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Neill Aggett (1953 - 1982), lived for his country, died in detention
… Neill Aggett (1953 - 1982), lived for his country, died in detention …
Cecil John Rhodes makes his maiden speech in the Cape Assembly.
… Cecil John Rhodes makes his maiden speech in the Cape Assembly. …
Mungo Park, Scottish discoverer, leaves for his first journey to Africa.
… Mungo Park, Scottish discoverer, leaves for his first journey to Africa. …
Gandhi and his rivals in the NIC go their separate ways.
… Gandhi and his rivals in the NIC go their separate ways. …
BiographyCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart
… Swart's father was captured and the young boy with his mother and the other children on their farm were held in … Free State), obtaining the B.A. degree in…
BiographyThomas Patrick Murray
… of Patrick Murray, a boiler-maker and trade unionist, and his wife, Florence Mabel Essex. After completing his schooling at Malvern Primary School and the…
EventBreyten Breytenbach; SA poet, activist and painter, receives the Hertzog Prize for his poetry
… poet, painter and activist, received the Hertzog Prize for his two Afrikaans poetry volumes, an elegy 'Oorblyfsels: 'n … left South Africa in 1960, settling…
BiographyFred Khumalo
… of crime from an early age, which pushed him to focus on his education as a way to escape the violence and poverty … the American Dudes, which Khumalo later…
Nelson Mandela’s leadership: his ‘obstinacy and stubbornness’ (Part 2) by Raymond Suttner, 11 June 2018
… steadfastness. Obstinacy, in this sense, was also why his commitment to freedom never wavered. Nelson Mandela was … once change became necessary or he became…
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 …
EventNigerian author Ben Okri wins the Booker Prize for his novel The Famished Road
… He received critical acclaim after the publishing of his first novel Flowers and Shadows. His novels are usually fantastic stories with a strong … realism,…
BiographyArnold Selby
… Africa. He joined the liberation struggle in the 1940s. His experience as a miner brought to light the discrimination … of the African Textile Union, a post…
BiographyFrances Rix Ames
… after being severely assaulted by security police. Before his death (which was one in a string of prison deaths), he had … district surgeon of Port Elizabeth…
Janet Burnside Soga
… on 18 April 1857, accompanied by Revd Robert Johnston and his wife, on board the 'Lady of the Lake,' arriving in Port … Anderson Soga was born on 5 January…
BiographyAshley James Kriel
… in 1982, he would return to Bonteheuwel High and finish his education there in 1985. Kriel was a strong student, … and mathematics specifically. [1] This is…
BiographyBob Hepple
… 11 August 1934 in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). His father, Alex Hepple , was a trade unionist and Labour … Hepple, were acquitted of the flimsy…
Mandela and his three wives - Evelyn, Winnie and Graca by Sapa-AFP, 6 December 2013
… In sharp contrast to Graca Machel and his feisty second wife Winnie, Mandela's first wife was a … of struggle against white minority rule came to consume his…