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Writer’s of The Constitution
… President Thabo Mbeki addresses the nation at the opening of Parliament in Cape Town Constitutional Assembly After the elections in 1994 … Writer’s of The…
BiographyMakhanda Nxele
… Born Makhanda but also known as Nxele, the itola, he is best known in history for leading the … left on that ship instead from Algoa Bay, arriving in Cape…
BiographyHester Elizabeth Cornelius
… with both her father and grandfather fighting in the Anglo Boer War . In addition her mother was held in a … February 1936 Hester and Johanna her sister were…
BiographyJulian Raymond Cobbing
… Julian Cobbing was born in 1944 in London. He studied at the University of London where he gained his Bachelor of Arts … Africa and became an active…
BiographyFlorence Matomela
… in Port Elizabeth , she led a demonstration that ended in the burning of permits. She was one of the first women … for civil disobedience. She was later…
BiographyDr. Walter Benson Rubusana
… Benson Rubusana was born on 21 February 1858 at Mnandi in the Somerset East district of the then Cape Colony. His father was a senior councillor (umphakathi)…
BiographyKrotoa (Eva)
… Krotoa (known as Eva to the Dutch and English settlers) was the niece of Autshumao , … during the first few days of Dutch settlement in the Cape. She worked…
BiographyCharlotte Maxeke
… Maxeke’s (née Mannya) birth place as Fort Beaufort the Eastern Cape , however, there are other sources that claim she was … that of her husband, who was born…
BiographyDr Mamphela Aletta Ramphele
… School. Ramphele contracted severe whooping cough at the age of three months. The wife of the local reverend, … During this time, she was also the manager of…
BiographyBarney Barnato
… was acting as a comedian. He followed his brother Harry to Cape Town in 1873 to seek fortune in the diamond rush that followed the 1866 discovery of diamond …
EventAfrikaans becomes the official language of the Union of South Africa
… When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, it consisted of the Transvaal, the Orange Free State, Natal and the Cape Province. Dutch and English were…
BiographyStephanie Kemp
… Stephanie Kemp was born in the Karoo in 1941 and grew up with her two sisters in … , Kemp went on to study Physiotherapy at the University of Cape Town (UCT)…
BiographyManfred Zylla
… to confront reality. I use art as a tool to get to know the world in which I live. And I use art as a tool to … church left behind after the demolition of…
ArticleWomen’s Role in the Negotiations by Nicole Dellaportas
… was written by Nicole Dellaportas and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … National Coalition (WNC). In 1943, women were…
ArchiveTerrorism alert, The Cape Times, 14 August 1981
… The Cape Times … Terrorism alert, The Cape Times, 14 August 1981 …
ArchiveInteraction at Community Art Project Cape Town 1982
… The video was done in 1982 at the Community Arts Project. The opening speaker was Peter Clarke. The reggae band was … Interaction at Community Art Project…
ArchivePublic Sector Government Local Authority - W Cape 1998
… Public Sector Government Local Authority - W Cape 1998 … Public Sector Government Local Authority - W Cape 1998 …
ArchivePublic Sector Government Local Authority - W Cape 1996
… Public Sector Government Local Authority - W Cape 1996 … Public Sector Government Local Authority - W Cape 1996 …
ArchivePublic Sector Government Local Authority - W Cape 1995
… Public Sector Government Local Authority - W Cape 1995 … Public Sector Government Local Authority - W Cape 1995 …
ArchivePublic Sector Government Local Authority - Cape 1994
… Public Sector Government Local Authority - Cape 1994 … Public Sector Government Local Authority - Cape 1994 …
ArchivePublic Sector Government Local Authority - Cape 1993
… Public Sector Government Local Authority - Cape 1993 … Public Sector Government Local Authority - Cape 1993 …
BiographyFred Khumalo
… and grew up in Mpumalanga Township close to the industrial area of Hammersdale, Durban. Growing up in the township exposed him to a lot of crime from an…
ArticleThe African Mine workers strike of 1946
… Introduction The strike by some 76,000 black miners in 1946 was one of the … Officer, and Dr R Smit, the Medical Inspector of the Cape Natives, painted a…
BiographyStephen Zelwane Nkadimeng
… Stephen Zelwane Nkadimeng was one of the founders and key leaders of Fetakgomo (an organisation of migrant workers and peasantsof Sekhukhuneland). On the…
The Colonial Photographic Discourse and Censorship – Challenges for Resistance Photographers
… For each individual photographer, there was the struggle to overcome the blind spots resulting from an … right to marry certain people, the right to attend…
5th Steve Biko Memorial Lecture, by Nelson Mandela, 10 September 2004, University of Cape Town
… University of Cape Town … by Nelson Mandela, 10 September 2004, University of Cape Town …
André le Roux du Toit (Koos Kombuis), SA singer and author, is born in Cape Town.
… du Toit (Koos Kombuis), SA singer and author, is born in Cape Town. …
Speech by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki on Y2K National Awareness Day Cape Town 19 August 1998
… Deputy President Thabo Mbeki on Y2K National Awareness Day Cape Town 19 August 1998 …
James Arthur Calata, Anglican clergyman and African National Congress (ANC) leader, dies in Cradock, Eastern Cape.
… National Congress (ANC) leader, dies in Cradock, Eastern Cape. …
Nelson Mandela’s address to rally in Cape Town on his release from prison 11 February 1990
… Nelson Mandela’s address to rally in Cape Town on his release from prison 11 February 1990 …