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BiographyMotsoko Pheko
… family in Lesotho. In the late 1930s, after the sudden death of their parents, Pheko and his brother came to South Africa to live with their aunt, … a member…
BiographyMonica Hunter Wilson
… the 1950s, delayed as it had been by her husband’s tragic death at the end of the Second World War. Monica and her … biography. He died in 1968 before he…
BiographyBenson Tsele
… spelled either a lifelong sentence in apartheid jails or a death sentence. Tsele deliberately entered military … for a society free of racial injustices…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 10
… From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. … at this time was twofold. First he had to do all in his power to…
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…
BiographySetswiki Matabata
… allegedly involved in a succession dispute following the death of a sub-Chief in Sekhukhuneland, with his campaign being championed by “leftist” supporters. …
EventJames Kantor, a lawyer, is arrested for his involvement in Liliesleaf farm activities
… James Kantor was a lawyer who owned a law firm and employed his brother in-law Harold Wolpe. Unbeknownst to Kantor, Wolpe … arrested. Kantor was arrested…
The Rhodesian Supreme Court rejects Queen Elizabeth’s ‘reprieve’ of two Rhodesian Black men sentenced to death.
… ‘reprieve’ of two Rhodesian Black men sentenced to death. …
Death in Black and White: Suicide, Statistics, and Race in Natal, 1880-1916 by Julie Parle
… Death in Black and White: Suicide, Statistics, and Race in …
APDUSA Views No. 66: Claurina Mokone – Worth Something in Death, but Nothing in Life, November 2002
… APDUSA Views No. 66: Claurina Mokone – Worth Something in Death, but Nothing in Life, November 2002 …
Political assassination: Michion Mkhize, IFP student leader at the University of Zululand, is stabbed to death.
… leader at the University of Zululand, is stabbed to death. …
Twelve Blacks are shot dead by police in Soweto, and a town councillor is hacked to death.
… by police in Soweto, and a town councillor is hacked to death. …
BiographyHarry Themba Gwala
… grew up in the Pietermaritzburg area. After completing his teacher's diploma at Adams Colege, Amanzimtoti in 1941, … taught at Slangspruit, in the…
BiographyWilfrid Edward Cooper
… Cape Province) and lived in Mowbray until he finished his schooling. His mother, Rose Emma, was born in Cornwall, England and his … 28 May, 1969 and held…
EventKaiser Matanzima of Transkei announces his intention to retire from the Presidency
… President Kaiser Matanzima of Transkei announced his intention to retire from the Presidency in February 1982, … to retire from the presidency. He was…
BiographySir Sydney Kentridge
… than 30 years at the South African Bar, during which time his clients included Nelson Mandela and the late Chief Albert … was instrumental in exposing the…
BiographyKgosi Abram Ramotshere Moiloa
… of Bantu Affairs. Kgosi Moiloa described the meeting and his reaction in the following way: ‘We were called to … A week later, Kgosi Moiloa was summoned by…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin
… and it was a hopeful point of view. He wished to serve his people, of this there was no doubt. But he saw very … of the possible". He was, as I have said,…
BiographyTopsy Madaka
… Mongameli Madaka who, both passed away in 1990. In 1969, his family relocated to KwaZakhele Township. He received his primary education at Phendla Primary…
ArchiveTill Death Do Us Unite, IOL, 27 June 2011
… Till Death Do Us Unite, IOL, 27 June 2011 …
BiographyFlorence Louise Zerffi
… in 1924 also drew her into joint exhibitions with him. His premature death in 1929 was a profound blow. She later taught painting …
BiographyLionel Rusty Bernstein
… inauguration as president and then return to Britain until his death.In 1999 he published an autobiography,Memory Against …
ArchiveAppendix 8 Sam will never see his favoured son free of the traitor’s brand by Denis Goldberg
… in life – and the ban on anything he said continues after his death. I cannot tell you what he said to me or anyone about … sure would have irritated Sam, as…
BiographyJohannes Jane Tane Kekana
… clan of the Ndebele and the son of Lebelo Seroto and his wife NaMahlangu, a member of the Ndzundza tribe. Van … and therefore suggested that Lebelo leave…
BiographyPrince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu
… who came to discuss their problems with the King. When his father was approached by the Pretoria government to … but threatened to burn any trucks attempting…
BiographyJan van Riebeeck
… 1619 in Culemborg, Netherlands to a surgeon. He spent his youth in Schiedam, Netherlands where, on 28 March 1649, … from the post, when he was found to be…
BiographyJeanette Eleanor Kasrils
… Kasrils , later, her husband, visited Durban, to visit his relative Jacqueline Arenstein , a member of the Communist … dynamite. Eleanor drove the getaway…
BiographyMhlabunzima Joseph Maphumulo
… inherited the role of Chief of the Maphumulo tribe from his father. The territory which his chieftaincy encompasses contained 35, 000 people at the … was…
BiographyHarry Moyaga
… it was Moyaga’s mother who played the dominant role in his formation as an artist. She kept alive their traditional … religion alongside Christianity…
EventFormer Vaal policeman Gerhardus Peens admits his role in the Boipatong Massacre
… present during the Boipatong massacre as false. During his testimony before the Truth and Reconciliation … group of residents started throwing stones at them…