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Former Liberian president Charles Taylor, whose war crimes trial before the Special Court of Sierra Leone is to be held in the
… Former Liberian president Charles Taylor, whose war crimes trial before the Special Court of Sierra Leone is …
After years of bloody civil war the first multi-party elections in forty years takes place in the Democratic Republic of Congo
… After years of bloody civil war the first multi-party elections in forty years takes …
Lieutenant FM Bekker and Lieutenant RM du Plooy, serving with the SAAF Cheetah Squadron in the Korean War, are killed in action
… serving with the SAAF Cheetah Squadron in the Korean War, are killed in action …
The first of more than 100 persons to die during the ‘Seven Day’s War’, is murdered outside Pietermaritzburg. About 30,000 peop
… of more than 100 persons to die during the ‘Seven Day’s War’, is murdered outside Pietermaritzburg. About 30,000 peop …
More than 10 000 mourners gather in strife-torn Katlehong township near Alberton to bury fourteen victims of the taxi war. The
… near Alberton to bury fourteen victims of the taxi war. The …
The SADF’s Battalion 31, composed primarily of the San (Bushmen) battalion who fought in the war in Namibia and has lately been
… primarily of the San (Bushmen) battalion who fought in the war in Namibia and has lately been …
Job Masego, WW2 veteran who sunk a German supply boat while a prisoner of war after the capture of Tobruk, dies in Springs, Tvl
… veteran who sunk a German supply boat while a prisoner of war after the capture of Tobruk, dies in Springs, Tvl …
Fear of civil war escalates in Lesotho on the second consecutive day of fighting between the police and soldiers in the streets
… Fear of civil war escalates in Lesotho on the second consecutive day of …
World War 2: North Africa. US Army Air Force planes see action for the first time in North Africa, bombing German military posi
… World War 2: North Africa. US Army Air Force planes see action for …
Tjaart van der Walt, frontier farmer and field commandant who played an important role in the third frontier war against the co
… who played an important role in the third frontier war against the co …
World War II: East Africa. South African troops are landed at Tulearon (Toliara) on the south west coast of Madagascar, to supp
… World War II: East Africa. South African troops are landed at …
Major-General Sir Henry Lukin, who fought in the Zulu War, campaigned in German South West Africa and commanded the South Afric
… Major-General Sir Henry Lukin, who fought in the Zulu War, campaigned in German South West Africa and commanded the …
The great tank battle of Sidi Rezegh in North Africa rages unabated in World War 2. The South Africans, outnumbered by their Ge
… of Sidi Rezegh in North Africa rages unabated in World War 2. The South Africans, outnumbered by their Ge …
Britain starts military withdrawal from Suez war zone and petrol is rationed because of fear that the Suez crisis may lead to f
… Britain starts military withdrawal from Suez war zone and petrol is rationed because of fear that the Suez …
Angola’s government and its rebel foes agree to a cease-fire in their eighteen-year war. The final cease-fire agreement was onl
… rebel foes agree to a cease-fire in their eighteen-year war. The final cease-fire agreement was onl …
The Battle of Umzimtsani takes place during the Ninth Border War. Seventy men of the Prince Alfred’s Guard unit are attacked by
… Battle of Umzimtsani takes place during the Ninth Border War. Seventy men of the Prince Alfred’s Guard unit are …
The Battle of Tugela (also Battle of Ndondakusuka) takes place in the war between Cetewayo, eldest son of the Zulu chief Mpande
… of Tugela (also Battle of Ndondakusuka) takes place in the war between Cetewayo, eldest son of the Zulu chief Mpande …
BiographyM. J. M. Williams Shope
… African Laundry Workers' Union in the years after World War II . In 1952 he was elected its chairman, a position he …
BiographyLouis Washkansky
… and Italy. His wife Ann, he met and married after the war. He was keen on soccer, swimming and weightlifting and …
BiographyEthel de Keyser
… by his experiences in the air force in the Second World War , and by his discovery of the horrors of the …
BiographyMark Shope
… African Laundry Workers' Union in the years after World War II. In 1952 he was elected its chairman, a position he …
BiographyKing Sarhili kaHintsa
… occurred against the backdrop of the ‘6 th Frontier War’ . [4] At this point in time, colonialists were doing all … and had given his approval to their…
BiographySefako Mapogo Makgatho
… Resolutions", Izwe la Kiti , July 2, 1913). When World War I broke out in 1914, Makgatho was leader of the Transvaal … told the British Government he would…
BiographyEugène Ney Terre’Blanche
… Terre'Blanche, fought as a Cape rebel in the Second Boer War . His father was a Lieutenant Colonel in the then South … surrendering to communism. He…
BiographyJohn O’ Malley
… at Jeppe Boys High in Johannesburg. By this time the World War II had been broken out. O'Malley thus joined the South … where he flew photo-reconnaissance…
BiographyEli Weinberg
… Latvia on the Baltic Sea. He experienced the First World War and the October Revolution of 1917 as a child, and this … led to his socialist political…
BiographyRichard Msimang
… to Britain. Directly after outbreak of the First World War he was, however, a member of the SANNC deputation that … to assure the government of black people…
BiographySarah Carneson
… worked full-time for the League Against Fascism and War in Johannesburg, and then full-time for the CPSA … on leave from the North African campaign. With the…
BiographyCloete Breytenbach
… South Africa. Notable assignments included the Yom Kippur War in Israel in 1973, Vietnam in 1975, Angola from 1976 to … – The Fairest Cape and The Terror…
BiographyEve Hall
… a Jewish father and a German mother. When the Second World War broke out, her father was on a visit to South Africa, … to wear) on her daughter’s clothes…