Mampe died in 1963,his death was announced by the government only…
Mandela’s Death Leaves South Africa Without Its Moral Center by Lydia Polgreen (The New York Times), 5 December 2013
… Mandela’s Death Leaves South Africa Without Its Moral Center by Lydia …
Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978.
… Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978. …
South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission grants amnesty to apartheid death squad commander Eugene de Kock and other f
… and Reconciliation Commission grants amnesty to apartheid death squad commander Eugene de Kock and other f …
The four former ministers sentenced to death for treason, murder, and an attempted coup by Joseph-Désiré Mobutu’s
… The four former ministers sentenced to death for treason, murder, and an attempted coup by …
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested outside parliament while leading a protest march against the death sentence of the Sharpevi
… parliament while leading a protest march against the death sentence of the Sharpevi …
Soviet dictator Josef Stalin dies. Some 2 000 people are crushed to death in the crowd during the funeral.
… Josef Stalin dies. Some 2 000 people are crushed to death in the crowd during the funeral. …
The inquest into Dr. Aggett’s death begins. It is immediately adjourned for six weeks, to allow further investigation.
… The inquest into Dr. Aggett’s death begins. It is immediately adjourned for six weeks, to …
Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978.
… Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978. …
Dozens are crushed in crowded Cairo streets as millions of Egyptians mourn the death of President Abdel Nasser.
… crowded Cairo streets as millions of Egyptians mourn the death of President Abdel Nasser. …
An Egyptian military court convicts seventy-two Islamic militants of subversion and sentences four of them to death.
… militants of subversion and sentences four of them to death. …
Following an international campaign for clemency, the Bloemfontein Appeal Court overrules the death sentence on James Mange and
… for clemency, the Bloemfontein Appeal Court overrules the death sentence on James Mange and …
An elephant tramples German tourist Rita Hahn to death on the Hans Merensky golf course in Phalaborwa, Limpopo.
… An elephant tramples German tourist Rita Hahn to death on the Hans Merensky golf course in Phalaborwa, Limpopo. …
Two white death sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are noticed at Plettenberg Bay, Cape south coast, and bathing is prohibited.
… Two white death sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are noticed at …
The Margo Commission of Inquiry into the death of President Samora Machel has its first hearing in Johannesburg.
… The Margo Commission of Inquiry into the death of President Samora Machel has its first hearing in …
BiographyJoseph Masobila Mdluli
… military training outside South Africa. Two days after his death a post-mortem examination was held from which a private … Justice denied that there was any…
ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo"Mavuso, 12 July 2012
… ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo"Mavuso, 12 July 2012 …
Edward Mzolo
… Act he was detained under ,or the official cause of death.No information is available on whether a post-mortem or … before parliament on 29 March 1983…