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BiographyRaymond Arthur Dart
… in the same area that Raymond Dart had worked 12 years before. In 1947, the world-renowned anatomist Wilford Le Gros …
BiographyPercival Henry Frederick “Percy” Sonn
… from international cricket for its apartheid policies just before the first World Cup in 1975. Nevertheless, his career …
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… the municipality provide alternative housing for residents before evicting them. With no revenue to provide alternative …
Stephen Marais
… captures the social imagination of the younger generations before he really am too old for this shit.His one and only …
BiographyDikobe Ben Martins
… ‘Baptism of Fire’ was published by Ad Donker publishers. Before his arrest he had also contributed poetry, graphics …
BiographyDavid Stuurman
… who had deserted Boer farmers, and also refused to appear before Landrost Cuyler in connection with the issue, the …
BiographyJan van Eck
… He left the then-Democratic Party to join the ANC long before the first democratic elections in 1994 and served the …
BiographyDavid Joseph Webster
… Friedman. Webster's assassination came just nine months before Nelson Mandela was released from prison. His assassin, …
BiographyCedric Nunn
… eight South African photographers contribute photos from before and after the end of apartheid. Publications 2012. …
BiographyMichael Alan Harmel
… endless banning orders, arrest and ultimately house arrest before going into exile on the orders of the Communist …
BiographyMmusi Aloysias Maimane
… the Gordon Institute of Business Science in Johannesburg, before he applied to run as a Democratic Alliance (DA) …
BiographyBarbara Mosima Joyce Masekela
… the United States. Masekela also held private positions. Before she became ambassador she served as an executive …
Jonas Malheiro Savimbi
… secret police detained Savimbi on three occasions before he decided on finishing his schooling in Switzerland, … Government of the Republic of Angola in…
BiographyKgalema Petrus Motlanthe
… and Joseph Mosoeu stood trial in the Randburg Supreme Court. Motlanthe and Nkosi were found guilty of furthering … led to the charges being dropped against…
ArticleSouth African Coloured People Organisation (SACPO)
… Coloured politics took another direction in the 1950s. Before the introduction of Apartheid, there were existing … made a breakthrough when it managed to…
ArticleMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) - Timeline: 1890-1899
… the original Gita with them. He had never read the Gita before and it impressed him immensely. Later, it became the … June 10, Called to the Bar. June 11,…
ArticlePolitical executions in South Africa by the apartheid government 1961 - 1989
… and death in detention – often with no recourse to a court of law – became increasingly common, particularly … leading members, including the high command,…
ArticleIndia, Mughal Empire, 16-19th Century
… faced his ememy' army of 100 000 men and 1000 elephants. Before the battle, Babur place his light field artillery … found on a heap of the dead; his head was…
BiographyDieter 'Felix' Gerhardt
… and his wife were tried in camera in the Cape Town Supreme Court, with the prospect of a death sentence being handed …
BiographyPhyllis Naidoo
… in 1973 but could not practice, as she was not allowed in court. Finally, her banning order was lifted in 1976 and she …
BiographySunny Girja Singh
… 1963, the 19 accused were brought to trial at the Supreme Court in Pietermaritzburg, Natal. At the time, the trial was …
ArticleThe history of labour movements in Namibia
… need for their own separate organisations outside of SWAPO before the end of the 1970s. In December 1971 to January …
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
… conclude by evaluating the application of customary law in court and its impact on outcomes and verdicts, and the extent … be noted that customary law…
BiographyRaymond Ackerman
… 'n Pay has been practising for almost thirty years. Long before it was either fashionable or necessary, Ackerman … role in clarifying De Klerk's thinking in…
BiographyJon Lynton David Hrusa
… was short-lived as he only spent six months at Wits before dropping out. Jon’s interest for photography sparked …
BiographyMabel Palmer
… doors to women, she enrolled and obtained her MA in 1900 before going on to pursue an academic career in economics. …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1920-1929
… Pelem president of the Bantu Union gives his testimony before the Select Committee on Native Affairs with regards to … Bill. 15 June, J.T Jabavu and Rev Z.R…
ArticleThe Sedition Trial 1946 - 1948
… (JB) Marks and James Majoro . After weeks of argument, the court was adjourned to allow prosecutors who offered defence …
ArticleTransition to Armed Struggle by Norman Levy
… see the liberation movement crushed, no matter the cost, before it capitulated to African demands. One of the lessons … convicted in the Rivonia Trial and…
Francis Zaccharius Santiago Peregrino
… Africa, presaged activities that Peregrino would undertake before long. He attended the first Pan African Congress in …