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Petrus Vusi Mahlangu of Vlaklaagte No. 2 disappears after being shot at a taxi rank on his way to a meeting at Chief Mabogo’s k
A powerful bomb damages the office of the West Rand Administration Board in Meadowlands, Soweto, at 7:00 pm. No one is injured.
As part of the ten-year progress (begun in 1950) to independence under an Italian administered UN trusteeship, the first electe
As part of the ten-year progress (begun in 1950) to independence under an Italian administered UN trusteeship, the first electe
UN Security Council votes to ban flights and arms sales to Libya, branding it a terrorist state for shielding six men accused o
The General Assembly of the UN adopts a resolution, initiated by SA, on ‘The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict’ by consensu
The UN Security Council chooses Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru to be the fifth secretary-general of the world body.
Britain and France agree to accept a Middle East cease-fire in the Suez War if UN forces can keep the peace.
Worms squirming on a fishhook feel no pain nor do crayfish and crabs cooked in boiling water, a scientific study funded by the
Aliens Act No 1, restricting and regulating the entry of certain aliens into the Union and regulating the right of any person t
BiographyChristian Malcolm
He was born in Durban. He studied at the Natal Technical College, Durban, the Croydon College of Design, Surrey, England, and at the UN(P) where he lectured in…
BiographyJames Gavin Younge
James Gavin (Forest) Younge was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. From 1965 to 1968 he studied at the Witwatersrand Technical College gaining a national Art Teachers…
BiographyAugust Aime Balkema
Several dutch publishers have featured prominently in the South African book industry. They include JJ van Schaik, Gerrit Bakker, Cornells Struik and AA…
BiographyMichael Madimetja Teffo
Michael Madimetja Teffo was born in 1957 in the Pretoria township of Lady Selborne. The Township of Lady Selborne was destroyed shortly after his birth. Teffo…
Bellington Mampe
Bellington Mampe was a Poqo activist, He died in hospital while in custody.Mr Bellington Mampe died in September 1963 after being detained for 140 days at the…
BiographyPumzile Sokanyile
Pumzile Sokanyile (48) was from Mdumazulu Location, Ngqeleni in the Eastern Cape. He started working for Lonmin in 2001. On 13 August 2012 Mr Sokanyile was…
BiographyHamilton Naki
Hamilton Naki was born in the small village of Ngcangane in the Eastern Cape in 1930. His family was poor and after completing primary school he left for Cape…
BiographyElsie Nair
Elsie Nair (nee Goldstone) was born in Newcastle, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) in 1927. After completing her primary school education, she joined her mother who…
BiographyVirginia Engel
Virginia Engel was born on 27 April 1950 in Cape Town. She married Desmond Engel and they have three daughters, Tania, Kim and Liza. Her exposure to apartheid…
BiographyJoyce Patricia Nokhuthula Khoza
Born 1945, Groutville. In 1967 she attended the Teachers’ Training Course, Adam’s College, Amanzimtoti; in 1969 she took the Special course in Arts and Crafts…
BiographyJosepha Selhorst
Josepha Selhorst was born in 1914, in Rietberg, Westphalia, Germany. She studied at UN(P) 1941-47 under Rosa Hope gaining a BA(FA) 1947 and 1956-57 at…
BiographyMafolisi Mabiya
Mafolisi Mabiya (28) was from Dutywa in the Eastern Cape. He started working for Lonmin in 2007. On 16 August 2012 Mafolisi was killed at scene 2 after being…
BiographyMongezeleli Ntenetya
Mongezeleli Ntenetya (34) was from Dutywa in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin around 2000 when he was just 22 years old. On 16 August 2012…
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
Overview Balthazar Johannes Vorster (also known as BJ Vorster or John Vorster) was the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978, after having served…
BiographyEla Gandhi
Ela Gandhi was born in 1940 in Phoenix Settlement in the Inanda district, KwaZulu Natal. Indians, Coloured, Whites and Africans lived here in harmony although…
BiographyDerrick Vusimusi Nxumalo
Derrick Vusimusi Nxumalo was born in 1962 in Dumisa, Natal. Nxumalo passed Standard VIII at Phindavela High School. He received no formal art training. He…
BiographyCurtis Nkondo
Curtis Nkondo was born on 1st February 1928 in Louis Trichardt, Northern Transvaal (now Makhado, Limpopo). Towards the end of the 1800s, his grandmother, Ma…
BiographyJames Kantor
James Kantor was born on 26 February 1927 in Johannesburg to Abraham Kantor, a lawyer and Pauline ‘Polly’ (Braude) Kantor. James Kantor was one of Johannesburg…
BiographyParamount Chief Sabata Dalindyebo
Paramount Chief Sabata Dalindyebo was born on 25 November 1928. His father died suddenly some five months earlier before marrying his official Great Wife. He…