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Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… translates as "a past master at doing mysterious things." [10] The Kamajoisia [11] were widely believed to possess … slowed and the benefits of military…
BiographyDr James Sebe Moroka
… Moroka later married Susan Motshumi, who gave birth to 10 children – six boys and four girls, all of whom did well … that could not be taken away from them…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… for military training through Zeerust. He is sentenced to 10 years in prison which he serves on Robben Island, where he … an effort to find a solution to the…
ArchiveBiography of Moses Mabokela Chikane
… first of the family of nine, he was detained under section 28 of the internal security act from the 28 August to … 1985 under section 29 of the internal…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… place in Sharpeville resulting in the Sharpeville Massacre 22 March, Hendrik Verwoerd tells the South African Parliament … in 1950. 31 August, The state of…
BiographyNimrod Sekeramane Nathale
… with illegally striking along with 78 workers and fined £10 [R20] for ‘inciting an illegal strike.’ Sejake joined the …
BiographyAlex la Guma
… imprisoned for a few months. In 1961 he was detained for 10 days after rallying people for a protest instigated by … Journal of the New African Literature…
BiographyAdvocate Israel “Isie” Aaron Maisels
… the law school in 1927. He married Muriel Honor Maisels on 28 June 1934 and the couple has four children. Following his … owned the CDMSWA. The case involved…
BiographyDavid Livingstone
… Since his family was poor, David worked from the age of 10 to 26 at a cotton mill company and did his school work …
BiographyShapurji Sorabji
… Africa,e was brought to Court on 8 July and was ordered on 10 July to leave the Colony within seven days. He told the …
BiographyDr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy
… of India to pursue his studies. His studies, over 10 years, took him to Udaipur and Madya Pradesh while … (niece of Dr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy) to…
EventMilton Obote (81), Uganda's former dictator, dies in a South African hospital
… was granted political asylum in Zambia following the coup. 10 years later Obote was rushed from Zambia to a hospital in … South Africa, where he died of…
Indian South Africans timeline 1950-1959
… its own assessment clearing him, the Ministry replied on 28 December that Dr Naicker had been banned because he had … him that he was a member or office…
Political deaths in police custody 1984 - 1989
… with terrible marks & bruises after reported arrest. 22 November Ngwenya, Abel (31) Daveyton Police reported … of epilepsy. Late 84/early 85…
ArticleChieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa
… of the then Council of Traditional Leaders Act, 1997 (Act 10 of 1997), as mandated by the Constitution. Their … Thulare End Notes [i] Beall J, Mkhize S and…
Biography: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's 'Iron Lady' by Alistair Boddy-Evans updated 08 August 2016
… the election. She came second to Charles Taylor (gaining 10% of the vote compared to his 75%) out of a field of 14 … as head of the Governance Reform…
EventDevastating storm hits Mount Ayliff, Eastern Cape
… On this day in history, at least 22 people were killed and 4000 left homeless, when a severe … the Eastern Cape region would be declared a disaster area. 10…
Call for Participants: Academy for African Urban Diversity
… and in what ways? AAUD will bring together a cohort of 8-10 post-field work doctoral students exploring diversity in … be held at the University of…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… Kindile and of the human rights lawyer Griffiths Mxenge. 28 April, ANC leaders Joe Slovo , Thabo Mbeki , Alfred Nzo , … South African for a thirteen-nation…
BiographyDr Alfred Bitini Xuma
… recognised potential in young Xuma and invested him with extra responsibilities. Although he was among the youngest … ambitious agenda, Xuma set sail for the…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… receives its independence from Portugal after a protracted 10-year battle by Liberation Front of Mozambique (FRELIMO) … of unbroken resistance since the…
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… population has lived in the geographic region for at least 10 000 years. African Americans and the Race Myth From the … Luther King Jr. national public…
EventRichard Horatio Edgar Wallace, South African author and newspaper editor, is born in Greenwich, England.
… He is famously known as a co-creator of King Kong (2005). On 10 February 1932 he died of pneumonia while he was working on …
ArticleSouth African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
… went on strike in support of a demand for higher wages - 10 shillings a day. They continued the strike for a week in … police in Duncan Village, East London…
Outbreak of bubonic plague
… immediately prepared and tenders called for, and on Monday 22 April, the lowest was accepted, and the work put in hand. … to provide accommodation for white…
ArticleDemocratic Alliance (DA)
… only 1, 7% of the vote on the national level. With only 10 Members of Parliament, and under the leadership of Tony … the official opposition party in South…
South African Prime Ministers from the National Party
… van Schalkwyk (Leader of the New National Party from 1997-2005) …
ArticleIndian South Africans Timeline 1910-1919
… African Indians and obtains promises that are not kept. 22 October, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, at invitation of Gandhi, … NIC would become defunct until its…
ArticleAfrikaans: the Language of Black and Coloured Dissent
… eras of colonialism, Afrikaner nationalism and Apartheid. [10] Afrikaans: A White/colonial or African language? … which read, for example, ‘We do not want…
BiographyPatrick Chamusso
… sent to Robben Island. He cried - he was alive. He served 10 years of his sentence and in 1991 was released. Joe Slovo …