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EventElisabeth Eybers, South African poet, is born
… She moved to Amsterdam in 1966, and lived there until her death in 2007. Her poetry was mainly written in Afrikaans, …
EventFormer Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd is born
… and prime minister on 2 September 1958, following the death of Adv. J.G. Strijdom. On 3 September, in his first …
EventXhosa Chief Sandile is killed
… was defeated and fled to Denge, where he met his untimely death. …
ArticleHistory of Women in Prisons during Apartheid
… job during this time in prison was the protection of their bodies, gender, and sexuality. But most women found this …
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
… the North-West province, representatives of Chapter Nine bodies, prominent civil society leaders and cultural workers. …
Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations & contestations, 1902-10
… and led to the formation and growth of new political bodies. British segregationist legislation included the …
ArticleSouth African Student Organisation (SASO)
… education and the notion that universities are neutral bodies in the process of acquiring knowledge. SASO saw its …
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… Dirk Coetzee dies South Africa March 6 2013 Dirk Coetzee Bodies linked to Winnie exhumed South Africa March 12 2013 …
Apartheid - The early 1980s
… trade unions, student organizations, and sports bodies' to fight oppression. A committee was formed to look …
ArticleThe following is a list of 43 names of those killed in the stampede at a soccer match at Ellis Park stadium
… The 43 spectators were crushed to death when fans forced their way through gate four in the …
The ANC’s MK Special Ops Unit Material - Yunus Carrim Collection - The 1987 attack at the Wits Command
… 1980 In the Heart of the Whore, The story of apartheid's death squads, by Jacques Pauw Blue-Blooded Afrikaner as …
Excerpts from Priscilla Jana’s book 'Fighting for Mandela' that relate to Solomon Mahlangu
… unit. I visited him often over the years until his death in October 2006. He was never aware of Mahlangu’s fate … the public wanted more and the State was…
EventZelda la Grange was born on this day
… Aide-de-camp and Manager of his private office until his death on 5 December 2013. In 2014, she published her memoirs …
EventThe Soweto Uprising leaves 174 blacks and two whites dead following 10 days of rioting
… in Afrikaans. In just 10 days of rioting, the official death toll was 174 Blacks and two Whites. The number of …
EventPoqo members arrested
… Tshweni's men charged at the police, resulting in the death of seven attackers with three constables seriously …
EventPalaeontologist Mary Leakey discovers one of the oldest hominid skulls in Tanzania
… head of excavation at Olduvai, and after her husband's death, began to train her son, Richard, in the field. …
EventNovelist and historian Bessie Head is born
… learners in various schools in South Africa. Her untimely death in 1986 cut her career short. Some of her material was …
EventSharpeville Deputy Mayor killed
… The Deputy Mayor of Sharpeville, Sam Dlamini was hacked to death by a group of youths, and doused in petrol and burned. …
EventJournalist and anti-apartheid activist M.P. Naicker dies
… on a flight from London to Berlin. At the time of his death Naicker was also a journalist for the ANC journal …
EventSASO leader, Abram Tiro is assassinated
… investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. …
EventClarence Mlokoti is shot dead by hijackers
… He was rushed to Lesedi clinic where he died. Mlokoti's death, which came at the time when South Africa was bidding …
EventBrett Kebble, SA millionaire and director of mining companies, linked to several cases of alleged fraud, is born
… car on the way to dinner with his business associates. The death of Kebble opened a can of worms exposing corruption in …
EventHamilton Naki, a laboratory assistant to cardiac surgeon Christian Barnard, dies
… surgery work on animals quite effortlessly. After his death, it was claimed that he had assisted Dr Chris Barnard …
Descom Bulletin
… under the custody of the security police. It was after his death that with the increase of political prisoners that …
EventLady Diana Spencer is killed in a car accident in Paris
… tumultuous marriage ended in 1996. At the time of her death they had two sons. A year later, Diana got involved …
![Freddie Mercury [Bulsara], singer and songwriter, is born in Zanzibar, Africa.](/sites/default/files/styles/saho_medium/public/event_pics/Freddie%20Mercury.jpg?itok=Vuq6ADKe)
EventFreddie Mercury [Bulsara], singer and songwriter, is born in Zanzibar, Africa.
… just admitted to having the disease the day before. His death made him even more popular with Queen’s music sales sky …
EventEthnic violence in Rwandan capital Kigali is spreads throughout the country
… of the Tutsis. The genocide followed the day after the death of the Rwandan president, Juvénal Habyarimana. …
EventPhambili Ka Ntloko, national organiser of AZAPO, is born
… boycotts and burning of structures following Steve Biko’s death. Ntloko completed his Matric while in prison, and was …
No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa
… The Life of Steve Biko III - Black Consciousness IV - The Death of Steve Biko V - The Funeral VI - The Inquest VIII - …
ArchiveCourt Transcript of statement from the Dock of Nelson Mandela, Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964
… the attitude eventually adopted by the various persons and bodies concerned in the National Liberation Movement. When I … Zvai Leumi, which operated in…