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ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… The Government bans all public meetings of more than 12 persons until June 30 in an effort to disrupt the wave of … their support of the Government's …
BiographyNomhlangano Beauty Mkhize
… Nomhlangano Beauty Mkhize was born on 12 April 1940 in Sophiatown, Transvaal Province (now …
BiographyRebecca Makgomo Masilela (nee Kekana)
… Rebecca Makgomo Masilela (nee Kekana) was born on 12 December 1928 in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, …
ArticleTanzania and its Support of Southern African Liberation Movements
… (TANU), which campaigned for the end of colonial rule. In 1961 the nation became an independent autonomous … the influence of the minority governments to the…
Tanzania and its Suipport of Southern African Liberation Movements
… (TANU), which campaigned for the end of colonial rule. In 1961 the nation became an independent autonomous … the influence of the minority governments to the…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… and stability for Walter, dies. 1928 At the age of 16, Walter uses an older cousin’s identity to be accepted as … the ANC and South African Indian Congress…
ArticleThe Langa March, 30 March 1960
… to the safety of the public and the vote stood at 128 to 16 in favour of the banning. Only the four Native … parties launched military wings of their…
BiographyChief Hendrik ‘Hennie’ van Wyk
… in the Gorochouqua House restoration ceremony. In 1961, Van Wyk joined the City of Cape Town Municipality, for …
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… of the Non-Aligned Summit in Belgrade in September 1961, Cuban President Osvaldo Dorticos Torrado denounced … the central and southern regions, while the…
BiographyGraeme Williams
… and unusual beauties in Johannesburg. Williams has staged 12 solo exhibitions and contributed to 30 combined …
BiographyFrancois Pienaar
… four victories, namely the first Super-10 (later the Super-12), the Currie Cup, the Lion Cup, and the Night Series. …
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
… Campaign, which saw 8500 volunteers sent to prison. 12 August, Walter Sisulu and others are arrested on a charge … on a charge of High Treason. The Trial…
ArticleAhmed Mohamed Kathrada Timeline: 1929 - 2017
… months until the campaign petered out. 1941 At the age of 12, Kathrada joins the Young Communist League of South … freedom movement. The trial lasts from…
ArticleOliver Tambo Speeches 1971-1979
… Africa on the 10th Anniversary of Umkhonto we Sizwe . 16 December 1971 1972 " Speech by Oliver Tambo on the … by Oliver Tambo to the First Congress of MPLA,…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… committee of the SACP national conference in Johannesburg. 16 December, Zindziswa was born to Nelson and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela , the couples' second…
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). …
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 …
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 …
ArticleThabo Mbeki (1942 - ) Timeline
… Youth League (ANCYL) at the age of 14. 1958 At the age 16 Thabo Mbeki has a baby boy out of wedlock with Olive … examination at St John's High School in…
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…
BiographyZuleikha Mayat
… was the iconic, Indian Delights, first published in 1961. This was not an easy feat, however, as the women …
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…
Article1960's Diaries of Nelson Mandela on his trip through Africa
… Communist Party(SACP) in 1950, the Sharpeville massacre in 1961 and the subsequent bannings of the African National … Mandela headed a nascent guerrilla army…