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A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
… Hayden Proud, Curator of Historical Collections of Painting and Sculpture, Iziko Museums of Cape Town Some years ago, a small body of artists clubbed…
BiographyProfessor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia
… had come to South Africa around the 1880’s. They were part of the second wave of emigrants from India to South Africa. … these students. They formed an…
ArticleWay of life in ancient Egypt
… in ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptians are the inventors of another feature of civilization still existing today - the … of the upper classes with the…
ArticleBirth of the African Mine Workers’ Union
… were introduced to trade unionism by the early struggles of white British workers who had begun to form trade unions … rebellion. Their main enemy was the…
BiographyNgwenduna Vanda
… Ngwenduna Vanda, a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto weSizwe … He was killed in combat with the Transkeian forces. His body was…
Federation of Amateur Theatrical Societies of South Africa (FATSSA)
… The Federation of Amateur Theatrical Societies of South Africa was founded in 1938 in Krugersdorp by the … and stood for the rights of royalties and…
ArticleFederation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW)
… The Federation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW) was formed on the 8th of December 1984, bringing together close to 200 women from … based on the celebration of…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… Introduction MK Sabotage. This photograph was part of a sequence shot by a Rand Daily Mail photographer, two of … two from each Soweto secondary school. It…
BiographyMampe Mosia Makhaya
… Guinea and Mauritania. Upon completing his term of office in Senegal, the president of Senegal, HE Mr A. Diouf, conferred the Order of the Lion … He is…
National Council of African Women (NCAW)
… The NCAW was established in 1933 by a group of women in Kimberley. It amalgamated a number of smaller welfare groups countrywide that had formed to ……
BiographyBenjamin Magson Kies
… political activist and theorist from about the middle of the 1930s until his death in 1979. His major contribution … feuds in India” (ibid). An important…
BiographyChristiaan Neethling Barnard
… operation at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town. The son of a missionary, he was born into very modest circumstances … donor organ but weakened the defence…
ArticleBantu education and the racist compartmentalizing of education
… government appointed the Eiselen Commission with the task of considering African education provision. The Commission … was centralized in the Bantu Education…
ArticleSouth African Association of Art Historians (founded 1984)
… Who is SAAAH? About SAAAH The South African Association of Art Historians (SAAAH), founded in 1984, is the major … liaison and discussion acting as a co…
Colonial history of Polokwane
… region, they set up settlements in various locations. One of the earliest settlements, in 1836, was in the … role in the area. The Hervormde Kerk, a…
BiographyGcinisizwe Sylvester Khwezi Kondile
… also known as Sizwe or Tshonyi [1] was born on the 6th of October in 1957. He was originally from Port Elizabeth . … Eastern Cape Security Police then shot…
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
… The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa is a political lobby group which represents … the people of their regions. Traditional territories were…
ArticleStudent Protests at Tshwane University of Technology - Timeline
… As part of the governmental process for transformation of … at the University since 2008 till present- 2016. In 2008 a body of students from the Shoshunguva…
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
… family was forced to move to Chatsworth, a township, south of Durban, designated for the Indian community, While in her … caught with the booklet by another…
ArticlePrehistory of the Port Elizabeth area
… The coastline of the Eastern Cape is treacherous, and several ships ran … underwent a series of changes in the feet and hands, body proportions, and face and…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… Origins of colonial settlement It is thought that Andries Hendrik … and Mzilikazi , who had settled in the region after being expelled by Dingaan . However,…
BiographyIsaac Bangani Tabata
… racially mixed Lorry Drivers' Union, serving as a member of its executive. He joined the Cape African Voters' … in Marxist and other radical literature. The…
BiographyDr Silas Modiri Molema
… in 1891 in Mafikeng, South Africa. His father was a member of the Royal family of the Barolong chieftaincy and was secretary and chief … established by the…
BiographyNkosinathi Christopher ‘Nko’ Mbuyabo
… 1967. Nko as he was popularly known was the fourth out of six children of Nokuna and Kanana Mbuyabo. He received his early education … (ABET). In 1997, he…
ArticleHistory of elections in South Africa
… in 1909 combined the self-governing British colonies of the Natal, Cape, Transvaal and the Orange Free State into the Union of South Africa. The Act, which…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… (ANCYL). 1959 Zuma joins the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and becomes actively involved in its … for culpable homicide, assault with…
Biography of Arthur Nortje by Kangkang Yang
… Abstract : For most of his life, Arthur Nortje’s poetry remained relatively … he may have a complete collapse. In Canada, Nortje gave up being a student for…
ArticleThe environmental impact of different types of transport
… to make the electricity that trains use; large amounts of coal have to be burned. The smoke also causes air … is carbon dioxide (CO2), which is a greenhouse…
BiographyMadi Gray
… who came to South Africa during the inter-war period. Being a refugee from Germany, her mother understood the … she was eleven years old. As a child, Gray…
ArticleYoung Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA)
… The history of the Young Communist League (YCL) dates back to 1921, … of its Conference resolution. By the time the mother body, held its third Congress in…