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EventA vagrant from Johannesburg, Tim Singiswa on a one
… cross examination of a state witness in the Boeremag trial before the Pretoria High Court continues, Tim Singiswa, a vagrant from Johannesburg, … more…
EventCedric Mayson is charged with treason
… years in 1977 and detained on 27 November 1981, appeared before the Pretoria Supreme Court on charges including treason and being a member or an … on bail,…
Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… Elle: The exceptional story of Jean Elle emerges from the court trial records in a case of alleged libel on Charles … of the Officers of Customs, several…
BiographyJohn Jack Curtis
… an anti-apartheid activist was arrested and then banned before he fled South Africa for Australia where he continued …
BiographyWilliam Sinclair Winship
… a few months old, his parents moved to Mpwapwa, Tanzania, before settling in Somerset West and then Durban. A …
BiographyAmbrose Mzimkhulu Makiwane
… and the labour movement after finishing high school but before enrolling at the University of Fort Hare. He became …
BiographyJames Steven Mzilikazi Khumalo
… ministry and the family moved to Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, before moving again to Hlabisa, KwaZulu-Natal, where his … obtained his Honours degree in 1972 (also…
ArticleSouth Africa - First 20 Years of Democracy (1994 - 2014)
… Electoral Commission, Public Protectors Office, Labour Court, Equality Court and the Constitutional Court; and major events such as 2010 Fifa World Cup and…
ArticleA Spiral of Trials by Norman Levy
… mineworkers. There had been a number of conferences before then but the historical significance of this one was … extensively but not always honestly when…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 3: Turning points in South African History, 1960, 1976 and 1990
… 1948 National Party and Apartheid Racial segregation before Apartheid Before the official institutionalisation of Apartheid in … were arrested. Underwear…
Chapter IX - Treason - South African style 2
… that generations of British imperialism rang through the court as I spoke. We listened to Advocate Pirow's opening … being read into the court record. We had…
20 Years of Democracy - Profiles of the Presidents
… Electoral Commission, Public Protectors Office, Labour Court, Equality Court and the Constitutional Court; and major events such as 2010 Fifa World Cup and…
EventBoris Becker of West Germany beats Kevin Curren of SA at Wimbledon.
… in Durban. Kevin Curren has been an exponent of the grass court games. Picture caption: 'Boris Becker, a 17-year-old unseeded outsider before the tournament…
PlaceConstitution Hill Museum, Johannesburg
… past and, today, is home to the Country’s Constitutional Court, which endorses the rights of all citizens! Situated in … children within its walls. South…
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
… protesting Lonmin Miners sitting on the hills of Marikana before the confrontration becomes violent, 16 August 2012. … the area. Women of Marikana also…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… organizationally. One curious effect of the frequent court appearances and the quaint antics of our lawyers was to … with much hope of success. It was only a…
Article2016 in Review
… Extraordinary African Chambers, an African Union backed court in Senegal. JUNE - 10th: Eight of South Africa’s nine … his arrest was found to be…
ArticleA history of Soweto
… for European businessmen to engage in the mining industry. Before the South African War (Anglo-Boer War 2), these … should provide alternative accommodation …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Essay Questions
… one needs to understand France’s political structure before the revolution began. An autocratic monarchy means … of the nobility, which included two groups,…
ArticleWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s South Africa by Cait Chapman
… It became clear that apartheid would run its full course before coming to a long awaited end, and it would affect each … more sexually exploited in the…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1900-1909
… with Medical Officer of Health on plague. May 11, Supreme Court rules that Law 3 of 1885 restricts only Indian … 15, Repudiates charge of intimidation…
BiographyBuzwe Stanley Mabizela
… Mabizela then went military training in the Soviet Union before returning to work for the ANC in Southern Africa. As …
BiographySally Gross
… Africa. She attended the University of Haifa for 2 years before returning to South Africa to fight the Apartheid …
BiographyWalter Ernest Stanford
… Agent. In 1869 he spent some time working as a bookkeeper before returning to the Department of Native Affairs. Due to …
BiographyBaldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane
… taught Latin at St Francis College, KZN, for two years before becoming a member of the South African Red Cross …
BiographyTheresa Solomon
… worked as a community activist from the 1970s to the 1990s before being elected Cape Town’s first black woman mayor from …
BiographyBongani Mnguni
… Press pictures' desk after ntate Mike Mzileni had left. "Before that his reputation as one of the journalists who …
BiographyAbdool Karrim Essak
… in January 1965. Immediately an application to the Supreme Court was made for his release on bail. Essak was granted …
ArticleUniversity of Pretoria 2015-2016 Student Protests Timeline
… protesters were arrested, 24 of which are going through court proceedings and are expected to appear in the court … following the agreement reached with…
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… branch. The Hervormde Church takes the United Church to court regarding church property. 1896 Master-builder Karl … by a Miss Lilford. Rustenburg Chrome…