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Political deaths in police custody 1984 - 1989
… (attributed to head injuries) during routine cell visit. 16 August Mokoena, Sonnyboy (24) Pilgrim's Rest Allegedly found hanged in cell. 16 August…
BiographyRonnie Govender (Sathiseelan Gurulingam Govender)
… (more popularly known as Ronnie Govender) was born on 16 May 1934 in Cato Manor, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). …
BiographyAdvocate Abram "Bram" Fischer
… to return, which he did. The trial commenced on 16 November 1964. On 23 January 1965, however, Bram went …
BiographyJeanette Eleanor Kasrils
… of children under apartheid. The booklet was published on 16 June, in commemoration of Soweto Day . By the end of 1989, … E (1992). Press Release by Mrs…
BiographyNorman Levy
… ‘The State vs. Bram Fischer and Thirteen Others’ began on 16 November 1964 at the Regional Court in Johannesburg. Along …
BiographyJabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo
… training in Angola. He was part of the famous June 16 detachment of MK. While still in training at Funda camp, …
BiographyZwelinzima Joseph Vavi
… and seven sisters. He is the 10th child in a family of 12. Until he was baptised, he did not know the date of his …
BiographyJob Shimankana Tabane
… work with tending his grandfather’s cattle. At the age of 12 he left his paternal home in Mosenthal and enrolled for … in Swaziland , from the African…
BiographyBaldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane
… of Inquiry in 2020. Dr Baldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane died on 12 July 2021 in Richards Bay, KZN, after contracting covid-19 …
BiographyTerry Bell
… born in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa on 12 September 1942. He married his fellow exile, Barbara, in …
BiographyFrances Rix Ames
… Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) , died in detention on 12 September 1977 after being severely assaulted by security …
ArticleSouth African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
… the miners organised themselves into armed commandos. 1946 12 August, African mine workers of the Witwatersrand went on … rioting in Elsies River near Cape…
PlaceDundee
… of the Battle of Blood River, an epic battle fought in 1838 between Zulu impis and Boer commandos, from both sides. On 6 February 1838, Voortrekker leader;…
ArticleDefeat of the Liberation struggle
… at MK and Poqo, which had gone underground by now. On June 16, 1976 , Soweto students’ revolted against the use of … the names of detained people could not…
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… number of students to gather in the streets of Soweto on 16 June 1976 to protest this injustice. Children who were … ‘Come Back, Africa,’’ in Feminist…
ArticleInternational Rugby World Cup Timeline 1983-2011
… Kingdom, Ireland and France. Australia defeats England 12-6 at Twickenham and wins the tournament. 1995 25 May-24 … South Africa wins the tournament,…
BiographySibongile Susan Mkhabela
… became the driving force behind the Soweto Uprising on 16 June 1976, a revolt which soon spread throughout the …
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… 1976 16 June, Extra police patrols are deployed. 24 June, The … arrested and detained at Victor Verster prison, near Paarl 12 August, This day saw R2 million…
ArticleMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) - Timeline: 1890-1899
… Gandhi's mother died. News withheld from him. January 12, Passed the examination with ease, but as he had not yet … to the Bar. June 11, Enrolled in the High…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… opens for children of the colonists. The class comprises 12 white colonist children, 4 young slaves and 1 Khoikhoi … Natal opens its first school. 1836 The…
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… The second round of negotiations with Smuts broke off. 16 August: Another mass meeting was held and registration … allowed polygamy. This denoted all Muslim…
ArticleCosatu timeline
… the government continuing. 25 November: COSATU started its 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. The idea … its 25th anniversary as a trade…
BiographyBishop Mmutlanyane Stanley Mogoba
… school education very early in his life and by the age of 12, he had completed Standard 6. After completing his primary …
BiographyElizabeth Adriana (Nanna) Abrahams
… the UDF civic with setting up street committees, and on 12 June 1986 she began making night time house calls. The …
EventThe possessions of Piet Retief are auctioned
… invited Retief and his party to a feast held in February 1838 at his capital, Umgungundlovu (present day … who planned an attack on Umgungundlovu. In…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… 60 attacks by the ANC in 1981, compared to 19 in 1980 and 12 in 1979. In August 1982, three ANC members were given the … place from January 1984 to May 1984…
ArticleSimon van der Stel Timeline
… marries Johanna Jacoba Six, the couple have six children. 12 October 1679 : Van der Stel arrives at the Cape, … house before relocating to quarters at the…
BiographyAbdul Samad Minty
… as a member of the Troika of the Group until May 2009. On 12 September 2008 South Africa nominated Minty for the post …
BiographyMiriam Makeba
… academic institutions. The city of Berkeley proclaimed the 16 June to be Miriam Makeba Day and she has received the …
BiographyJonathan Clegg
… longer allow it. Jonathan 'Johnny' Clegg passed away on 16 July 2019 at his home in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South …