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EventTunisia: The self-emulation of Tarek el-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi sparks the Jasmin Revolution
… presidency, died in Ben Arous 14 days later. Bouazizi’s death, however, acted as a trigger for sparks the Jasmin …
ArchiveInterview with Duma Nokwe
… leadership positions in the exiled ANC until his early death in 1978 …
PlaceHouse Preller, Hartebeesport
… language. He occupied this house from 1935 until his death, and many of his later historical works were completed …
EventMarie Vogts, botanist and pioneer of the Protea industry, dies in Stellenbosch
… Protea growing in the province. After her husband’s death, Vogts and her son moved to Betty’s Bay where she …
EventANC leader, James Arthur Calata, dies
… structures both nationally and provincially until his death. …
EventP. W. Botha grants reprieve to the “Sharpeville Six”
… Duma Khumalo and Francis Mokhesi), who were condemned to death for allegedly being part of a crowd that killed Kuzwayo …
EventBus drivers strike because of lack of protection
… were allegedly attacked by Inkatha supporters, causing the death of four drivers. Arranged police and South African …
EventDr Cedric Phatudi, Lebowa Chief Minister, dies
… the Lebowa Homeland, a position he held from 1973 till his death in 1987. Phatudi suffered from diabetes and developed …
EventCardoso’s murderers convicted in Mozambique
… and extradited to Mozambique. Anibalzinho, who led the death squad, was tried in absentia while he was still on the …
EventFormer member of the Mandela United Football Club, Katiza Cebekhulu appears before the TRC
… had ordered an assault on Seipei a few days before his death, after accusations that he was a police spy. Another …
EventMining agreement on wages and working conditions is signed
… White and Black workers on training, retirement and death benefits would be established, but gradually. …
EventDrum Magazine calls for the release of all political prisoners
… ill with cancer, was released a few weeks before his death on 8 May 1975. Founded in 1951, Drum Magazine was …
EventNigerian Political Scientist Professor Claude Ake is born
… miles northeast of Lagos. There were no survivors. Ake’s death sparked speculation that his adversaries were behind …
EventMusician, Gito Baloi of Tananas fame, is killed
… (2001) and Beyond released in 2008, four years after his death. During his career, he had collaborations with Mzwakhe …
EventKwame Nkrumah, the first President of independent Ghana escapes 5th assassination attempt
… he introduced. In August 1962, Nkrumah narrowly escaped death when he was bombed in Khungulu village. Following the …
PlaceRobben Island Museum
… regions—was established in South Africa and Namibia from 1948 until 1990. In 1959. A maximum-security prison started …
ArticleRand Rebellion 1922
… leader of the Brakpan commando, was sentenced to death, but he was later reprieved. Four of the leaders were condemned to death and went to the gallows…
ArticlePrevention/Treatment
… of roll-out of ARVs – that a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS is a death sentence have also contributed to a high level of … therefore ARVs reduce morbidity levels and…
EventB.J Vorster steps down as Prime Minster
… and military to restore order. In 1966, a week after the death of Hendrik Verwoerd, Vorster was appointed as the Prime … that became synonymous with…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… necessary after the National Party (NP) came to power in 1948, and racial segregation and discrimination was …
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
… XII (1936-1956), the National Party came to power in 1948, and apartheid legislation began to be introduced. When …
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
… shells [lviii] . The defeat of Kongolese forces and the death of King António I was to cause further internal strife in the Kingdom. After the death of King…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 2000-2014
… The High Court acquits Dr Wouter Basson - dubbed "Dr Death" - who ran apartheid-era biological warfare programme. … statistics, taking the five leading…
The people armed, 1984-1990
… and international headlines when they were sentenced to death by hanging, even though they all maintained that they … the murder. There was not enough…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… and international headlines when they were sentenced to death by hanging, even though they all maintained that they … the murder. There was not enough…
EventBirth of Paul Kruger
… well as the Krugerrand coin was named after him after his death in 1904. …
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
… to national challenges. He remained President until his death in 1970. …
EventMpho Gift Leremi, Mamelodi Sundowns soccer player, dies
… suffered grave injuries that subsequently caused his death. Leremi was discovered in 1999 and was signed by …
EventAfrican delegates urge U Thant to enter Nelson Mandela fray
… was held under the Sabotage Act, which carried a possible death penalty. They also believed he was unlikely to receive …
EventUN Secretary General is killed in a plane crash
… a landing, apparently on Mr Hammarskjold's orders. His death was a terrible blow to hopes for a truce in Katanga. … Hergaty S. Dag Hammarskjold: Was his…