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Archbishop Tutu confers with State President P.W. Botha in an attempt to move him to commute the death sentences imposed on the
… P.W. Botha in an attempt to move him to commute the death sentences imposed on the …
General Jan Christiaan Smuts becomes Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa after the death of General Louis Botha on 27 A
… Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa after the death of General Louis Botha on 27 A …
The death toll in the ambush of a refugee train by Angolan rebels rises to 252 after rescue workers identify 100 more bodies.
… The death toll in the ambush of a refugee train by Angolan rebels …
The death toll in the ambush of a refugee train by Angolan rebels rises to 252 after rescue workers identify 100 more bodies.
… The death toll in the ambush of a refugee train by Angolan rebels …
The inquest into Dr. Aggett’s death is adjourned for the third time when police object to the use, as evidence, of a statement
… The inquest into Dr. Aggett’s death is adjourned for the third time when police object to …
The UN’s High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has predicted that 1,200,000 people in Ethiopia are about to starve to death.
… that 1,200,000 people in Ethiopia are about to starve to death. …
Aid officials report that the death toll may have reached 200 000 in Rwanda, where Hutus are on a campaign of genocide against
… Aid officials report that the death toll may have reached 200 000 in Rwanda, where Hutus …
104 miners are crushed to death when an elevator carrying gold miners plunges to the bottom of a Vaal Reef mineshaft near Orkne
… 104 miners are crushed to death when an elevator carrying gold miners plunges to the …
The trial of twelve members of the banned ANC in Pietermaritzburg ends with the death sentence for one defendant and a total of
… of the banned ANC in Pietermaritzburg ends with the death sentence for one defendant and a total of …
Twelve children, aged 13-15, are trampled to death as panicked pupils flee what they think is a fire in their northern Nigerian
… Twelve children, aged 13-15, are trampled to death as panicked pupils flee what they think is a fire in …
Eleven more people are sentenced to death for their part in Nigerian political riots in March, bringing the number up to forty-
… Eleven more people are sentenced to death for their part in Nigerian political riots in March, …
Johannes Nkosi, martyr for the Communist Party of South Africa, whose death is annually commemorated by the ANC and the SACP on
… martyr for the Communist Party of South Africa, whose death is annually commemorated by the ANC and the SACP on …
'The timing of his resignation is suspect' - Communications Minister on ex SABC CEO (TMG Digital), 28 June 2016
… "Mr Matthews was appointed to this position because of his credentials to steer the SABC towards a commendable … It is unfortunate that Mr Matthews decided…
BiographyGideon Mendel
… protest, ‘marked him’ on some level and for much of his subsequent career his focus has been on responding to the key global issues … Christian Aid Poster…
BiographyProfessor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia
… Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal - KZN) on 2 August 1940. His grandparents had come to South Africa around the 1880’s. … the second wave of emigrants from…
EventArtist William Cornwallis Harris starts his expedition from Cape Town to the Western Transvaal and the Magaliesburg Mountain
… India Company. He later became a hunter who discovered his artistic talent when he embarked on an expedition to … into the Magaliesburg, where Cornwallis…
BiographyPercival Henry Frederick “Percy” Sonn
… Sonn, universally known as Percy, dedicated much of his life to the development of the game of cricket in the … at the University of the Western Cape and…
EventFormer City Press Editor Mathata Tsedu’s son is found burnt beyond recognition in the boot of his car
… City Press editor Mathata Tsedu, were found in the boot of his car after he had been burnt alive in a bush in Honeydew. … that the deceased had high levels…
Alan K. Mabaso
… ANC member who died in exile in Angola - death due to UNITA ambush …
BiographyNorman “Billy Holiday” Pietersen
… (MK) veterans and became an MK guerrilla. At the time of his recruitment, Pietersen was 15-years-old and the youngest member of his MK unit led by former MK…
BiographyWilliam Andrew ‘Willie’ Hofmeyr
… History (1984) and an LLB (1989) [ii] . Through this time, his research interests were the African National Congress … Cape during the Great Depression [iii]…
EventThe burghers were victorious in their struggle against Cape Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel and his officials
… against Cape Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel and his officials. Background: Who were the 'burghers'? By 1657, … survival. However, under Simon van der…
BiographyRebecca Makgomo Masilela (nee Kekana)
… was acting Chief of the Ndebele on three occasions until his death on 6 June 1964, bought Leeuwkraal on behalf of the … work (as well as the activities of…
BiographyAlfred Mangena
… to study privately in Cape Town. Later he went to complete his schooling in England and after matriculating he studied … an office in Pretoria with a branch…
BiographyTraci Mackie
… crimes, to find out if he had been involved in the death of Mathew Goniwe , Nieuwoudt instead revealed that he … to bring light to a missing piece of the…
BiographyTeboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… of 13 children (11 boys and twin girls). He was active in his local Methodist parish and chairperson of the Methodist Wesley Youth Guild at the age of 16.His…
BiographySunny Girja Singh
… (now KwaZulu-Natal), in 1939 to a working-class family. His father, Girjabaksh, came to South Africa as an indentured labourer from Bihar, India. His mother,…
BiographySimon Nkoli
… in South Africa during the anti-apartheid struggle. His courage to live openly as a gay man coupled with his tireless work within the anti-apartheid movement…
BiographyDenis Theodore Goldberg
… 1933 in Cape Town , Cape Province (now Western Cape). His parents, Sam and Annie, had both been born in London, the … branch of the South African Communist…
EventSA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President’s Council fails
… warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails. The Council was part … warns the country that…