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Nigerian political activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa is one of eight people sentenced to death for the death of four Ogoni leaders (who d
… Ken Saro-Wiwa is one of eight people sentenced to death for the death of four Ogoni leaders (who d …
Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls for the abolition of the death penalty and for amnesty for all people presently on death row, inc
… Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls for the abolition of the death penalty and for amnesty for all people presently on death row, inc …
BiographyKing Mpande kaSenzangakhona
… Zululand. Mpande was viewed as a weak man in comparison to his contemporaries. Dingane (his half brother and predecessor) actually instructed his … the…
EventNelson Mandela continues his international tour
… (ANC) deputy president, Nelson Mandela, proceeded with his international tour to Sweden. His tour had hitherto included African countries such as … to…
BiographyKing Sekhukhune
… ruler who came to power using military force. As a result, his half brother, and legitimate heir, Mampuru was forced to … the Kingdom. As a result of lack of…
BiographyFranciscus Jacobus Ludovicus De Vriendt
… was the son of a famous sculptor Jan Frans de Vriendt and his wife, Catharina Maria Philomina Eulaers. De Vriendt first … stage. He trained at the Theatre…
BiographyChief Bhambatha kaMancinza Zondi
… son of Chief Macinga of the abakwa Zondi chieftaincy, and his mother, principal wife of Macinga, was the daughter of … From early childhood, chief Bhambatha…
ArchiveSociety for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa: Application form
… for membership of the Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa … Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa:…
ArchiveSociety for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa Grahamstown Chapter
… planning meeting of the Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa Grahamstown Chapter … Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty…
EventPope John Paul II begins his tour of Africa.
… John Paul II who was pope of from 1978 until his death in 2005 toured Africa in 1980. The pope spent eleven … as the pope who was most vocal about human…
BiographyAmina Desai
… died in 1969, Amina Desai took over the running of his business. Political activist, Ahmed Timol , who died at … John Vorster. The police claimed that Timol…
BiographyWolf Kibel
… 1903. As a young boy Kibel was preoccupied with carving. His father’s death in 1911 brought sudden insecurity to Kibel as a child. … health from an…
ArchiveProfile of a Death Row Prisoner: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1989
… Profile of a Death Row Prisoner: Paper Presented at the Black Sash … March 1989 discussing political and ordinary prisoners on death row, apartheid,…
BiographySicelo Mhlauli
… the wounded children to the Dimbaza clinic for treatment. His actions angered the police who arrested and detained him. … in 1982 until he became the…
BiographyCassim Mohammed Bassa
… of nine children of Mohammed Bassa, a businessman, and his wife Fathima. Bassa's father came to South Africa with his family in 1927. Bassa was schooled in…
Documentry on the Life and Death of Ahmed Timol Premieres on SABC3, on 1 February 2015.
… remain whether he may have been pushed, or tortured to death and thrown from the window. It has been suggested that … was set up specifically to trap him –…
BiographyMotisaoitsile Van Wyk Sagalala
… in the chest and once in the upper arm. He left behind his wife, his son and his grandmother. He was the sole breadwinner for … died and how he died. I want…
EventSeretse Khama is re-united with his British wife
… Seretse Khama succeeded his father, Kgosi (King) Khama III known as Khama the Good, ruler of the Bangwanto people. Subsequent to his father’s death Khama was…
EventThree British mercenaries are sentenced to death for their part in the Angolan civil war
… British mercenaries and an American were sentenced to death, with the remaining captured mercenaries were sentenced … to between 16 and 30 years in jail…
James Hamakwayo
… prison and died on 10th October 1966.An inquest into his death found that he had died by 'suicide by hanging'. However … Law Amendment Act No 37 of 1963.He…
Samuel Malinga
… on 22 February 1977.He had been detained at his home in Soweto on 31 January 1977 and taken to … school,attend on condition that he did not disclose his…
BiographyMongezeleli Ntenetya
… 1 after being shot 6 times by the police, including in his head, back, elbow and foot. He left behind his wife and three young children, as well as his…
Message to Frelimo Central Committee on the Death of Samora Machel by O. R. Tambo, 22 October 1986
… has been killed by the only enemy who stands to gain by his death, the apartheid regime of Pretoria and its agents. … of (word indistinct) to mankind. …
ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo" Mavuso, 12 July 2012
… aimed at liberating the masses of our people. Upon his return from exile, he was chosen as one of the senior … He was nicknamed Jomo, In Nova Catenga,…
BiographyPumzile Sokanyile
… after being shot in the head by the police. He left behind his wife and 5 children. He was also financially supporting his two brothers, his sister and his…
ArchiveForty thousand sign petition to save Mgedezi from death row
… Forty thousand sign petition to save Mgedezi from death row …
ArchiveNUM petition launched to save Comrade Mgedezi on death row
… NUM petition launched to save Comrade Mgedezi on death row …
Death of President J.H. Brand of the Orange Free State.
… Death of President J.H. Brand of the Orange Free State. …
”Resistance Or Death”: Address At Public Meeting, Johannesburg, January 1948
… ”Resistance Or Death”: Address At Public Meeting, Johannesburg, January 1948 …
EventMore than 100 miners are crushed to death near Orkney
… More than 100 miners are crushed to death near Orkney …