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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…
BiographyTeboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini
Tsietsi Mashinini was born on 27 January 1957 in Central Western Jabavu, Soweto. Mashinini was the second son of Ramothibi, a lay preacher in the Methodist…
PlaceChapman's Peak Drive, Hout Bay to Fish Hoek
Chapman’s Peak is named after John Chapman, the Captain’s mate of an English ship, the 'Consent'. The Peak which can be seen from Hout Bay, was not named after…
African People’s Organisation (APO)
By the beginning of the twentieth century a number of political organisations initiated by Coloureds existed, most of which dealt with the question of the…
PlaceTimour Hall Primary School, Plumstead
In the early 1900’s land was set aside by the owners at Timour Hall Estate for the establishment of a school. The first structure was a wood and iron building…
BiographyPatrick Chamusso
Patrick Chamusso will be remembered for his role in the bombing of Sasol’s Secunda power plant in the 1980s as a protest against the apartheid regime. But his…
BiographyStella Nyanzi
Dr Stella Nyanzi was born in Masaka District, Buganda Kingdom in Uganda on 16 June 1974. Also known as Nnalongo (which means mother of twins), she is a medical…
BiographyAubrey Mokoena
Mokoena was born in Orlando West, Johannesburg during World War II. He grew up in the township, but due to his mother’s bad health was brought up by Anna Khomo…
BiographySimon Gqubule
Reverend Dr Simon Gqubule was born on 18 February 1928 at a place near Cookhouse, Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His family did not have a lot of money; his…
PlaceBoskop Village, Nature Reserve and Dam- near Potchefstroom
… consisting of a portion of a skull dome was unearthed in 1913, by laborers on a Farm near the Village of Boskop . The … consisting of a portion of a skull…
PlaceOttosdal and Letsopa
… Church on the Farm 'Korannafontein'. This occurred in 1913 and was named after its owner, GP Otto. The main routes … Dutch Reformed Church Parish on the Farm…
PlaceSchmidtsdrift
… as the Schmidtsdrift Native Reserve, in terms of the 1913 Natives Land Act. The threat of relocation in the 1950's …
PlaceChad
… . An estimated 30 000 people died from hunger between 1913 and 1918 alone [lxxvi] . There was also a tax system …
ArchiveSoldiers without reward- Africans in South Africa's wars
… publicly, while continuing its agitation against the 1913 Natives Land Act. Although General J C Smuts had …
PlaceChurch Square, Pretoria
Church square is in the historic centre of Pretoria! The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius declared the square to be used as a church yard and market…
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
Early years The history of the South African Defence Force (SADF) can be traced to the 1660s. When Jan van Riebeeck landed at the Cape in 1652, he had with…
Address by his excellency, President Jacob Zuma at the 50th Anniversary of the Mpondo Revolt of 1960, 07 June 2010, Ingquza Hill, Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape
… and we are all witness to their ugly effects. Through the 1913 Land Act, we lost our land, our only means of dignified … small strips of land where our…
Say It out Loud - The 1935 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1935
… worker to finish the job successfully in quick time. So in 1913 they turned their weapons against the White employer. … the Civilised Labour Policy. SELECT…
A short history of Port Elizabeth's famous Campanile
… are strongly infused with Art Nouveau feeling. Early in 1913, a competition was held for architects' plans for a new …
PlaceWindybrow, Pietersen Street, Parktown, Johannesburg
… of Reunert and Lenz became a Private Company, in 1913. After the passing of Theodore Reunert (1943), Reunert & …
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… for usage. The Immigrants Regulations Act, No. 22 of 1913 prevented Indians from moving to other provinces. The … Law Amendment Act, No. 2/1907 and the…
BiographyCecil John Rhodes
… This act was eventually to become the foundation of the 1913 Natives Land Act , a precursor to much of the Apartheid …
PlaceDelareyville, North West
… deeply rooted in South African Culture . It was founded in 1913, after the tragedies of the Anglo-Boer War , and was …
EventThe first successful non-direct blood transfusion is carried out
On 27 March 1914, Belgian doctor Albert Hustin conducted the first non-direct transfusion, using sodium citrate as an anticoagulant. Initially, blood…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
The date, December 16, holds a special significance in South African history. On this day in 1838, the Voortrekkers fought a battle for survival against…
Grade 12 - Topic 2 - Independent Africa
In 1884, at the Berlin Conference, the European powers carved up Africa amongst themselves. By 1914 all of Africa, except Liberia and Ethiopia, was under…
ArticleApartheid and reactions to it
In 1948, the National Party (NP), representing Afrikaners, won the national election on a platform of racism and segregation under the slogan of 'apartheid’…
Mafika Gwala’s Books Catalogue
Main catalogue Books 1. ASVAT, Farouk, 1952- EXILES within : an anthology of poetry / 7 South African poets. - Johannesburg : Writers Forum, 1986. -- 68p. :…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1980 - 1989 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… Institute Claremont 1912 Rahmaniyyah Institute Cape Town 1913 Salt River Moslem Primary Salt River 1917 Simonstown …
PlaceUnion Tavern and Stables, Simonstown
… Estate. This state of affairs went on until as recently as 1913 when it was subject to a forced sale as part of an …