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BiographyRita Alice Ndzanga
… the Brick and Tile Workers Union, offered her work in his office. In this way she began to learn about trade … which the couple moved to Soweto . Her husband…
BiographyMichael Alan Harmel
… to the liberation of all mankind, most passionately in his homeland. He spent virtually his entire adult life working full-time for the Communist … Review…
BiographyPhila Portia Ndwandwe
… as they felt that the informers were responsible for her death. Her funeral was highly publicized as it was broadcast … an opportunity for her nine-year-old…
BiographySamora Machel
… He was a member of the Shangana ethnic group and his parents were poor. Machel parents were forced to grow … than food such as corn which they could eat. In…
BiographyVusamazulu Credo Mutwa
… on 21 July 1921 in Zululand, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal). His father’s first wife with whom he had three children died … of influenza. Mutwa’s parents met in…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of Steve Biko’s death East London, 12 September 1997, South Africa
… of the greatest sons of our nation, Stephen Bantu Biko. His hope in life, and his life of hope, are captured by his resounding words: "In … to bring to life…
BiographyBheki Mlangeni
… Johannesburg). On 17 November 1989, prompted by the death row confessions of a police officer, Butana Almond … former Security Police Captain Johannes Dirk…
BiographyTodd Tozama Matshikiza
… Matshikiza. They were a family of renowned musicians; his mother was a noted soprano, and his father played the organ in the Anglican Church. … to produce a…
Statement on death sentences passed on three members of ANC and Umkhonto We Sizwe, 20 August 1981
… Statement on death sentences passed on three members of ANC and Umkhonto …
Magistrate L.A Coetzee rules that no one is to blame for the prison death of Lungile Tabalaza
… L.A Coetzee rules that no one is to blame for the prison death of Lungile Tabalaza …
Official estimates put the death toll at 503 people killed during the ten previous days of violence.
… Official estimates put the death toll at 503 people killed during the ten previous days …
Joseph-Désiré Mobutu’s military government in the Congo has four former ministers sentenced to death for treason,
… in the Congo has four former ministers sentenced to death for treason, …
Joseph-Désiré Mobutu’s military government in the Congo has four former ministers sentenced to death for treason,
… in the Congo has four former ministers sentenced to death for treason, …
A military court in Cairo sentences seven of forty-nine Islamic militants to death for attacks against tourists.
… Cairo sentences seven of forty-nine Islamic militants to death for attacks against tourists. …
Barend Strydom receives eight death sentences as the result of racial murders in Pretoria the previous year.
… Barend Strydom receives eight death sentences as the result of racial murders in Pretoria …
Twenty-four Kikuyu tribesmen are sentenced to death in Kenya for their part in the Lari massacre.
… Twenty-four Kikuyu tribesmen are sentenced to death in Kenya for their part in the Lari massacre. …
Mozambique’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Joaquim Chissano, succeeds Samora Machel as president following Machel’s death in an
… succeeds Samora Machel as president following Machel’s death in an …
EventGeneral De la Rey releases General Lord Methuen after his wounds are treated
… 2), General De La Rey released General Lord Methuen after his wounds were treated. After only travelling 29 kilometres … once again taken - De La Rey had…
Dr Paul Bosman is murdered in his home in Shelly Beach, KwaZulu Natal, ten days after his retirement as head of the SA veterina
… Dr Paul Bosman is murdered in his home in Shelly Beach, KwaZulu Natal, ten days after his retirement as head of the SA veterina …
EventZulu King Cetshwayo address his warriors at the great military kraal of Nodwengu
… January 1879 the Zulu king Cetshwayo addressed 20 000 of his warriors at the great military kraal of Nodwengu: "I am … of no less a person than Paul Kruger…
BiographyNgoza Mvelase
… information to the responsible authorities is to court death and misfortune. It was, thus, motivated that Ngoza … a revocation order was in the process of…
BiographyRaymond Ackerman
… War with two army buddies . Raymond Ackerman re-invented his father's industry around a philosophy of consumer … the sack, and Pick 'n Pay, which he founded…
ArchiveApartheid Super Spy, Craig Williamson’s Trails of Death and Destruction: The Scandinavian Connection, (Responses to recent exposures in Jyllands Posten) by Prithiraj Dullay
… of the Apartheid banning order that restricted him to his hometown of King Williamstown by traveling to Cape Town , … 1970s one English speaking white South…
Sifundile Matalazi
… was undisclosed. During the inquest into Mr Matalazi's death it was alleged that he committed suicide.Police evidence was that Mr Malazi had joined his pairs…
EventNelson Mandela was issued with his first passport after being released from prison
… Nelson Mandela was issued with his first South African passport on 19 February 1990, 8 days … he was released from prison. It was this passport (with his…
BiographyMapetla Frank Mohapi
… on 5 August 1976, Mohapi died in police custody. Upon his death, police produced a "suicide note", claiming he had committed suicide in his cell. An inquest…
BiographyOlive Peace Landman
… to Carnarvon in 1855 without compensation for the loss of his wheat crop [i] . Her paternal grandmother (Ellen Joel … was a friend and Olive helped Eddie…
Jonas Malheiro Savimbi
… place at Protestant mission schools in central Angola. His secondary school studies began in Angola. In 1958, he was … to attend university in Lisbon,…
BiographyCassim Mahomed Lakhi
… Mahomed Lakhi was the youngest son of Mahomed Lakhi and his wife, Hawa Bibi, who were both born in India. They … but had to return to South Africa around…
ArchiveDavid Koloane fought for the right to define himself – and his art by Ruth Simbao, 24 July 2019
… and multiple honorary doctorates bestowed on him, his role as Ntate-moholo (grandfather) to young artists was … South African artist Louis Khehla Maqhubela,…