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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…
On the morning of Saturday 10 April 1993 is gunned down as he steps out of his car in the driveway of his Boksburg home.
… Saturday 10 April 1993 is gunned down as he steps out of his car in the driveway of his Boksburg home. …
Sindiso Mfenyana speaks on his new book 'Walking with the Giants'
… Sindiso Mfenyana speaks on his new book 'Walking with the Giants' …
Blessed Joseph Gerard - his relevance for the Church in South Africa
… Blessed Joseph Gerard - his relevance for the Church in South Africa …
Tribute To Comrade Moses Kotane On His Seventieth Birthday, June 1975
… Tribute To Comrade Moses Kotane On His Seventieth Birthday, June 1975 …
”His Spirit Lives On”: Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi, January 30, 1948
… ”His Spirit Lives On”: Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi, January 30, …
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. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
BiographyWalter Ernest Stanford
… Mortimer Stanford was born on 2 August 1850 in Alice. His grandparents were part of the 1820 settlers. His father, William Stanford was born in 1820 shortly…
BiographyPieter Willem Botha
… and Hendrina Prinsloo/de Wet (a widow with five children). His father, also named Pieter, fought as a commando against … British in the Second Boer War (1899…
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…
BiographyManilal Gandhi
… early 1897, when Gandhi's family joined him in Durban.As his father did not believe in formal education, Manilal's schooling took place at home. For his…
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 …