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BiographyDieter 'Felix' Gerhardt
… Germany, Gerhardt joined the South African Navy after his father successfully persuaded naval chief Hugo Biermann to take the troubled teenager under his…
BiographyJean Bernadt (nee Alkin)
… housed Nelson Mandela. It is here that Nelson Mandela and his delegation could discuss issues that surrounded the … She resided in Kenilworth , Cape Town…
Uncovering Josina Machel from obscurity: African women hidden in his-story by Ama Biney, 3 April 2014
… It occasions a celebration of her exemplary short life HIS story (otherwise commonly known as history), continues to … African continent. THE INVISIBILITY OF…
BiographyKabelo Sello Duiker
… Johannesburg. Duiker was the eldest of three brothers and his parents were well-educated and affluent. His father is the former soccer player Judah Duiker…
EventNRP leader, Vause Raw announces that his party is ready to give the President's Council a chance
… of the New Republic Party (NRP), Vause Raw announced that his party was ready to give the President's Council a chance … NRP leader, Vause Raw announces that…
William Nomodi Tshwane
… to escape.The family was only informed of their son's death on 14 October. Lawyers for the family were told that … it had already been buried. A police…
BiographySolomzi Ashby Peter Mda
… and shoemaker in their district (Herschel). Peter and his siblings attended a local Catholic school despite their parents being devoted Anglicans. From his…
ArchivePrison letter from Petros Sipho Mkhize to his parents-in-law at Zondi, Soweto
… Prison letter from Petros Sipho Mkhize to his parents-in-law at Zondi, Soweto …
ArchiveDjibouti votes: ageing president set to extend his rule after changing constitution
… Djibouti votes: ageing president set to extend his rule after changing constitution …
ArchiveGrosskopf meets his victim, by Pieter Malan, News24, 21 November 2000
… Grosskopf meets his victim, by Pieter Malan, News24, 21 November 2000 …
Lennox Madikane
… Cape), Madikane was one of three PAC members sentenced to death for sabotage. The others were Fezile Felix Jaxa and … Damane. The three were the first people…
EventSir Christoffel Joseph Brand succeeds his brother, P.A. Brand, as editor of De Zuid
… including P.A Brand. On 24 July 1839, he was succeeded by his brother, Sir Christoffel (Joseph) Brand, a lawyer and one … Sir Christoffel Joseph Brand…
The inquest into the death of Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko, opens in Pretoria. Evidence given concerning the autopsy
… The inquest into the death of Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko, opens in …
Fifteen Blacks are stabbed to death and four wounded in factional fight in South African eastern province of Natal.
… Fifteen Blacks are stabbed to death and four wounded in factional fight in South African …
Armed men raid an Algerian village, shooting or stabbing to death at least 200 people and wounding 100 others.
… Armed men raid an Algerian village, shooting or stabbing to death at least 200 people and wounding 100 others. …
The minister of justice, police and prisons receives a report of a police investigation into Steve Biko’s death and a post-mort
… a report of a police investigation into Steve Biko’s death and a post-mort …
Justice J. Basson hands down death sentences on fourteen Blacks (Upington 14) for the murder of Lucas Sethwala, a Black police
… Justice J. Basson hands down death sentences on fourteen Blacks (Upington 14) for the …
Eugene Terre ‘Blanche, leader of the Afrikaner-Weerstandsbeweging is condemned to death seven times because he and two follower
… leader of the Afrikaner-Weerstandsbeweging is condemned to death seven times because he and two follower …
One week after the death of Ahmed Sékou Touré in Guinea, Colonel Lansana Konte is declared president. Touré
… One week after the death of Ahmed Sékou Touré in Guinea, Colonel Lansana Konte …
The Appellate Division rejects the appeal of the "Sharpeville Six" against the death sentence imposed on them for the
… rejects the appeal of the "Sharpeville Six" against the death sentence imposed on them for the …
Justice H.F. de Wet sentences Maria Groesbeek to death on the charge of poisoning her husband, Chistiaan Buys (43).
… Justice H.F. de Wet sentences Maria Groesbeek to death on the charge of poisoning her husband, Chistiaan Buys …
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission refuses amnesty to Gideon Nieuwoudt, former police officer, for the death of Steve Biko
… to Gideon Nieuwoudt, former police officer, for the death of Steve Biko …
In the bloodiest day so far in Egypt’s Islamic insurgency, police shoot to death fourteen suspected militants, and extremists k
… day so far in Egypt’s Islamic insurgency, police shoot to death fourteen suspected militants, and extremists k …
Colonel Arthur Alfred Lynch is found guilty of high treason and sentenced to death for leading the "Irish Commando" a
… Lynch is found guilty of high treason and sentenced to death for leading the "Irish Commando" a …
A cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing 255 people by the official count. The unofficial death
… killing 255 people by the official count. The unofficial death …
Commandant Gideon Scheepers is found guilty on several charges by a British court martial and sentenced to death. He professes
… charges by a British court martial and sentenced to death. He professes …
BiographyAbdullah Abdurahman
… of Glasgow in 1893.He return to South Africa with his Scottish wife in1895, entered public life in 1904 when he … Abdurahman retained a seat on the council…
Personal notes of the conversations with his Excellency President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos on 23 September 1988 to be conveyed directly to His Excellency President Pieter W Botha
… Personal notes of the conversations with his Excellency President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos on 23 September 1988 to be conveyed directly to His Excellency…
Union leader, Moses Mayekiso is reported to be under arrest on his return from Sweden.
… in the Transvaal and Natal (now kwaZulu Natal) protested his release. On 28 June whilst Mayekiso was on his returning from Sweden, he was detained again…
Poonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… Ruthnam Pather (PR) was born in Mauritius in 1895. His grandfather settled in that country after emigrating from … India in the 1840s. PR's father was born…