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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
BiographyRichard S. Canca
… about 1924, he obtained an M.A. degree from the University of Cape Town. In 1948 he was an AAC delegate to the joint conference of the AAC and the African…
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…