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BiographyFrank Chikane
… Frank Chikane, the son of James and Erenia Chikane, was born on 3 January 1951 in … where he matriculated before registering at the University of the North …
EventThe University of the Orange Free State is founded in Bloemfontein
… The University of the Free State was founded on 18 March 1950. The … In 2001, the University was renamed the University of the Free States. Today the…
BiographyMartin Plaut
… Germany, but left in the 1930s due to the persecution of Jews. Plaut schooled at Saint Georges and from Standard 8 … his first degree in Social Science from…
BiographyFreda Levson
… in Johannesburg . She was educated in England from the age of 13, and studied geography at St Hugh's College in Oxford. … school years and as a consequence…
BiographyEnoch Mankayi Sontonga
… Province (now Eastern Cape) around 1873 as a member of the Xhosa-speaking Mpinga clan of the Tembu tribe. He trained as a teacher at the Lovedale … symbiosis…
BiographyReginald (Reggie) September
… was born in Wynberg in Cape Town on 13 June 1923, the son of Florence, a housewife, and Nicholas September, a … involvement began when he came under the…
BiographyMosiuoa Gerard Patrick "Terror" Lekota
… 1948, into a working-class family. He was the eldest of seven children. Most of Lekota’s schooling was completed in Kroonstad. He … President and Deputy…
BiographyJoel Joffe
… Brothers College, Joffe studied law at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, qualified as a … In his autobiography, Mandela described Joffe’s…
ArchiveBiography of Ellen Kuzwayo by Laura Wilson, 3 May 2018
… name, and one that was regularly used in the early days of her childhood. Nnoseng was given later in life, when she … heavily involved in helping her step…
Chapter 2: The Nature and Character of Vigilantes in Kwazulu-Natal
… Introduction Before embarking on the nature and character of vigilantes in KwaZulu-Natal, it is important to clarify … in KwaZulu-Natal. At first, vigilantes…
BiographyEthel Walt
… White South African women, settling for a life of leisure and privilege while ignoring the realities of apartheid. However, her courage and conviction forced…
BiographyDr. Abu Baker Asvat
… This article was written by Michelle Hayman and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship The ‘People’s Doctor’ … may have a better life. He was a…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 87th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1999
… Today, we mark the 87th Anniversary of the birth of the African National Congress. Since its birth, this … which all of us paid such a high price to bring it…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 92th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2004
… On the occasion of the 92nd Anniversary of our movement, the African National Congress, we extend our … practice that the 1935 All-African Convention came…
EventFirst celebration of May Day in South Africa
… the industrial struggle for an eight-hour day. Origins of May Day International working classes have existed since the development of agriculture, about ten…
ArchiveCHAPTER 9 - Tactics of talks, Tactics of confrontation, The Road to Vula, July 1985 - December 1986 Insurrection cannot be led from afar. by Howard Barrell
… Kabwe conference was evident in a large-scale infiltration of MK combatants, which began in mid-1985, codenamed … maybe...12 hand grenades and an AK...many…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid, 12 January 1982
… United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid a debt of deep gratitude for inviting me to represent the African … National Congress (ANC) at this…
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004, is born.
… Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004, is born. …
Speech on the Occasion of the Consideration of the Budget Vote of the Presidency, National Assembly 13 June 2000
… Speech on the Occasion of the Consideration of the Budget Vote of the Presidency, National Assembly 13 June 2000 …
Statement on the Report of the TRC Joint Sitting of the Houses of Parliament Cape Town, 25 February 1999
… Statement on the Report of the TRC Joint Sitting of the Houses of Parliament Cape Town, 25 February 1999 …
Sir Lionel Phillips, President of the Chamber of Mines and developer of deep level mining, is born in London.
… Sir Lionel Phillips, President of the Chamber of Mines and developer of deep level mining, is born in London. …
President Mbeki appoints Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, minister of minerals and energy and wife of former head of national prosecutin
… President Mbeki appoints Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, minister of minerals and energy and wife of former head of national prosecutin …
Offices of the Minister of National (Black) Education, Stoffel van der Merwe, and that of Deputy Constitutional Development Min
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Offices of the Minister of National (Black)…
Resolutions of the Convention of Bantu Chiefs, Held under the auspices of the African National Congress, April 15, 1927
… (Published in Minutes of Evidence, Select Committee on Subject of Native Bills) … Resolutions of the Convention of Bantu Chiefs, Held under the auspices of…
Prof. Willem Blommaert, chairman of the senate of the University of Stellenbosch, historian and educationist, is born in Belgiu
… Prof. Willem Blommaert, chairman of the senate of the University of Stellenbosch, historian and educationist, is born in Belgiu …
Nizizwe Madlala-Routledge, Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004 is born.
… Nizizwe Madlala-Routledge, Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004 is born. …
Extension of the Application of Transkeian Laws Act No 6, attempting to define areas of function for Transkeian laws, commences
… Extension of the Application of Transkeian Laws Act No 6, attempting to define areas of function for Transkeian laws, commences …
Hermanus Stephanus Bosman (84), co-founder of the South African Council of Churches and champion of Christian National Educatio
… Hermanus Stephanus Bosman (84), co-founder of the South African Council of Churches and champion of Christian National Educatio …
J.P. (Pieter) de Lange, chairman of the Afrikanerbroederbond, and head of the commission of the Human Sciences Research Council
… J.P. (Pieter) de Lange, chairman of the Afrikanerbroederbond, and head of the commission of the Human Sciences Research Council …
Mabelindile Archie Luhlabo, chair of SA Teemane Co., Johannesburg, director of the Mineworkers Investment Co. and also of Globa
… Hayes, S. (ed)(2000). Who's Who of Southern Africa 2001 ..., Graighall: Jonathan Ball … Mabelindile Archie Luhlabo, chair of SA Teemane Co., Johannesburg,…