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Document 90 - “Hertzog’s Native Bill Passed: Only 11 Oppose Reactionary Measure”, Umsebenzi, 1 1 April 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 90 "Hertzog's Native Bill Passed: Only 11…
Sir James Hulett (90), politician and sugar magnate, dies in Berea, Durban.
Marie Vogts (90), botanist and pioneer of the protea industry, dies in Stellenbosch.
The ANC calls for the release of more than 900 political prisoners it says are still being held in South Africa and Bophuthatsw
EventA runaway veld fire destroys more than 90 Nissan cars and a bird sanctuary in Rosslyn, Pretoria
BiographyDJ Ready D (Deon Daniels)
Deon T Daniels aka DJ Ready D, was born in District Six, Cape Town on 11 December 1968, before the residents there were forcibly removed. Ready D and his…
About 90 anti-apartheid movements, claiming to represent more than 15 million South Africans, establish a "patriotic unite
James A. Michener (90), American author of epic historical fiction i.a. The Covenant, dealing with the Voortrekkers, dies.
Col. Sir David Harris (90), soldier, politician, mining magnate and director of De Beers, dies in Kimberley.
Charles B. Adderley (90), colonist after whom Adderley street in Cape Town was named, dies in Warwickshire, England.
Prof. Benedictus Kok (90), former rector of the University of the Orange Free State, dies in Bloemfontein.
BiographyLillian Diedericks
Lillian Diedericks was born in 1925 in the oldest part of New Brighton township, Red Location (near the railway line), in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. Her…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2002
Fellow South Africans: On the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the African National Congress, we extend our greetings and best wishes to you, to the…
Address during the 90th Birthday Celebration of Mr Walter Sisulu 18 May 2002 Mr President, Ladies and Gentleman, Comrades and Friends
We are highly privileged to be able to celebrate the 90th birthday of such a giant and a cornerstone of our movement. Our movement has made its name in the…
Fighting along the Egyptian-Israeli border is brought to a halt as a new 90-day cease-fire takes effect.
C.W.H. Kohler, first chairman of the KWV, dies in Vishoek, CP one day before his 90th birthday.
James Chapman (90) dies in Kimberley. He was the first explorer who took photographs of places he visited.
BiographyNatvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia
Natvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia was born on 28 March 1924 at Coedmore Road, Bellair, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). Natoo Babenia’s political activism…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of the 90th birthday of former President Nelson Mandela, 2 August 2008
Isithwalandwe President Nelson Mandela and the entire family and relatives, President Thabo Mbeki, Deputy President of the ANC, Secretary General and all…
BiographyChief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, son of Princess Magogo Constance Zulu kaDinuzulu, King Solomon’s sister, and Inkosi Mathole Buthelezi, the King’s Prime…
BiographyBasil Paul Petersen February
Basil February was born in District Six in 1944.The son of clerk and a midwife. His family moved around several times, living in places like Elsies River,…
Document 62 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 3 April 1936 at 8.20 p.m.
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 62 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers'…
BiographyIssy Heymann
Issy Heymann was born on the 24 December 1910 in Lithuania. At the age of nineteen, in 1931, Heymann arrived in South Africa. In 1935, he became an executive…
BiographyMohamed (Bob) Suleman Asmal
Mohamed (Bob) Suleman Asmal was born in 1923 in Piet Retief. He was accused in the Treason Trial, and the trial that was run parallel to this, namely the 1955…