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BiographyChief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
… the blame, as he had done previously when a massive scandal blotted Buthelezi’s standing as a freedom fighter and …
BiographyWilliam Andrew ‘Willie’ Hofmeyr
… penalty and abortion, administrative justice, the right to information, emergencies, fair trial rights, locus standi, …
BiographyImam Abdullah Haron
… Security Branch had been slowly building up a dossier of information regarding his clandestine activities. On the …
Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830
… directory, and a multimillion rand contract from the Information Department to produce a glossy magazine, titled … on 18 May 1982. (see section M) Muldergate…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… Teacher Training College, where she took all of the information she learned from the institutions she attended … officials revealed her participation in the…
BiographyHemant Kumar Waghmarae
… need not fear and that he should give the police similar information that they had given, as they would think that he …
BiographyMotlotlehi – His Majesty King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
… I and II (University of Azania, 1985) p. 86. Department of Information – Maseru. LEKALA LA PHATLALATSO EA LITABA – …
BiographyRajes Pillay
… who was in exile, contacted with Rajes requesting certain information, they wanted directories and they requested maps …
BiographyMattheus Uys Krige
… by Smuts himself as Afrikaans Broadcaster on the Bureau of Information, and finally participate in the war first-hand as … Afrikaans broadcaster for the…
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… major writings during this time encompasses the Bethal Scandal, the Bus Boycott and the Pass Campaign. These three … hoped that while being interrogated Ruth…
BiographyWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
… cop,’ and together they pushed her relentlessly to provide information about the ANC and her husband. After five days of … involving Winnie’s name, including…
BiographyTimothy Peter Jenkin
… Africa), before being appointed head of their Electronic Information Unit in Cape Town later that year. In 1997, he …
BiographyAhmed Mohamed "Kathy" Kathrada
… Kathrada became Acting Head of the ANC's Department of Information and Publicity and Head of Public Relations until …
EventChief George Mzimvubu Mathanzima, former Prime Minister of Transkei, dies
… politicians including George Matanzima. In the wake of the scandal, on 23 September 1987 Transkei Defence Forces (TDF) … was sentenced to nine years in…
CAPS Grade 4: Intermediate Phase History - Term 1
… and the associated concepts listed in Section 2 Background information: Teachers should note that the word ‘sources’ has deliberately been changed to ‘how we…
BiographyAdrian Leftwich
… others in his situation resisted giving the police any information at all, Leftwich sang like a canary almost … ARM than was usual, which is why he had so…
BiographyKobera Manual
… her for all her good work over the years. A mine of information, she is often visited by historians and …
BiographyBartolomeu Dias
… extending the Portuguese sphere of influence. Early information about Dias's voyage is limited because all the …
BiographyMoosa “Mosie” Moolla
… his work within the ANC’s Department of Publicity and Information as editor of the ANC’s news journal Spotlight on …
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
… of the South African government’s Department of Information led by Erschelle Rhoodie. It featured prominently in the Information Scandal that brought down B…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 1: Local History
… proud elders and community members. These stories carry information and ideas about life and living as well as shared … The lesson ends with a case study of…
BiographyBessie Amelia Head
… Emery, came from a wealthy family of Scottish descent. No information on her father exists other than that he was a …
BiographyReggie Vandeyar
… against Chiba and Jassat, because they didn’t get any information from Nanabhai, Naidoo or Vandeyar. They were each …
BiographyPregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender
Pregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender was born on 15 February 1960 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). Her father – a writer and, mother, a teacher – valued critical…
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
Magasvarie ‘Maggie’ Govender was born in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), and grew up in Durban Central. When she was eleven years old, due to the Group…
EventSA cricketer, Herschelle Gibbs is born
… with controversy. He was implicated in a match fixing scandal with Hansie Cronje, he was allegedly caught smoking …
EventNatasha Kate Sutherland, actress in the SA soap opera Egoli, is born.
… shows such as the now defunct, The Wild and more recently, Scandal. Off camera, Sutherland has worked as editor of …
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
… police brutality, mine exploitation and a lack of official information that left them agonisingly in the dark. The women … Ramaphosa (who was implicated in a…
BiographyNithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender
… and democracy, through secret meetings, dissemination of information and training. In 1982, he took a year off, … update his knowledge on policy matters and…
BiographyJosiah Tshangana Gumede
… the Christian (Wesleyan) faith. There is very little known information about Josiah’s mother and his early childhood. … with communism and his alleged…