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EventDr Chris Barnard divorces his second wife
… world known medical practioner, Dr Chris Barnad divorced his second wife Barbara Zoellner whom he had been married for … He got married to Barbara in 1970, a…
EventEmperor Haile Selassie reclaims his Ethiopian throne
… Emperor Haile Selassie returned to Ethiopia to reclaim his throne with the help of the British. Selassie lost his throne in 1936 after he was defeated by…
EventNelson Mandela celebrates his 90th birthday.
… institutional rights of Black people. The commemoration of his birth this year (2008) is a fitting tribute to a hero who … during the struggle. We recognise,…
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki congratulates his US counterpart
… South African President Thabo Mbeki congratulated his US counterpart, President George W. Bush on his election for a second term as president of the United ……
BiographyMakhosandile Mkhonjwa
… the family and left behind a wife and two young children. His customary law wife, Nokwanele Phakati: “I was devastated by this news. I was hurting. His…
BiographyMapetla Frank Mohapi
… on 5 August 1976, Mohapi died in police custody. Upon his death, police produced a "suicide note", claiming he had committed suicide in his cell. An inquest…
BiographyLawrence Schlemmer
… African sociology, politics, economics and anthropology. His efforts to help unionise Black workers won him the … for him: they wanted access to the office…
BiographyNkosi Johnson
… HIV positive mother in a township on the east rand. When his mother became too ill to take care of him, she gave him … public relations officer Gail Johnson…
EventFinance Minister Chris Liebenberg presents his budget
… The SA finance minister, Chris Liebenberg, presented his 1996 - 1997 budget to parliament. It was a cautious … to low and middle-income groups. Liebenberg…
Farewell To His Comrades: Message, September 19, 1983
… African Communist Party, written and signed hours before his death, September 19, 1983] Dearest Comrades and Colleagues, … an understanding, do our cadres…
EventConstant Viljoen announces his resignation from AVF
… Freedom Front (FF), General Constant Viljoen, announced his resignation from the Afrikaner National Front-Afrikaner … he broke ranks with the FA on 14 March…
EventNapoleon assembles his army near Aboukir, Egypt
… alliance, Napoleon decided the strike first and marched his armies into Palestine to confront the Ottomans in Syria. … to May 1799, Napoleon retreated to…
EventDaily Dispatch editor, Donald Woods, arrives in Britain with his family
… a newspaper based in East London arrived in Britain with his family after fleeing South Africa via Lesotho and … to jail for revealing Security Police…
BiographyBuyisile Patient (Billy) Mandindi
… He has exhibited both in South Africa and abroad, and his works can be found in many collections, most notably of … labour, making the work a sophisticated…
BiographyVernom ‘Rogers’ Nkadimeng
… (SACTU) underground machinery in Botswana. Nkadimeng met his death in a fierce pre dawn cross border attack by the members … fateful day. He was buried in…
Message by President Nelson Mandela at the celebration in honour of his 80th birthday
… President Nelson Mandela at the celebration in honour of his 80th birthday …
BiographyLouis Washkansky
… active service in WW2 in East and North Africa and Italy. His wife Ann, he met and married after the war. He was keen … swimming and weightlifting and lived…
EventMembers of Mau Mau uprising in Kenya to receive death penalty for resisting colonial rule
… Evelyn Baring, colonial governor of Kenya , introduced the death penalty for anyone who organised the taking of the Mau … people. The Mau Mau oath called for…
Zulu warriors ambush Petrus Lafras (Piet) Uys and his men at Italeni. Uys, his son Dirkie and seven of his followers are ki
… Zulu warriors ambush Petrus Lafras (Piet) Uys and his men at Italeni. Uys, his son Dirkie and seven of his followers are ki …
Zulu warriors ambush Petrus Lafras (Piet) Uys and his men at Italeni. Uys, his son Dirkie and seven of his followers are ki
… Zulu warriors ambush Petrus Lafras (Piet) Uys and his men at Italeni. Uys, his son Dirkie and seven of his followers are ki …
BiographyDurant Basi Sihlali
… known as Gauteng Province. Due to harsh living conditions, his parents sent him to live with his paternal grandparents in a rural village called Cala in ……
BiographyJulius Tokoti Mangcotywa
… He was the sole breadwinner in the family and left behind his wife, five adult children, 3 young children and three grandchildren. According to his daughter,…
BiographyNokukhanya Luthuli
… for Chief Luthuli’s political endeavours. He dedicated his autobiography partly to her and therein expressed great admiration for her and gratitude for her…
BiographyKing Mzilikazi
… African military leader after the Zulu king Shaka. In his autobiography, David Livingstone referred to him as the … Mzilikazi's boyhood was spent in the…
EventThe Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons, Jimmy Kruger, received a report of a police investigation into Steve Biko’s death
… a report of a police investigation into Steve Biko's death as well as a post-mortem report submitted to the … by the Biko family, all of whose findings were…
EventRamaphosa announces his decision to leave parliament
… and chairman of the Constitutional Assembly, announced his intention to resign from Parliament once the final … Ramaphosa announces his decision to leave…
BiographyAnton Muziwakhe Lembede
… farm in Eston in Natal. He was baptised as an Anglican. His father, Mbazwana Martin was a farm labourer and his mother Martha Norah MaLuthuli Lembede, a…
ArchiveThe Death of Albert Nzula and the silence of George Padmore
… The Death of Albert Nzula and the silence of George Padmore …
”Death Lurked in a Veld near City”, Pretoria News. 12 September, 1980.
… ”Death Lurked in a Veld near City”, Pretoria News. 12 …
APDUSA View Issue No 3: The Death of Indira Gandhi, December 1984
… APDUSA View Issue No 3: The Death of Indira Gandhi, December 1984 …