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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,…
BiographySparrow Mkonto
… where he joined the railway workers’ union. Mkonto married his wife Sindiswa also from Cradock in 1972. They had one … office bearer of the Cradock Residents…
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 ……
BiographyMartin Lutuli
… at the American Zulu Mission at Groutville in Natal, where his parents had been among the first converts. Luthuli was … reserve in 1908, Lutuli remained in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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 ……
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…
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…
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 …
South African General Law Amendment Bill imposes death penalty for sabotage.
… South African General Law Amendment Bill imposes death penalty for sabotage. …
ArchiveComment: Must South Africa bleed to death before the leaders act?
… Comment: Must South Africa bleed to death before the leaders act? …
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…
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…